The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-01-30
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EpRn0- NNE9 frlN1 AtNL VIZ 49,
These are the times about hieh
we have been hearing ever slncr
we began 10 hear at alt. Times
always have been aud are likely %
continue to be hard W tia ma Y Of
MS. A very large proportion Of
mankind will, from Necessity. con-
tinue to real re the inconyt nieLc s
of poverty, but while this must be
So, it is also true that there are
periods when distress aud finan-
cial disaster prevail more than at
others.
The present time presents just
such a ct isis in the experience Of
our Southern people. The cry 81
'.hard times is Iii the mouth o.
every body and we hear on every
hand such remarks as II never
saw the like before
How shall we remedy it, This is
the question about which We should
be concerned for it is question
we must meet. Rather it is queS-
tiun which las met US anu there is
for us 10 way around it.
How sha; we sulve the problem?
Some oil our statesmen tell MS that
the trouble is caused from a
sea city of money. That thrIe is
nos money enough in circulation to
meet the demands ofirade. Others.
equally as wise, we suppose, tell us
that the above the ory is wrong,
that there is more money, s'per
capita,' than there was during
the period Of our greatest national
prosperity. They say that if the
government was TO issue more
money ii would cause deprecia.
ton OF What we have and increase
the very trouble it was inI ended to
obviate.
There are others who insist thar
the government ought to taks care
of the producer ana hat he pro-
duces until tie price OF the article
he grows is sufficiently high 10 re-
munerate him for his labor.
We will rot discuss theories for
We have no confidence in theories.
Theories may lead tn. ir alvoca es
iuto office but they will never lead
as out of the wilderness of poverty
and humil alton. Now and then We
are present, with some political
stMoses" who steps to the front
and we are expected to follow with
the assui ancr that the .'Caanan"
of gOod-timcs is just ahead. w"
find our expectations disappoint-
ed. Ins cad of the Caanan of pres
perIty of hicll we fondly dreamed
we find ourselves surr untsed by Il
fesrrt on witch no star of hope
arises.
Tie practice Of industry, backed
by good judgment, and directed 6t
the philosophy of common sense j.
what we need. With Tins our pen
DIE would suon be the most in
dependent and prosperous on the
continent.
We ale in trouble, not because
there isi'I tnuugn m,htey In ihr
United StGes, but bee use lh-
money is in tue ockris II other
prOpI... They have This adv4n age
of us because They had meat aud
bread to sell and we didn't. Ia
stead OF llav ng 1t tor sale we had
TO buy it OF starve. We had TO buy
il at trirts made at a tlisbsnce OF
from i've hun,ired to thousand
miles away f.om Us. We had TO
nav the railroad ta bring it to us
ana then l,sy for the handling Of i
here. Our fa lar, To produce these
art cles has ma e the uemand for
them so gr n until the Erices a e
Lecessarily higu, and what Adis to
the misery uf our situation is the
fact that the crop on wsich we de-
pelsd f.r the money TO pay, has, IN
consequence of over prOau tIh1,
glnit.li very market IN the wor a..
\ his f lis has bern relhate by ns
30 often and we have gone bIek-
warsi so long uniIl the coit II croi'
OF eneh year is spent eiOre 1t J.
made.
If use my time in y 0 'Hcins a
crop 4 + tOtt.n ~un ~ the enh Of
the lear u s..kes tue las ren- 10
pas for what | co sum a vii le l
wa custIv.ting il. VIII am | profit
ed by tie amount Of money 10 clr-