Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-30
LETTER FROM "ENOOH ARDEN"

LETTER FROM "ENOOH ARDEN"
Mr.. EDITOR.-Permit me, through
the medium of your valuable paper, to
make some timely and what appears to
me charitable suggestions in relation to
matters as they now stand, with the
toiling element of our society united
as band of brothers, encouraging in
the minds, each to the other, that our
interests are not seperate but jointly,
and that an insult or injury to a brother
is an insult to us all as members, and
that extent.
Now with this as condition pre-
cedent what do we propose doingp 1st,
we propose to do what We can unitedly
cially, socially and morally with as
little injury or harm to those who
combat our interests as possible. In
the matter of finance, in our close
of the result of this or that mode of
culture of the soil as found by accident
or experiment, and the probable results
Of the various crops common to our
locality; and also the most successful
plan of obtaining the best market price
for our commodities when marketable:
and 1t is possible that we may en-
courage that brotherly feeling to the
extent that the financial stronger may
assist their bretheren from being forced
On losing market. Socially, by being
more frequently drawn together our
wants and desires would become more
of common property and kindly
hands would more readily succor the
same. Morally, by iculcating more
fully the Importance Of that charity
necessary to an erring brother, and
also what assistance brother should
reasonably expect from his fellow
comrades in time of want. And lastly,
but not least, the necessity of paying
our debts in the spirit of the contract;
and to enable us to do this last we
should be more careful and thoughtful
in our contracts, always keeping that
maxim in view, namely: "He who
buys what he don't need will soon be
forced to sell what he does need" Now
to the charitable part of this epistle.
1t will be readily seen under the new
life consequent from altered conditions,
we will have Il surplus in some and
likely deficit in other lines of pro-
fessionals, and it being near the first of
March the date of the legal rental year,
it seems good to me to suggest to the
followers of Blackstone that in all
probability we will not need their
services in the near future, and we
will not be likely TO ask for a con-
tinuance in their case. But, by way
of rejoinder," will say we are likely
to be Il little short in the ministry, and
as legal gentlemen are very apt in
changing base and tactics you might
succeed with some effort to fill this
looked for vacuum. However, I am told
this change contrasts very much with
your now present position, as the
lab0rs are said to be great and the pay
pecnniarily small.
My brothers, 1 now approach the
hardest task of all ii. e.) to find place
for the money loaner and real estate
jobber. Where can we use him? In
what position could we encourage him
to seek, having the rest of society at
heart? We could not use him in the
church for the rest of the members
couldn't exist financially. We could
not invite them to our homes for they
might gobble the equitable right which
is yet left us. Without further time
to deliberate 1 must say that to expose
them to "LaGrippe" would be an
antidote to the body polite for a
while at least. In conclusion, my
brothers as fear have already imposed
on space, I will say that the wisdom and
power of Providence is great, and that
our erring brother may yet feel the
Justice of a fair division of the fruits
of sweat in common.
Your Brother in Kindn ess,
ENOCH ARDEN.