, 1880-12-25
AMERICAN PROSPERITY.
A British Opinion Of 1t-Condition Of
America Compared with That
Europe.
Doing Nothing for Tho World luyaIFlng SclESaerl.
nee. but PrattltIng Se!0shntss and
Isolation.

not In human nature fur the Ehtgi Magistrate
Ut n great State, BE-. ho sovereign Ur presl- |
ltent, not IN feel 1T II tins Df rushing pros
l,erfty that liu himself llnS ttu1iG something 10
prulnce II. liz might havg prevented IL 81
rnsfty: all.l every hlafl credits himself mt |
only with tl,u Rt,ou acts which arr. sttn of
hls netglIbors, but Will, tho good abstinenc ccs
which nrp Invisible. Especially Is this ex-
c,lsuble iii MI American lrtsitlcnt, w.lo,
however moltest, tl,i,st feel with n certain
bitterness tint, nltlougll Ills administration
Inns been successful, no lias never been asked
even by Implication 10 take back ILLS "wi,
pledge, and accept n sreol1.l
trrin. Afr. linyrs llas brcll n very fur Frrsi-
dent, nstl MI unusually scf-eifucnE omct al'
he ienycs behind lia,n n Republic prosperous
beyond any historic precedent. We
can recall lb country which has ever
BEEN in precisely such. II condition.
rho Treasury is literally t'ritrnlng
Sssr Svsr n,nens M,'1 o'l to 's s,srIiny III III
nnsOtnt 0f which Mr. GlnttstnnE Inns never
yent,red tn dream, mud whtctl all other tIl,n-
scrs +. Er,oS ,mss r,' yaS WV Glv.osls
nearly the revenue Ut Prussia Wien size ,ltt-
vanecd 10 tlIa hc!t!slin Of Elrnpe,-ani
million anl = l'alf nSsl''e&S & tlas bee.' '.llistt
II IT, tg nq 1fast'S' u Is SS ter Gs iii Wnr nsssi
o,, pnying Off ii,stead Of bearing their debt.
and t.il,itE tho must terrible temptations n,l-
1.cretl to t',at resolve witt, III. i'!tswerylt'E
e5sIstease Is; y %s trows cy %cw w gt ,rr}y a},
unused alike to debt all to sharp tnxntion:
They we're, !for y tine. doubtful II they l'ad
s,,cccettcd III their War. They were ct;lrl-
l,e!c. 70 l!slss tliroug!, 4 cyele q depression
sior allil wiiicl. every oi!c felt la'or,
tilt tilt uutiiorIty, H ipt ''': sysry Westsri!
farmer was ,',nn Of less lllDrseaEeti, M!
Socialism, but fuught for Il. alMl the irst
fcetrr Of tho resources Ut t'e naslon, the
marvellous ithmfgration from Europe. came
practsay t9 IN tn;r Sn lp 1 peSpe, S% Sweysr ta%
tltiiatct tlle,ti, aItl, With o,c nota lie exccp
tlolf, TINT Of the !nsome,inS, they b1re % tlHlr
eay tsts w,ont IL: IT. 1N!nftnE SG @o. ,,
teriuined oven by those who fn.lnlge. TINT
alcohol Is IN &c III, evil thing, by the rooted
prejudice III fnvor Df liEli tariffs. and by tho
National carelesness abnnt the cast Of certal,!
would bcar tho Western price for gontl l,nots
n1Ml govcs,-bnt their result tlun to nay rather
than their aescGntnntS should Mty, ,ad IL ~
superb pride. They held on. dovotWl surplus
fore tlle WI 10 the redemption q tlcbt, yo,-
&c tiesior oT III t,o 'e6t erse a6ont te iallar d our
fathers" ,was l!onrst eno,!gll,-1HiNl 'tnnlly
ff.,cGh nr., ;o tlr ~ thc,r ,Isl,f Il pnIti Tia
intnresl s vii mext year Gc u,.ie1 Els,o00,o ,oS a
ycar (Il7,sO0,M0), 0rt say, twn.tlllr.ls TUG
tlubt nf tirGat Drltnin; ani tlle Secretary to
o,sa, oiv III ihian,, iutins cyrot thnse on nion
i,ni 3}j ~ lni,nccn nx1M,cts IN mtnra n wat rt.
funding loan at FROM : to 81 per cent. Tho
lalt,r'Ilned people Of ls With ,lleir conSois
nnnt,otI1'e % q nor nnrt in NJ, hnllr. hnya ii
iss, In crchit nf f;r"at I,ri3,,,. mid cniti
Tile IS '[,;n WaT II srY i5s |s9r SyyS
VI wv snu mntiau or n,,n wl,ie rciected rsater
"ro,ilt ~, IL n,,tIrnrs' ~
e'Tfc r,c ,eantc IInva int ,,ecn s1juno1 either
M sSf1amS @ t propo@Sy IL ~ f fre y exes;, M
,Intins ns m' f,rcot 3yitn,n mi mara fIn,, II
;Hs sxoui,, ~ ctt ston tnwnt,n, m oo,,ntlnv
o!,ninst uyIinst "n,r ssrntps". tta .ic,rcssiom inS
nrnI Tia ovcr.suii of lie Gaucnsial, writ
u "nnrin, rW IN er"k incr"as,nt. ynit,na itfn
tha itrnM6ifc' Tl1n iInior iIns recuiy..d simcs
iHt7 III III" miiitoils a,ui hn!f Of wltitc Itien.
@ nnqE 9 aro III 1af5 f 10 kS Sfei ay
ava f,notn,s hv lin Hrrn,n,,s nii,nn. nnl Iii,
ntau ~ III hrouci,as t,,tm,,,uber i,,rn,
~; t,roo u H. " t,vn shfs r.,nr fi,r isnni.
gratt'on as sday{d suddenly sws nnt,,,;an 9l u % ta
clnes iin9 l+aSa, ,,t:',ro III tn wi 1t, ,,.Ir
..f, ti,n,,, aos "nsoi ~ * Iam IN atnrit1,r ~
m. tnat eon on ,aSy EMs er ori :" HK vnr ~
'Ths ,,sv NV c"s,s,,s @ sows' snkfns rt,l1slr Il
io iem Scss"1 ~ ~ fn ~, ~; nh ~ ti;n"
pa2ttl.o Will n nTns,,orfi" ovnti,aa e tsu thn
m'iGS ln,, iuav nnt in,nossIv h, .,n,,1,e'i
7, ,u,. tn y n,. mus M u ,sm.
yGtS aS ~ ~ f's tn " f H. M i.
eo ot tonilclt @ MI Is I'M iorc fSiE wIliie n every M dis.
rs in!ellsomce sttes, ao ILLNESSES .ni, ltft .of" ,t
VIII Will Iv ts whit % of % cIln,ces' a ths i1,seerty @ t
nd wA'Gn tney l.ase ohmay 1Hs! pec4ahe ,,. HWntr:
tllo n"s Second Il OF li lis w Whtie Powera % of lis
W0riu m ponalatiol, nlla nilght eXhpt!ia S!e!i y
is11l feeI|',r an a cal,nent to es pfogrsss NJ
nro those @ iMn!tituaes rs yet pressing on tslo
aees u ts eoto ssf q c Aorcap spae Unl" .st "t
tilero aro within It fey "conecst!nsls," =" tlMt
~ ~ e o gstGw cx ,x II H HIT aG .ey G s's
~ .at ~ nt ,ns M ,eco ~ ~, n,nntic E' n'
~ se s%eeP o. o Iap1as oM ar.a ~ ,9s 9s,IIo t,o
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