Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-24

uoiiaio AafO petH invested. 10 make
war upon them IS short-sighted and
suicidal policy. They should be treated
fairly. They should be taxed by the
same standard that farms are taxed. and
in no other way. If we wish toprosper
we must all act together, and we must
see to it that every form Of labor is pro.
tected.
THE BETURN OF RETTER TIMES.
In my Judgment the period of depress-
ion has almost passed; and we are
entering upon better times. A great
many people say that scarcity of
money is Our only difficulty. In my
opinion we have money enough. We
lack confidence in the future. We lack
confidence lii each other. There has
been so many failures that the people
are afraid to trust anybody. There is
plenty of money, but there is scarcity
of business. If you were to 90 to the
owner ola ferry and upon seeing his
boat lying high and dry on the shore
should say. There is superabundance
OF ferry-boat ?" he would probably
reply, mo, but there is scarcity of
water.' So with US. There is not
scarcity Of money, but there is a scarcity
of business. And this scarcity springs
from lack ofconfidence IN one other. So
many presidents of sayings banks, even
those belonging to the Young Mems
Christian Association, run of with the
funds; so many railroads aud insurance
companies are in the hands of receivers;
there is so much Of bankruptcy on every
hand that capital is held in the nervous
clutch Of fear. Slowly but surely we
are coming back to honest methods in
business. Confidence will return. and
then enterprise will unlock the sale and
money will circulate as of yore; the
dollar will leave their hiding places and
every one will be seeking investment.-
For my part do not ask any inter
ference on the part of the government
except to undo the rascality it had done.
l do not ask that money be made out
Of nothing. do not ask for the pros
perity born of paper. Silver was de-
monetized by fraud and by unblushing
rascality. TWAS an imposition upon
every honest debtor III the United States
ItEassassinated labor. Every man who
knowingly voted for the characterization
Of silver never should be voted for
again by a citizen of Illinois. We
should have sense enough to vote only
for those men who will guard and pro-
tect the best interests Of our State. We
should know better than to vote for men
who will deliberately vote tariff of
three dollars thousand upon Canada
lumber, when every man in Illinois is
purchaser Of lumber. We should de-
mand Of our Legislature cheap lumber
for Illinois. We should take care of
ourselves. We should have the intelli-
gence to know what we want and intelll-
gence enough to obtain IT, The farmers
of Illinois, the laboring men Of Illinois,
can succeed if they are united. Let
them forget all political names remem-
Der their own interests. Let us see if
in this State we cannot protect labor in
all its departments. Let US have
legislation to protect our people, legis-
lation in fovor Of producers. Let US
take care of Illinois, of our agricultural
Interests, and we can fill our State with
wealth.
THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Let me tell you something about
Illinois. We have ffty-six thousand
square miles of land. We can raise
enough to feed and clothe twenty-five
millions Of people. This State has
hidden beneath it prairies thirty-six
thousand square miles of coal, ofat least
twelve feet IN thickness. Think oft
thirty-slx thousand square miles Of sun
light Think Of the engines this will
run Think Of the fresides of the future
around which will sit the fathers and
mothers and wiues and children of the
years to be. We have the best country
in the world; and ours is the best State
in that country. Is there any reason
why farmer should not in Illinois be a
happy and prosperous man ? He has
every advantage; he can have all the
comforts and conyenlences of life. Do
not burden yourselves with land. Do
not buy more than you wish to cult
vate. Get out of debt as speedily as
possible-there is no business under the
sun that can pay ten per cent. Get
out Of debt as soon as you can-you
have supported the people Of the East
long enough.
CHIEFLY DOMESTIC.
Above all, let every farmer treat bis
wife and children with kindness. Gave
them every advantage for culture. They
will grow about you like flowers they will
fill your life with Joy and perfume; they
will fill your home with sunshine ant
your lives with happiness. See to it that
they have all the comforts and all the
convenience of life that you can posi-
bly, give them. Give them the advantage
of every improvement as soon as vol
can. Try and make life perpetual de
light. Recollect that cooking is one Q
the fine arts. 1t takes more sense t.
be an excellent cook than a tolerabl,
lawyer. l am a good cook myself, ant
I have 10 accomplishment of which
am so proud. The farmers should hay,
good things to cook with. Of all peopl,
in our country you should live the best
Throw your miserable little stoves on
Of the window. Get ranges, and hay,
them so built that your wife need no
burn her face of to get you breakfast