The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-11-21
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no one independent of his fellows.
When there is a business failure,
some one else suffers. When there
are factory or mill suspensions,
number OF persons are thrown out
of employment, and not only the
owner is injured financially, but
those dependent upon him for en-
ployment are injured also, while the
man of business suffers in the loss of
trade. Let crops prove short or
failure through drouth or frost, or
other cause, and the farmers are not
the only losers, but the merchants,
the lawyers, the doctors, the print
ers, the preachers, the laborers, all
classes suffer loss to some extent.
1t is impossible for calamity to be-
fall class of people without its
waves of trouble and woe touching
tho shores of humanity in distant
neighborhoods and circles. Each
person no matter how we'll or how
poorly circumstance in life, is de-
pendent upon somebody for friend
ship, assistance, labor or employ
ment. The millionaire who rides in
his carriage, is dependent upon his
coachman to drive him safely along
the busy highways and see that his
life is not endangered by perilous
runaways. The coachman is depen-.
dent for tie position he fills and
which puts money in his pocket to
feed and clothc his family. The
railway magnate finds that the en-
gines would not be fired or the
trains moved but FOR the dependent
engineer and fremen whom he
scarcely gives passing thought.
The finely dressed lady is dependent
upon her dressmaker for her elegant
dresses that sets her figure off so
nicely. The dressmaker solicits,
needs and appreciates the patronage
of her rich friend. The same way
with the man who finds himself In
the clutches of the law, he needs the
services of the lawyer, and the law
yer is glad to have him as client. |
The sick need physician, and the |
physicians realizes that without pa
tients he would be sent to the poor |
poor house. How important the |
merchant islto the farmer in buying
his produce, his cotton and his wood, |
and how important the farmer is to |
the merchant in buying his guano,
his provisions, his clothing, shoes
and boots. All through the ramif-
cations of society these reciprocal
relations exist by the necessity of |
mans helpless condition if left to !
himself. The hand can not say to
the foot have no need for thee, nor
the eye to the body have no need
for thee, and vice versa. All make
the complete body and greatly assist
each other in the performance of
natural functions. This being true
how important the fact that human
ity in whatever avocation or sphere
it moves, should adjust itself to those
relations without friction, and each
class recognize the dependent and
necessary relation each sustains to
the other. In love, each should
say to the ether, let there be no
strife among we be brethren.
Then this done, the fomenter of
strife and enmity would be looked
upon as an incendiary, and the op-
pressor as tyrant, justly deserving
the execration of mankind
The prosperity of the south, the
development of its resources, and
the influence of its power are de-
pendent upon the peaceful relations
of the races and classes. There
should be no antagonisms, conflicts,
or disturbances, but all, rich and
poor, white and black, should recog
nize the distinctive features that
make distinctive races ana distinc-
tive conditions in life, and accept
the situation with view of improve
ment, working in patience, tolerance
charity and kindness. Then the
best results will follow.
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