New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-28
REASONS FOR THANKFULNESS

Thanksgiving this year has reasons more
abundant and more obvious than usual. 10y
atty rules Prosperity prevails throughout the
land Never in the history of the country have
its crops been larger, has it's labor been more
fully employed or at wages so satisfactory as
those now paid The prospects for industry
and for business are well-nigh unclouded. Our
relations with other peoples are not merely
peaceful; two important international CONFER
ences are now in session in this country with
intent to make those relations closer and more
harmonious and treaties which are trumphs
of amicabe negotiation will presently be sub
mitted TO the Senate great revival OF III
dustries abroad causes already and promises
for the future an increase in the demand 1or
products of American toll.
With causes for peculiar thankfulness there
should always come SOLDERING sense OF Pc
culiar responsibility. For it is in times OF
singular prosperity and over-cOnfidence that the
seeds of future misfortune are often sown. Nor
is there wanting in this country feehns OIL
anxiety in regard to the future monetary
changes are feared by some industrial disturb
ances by others, and political mistakes by many
of late these fears have found so much ex-
preston, in the markets, in organizations OF
workers. and in political circles, that one might
fancy the chief dish for to-day's dinner on
millions of tables must be Turkey, with Appre-
hension sauce
There are indeed causes for anxiety. Some
monetary pressure exists which does not yet
sbate In some of the chief industries there IS
liability of over-confdence and over-produc-
hinat
hand and the earnest efforts to combat them
on the other, may disturb some interests OF
magnitude Labor movements threaten I'M
portant controversies. Especially, there IS
cause for anxiety regarding the political future
since the great responsibility now intrrSted to
the party of the people must be both promptly
and wisely met or serious reverSes must be APP
pretended. In dealing with the silver queS-
ton and the tariff, and in striving to provide
for the integrity of the suffrage hereafter Re-
pubEcan legislators will need all their sagacity
and patriotism of spirit
But the SOLDERING sense Of responsibility, Of
which so many evidences are seen, is itself
great cause for thankfulness. If the intelligent
people Of this country were blind to all the
difficulties which have to be met, if they were
carried away with confidence IN unbounded
prosperity, if they were ignorant of all possible
dan gers, there would be far more reason for
apprehension. In every great emergency hither-
to this Nation has been blessed by Providence
with sufficient wisdom and patriotism to meet
it's duties with a large measure of success. All
it's serious trials have originated in errors COM
mitted when no danger was perceived by the
people, and when ver-confdence had drugged
prudence to sleep. Nor are the difficulties of
the present by any mean so great as those which
this fortunate Nation has been repeatedly en-
abled to overo ONE. Already the most thought
full men of the land are striving with all their
influence to prepare for wise decisions, and al
ready an aroused public opinion is preparing to
sustain them There is cause for profound
thanldulness to- day. not only because the Ma
ton enjoys great blessings, but because it shows
the disposition to make great efforts to deserve
their continuance.