The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-25

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ness, or the greater part of 1t. SO long as
ourmanufacturers and merchants arecom-
PEELED to depend upon foreign ships to
transport their goods they must be at ads
advantage, and the practical conditions
are not alone TO he considered. There is a
! moral or sentimental effect which is no
entirely without potency when American
goods are landed at Rio, or Valparaiso,
or any other port Of South America by
an English, or German, or Fren~h
steamer, fving the cOlors Of its nation
ality. No reasonable man will question
that the flag carries with it some pres
tige and influence, and it cannot be
doubted that the frequent appearance OF
the stars and stripes in the ports Of the
southern continent, covering shipments
Of American merchandise, would have a
very decided effect in stipulating trade
with this country and IN increasing re-
spcct for us. The long absence o; cur
flag from the ocean is naturally regarded
by the people Of other countries % con
elusive evidence Of a lack Of enterprise
in a most important direction, and like
wise Of a want of patriotism altogether
discreditab,e to a great and wealthy ma
ton. These impressions have had their
influence upon cur past commercial re-
while we have been able to enlighten
the people Of those countries some
what as to the conditions which
have made our flag almost a
straight to the seas, we cannot permit
this situation to continue indefinitely
without suffering an impairment of the
awakening interest toward US CONNER
cially that is taking place in the South
American countries. No one who will
study this subject intelligently and with
out prejudice can fail to conclude that
dispcnsable to commercial supremacy.
The experience Of all nations demon
strates this. No country has ever at
tanned to leading commercial importance
in competition with the nations Of the
world tnal did not provide ample facili-
ties for transporting its products, and
there is not the slightest reason to sup
pose that the United States will prove
an exception. There is small ground to
hope that this question will receive fair
consideration from the incoming con-
gress, but there is a growth Of intelligent
public sentiment in favor of a national
policy Of liberal and enlightened en-.
couragement in promoting the restora-
ton of the merchant marine, which may
ultimately produce the desired result.
THE OLD MANS IDEA.
Many presents have been given today
presents perhaps representing many
dollars.
This is all right-right because Gus
tom has said her word-right because
the world believes it is right.
But the Old Man believes different
about much of this business-he does not
care to think Of gift making as a matter
Of pride.
He believes that all things must come
from people voluntarily, in the way of a
gift, and a tiny trit1e often expresses
more than anything else.
If we give a man anything, no matter
what, we know what we give him and
he appreciates the gift no more than the
one who gives it.
The giyer knows what is going, and
the one who receives knows what comes.
If | give you a simple card-(with pic
lures on it)-and buy it for you, you
should remember that in that gift my
appreciation was fully expressed. A
gift cannot express a commercial value.
1t simply shows that one has been re-
membered-that We have tried to show
that you were in our minds-and so if
your present has not been elaborate, do
not be base enough to imagine that you
were sighted. \ little in such a case
covers lots of ground.
BY II WAY.
The papers Of the state have said many
things about THE GLOBES attempt to
give a great Worlds fair show at Chicago.
1t is all right to talk, but what we want
is this:
Let each paper raise q popular sub
scription.
THE GLOBE heads this as follows, and
is followed as follows: