, 1879-08-02
TIE Last OF THE "HARD-TIME8" CON-
MITTEE

tal cock to roduco these mon?
THE LAsr OF THE "HARp-r1MEs" CON-
MITTEE. !
Mr., wntanT'a "Hard. Times" How}ing
Con.,uittoo Inns brought It's Chicago session
10 close. Il the proceedings In this city
bo an Indication Of tho Committees work
elsewhere, It is safe to say that there was
uoror moro reckless waste Of public money
than tho expenditure for tho expenses Of tho
so.oalled investigation.
For Ave days tho Committee has given the
most grave attention In the main to = maas
Of yagaries, follies, md lunao!es, ntfoning
no moro information about tho past, the
condition Of the present, or enlightenment
about the future than might be gathered
from tho rawlings Of tho dcmanied inmates Of
the E1gin Iusane Asylum. Aside from the
statements Of fow businessmen, who did
not profess to be possessed Of all tho knowl-
edge claimed by any 9uack natrologiat, thoro
hrs not beon single uttarauce before tho
Committee Of an economic truth or Of
my practical value. Tho few exceptions
cous;stcd Of brief, mattar-of-fact descriptions
Of the improvement In timaa but tho Com
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| importantly exhibited by these preposterous
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