Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-11-25

necessary IN order to destroy the infamous cor-
ruption thst has fastead its treacherous talous
upon the very vitals of the Republic. Nothing
viii sober up the peple NOR surely than sum
such comereial moustrosity that robs evrybody
and profits no one but monopoly. The de of
final triumf for the vast muses. is not far ayysy
another decade vii witncs this terihc tirif
for OPPRESSION cut in two, stil another will anihi-
late 1t and fetch FIRE trade-and this Is where
this leder of al the nations of the erth shud
stand to da, Still, iu spite of the de-
structiv caracter of this Internal deal our thir-
ty pages of hard hiters spek most eloquently
in the silent languaS OF rok bottom. In spite
of Mckinley and his cru, we cut and slash and
quote some queer hgurs beyond the rech and
range of importer, jOboT or manufacturer
Mckinley or otherwise, we shall sIWays be full
| aud final authority ON real values, aud 1t is at
last this certain margin between regular prices
and the sharp net spot cash that has made tho
great historic mercantile masters of tho pres
ent age as well as the past. In al sesons, tho
slak as wei as the busy, thcr ar hundreds of
keen, wlde-awake byers alert for this very
margin of saving, this five or ten, and often
twenty per cent. which Is the very making of
ther reputation, tina feel and kno and must
hav this diferenc to enable them to sci at what
thcr competition pa. This positiv certainty
inspires that self-confdenc that Is tho sure pre-
cursor and solid foundation Of al mercantile
victories.
But behind al thes iron laws must Ia the iron
vii. I've seen splendid looking fellows who
lookt and talkt as tho, tha wer born masters
who began ON the twenty-five per cent. and
wound up on the hfty and fail, and I've seen
ambition in the garb OF modcsty step In his
trak in the same place, with the same chances,
and smash al records; time and ageu these ap-
parently quiet aud silent enthusiasts hay vis-
tied our great Headquarters, and had to study
wher la the power that had carved ther mar
velyus story. One had promised to follow tho
line, but the temptation OF unfair gains had led
him ava from the popular gaze; the real cham-
Pion had never for a moment lost site of the hi
ground of popularity and its twin brother,
prosperity. and was alrcdy famous and-suc-
cesful Not alone hav thcs meteorlc masters
made history for themselves but hav gulvan-
lied into nu life and prosperity ther native
towns; hav not alone attracted the trade OF tho
cuontry for miles and miles, but hav won Il
from other surrounding towns by ther geniua
and enterprise aud far-seeing ambition. Tho
most conspicuous of our distinguish represeu-
tativs huy often sed that hundreds OF mer-
chants from al quarters hay visited them TO SO
aud kuo, each for himself, If the great stories
of ther fenomInal prosperity wer really tru.--
North Carolina Davis was always my beau
ideal of Unsuitable ambition, and Robinson
Brothers, the pictur OF modesty, loded To tho
waters edg with silent iron viii that demand
ed and commanded the very hicst mesur OF sue
ces. OF thcs two great caraeters, VIC have
many thousands and many hundreds too, of
the heroine sex. Most al of them began ut
the bottom without mony but chuk fnl of that
which was worth NOR than mere coin.7Inihre
words, Pluk, Ambition, Integrity. That cx-
hausts the subject.
Meanwhile, wei underby IL brains and nerv
can do it, but wei understand this very nvo
or ten or twenty per cent must hav II your
hopes in the titing hours OF the da, and your
hites of fancy in d:eamland ar Rxt upon unri-
valid records.
Befor Mckinley and his cohorts came upon
the stage with ther xorbitant wildcat tariff, It
was often real tut work to beat clos, keen cash
competition, but now when the appetite has ben
sharpend by the universal greed of gain. ltwil
be simply "walk over" to underby and sim
pie ehilds pln to undcrsel. We hav cash enuf
but we want for oursslys, as wei as our distin-
guisht representative, NOR of the finer stuff
presugepopularity
CHAs. BROADWAY RoUss,
New York City.