Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-15

more promptly paid. This being The
case there must be some cause for the
and dissatisfaction.
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In the matter of money when a
country has been placed by stock and
money gamblers in such a shape that
IL shoal Of those sharks in Wall street
can cause distress in times Of great
plenty, then the vast majority Of the
people are blameable for leaving af-
fairs i'm such a condition. There is
way by which Wall street or any
money power that exists may be over
whelmcd and rendered entirely i'm
potent in the matter Of causing dis
trcss through the currency, and that
is simply for the people to demand
that the volume OF currency be
increased until the strlngency
cannot be felt. Outside Of the
Utopian plans of " Bellamyism'
there is no other escape from the
periodically recurring annOyances to
general business mentioned above.
When the people want more coal they
work the mines with more strength,
il they want more wheat they plant
a greater acreage, if they need more
building material, the sawmills, brick
yards. stonequarries, sash and door
factories, etc, turn it out, and so
with every other commodity attaina-
bic, in pursuance Of the demand.
The material for making money is
just as plentiful. There is silver, gold,
copper and paper enough 20 make
sufficient money to actually flood a
stringency, and when people will go
hungry when there is plenty to eat.
and Shabbily clothed when there is
plenty of cloth, just because money is
scarce-something that they cannot
eat, nor clothe themselves withal-it
is time to make SO much money, that
a little scare cannot drive it all into
strong boxes and old stockings.
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1t was another idea however. that
was intended to be pursued herein.
As to some of the grumblers, they
will not, probably, relish being fatty
told that, in a general way, they them
selves are to blame, and not the coun-
try, the currency or the times for the
financial distresses from which they
suffer. Much of that comes from the
fact that those people are almost in
sanely eXtravagant and spend money
as if it was to be picked up like dirt in
the streets. The class Of people who
complain most of hard times are those
who are considered ordinarily well to
do. but who live far beyond
the limits Of their legitimate
income aud are therefore engaged
in continual struggle TO make
both ends meet. Many people who
are considered poor must nowadays
live as if they were rich and able to
keep up with those who can afford to
be eXtravagant. How many families
are there in the cities Of the Pacific
coast especially, and in nearly all the
cities of America, who are wearing
out their lives in order that they may
indulge their appetites or vain de-
sire to dress eXtravagantly and create
the idea that they are able to afford
such Injuries. One writing on this
subject VS.: "a week ago | met a
gentleman in this city on his road
home to supper. He was one of the
croakerS. and went on to say how hard
times were and how terribly scarce
money was. He said he had not a dol
lar in his pocket, but what did he do
before going a square? Why, asked
me to wait a moment while he stepped
into a grocery store and bought lot
of fancy CONNECTIONS and stuff Of that
sort on credit. | said nothing for
! fear of offending the gentleman. but
the idea forcibly'occurred to me that
| he knew nothing whatever about hard
| times, and that if he had an income
five times greater he would remain
| just as hard up, and go on lamenting
the sad condition Of the country.
There are thousands Of just such men
as this one i'm every county and city
hence what is the use Of needing their
complaints when we know thpt no one
but themselves. are to blame for the
fact that their noses are always to the
grindstone"
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Who. indeed, can wonder that there
is so much financial distress when PEG
pie who cannot afford more than the
reasonable necessities and cOnvcn
fences Of life insist upon luxurious in
diligence. There are many young
ladies in every community, whose
fathers earn a reasonable and sufficient
income, who insist upon dressing in &