Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-30
From Highland.


ated in the local columns Of the Dem
ocrat. Times age very dull Hi over
the country, ana Highland II having
her share Of them. IN the memory Of
the oldest settler times never were
80 duh here IS now. Mining, the
main pursuit here, has entirely ceas ed
except IN the mines owned lv Bennett
" loshhs, and these are not paying
the expenses Of working them.
Mcssrs. Editors, why is it that in Il
country like America, where We pro-
duce SO much, ana have such vast
resources, that 50 many Of our people
are unable to obtain e9Gn the neces-
saries Of life2 Wo are not one Of
those who have axes OF their own to
grind, nor have we any pet theories
to advance; but with your permission
we would like to say few words
| upon what We believe to be the causes
Of the hard times. We believe that
times will be hard 50 long as interest
on money is high. 1t is impossible for
the manufacturer or the farmer,
| whose average annual profit even in
the best OF times is small, and who is
working on one-half borrowed capital.
AT SIX TO Ten per cent, lit is impossible
for him to pay such high rates, except
by cutting down the wages OF those
in his employ to starvation rates.
| When wages are reduced the people
consume less; production decreases /;
and the nation becomes poorer. BY
our present system, fourteen To fifteen
cents are paid by the government and
the people annually to the National
Banks for every dollar issued by them
to the people, while the National
Banks pay only one per cent. to the
governm ent for this money. Let the
| government have no laV0rites, but
loan money to all who have good
security, at one per cent per annum-
! the rate vt which it now lends it to
| the so-called National BankS-and we
| sincerely believe that business will
revive and flourish.
These are times Of thought and
action. Great reforms are on foot for
solution. One OF them, and by no
means the least, is the Temperance
Reform. All must admit that the
temperance movement is deserving Of
encouragement and support Tie
facts that warrant the movement are
too many and too terrible not to be
| apparent to everyone. 1t is not
enough that VIC believe that the agi-
tation for total abstinence is worthy
OF our support, = it is our duty
70 give il support Personal in
tluence and example count for more
in this temperance movement than
anything else. !" Greater love than
this no man hath: that man lay
down his life for his friends" saith
the Bible; and akin to this great love
is that Of the man who viii give up
the transient pleasure Of the social
glass, in order that others may feel
the force Of his example and follow it
to peaceful ness, sobriety and prosper
ty. On the evening of the I'D inst.we
had the pleasure Of listening to a lee
ture OH temperance by NJ. NJ. Cothren.
The Judge delivered the lecture in
the school house, which WAS well
tiled. The friends Of temperance
reform i'll Wisconsin my we'll feel
proud OF the accession of Judge Goth
rem to their number The result Of
the lecture here was the formation Of
a Temperance Reform club, with a
membership Of twenty-five, which
number viii soon be doubled
| oBITUARY-MR.J JAMES KENNEDY.
We have to record the death of one
Of our most respected and hun-
ored citizens Air. James Kennedy,
who departed this life on the morning
of the 2lth inst. Deceased WIS aged
sixty-six years, and was resident Of
this town tor over thirty years. By
occupation lie was 4 farmer. III which
pursuit he was emineutly successful.
In talents he was above mediocrty.
| Possessed Of considerable intelligence,
he endeavored to make right use Nc
that intelligence. Iii AL tile works
undertaken for the social and moral
Improvement Of our town he always
bore prominent part. For Tile cree
ton of the Irish Catholic Church here.
Of which he was a regular member no
did more thm any other member Nc