, 1880-11-28

tia t1fsContent OF the lloorfnR-ntH nau ue-
yelope{l into riot and incendiarlsin. Tle tol-
lowing winter brought but l!ttle reliet, &N
the spirit of unrest was cmpha.ically d8nol?tl
In the spring BY a Cosnmunistic vote OF l1fp
for Mayor In this city, which Disappeared
almost entirely at the late eiectlon.
Three years Of notwithstanding pros
perity has wrought marvellous change IN
the condition OF the great mass Of people
who work for tneiEllvlng. There have been
no great or general failures to throw large
numbers ont Of employment. The mills and
furnaces that were shut down hnre been
started up again. An Increase Of trade and
improved prices have afforded better wages,
which no amount Of threats qr violence
could secure There have been no collapses
among tho sayings-banks to swallow up the
surplus earnings Of the people. The rail-
roads and ships have been running full,
There has been in the growing cities an
amount of building Of late which was only
paralleled during the process Of rebuilding
Chicago nfter the fire OF 1871. The policy OF
retrenchment whicl. was forced upon mimic
ipal corporations Ilns made some REELECTION In
taxes, and individuals have been beheiiting
from the habits of economy which tho hafu
times hnl forced upoh them. Every dollar
in circulation llas an equal and uniform
value, and the losses incident to former
vacillatlons have been ayerted. Interest has
been and still Is lower than ever before, anu
those who are III debt have had lighter
burden in proportion than they had been ac-
custplned to bear. The Bankruptcy Courts
cleared up the great majority of the unsafe
concerns, and employees have been paid regu-
larly. The number of tramps throughout
the country has been reduced to the worth
less yagabonds who will not work, and the
expenses of public charities have been ina
terial!y cut down wherever there Is m hon
est administration The people OF large
means have again resumed liberal style of
living, and the expenditures nre distributed
among those who are employed in the lnani-
fold yocations that provide the comforts and
Injuries which money buys. The doleful as
pect of hard times has worn away; conf
dcnce and hopcfulness in the future may be
found In varying degrees among all classes
of the community.
The single drawback to this bright con-
dition OF things is that prosperity frequently
Dtkla35 tIIkO EAl1hflEAllEc tAAAtk 0AtN9@ t'AooS
who have really no right to indulge them
selves It Is proper and conlnendable that
people with large means should spend their
money freely. Their expenditures for lnnd-
some houses and clothes. for horses and car
riages, for parties and receptions, for alnuse-
ncnt and art, and for personal adornment
and qualification Of all kinds help to improve
the condition Of the purveyors 10 these vani-
ties and pleasures, and Of the numerous peu-
Pile who are employed in the preparation
thereof. But the classes who Hive upon day
wages, plece-work, and snlarfes-the jour
neymen ut trades, the mechanics, the book
keepers, the clerks, and the employees OF all
kinds who have stated income-oWe 1t
to themselves in time OF prosperity to
lay up for rainy day. They should
keep in mind the possible reyerses
in business, loss OF employment, sick
ness, increase OF family, growing ex-
penses, and misfortunes that cannot be
ayerted. The men and families who have
anything to dread from the winter which is
opening so early can trace the responsibility
for their present apprehension to folly, eX-
travagance, or improvidence OF some kind.
In times like these nearly every family can
save little money, and most families are
able to make arrangements for future
homestead. This cannot be done, however,
and at the same time indulge in drink, tobae-
CO, fnery, and the unnecessary things Of life
upon an income in which a surplus Is only
possible to people Of good habits and eco
nomIcal methods. The depression and dep
rivations Of the period OF hard times follow
ing the panic ought to be still vivid enough
to restrain those who suffered then from inn
! providence now which may leave them
equally helpless when the next rev9rses shall