The Republican journal., 1878-09-12
Bane and Antidote.

DulAluS ul tht tltluott Ill lllt SAME DAT
eel with the bane by summoning Professor
Sumner and Mr.. c. +. Adams. ,Jr.. to
reply to and confute the socalistc der
wishes who have been practicing their
mad antics before the committee at its
recent sessions. The testimony of Pro
fessor Sumner, who is by far the ablest
political economist in the country. was
particularly lucid and valuable 1t was
the naturalization of the doctrine of
Ldissca-FNrc. The cause Of our troubles
could only be removed by time, the rr-
storer We had spent our substance in
war and in riotous living, and had run
ourselves fearfully in debt besides we
must economic and suffer until the vast
ed capital was repaired. and no short
cuts would do US any good at AL The
only legislation 10y Congress that would
not make bad worse was legislation to
abolish obstructive laws, tariff protection
and the like.
''lhe people of this country were Nv nd means
| so bddIN on as has generally been supposed. They
have square mile of land to every twelve persons,
/ and witness said they ought tu he much better nt
now than they will be when the country !. IHor,
| crowded aud when We have twenty five persons w
! the square mile, Succeeding generations could
not be so well Oft IN the natural course of things,
Mir Hewitt inquired # the witness thought the
! laboriuE classes At the present time were AS wrli
i of IN this country az In England. Witness sri
! IN Belgium there were 100 persons to the s4u.irr
! mile, and Mr.. Hewitt asked 1T he knew what The
/ iubprpTS there Insisted a. " illness SAID 10
! poorest classes suhsstad OH almost nothing hlt
| the average class liyed very comfortably
MIR. Hewitt asked il similar State ot affairs
| here would not lead to a revolution. The witness
| answered that revolution would do no good IN
| times OF depression men might stay whore thcr
were and kill somebody. but the better Way Wts
either to stay and improve matters nr Z" aWay auI
] md something better.
The professor said he had not been able
to find any strong evidence NJ great ais
/ tresS in this country. Massachusetts was
as badly off as any State in the country.
except perhaps Pennsylvania, and in Mas
sachuSetts, As Professor Wright showed
by his statistics, there were only 2o,o0o
people out of work Of whom 900 were
4 females
"Al local troubles. the professor Thought. datyl
! from the war. The country spent four wears I'D
/ destroying capital turned millions away from in
dustry and useful production. The south was ly
E GHSt, n "1"[i'r'S aiu mr. cai'i Nm eh
SO completely reduced During this period thr
people of the North did Not feel amy particular H.,
/ tress III business Newspapers %; that time showed
that men had an idra that tney ad ony r. 81 i'to
mir Hewitt That VA, al ,he season v5eB
s1ane i"', round Out mat cur HAtoH" d1'' Was
/ Witness Yes and We were giving our noty,
'S,' III ''"A =
! den OF that war which, until IN13. wc AAd nor sur
to womb lrrn,y 300 noe +, .,.,t
4 : Y" i"r himself tr"m thr ne ot III NJ womb cn
"Mr Hewitt-Ana thr> rllg Of b4>iI,.,~ work.j
" ltnros - Tar 4 k1"" II wa bnt the rats
tighter loose capital \, 4 ,.,ri ,tI al thrr, III.
no. . iuTl4rF 'opp,y AAye ~poN, Y. nv Ieno4 1"
pcncncl4- the period Of collapse
Of yrllow fever /, u>, n,v attr,crIu., mf.b ttf...
t"'L me noe" Is '' diN' Pate 'h' epidemic by
Boston j.. raal on this ~ahioct say, There !.
tr h,, f., I'LL, ,,'H T., u 5
WayerIy House. Jacksonville IN lS'7, THE exper
two ar three eyr1,ip,ts after which NO d,",bs H..
/ The roncnssion Theory ~ fpIIy +as+od
in New orleans durino the fearful eni-
demic of ,-53 and with tba nost FARM
ros,1,S II olaoa il +l,o ,,ur,,1it,- Mi,
beightened the horrors " d4ath hoJ
scenes and dill NOT arrest tho nroa,ass
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~ 'li' ''"ul -o' ~ gNi'"N le'r' N'SeN Vue
nervous system is seriously affected ana
to the patient when in certain Stages
There are many instances vi this on
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