Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-14

double the wholesale price, but that was
because there was so little demand Tor
it, comparatively. Should the demand
be increased tenfold. AS it should be,
and as it probably would be after it be-
came staple article of TODD in the |
army, competition would be excited and |
the prices to the consumer would be |
lessened Then he continued:
Now that the speculative schemes have
died out, and the public is restored TO It's
right mind, agriculture again Is duly
valued. 1t is not only acknowledged IN
q formal way, as it has been in the past.
but 1t is iet TO be the basis OF a.! other
industries. Commerce, arts and manu-
iactures are the incidents at lis growth.
AT this time there is much feeling about
the currency. Ii /. well that the public
mind is turned 10 it. Tor in the end it viii
get at the truth This is not the place
to discuss it; but there are great Incts oi
which we must never loo-e sight. While
good currency should not be under
valued. it is still true that the best Will
not make US rich if we spend more than
we earn, and the worst will not make Us
poor II we sell more than we buy MANY
plans. new ard old, have been brought
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life to business and work to labor " hite
fierce war has ragged about these
schemes those who till the soil have
been at work. They have fed our peo-
pie and have sent great surplus abroad.
Our exports during the fiscal years end
ing July last were more than Sl,2Go,-
UUU 900. Nearly all Of this came from
the earth-raised by those who I'll! its
. soil or delve it its mines. Their toll
has brought our government and our
banks up to the point Of paying debts
and redeemiug currency in the money
of the world. If our government IS wise
! and economical; il our bankers are
honest and conservative, the labor "i the
> country will hold them up to the poin
- reached. The statesman,hlp and iuan
y ciering which has wrought out this grea
u, result IS the craftsmanship and Imam
:. cicring of the farm and the workshop
= Heretofore we have only looked 10
y. markets in Europe when war or la"in
:; afflicted It's people, aud when thes
made demands for our produce the car
N r!ers upon railroads or water route
a have put up their charges so that the
, have taken the largest share OF the gam
a During the past sea-on. although price
~. tor TODD have fallen. we have sent abroa
-, more than ever before in the history {
our country. While all our inland route
a OF commerce have been overloaded wit
r. grain and provisions they have new
~, been carried at so low price. Ih
/ proves that we have reached a point
- production and transportation whI'
w. gives US q place in the markets OF Il
world, hich we AN hold without {
- sad thought that it is due TO the m
~, cries ot our iellOw-men. These Ia,
h. should give confidence To men OF bu
- ness and OF labor. In vain have we TIL
~, al! the schemes and devices engcnder
by distress. but at length We have pIal
~ cd ourselves upon the soil, and, Il
,,- Ant;rus of Old. We begin 10 ie Il the IA
rn. lite coursng along The veI!Ia OF CO
,J. merce, and the strength IN the muse
a~- OF labor which mother earth ever gl'
- to her children when they seek ir'
her abundance and prosperity,