The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-01-02
THE CRY or HARD TINES.

Hard times hard times Is
NOW the universal CRY Of the pen.
pie, who never felt real hard times
unless it was during our civil war,
and the people did not growl and
grumble as much then as now.
The truth il, then they had no
time 10 waste in wailing over their
troubles, but like brave men they
ent to work not 80 retrieve tn IL
ruined fortunes, but to ptovidr
meat and bread for their ponr
families. They utilized every ad-
vantage and opportunity 10 place
themselves OH comfortable I, OF.
ng. Providence favored the T., SO.
lute and industrious, as He alwa, S
will. The crOakeTs uufortnnateiy
did not all die then, il they did,
they left behind them some linz al
descendants that admirably nil
their places now We admit thar
money is scarce, credit is shortened, +,
c"tlon is very low, aud confidence
somewhat impaired. But where
are the genuine hard times in suf.
teriDg humanity amongst our peo.
lie : Travel over this country
from every cardinal point, aud We
venture tue assertion, that not y
house could be found wher, in
bread-coin bread-the best and
most nutritivo of all bread, would
not be found in abundance. Go to
many parts of In, liant, and sec
multiplied families of these brave
trans-Atlantic p, ople living on he
SrantA allowance OF IRISH pOta, Oes
and salt. Go 70 portions of Russia,
aud see u whole province starving
&c death for want Of rye, bread, he
roads lined in some places, with
the furnished dead and diving.
Even IN some paris of North NJ Ii
co, famine is more than deeinaliug
tue population, who are driven tn
the terrible alternative Of living
ON oOls, herbs and uuts tllat grow
in the woods.
The hard times that exist here
are founded upon he fact our peo-
pie and especially our laburiug
classes, have not as much mOneN
10 spend as usual, for articles
which they dO not necessarily need,
but which pampets ihcir appe, lies
aud tastes in Time of distress. Tie
cotton crop IL furnlrg out short,
while the price is low These 60 !
stitute our troubles, a d we hope
nat they not Prove chrome, md
VIII not, II the farming classes viii
consu I the laws Of aglieul ural
economy, and Tot continue tD plant
more cotton than the world can
use to advantage. This is the
remedy and the only one.
There are two classes Of people
amongst RS who are suffering. and
possibly they suffer beyond the
margin OF proper discrimination,
and they are creditor and debtor
The creditor here, has his Il BITS to
pay, and if he cannon &, this money
from those whom he has fed ard
clothed, aud IN a measure support
ed, unless he has UNEMPLOYED can.
ital to enable him to tide over this
stringent pressure, he will 60 M.
der, aud III some cases, even when
he sells out the helpless debtor
classes, bound 10 him by mortage,
il may be hard to pull through.
But the debtor seldom makes any
allowances Tor the CT, ditor, and
often believes he takes advantages
of his indeblt dness tn make money
hy selling HIM out. In such con-
dat OF =, let both classes make an
honest showing, aud let Justice and
honor on both sides prevail. Let
iho' in debt curtail their expenses
and I've upon 81, especially If
those IN hSs not absolutely Leces.
sary to th, ir physical snsieuance,
and eco ON ze closely with that.
Don't think Oi doubling the cotton
cIop next year in order TO pay our,
and Jhervby make bad worse, by
making nine or ten millions ut
bales, and bling co ton from seven
10 hve cents per pound. In con-
clusiOn, hush up The cry of hard
times, srllle up the besi yOu can,
anu as soon as the hOlilayz az,
over pull of your coats and roll d
your sleeves, res lVed to make
more corn, hay, oats rai,e NOR.
pork ANA b ef, chit krns, turkey :
aud eggs with a suiii iei cy 0i
eOitOn) tban this cOnsiy ever saw
In one y ca. Grenada Sentinel.
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