The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-20
TIT DESERTED VILLAGE

In the Boston Herald, one oil the hIlh'9t
props of radicalism, appears the following
pregnant paragraph: "ihe decline OF the
inheritance Of the New England village ana
the main reasons for il are facts which are
pretty generally understood. Whether inns
deterioration is likely 20 continue Us Gues-
,ion which il would be very unfortunate for
New England 60 have 10 answer IN the
Affirmative. Nothing has done more 10
give New England life distinctive flavor
than the existence of these small centres of
population. clustered about the church ami
nostoncc and school the heart. as it were.
of the rural communities
The fact, of Che decline Of the village IN
The section favored by a preventive tar'H.
and The reasons for 10 are pretty generally
known. Eat when The Herald states that
fine summer boardcr is 90 hc one off
ihc principal industries for the up-
huiidin. Of hcNillagy the reader can mot
decide whether the Herald is joking or D.
suffering from that SUMMER madness which
j. endemic i'm it, party. The farmer, Of
New ENGLAND could tell why the village has
declined. II they would bury party On
truth. they would say that for the
change of affairs the Republican party is
responsible. When the farmer. as bee is, Is
obliged 20 pay an unjust tax to the manu-
factmcr upon every pillow, every stitch of
clothing. every nail and every farm nipple
mcnt simply because the manufactures has
the Republican party under IFS thumb
the farmer everywhere. especially n
New England. soon finds that his purse is
empty. The ncNt thing is q mortgage ON
the farm and poverty. When this comes
the farmer has little Use for tine postoihce.
| lie cannot send his children 10 tha village
school. TheNiuagc store fail, for Lack %
support. and as the country par-on'> salary
cannot bo p1id, the village church is closed.
Protection has wrought AN this.
If tbowriter Of the editorial In The Herr
aid ha, never read "lbc Deserted Village,
ne ought To study the history of the many
sweet Auburns of New England -particu-
larl, those of Ncunont-a then the lo-
lowing lines Of Goldsmith would have ~pe-
cial significance.
I'm fares the land. % Fastening IDS aVr.N
A hero wealth acrumuiatce Uut men decay,
Princes and lords may % urish. or may i'de
\ breath can make them, as % pIcilh mas
made,
Emf "a bold peasauiry. fncir country pride,
When once DESTROYED can never Doe sup-
piled.
Perni-ious practices of tho Radical party
caused men 10 decay. Unjust and danger
Gus doctrines carried 90 their limit h1"
caused wealth to accumulate in the hands
ola few. Now that wealth is used topper
petuatc itself by the party which created IL.
Princes. such as Wauamakcr. could and
Dudley abound Lords Reed and ingalls,
are familiar beings. The bold peasantE
who have paid for this situation is uo" -ui
forin. from their own mistakes.
"t-cn now the devastation is begun.
! And half the business ot destruction to1tf
Fen now. methinks. as poudcilhI h'i'
stand.
| see thc rural virtues leave the land.
| Down where yon auchoring vessel spreads
That div daps with every gale,
Downward Jhey move. mcluchoN 'aLd
/ pa.s from the shoie aDd darkcn aI lHc
strand
Blindly the New England farmers follow
their blind leaders. Ere lou- they both Wil
| be- i'm the ditch. unless their brethren in in'
south and West come TO their relief 900,
with the ballot crush forever that party
which would fit dared, continue its cicl
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