The Republican journal., 1876-11-30
Stop and Think.

Stop and Think.
1t is well at times to stop and think.
Sometimes unretiecting persons are odligd
to stop and think. And one Of the occa-
sions when men are obliged to stop and
think, is when they are ont Of money-and
out OF employment Such q condition Of
things is one Of the most potent Of persuad-
ers. and out of it comes often to the think
er u conviction that he has been mistaken
heretofore
Let us illustrate by IA familiar example
that will come right home to the people
OF the city OF Belfast, and cause many OF
them to stop and think There is in this
city Shoe factory that employs at full
capacity over one hundred and fifty hands,
and pays out for labor about one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars a year
That sum OF money furnishes the means of
living to good many families, and its eN-
penditure among the business men and
mechanics is no small item in the prosper
ity OF the city. The goods are marketed
entirely at the south, mostly Ill New Or
leans. A month ago the promise for Il
good winter work was excellent. growing
out OF the prospect OF d conservative ma
tlonal government. The proprietors of the
factory laid in u large stock, and prepared
for active employment But suddenly
there was set up the claim that the vote
Of louisiana South Carolina and Flor
ida would be counted in for Hayes, and
the Presidential result made doubtful.
since that time the agent of the shoe fac
tory managers who is soliciting orders at
New Orleans, writes home that the dealers
there are SO apprehensyc about the future
that they will not buy, and that il the fear
sing lie order
ne consequence to u here is that an
important industry ceasea, the skilled
worEmen are idle about the streets ana
Their iahllies are perhaps in want 1t will
be seen that the rigid and incyurable laws
| OF political economy. Of caust, and effect
apply to the case. Bad government. dis
honesty and fraud in IOulaianp produce
apprehension of the future The threaten
ing OF civil disturbance is the sinnal for
the business man and the capitalist to
gather up his means and prepare to flee.
lhe planter will not prepare 10 put III
crops that he may never harvest The
mechanic gets no work the laborer 4
without employment Where there Is no
business done no crops raised, and no en-
ployment for lahorrrs, OF course there il
no means to purchase northern products
Therefore the wheels OF northern factories
stand still, and the ilr operatives 90
about the streets.
hthhElng persons Ill the north, ta!.inn
counsel Of party hatred, may applaud
those who are bounding On the dsreputa-
Die canNasslng boards at the south, and
think that the consequences may never
reach them. But the mbending laws of
trade cannot be cheatc,-they Will mete
out their revenges.
Isn't it best to stop and think a little?
The New York Herald says: "Now let
us reverse the picture, and see how il
would look to our republican friends il
democratic governors were acting The
same part now being played by their
southern republican executives Calitor-
MIA is Il close state, 50 close that it is
claimed by the friends OF Mr.. Tilden that
the result is not yet positively known.
Governor Irwin is a democrat Suppose
he had telegraphed to Mr Abram 5. Hew-
lit I'VE hold the fort DO not believe any
republican reports about California The |
state will be all right for Tlden on the !
final count !; and to the World, Don't be |
about California The republi- !
can claim OF majority, If true, is secured |
by frauds In four or five counties, and will |
be remedied when the final count is made - |
would not the country ring with outcres
against the "rebels" and would it not b,. |
declared in emphatic terms that the inten-
ton of the democrats was to inaugurate Il |
usurper in the place Of the legally chosen
president? 70 carry the picture i step
iurther-it i democratic president had |
happened to be in power in Washington
had sent troops to California to back Gov
Iru,i i,,se "a, 49, ~,
would the republicans have looked on
and have justified the act,
however proper it might have been ?'
This is Thanksgiving, gentle reader.
We have in these columns hailed the re-
turn of the day SO oft. and treated of its
hallowed memories and suggestions SO re-
that little remains for rs to say.
ENJOY the good things you have, be thank
Iul from a heart that overflows with graft
-ude, and pray that we may all be here to
oartake of the festivities of another year
Sheridan the man who said of the cti-
zens of Louisiana, LET me declare them
bandits. with power to do with them as
please, and there will be no more trouble
n louisiana" has been sent to New Or
cans to assist the returning board in
a majority for Hayes. Should
he people object to the frauds Of the
board, Sheridan will probably have the
ull permission Of Grant to treat them as
bandits.