Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-09-25
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manufacturer and sells thcm to those
who consume them, thus saving much
time which would be wasted II each in
dividual was forced to go to the manu-
facturer for every article purchased.
The merchant is therefore n valuable
member of socicty-he helps the pro
ducers to make an exchange of wealth,
and is fairly entitled TO receive pay for
what he does. But there are the ma
tional banks, don't see how they help
any; and every particle they consume
or hoard up is so much taken from tho
wealth which belongs to those who pro-
duce it. 1t seems to me that those who
produce wealth ought TO have wit
enough to devise somo means of ex-
changing it among themselves without
paying q bank for the privilege. And
every once in awhile there comes
panic, and thousands of business men
are ruined, and thousands of laboring
men thrown out of employment, and
then they get desperate and try all
kinds of sharp tricks 10 catch up again.
Now II nobody is benefited by those
panics. some way ought to be devised
to prevent them, and if anybody is ben.
Gifted by them they are the fellows that
ought to be watched and not allowed
to have any hand in the making of the
laws, for it is natural to suppose that
they would legislate in their own inter-
est and not in that of the laboring and
business portion of the community.
"Then there are the railroads; they
get their charters from the people on
the plea of being public highways. Tho
people build tho roads and then the
companies charge Just what they choose
for transporting the people and their
goods from one part of the country to
another, and if it is goods that they
transport, they usually take great
deal more of them than they leave tho
producers, and then bribe Congress and
courts and State Legislatures not to in.
terfere with them.
"And so it goes, and / don't know
how to 60 to work to stop it. "
"Wall," replied Mr.. Parsons, you're
on the right track anyway, an you jest
want to keep agoin' till you think it all
out. What you say about the eXchang-
in of wealth is sensible. 1t holds to
reason that there oughtn't to be nothin'
thrown in the way of folks exchangin'
wealth. Them that works creates all
the wealth there is, and if they had all
the land to begin on, and weren't beat
no way in the eychangin' of what they
produced, it's mighty clear that ef a
fellow didn't produce nothin' er help
some way in the eXchangin' of what
others produced, he wouldn't have any
thing to eat very long. There ought
to be some way discovered so that them
that produce the wealth could trade
among themselves without supportin'
lot of fellcrs that don't do nothin' but
stan around an look on.
"Ef you an Rastus, now, could be
together you'd tigger it out between
you in short meter, I'll wager. | tell
YOU Rastus is smart, and he's got the
sand to back it, an eff anybody ever
goes to disturbin' him on his claim,
there'll be trouble in camp dead
sartn''
At last the day came when Jennie
and her husband were to take their de-
parture.
The family arose early and prepared
breakfast as usual, but it was with
heavy hearts and eyes wet with tears.
And when it was eaten, Mr.. Parsons
went out and hitched the, horses to the
spring wagon and drove around to the
door of the shanty, and helped Ensign
to lift in Jennie's trunk. The smaller
travelling bags followed. Then came
the last kiss and clasping in arms and
pledges of remembrance and love, over
which we willingly draw veil.
Who is there that has not witnessed
similar partngs; partings of those
whose happiness depended so much on
each Others presence, yet who were
forced by the cruel necessity of hunting
for dollars, to tear themselves apart, and
each go separate ways with half of the
sunshine gone out of their lives?
Will the time never come when men
will understand what the Teacher OF
men meant when He said: Take no
thought for the morrow"p And is it
not possible, by being just to each
other, to remove that constant, crush
ing weight of care which comes from
the ever-present necessity of taking
thought MS to what we shall eat, and
what we shall drink, and wherewithal
we shall be clothed?
| believe it will come; l know it is
entirely possible.
When good-byes had been said, John
Parsons drove the young couple to the
landing, where, with tears coursing
down his cheeks. he, too, bade them
goodbye and God speed, and then, hav-
ing fed his horses, again hitched up and
started sadly homeward.