Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
Brothsrly Love.
Mr.. EDITOR:

MIR. EDITOR:
knowing your paper, the BARTON
COUNTY DEMOCRAT, has upon all occa-
sions favored the laborers' interests,
feel 1t in censonance with your past
course TO give space in the columns of
your valuable paper for my mite
in matters for the cOmmoners' good.
To begin. learn from rumor that the
money lender. (who may be foreign to
our state) has permitted with OF with
cut his approval report to gain cred
ence that he will not risk his money on
Kansas securities; not that the property
is less valuable, but intimating that the
holder is now, or is likely to become less
reliable in the performance of busi-
ness obligation or contract. Now in
frarknoss I must say that during our
late political canvas enthusiasts among
the farmers of. Kansas have given
utterances to language and phrases
that could readily be construed to mean
unfriendliness to capital that was too
searching and exacting in its mission.
While these sayings in the heat of can
vas were drank in by the less noisy ele-
ment of toilers; yet the same is not
quite as degestible as at the time indi-
Gated Now my alliance brother, our
ministers proclaim that there is and
was a Christ and He crucihed; We all
know that, vet, our ministers think It's
good to remind us Of that memorable
event Permit me, though not so
mighty as they, to remind you my
brother of matters to you as well known
and yet as little practiced or trodden as
the path the ministers would lead US,
viz: Practical brotherly love. What
is it?' And how and in what manner
can it be effective in our casep Practi-
cal brotherly love think is self sacri-
fcinc. solicitous and restless in its en-
curry lest some brother may be in
want. And if d brother is found wOr-
thy and in need, then to offer such re-
lief as may be possible to the solicitous
to offes. Now let us suppose a posi-
bility, ii. e. to say, in our enquiry we
find a brother in debt and unable of
his own exertion under surrounding
circumstances to extricate himself or
remove the burden. Most certainly if
this title of brother means what the
word iufers this is a case in point.
Will we use these soft words that
turneth away wrath? Will We tell him
how we SORROW at his condition or will
we enter into TRADE of abuse against
the fellow that possibly carries the
| mortgage, OF, will we remind the
brother that Jerry Simpson is going to
| Washington to look the matter up and
let S put our trust in him." My brother,
! if these remedies could reach the case
! there would not be far N mortgage in
Kansas by tomorrow night. Cheap
love; noisy love; surface love: but LETT
not call it brotherly. for that's mis-
homer. al o
| My brother, it is wrong to trif1e with
| this debtor; he needs money; if we
have not that to give him the next, best
thing methinks is to- strengthen his
credit; his only hope is in borrowed
capital, and that capital it, would seem
must come from other than brother.
Then kind brother, let rs look and
speak of the many instances where cap
ital Though exactlng as it may be) has
aided energy and will to condition of
independence. Platter H.; and seek to
make the air verbrate in its praise and
protect your brethren by dilating about
the sacredness of an obligation to pay
l that to which another belongs. When
we have encouraged each other in this
| way. not from point of policy but
from that of right, capital will nestle
around us and aid us until our own
energy and economy we may part with
| its services and bid it an; affectiOnate
| and lasting adieu.
In conclusion. my brother, let me
once more remind you that capital is
| like it's said of the hare-sleeps with
its eyes open, and ready to startle at
any unfriendly sight or sound, and |
being that debtor brother you found if
you can't spare me the money and carry
me financially for time please don t
speak harsh of or to the men that can
and will; for whatever may be his in
tent it may be brotherly result.
Your BROTHER FROM SOUTH BEND.