National Republican., 1886-01-01
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The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, wishes all
its friends and every member of the grow
ing circle Of its acquaintance happy new
year. It hopes that all will try hard to
deserve happiness, in which case, even If
they miss connection with the objective
point, they will have a serene and solid
satisfaction that will 90 far toward consol-
ing them in such sorrows aud disappoint-
ments as the year may bring.
The millions who to-day wish and are
wished "a Happy New Ycarn will utter or
accept the words in restricted sense, know
ing that absolute happiness Is q. rare If not
impossible attainment, There are griefs for
every heart, ailictions for every life, and
each Of the three hundred and slxty-hve
daysin this new year will bring Its weight
of woes to crush the hopes Of youth and
embitter the memories Of age. The wlsest
cannot mark out path on which the sun
ofprosperty will always shine. The purest
and the noblest cannot so direct their steps
that ailliction will not meet them by the
way,
lie who wrote "Virtue alone is happiness
below" wrote that which does not bear the
test Of observation. One need not 90 far
to find the good bufTcting the dark waves
Of adversely. Nor is 1t true, so far as re-
lntcs to this world to the things OF time
and sense, that the wicked ore peculiarly
liable to unhappness. Men and women
whose hearts are full Of all generous and
kindly feeling, who do as many kind acts
as they can, who use their wealth as II IL
were trust from God for the benefit of
humanity, may go down to their graves in
poverty, apparently forsaken Of all who
knew them in happier days. Men and
women whose nature is selfish, whose
hearts have no sympathy for suffering,
whose aim is to get all they can by any
means so long as they evade the clutches Of
the law, may live, aud do live, in wealth,
case, and luxury, and giving every external
indication Of real enjoyment.
The best wish, therefore, Is, ''may you
deserve happy new year," so that, whether
there shall be sunny days in winter, or win
try days in summer, you will escape the
harshest Of all penalties-remorse. 1t is
the intent rather than the achievement, the
honestly attempted rather than the accom-
plshcd that gives cast and tone to the
mind.
The true philosophy of life is tofnthfully
try to do each days work as it comes, TAX
ing only such thought for the morrow as duty
requires. Evils that never happened and
were never likely to happen have wrecked
millions of lives. Loading the present
with the imaginary troubles Of the future is
the cause of more grief than comes from any
other source.
There Is no reason now apparent why the
new year should not be hailed with Joy by
the fortunate people Of this most favored
land. We have more blessings than any
other country ever knew. We have glo-
lious past and radiant future. The defects
in our governmental and social organiza-
tions are such as viii yield to remedial
agencies. our geographical position gives
almost positive assurance Of immunity from
foreign wars. As n people we possess more
clements Of happiness, more to enjoy now
and more to expect in years to come, than
any other nation Of any age.
Renewing to all its friends the compli-
ments of the season, the NATIONAL REPuB-
IICAN pledges its best efforts to aid them
in realizing the universal kindly wish---a
happy new year.