Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
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The people of this country, during
che past twelve years, have been living
al rate of extravaganza that cannot
be kept up, through the ordinary
channels of peaceful erery day life
We must make up our minds to adopt
the ways our fathers pursued from
the time of the crash, that followed
the War of 1872, to the time that in
fiatlon and extravaganza sprang out
of the war with SIaoery for the bene-
ut of LG50r. or sink into miserable
bankruptcy as a nation. The extrav-
agant ways, and the extravagant
tastes of the people have caused them
to plunge deep into debt. Fifty per
cent. OF the men of every communi-
" are p.asteged over with mortgages.
All tae corporations are covered over
wItl mortgages. The most Of the
cities - large towns are in the same
Gnan--.. :. slough. and so with the ma-
ioritv of counties. The country is
Drelkirg down with its own load, or
the load that it piled on itself. The
ways of the fathers, of patient toll,
will in time relieve us.
There is one way of return to the
extravagant ways of living and ex-
travagant business whirl that char
acterized the DAYS of the war with
the South. That WAY is through the
medium of Foreign Var. By foreign
war of five years duration, all the
surplus material now on hand, of
goods, and wares, would be so drawn
upon that every industry would be
revived into life and profitable EN-
ploylnent.
When entered upon such a course
Of extravaganza and robbery, it will
nct 10 to turn back, for to turn back
Will bring about state of panic,
sarintage and hard times, such as the
country is experiencing now. The
only way will be 20 keep making war
As soon as one war is ended. make
another, and in every case compel
the conquered people to pay all the
costs, and set governors over the
lands conquered, who may be ap-
pointed as governors of territories
are appointed Mexico would do to
begin with. After Mexico, Canada;
after Canada, Spain, and after Spain,
such other powers as it may be pru
dent andexpedient to conquer, to keep
up our ways of living. If, however, we
should be conquered instead of con-
quering, of course that would end
the existence of the Republic and her
extravagant ways; but such result
10 not to be thought Of Then, after
all the world had been conquered,
after all her treasures had been APP
propriatei to oTr ambition and ex-
travagant desires, there would be no
more funds to keep up the extrava-
giant ways, and the end will come of
itself and work our ruin.
Al first thought all this may seem
visionary, bat there is nothing vision
ary about it. It Will be, if pursued,
but history repeating itself 1t is
not necessary 70 point out the cases
OF King rule thai took such policy
for their course; but the example of
Rome, a semi Republic, is better in
point. Seven hundred years Rome
waged war against all people, and
conquered all people, and compelled
them TO ply her debts, and keep up
her extravagant ways, and after there
we're no more rich governments to
rob, she fell victim to her own ex-
travagance, and went into a decline
that was beyond the reach of cure.
TIE american people are not beyond
the reach of cure, for the generation
among which extravaganza took root
VET lives, aud it can vet be rooted out
Wt,si aciH they take TO, the ways of
the fathers, OF the ways of the Ro
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