The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-13
A THANKSGIVING INDEED.

A great change has come over the
spirits Of the people since last Thanks.
giving, says the New York Sun. A year
Ago It was tie fashion to be dependent
and anxious about the economic nituA-
tion; now everybody Is hopeful again.
Last November the financial doctors
pretty generally agreed in ~pronouncing
the case very bad. II they were Repub-
licans. they said that the success OF the
Democrats n, the election then just over
was an alarming symptom. Here in
New York they were all in = tremble
about silver. which. according Ia them
was sure to lead us 20 swift destruction.
They also shOOs their heads O~minously
when they hruId stories of the increase
OF grain production III India. A. il ngri-
culture III the United States was about
b. get its death blow. Railway pEopvr
ties seemed to them IN a hopeless bad
way, and 81 great was their gloom that
they frightened people into hiding away
their money. Ia II napkin. 50 that never
before in the history o! the United
States was there so much capital with
drawn from investment.
We have one on coming silver. and
are pretty sure 10 cont nue. dOiug 80.
Indiu has not ceased Ia raise grain, and
a Democratic Administration !. octu lily
IN Office. but inst. ad Of Tuiuous decline.
we see today increasing prosperity. re-
ne"cd hop,fulncsS, enterprise, spcculn-
ton, and enormous iuJrEiIurEts.
The people are getting out Of the
dumps, and the CrVukcrs ARE no Longer
able 10 make them airsid. CupitaI..ts
who listrn,d to the financial w~is.acrrs
md SACRIFICED securities. now rush 10
Wall street to buy them in again at II
great advance; aud are ready to tuAe risks
from which the most optimistic might
well turn, 10 anxious are they 10 yet
back the money they threw away in their
hypOChOndTihcal MOOD ot last year.
Last November the country seemed to
Them To lac going 10 the dogs. Good
Heavens! Think Of the Deprecated sill
yer dollar! The Democrats will he sur.
to upset things generally. How are We
going Ia get id Of our wheat, aud where
will the railroads be without 1t to cnrry7
Stocks Why. even the bonds are like
ly "a I've worthless.
So these miserable men talked in their
shOrtsighteduess aud IN their ignorance.
But now they see that ne have . safe
and prudent Government. that the emsp-
ejpated South IL b~uoyant and courageous
AZ never before, that the railroads are
doing a 1rNt rate carrying business. and
the quality Of freight went. WAS, in truth
encouraging. that tbs silver scare Eaa
only n scarecrow raised 10y financial
cTnnks and quacks. aud that trade aud
manufacture have been picking up won
derfully.
They alao 6Dd that the resl Of the
world are not afraid Of our future, but
look TO this country NJ the best place for
investment within their reach. II i'm
migration IL less than Il Was at its high.
eat, II is still enormous and above the
average Of past periods. when we boast.
ed Of its volume; and. in general. the ia.
dicalionH that this IL the country OF the
future were never more manifest, more
uniuistakablc. than they are now.
Hence the people have good reason 10
be thankful to.dny-thankful because
lhoy have como II Of their gloom aud
b'Sin 70 80 things in . healthy light