Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-01
MONEY AND MORALS.
HENRY WATTERSoN BEFORE ne
SOUTHERN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
A Racy. Rich, and Eloquent Anur'
Brilliant Kentuokian Enthnsias-
tically Received.
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OF money, which he said IS good thihs Il No-
estly obtained, cad still better II honestly ~
| piled. BAT full OF Illusions and delusiohs' Hn''
Ike all things else 10 life except love anu IT,,
| purely relative. Yes, hs said, mohey % III
relative. a man with ten million uoIIui . ,b-ce
poor figure by The man who has TWO VI -,
hundred millions, whilst the man VINO ma, y,
~ n million Ia In The estimation OF tnVse M,
men pGuper. The man VINO has NV, ,,sr
aud Sis00O OF wants IS worse on MAJ VI 80
who has nothing and wants his dinner ~, -.
men that contriye 20 exc out scah'y Hs,,,in,
on G0.000 year In New York Wno' dlscDI.i y,
the difference between the cost o. 49, l'i'i- 80,
and In Charleston, are unable 10 cvsL ~. 'n6G
any man can gubsist here on le15 ilah -,
! Yet I have suspicion that ] might VIZ
search warrant Ind here Few Nno w -
economy make euds meet on nan lns m 80,
! The nations real danger IA IL Dcseiilhs s,n'
| What ts tho chief trouble with usi Il u iho
| failure Of methods and processes OF mum -,
| government that ia u serious menace W ~
centres 0: population, but hardly ies "a =,
! Ing enoueh TO bcde national RUM y a.
| the race question ~ tho south ihat conS.t-
! tutes q great problem there. lts true T"uNg.
! the wisest have not been able 70 colnp. .ll,
| Iis Gualiiy the most sagacioHs ca. ,ho,
| see know 80 much about u tna'
! ] long ago ceased 10 hayo ihcoiy;
! by hope anl faith ara embarked In tho gFeIla.
| elevation and education OF both races ~ /"
I sublime trust in God, who can raise M a. he "a,
| cast down. and dJeth all things vel. Is u 80
| labor question, the social question. tho quesluh
| OF fair elections? Not organicaliy in deIlu-
| cratic republic. Whore all is open 70 every mhn
] there ought 90 he no motive or OCCASION IoI "ny
/ general resort n ccmbuEttblc agencies huH IT,
| volutionary expelicnis. Left ~ Ito lesi'lme
/ operation Of our electoral Bnd represehtAu'o
| machinery those questions ought 10 rettI' .no'.i-
| selves. The poorest babe has the same chahce
| OF becoming President % the richest Agrarieh-
| ism hns no place hero. We may safely leave ihe
/ result. under God, with that noiseiess snoHiAl
OF ballots which, soon or late, VIII s"aIION ~
/ ustfrn "a At L.
| only and consciously failhless 10 Us GUY
! Some one may ask whether tho freh'-
| est evil hat threatens US 10 not the tatil
| VOL my friends, that old sinner has been rlh-
| ming n long time. admit, and re Is very tol 6 =
| citizen in tho bargain. He has grown rlch ana
| proud and wears mighty rune 10 ma SURF hhl
| a great watch-fOb dangling by his capaclCu7
| stomach. Iie makes himself exceedingly hcuFe
and aggraystng about election time and Is NJ al
times more or less self-COmplnccut and bOasuu''
blind OF one eye aud d0nf 81 ono ear, though see
! ing more and knowing more than Is goOd iGI
ANYBODY % see. and whist as 70 me other hah u
| were best forgotten. But do not despair even
| of our delightful, audaciOns Old Trend nlgh
| Tarif. lie has had good deal OF lat .Iis ~
| out Of him lately, ana Is NOT hearIy 30
stout az he was. know what am taxing hp0ul
| v hen tell you that he has recently been cauRht
| taking more than one iurtye look into the sweet
face 81 that s'ar-eycd divinity, Who mas Iou INC
| frat stretched out her hands 10 save ana ho'
hurt MIN, ami have thought Observed upon
| those stern irOn-clad features OF his certain
uleased eI preston, II not an actual smlrk. No,
! / am not Ia tho least afraid OK the iari1. mat
will come round all right and, mean While, no
| matter how nigh you build II can live under II
aud enjoy myself as long aud as much rs me
| rest can. ,.
am afraid Of no single political issue at mis-
moment Parceiling the people out on the rght
| and left by party lines speaking as philos0-
rher and In historic spirit, the present STOCK IN
| trade Of both our parties makes up me sum OF
whit ! call very small politics. Jhrre LAS never
- f... (. rfFff r.tfffft h. D
| there was less 20 apprehend from the arm ana
tenor OF current partisan contention. The diner
ences that disturb IS are tribes light rs ar com
pared with the dangers ana dlmculties mat uls-
| iurbed our grandfhtherD. our fathers, and those
\ Of Us who are old enough % remember me ulh's
| that did indeed try mems souls. hove IN my
! own day seen the Federal Union, not too strong
lv mt tOgether IN the lrBl place, conc OUT OF q
Great war Of sections with It's vitality inNgO-
| rated and renewed its credit renAoiltated uud
enlarged, its resources augmented, lts power
increased, It's honor intact and lts nag byls over
| sixty millions OF Goi-ioaring men ana women
| thoroughly reconciled ana homogeneous. have
| seen the Constitution outlast tho strain, not
| merely Of a recOnstructory ordeal ana a presl-
| Dental impeachment, but OF the disputed count
| Of an electoral vote, congressipnht otal-IVcA
and an eftra.cOns titutiODal tribunal. yet stand
ing firm as a rock against the assaults Of It's enc
mics, Aud finally saw the gigantic fabric Oh
| government passed from hands that had heil II
/ for q quarter OF century 70 other hands without
| 90 much as q protest or bloody nose though
! tho fight to tho finish had been no close that a
| blanket might have covered both Contestants Tor
| the chief Office. He who has seen these Things,
VINO has borne his part IN awful Responsibilities,
| is not likely 10 lose much sleep about what Is
| now going on az Washington. or whether bIl
| Jones ponsion Is increased dollar or dollar
| ana a half week, or the duty on slap-ups Is al
| tered from ~ specific % Gh al rdtOTeti.
| Certainly we want 10 be frugal In eXpendi-
lures, Just In appropriations anu OtLerWls' care
/ full OF the peoples money. We Whnt 10 80 sio"
| .g 1grig al
| OF every sort but the parties are TOO evenly
| balanced and the issues that divide Them arise
| too much Of questions OF mere expectancy or
local or selfish or party interest TO excite Ia inc
| minds of thoughtful people the idea that We
| snail 20 TO smash II such and such an net on
Congress IL or Is not carried The real danger %
the country arises directly from the relation OF
| money TO the moral nature oil the people. inc
| money standard becomes most obvious ana
| readiest and Ia found everywhere from the slO,-
600 a year pulpit TO the 100000 seat In the Son
ate. The trait Of the trademark IS over US az.
| Honorable poverty seems 70 DO one OF inc ios'
| arte Agassiz refused 10000 for 100 scientific
! treasures. People thought him crazy, but II Is
| 10 be regretted that we have not an Agassiz OF
| two In every community throughout the lana.
| The genius OF the country Il no longer engagcu
| In WORKS of patriotic duty, Imagination and hum
| be piety but IN the construction and develop
| ment Of money-mAking.
| Discussing the union between tho two agents
| of decentralization and misgoyernmeut-that -
| ayarire and intolerance and lust for money and
| party splrit-Mr. Wetters0n said he had given
the combined force name some years age
| which had stuck. lie had called it tho Money
| Devil. This Money Devil Is the Hon across the
| highway Of our future, and no stands just at the
! fork OF the roads which lead respectively NJ
the heights OF national glory ana down into ne
depth Of plutocracy which yaWns before US Al
| ready It costs a million 10 set prOsdentlA
| ticket In the teld; already a hundred thousand
| 10 sustain a contest for seat In the Senate
How long shall II DO before our public men be
| come q race OF Medician princes without learn
| ing or the arts OF Florence and tho presidential
chair q mere commodity 10 be auctonod on Z
| the highest bidder7 With the money STANDARD
| 20 high and the moral standard 50 low II nlgh
well be asked whether there Is any hope Tor III
atalL In this regard, however, he was an Opti
| MID He thought there wore centuries O
| greatness and glory before US. Tic believed
In moral forces and organized ideas lie wa
| something Of a Methodist In the concert thet We
| are steadily going forward IRON grace 10 grac'
In closing mr. Watterson turned TO the editor
and spoke directly and particularly 70 them
And now dear friends and brothers in arms, II
those terms which ought 10 embrace the go0'
aud great the noble and gentle In our domestic
personal, and constitutional lifet never 70 b
turned with mailed hands and hostile spin
against either society or truth lot mo close VIII
a word especially 20 YOU Go back 10 you
homes and your sanctums and teach the people
that In morals OF least the old things arc test
Standing In this regal city, a. once aVpe OF to-
| splendOT and the squalor OF tho south, Win M
TINS and the travail OF antiquity upon its walls
yet with IT'S gardens and its hearts still turned
thank God, upward 10 the sun, sot my 100
| upon the cant OF tho new SOUTH about which
| We have heard 80 much. Under this epuriou
label IL is sought 10 bring among us the de!usiy'
morality Of the quack philanthropist and IN
swindlng methods OF the bucket-shop. When
| ever and wherever you see the "boOmer spo
him. The "boOm " Is the devils own Invention
First he robs his victim Of his money ana ther
he booms his SOUL Cities are not butt Dl
booms. Countries are not advanced by them
They are the merest artificial stimulants com
pounded OF brandy, printers Ink, ano MO
| night and are rs fatal 10 the community y
Witch they are applied a. a dynamite shell
| True prosperity is a diffusion Of wealth. cheal
homes for the poor, and opportunities Tor Gil
| II We must have new South" lot IL De 81
honest new SOUTH for with all the short
comings and mistakes that were ever ascrlbe'
To us-Our arrogance, ignorance, and osrpa
rlsm-we we're never accused OF picking
| pocket or turning our back upon an enemy Q
a friend. Let US stand by all that was good y
the old South all that vas upright IN uough
and brave Of action, and with our past benin
US, alike 10 warn us and 10 cheer, let us turn Oh
face 70 the future, erect In the sight OF heaVe
and earth, and saying TO mankind; ApplRu'
us II We run, counsel us II We fail, but LEI
pass on, for Gods sake let US pass on"
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