Sharp County record., 1885-04-30
WAR EPIDEMIC.

There are great many people who
are anxious for an Anglo-Russian war
because they think it will benefit the
United States. It would DO no such
thing. The rapid rise in wheat at Chi
Cago and in this city after the cablsgram
brought news of battle between the
Russians and Afghaps at Penjdeh, and
The excitement and activity Of the gam
blers in grain, shows who would be bene-
fitted in the event of tremendous and
necessarily prolonged fight between two
of the nations with which tAis country IS
directly identified in commerce, with
Italy and Turkey perhaps involved as
allies, The grain spectators whose
gharpness, agents and capital give them
every advantage over the producers, the
farmers, would alone reap the benefits Of
European war People in moderate
circumstances would not feel such 4
calamity so much as the nurnberless poor,
for the expectation Of sereals would soon
bring about scarcity, and consequently
enhanced prices for breadstutfs would
ensue. The grain speculators would
grow rich as expectations would increase
ard az the end Of the war they would re-
tire from business. But the poor people
would then be crippled, ind the evil
would continue for many years thereat-
Ter, because the belligerent8 themselves
would grow Impoverished TO a degree,
and it wot1ld take much timo for rscu-
beration and the natural reinstatement
Of trade. War is the iobber's friend, the
boor mans enemy besides being the enc
my Of all progress Of civilization. The
best evidence 3f all is the eagerness with
which the Wall street gamblers are look
ing for a positive breach of the peace by
England and Russia. In spite Cf pacific
hers they are on the alert for speculation
Wheat is quoted as "strong" at the pro-
duce exchange aad every oablegram IS
Wat5hed in the hope that the two ma
lions will come 70 blows ever a strip OF
territory that belongs to Afghanistan
snd over which neither has any control
This seems to be bad year for peace
On our borders the maladmiristration
Of lie do-dinion government has brought
about the Rel rebellion, when a little
Justice to The half bIeed8, By apportion-
inc among them lands which they claim
ed. would have prevented the mas5aores
how going on and Which will Indefinitely
-eterd immigration. Mexico is marching
.-to Guatemala, and Secretary Whitney
has sent ships and marines to Panama.
which may do good in bringing the peo-
slo Of the iathrnua to respect the An1erl'
;an Aag and American property with
The large Canadian territory now IN &gl-
sation and revolt Chicago and the large
Minnesota towns haze had considerable
Arafc, and our trade has been gradually
growing with Guatemala, until It has
become lucrative. War will Get back the
tide Of commerce for years to come ID
Both localities, by impo7eri9hlng the in
tayitants end crippling their men OF
business. The Soudan war is too Tar
removed from US to have any immediate
effect u pen our commerce. Still it must
indirectly DO 50 by comparatively Weasen'
jag oar BEST oustomer-EnglaRd.r Se all
ibis as it may, no thoughtful person
should wish sor O. European war. AL
though far rens73d rom tia: continent
she United States would seriously tesl the
-asslts in the prices Of breadstuGS at
Aorno and - financial reaction Th'n
a'uavs seems TO follow bloodshed as a
-,tz;bation.-N. 7. Murcury.