The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17
OBSERVERS OBSERVATIONS
PUT YOUR FAITH IN YOURSELF. p"
If Puddings Should Rein Down, OF
What Benefit Would it be 10 us ii
we HIVE no SDOOnsp .~


Not long since, passed by where dark
preparing land for corn; and in reply. t
he had made g., he replied:
"Yes. sir, boss. No doubt 1t Is good thing
don't doubt dat; but, l tell you how 1t /
cotton till l see ef keep on, I'll starve; I'm
gwiue 10 raise corn, and plenty OF it,"
That darkie, without knowing 1t, was talk
ing lots OF hard sense. We ali could follow
vantage to ourselv es; but 1 guess, that W.
| will walt till necessity forces us to raise ou
supplies at home. Last year was hard year
and this year will be- a worse one, and II W
| raise any thing like the cotton crop OF las
year, there will be actual suffering.
The above gives me good text to write .
few thoughts on. 1t is this, put your faith In
yourself"
DO not put faith in any governmental aie
promised TO you by hungry politicians; bu
| IN your own energy, brains and determine
tion 10 succeed. The politicians, and not tn
| people, are the ones that get aid from th'
only get 1t by hard work, and lots OF 1t. Free
Coinage, and humbuggery like the sub-treas
! ury fraud, will do US no good. We do no
make enough to be bothered about storing i
away; and even If the silver is coined free
we have 10 work pretty hard 10 get single
dollar OF 1t. The first thing for US 10 do is u
fill our barns and cribs. They are the bes
sub-treasuries that we can get; aud then, W.
|
| ish talk of the politicians. Most OF the talk
of these men, is simply to benefit themselves
l want you all TO remember this:
MAN Is extremely selfish, aud Me ehtef ain
ests above every thing and every BODY"
There are exceptions TO The above rule, but
they are. few-very lew. Now here Is an ex
ample Of this on large scale.
The farmers or rather, the alliance Is In
clined TO pin its faith to the National Cordage
Trust Company. There Is an ugly report go
ing the rounds In regard to 1t and the state
agen ts of the alliance. The report states tha,
this trust company has formed combinations
with various other rich companies TO control
the alliance trade. The report further states
that the Cordage Trust Company, through
the convenience of the leading alliance Of
iciuls, is attempting 10 get control Of not only
all present alliance stores, but 1000 additional
ones that the trust company proposes TO
start .... p.
Now mark this: .....
the alliance favor the schemein consideration
of COIN mission of one half Of one per cent
allowed to each state agent on all goods SOLD
In his territory.
names OF the parties are given. If this be so.
then does. II not sustain my position that
mans chief aim is himself? For the sake OF
commission Of one half Of one per cent, these
aud its members out of sight and are working
for their own gain at the expense OF the al
lance and they are making trades With
trusts, the very things that the alliance start
These politicians with the long, loud and
continued mouths are not to be trusted.
They have no use for you and me except TO
get our aid to lift them to places where they
can get fat jobs.
All men ought to be ambitious. A man
without ambition is not much Of man. l
am not finding fault with that kind OF man.
An ambitious man must combine principle
IL, hi Man xttfh NIL
will always lead us astray. Then. again, /
desire TO prevent you from running after
shadows and demagogues and from plnnlng
your faith to men who promise relief and
riches without the trouble Of working for
them and to show you that the safest man
TO trust is yourself; and that the surest way
10 succeed Is to rely on yourself Ihat d0es
not sound like the talk OF a politician. The
politician or this day and time does not dare
talk In that way. He would be more apt 10
be saying, that the farmers were being op.
pressed by that and the other class; that we
had all OF the taxes TO pay, while the cor
porations and the rich people were dodglng
their Just propotion Of the burden; that the
ought to loan Us all the money
that we needed, and that clause ought 10
be inserted In the note that we give the gov
ernment, TO the effect that we need not pay
1t buck unless 1t pleased us to do SO; that the
moneyed power WAS keeping down the price
OF cotton, just to spite the farmers; that the
railroads should De required to transport our
corn free of charge from the Northwest.
This same politician would tell you that II
elected to Congress, or the Legislature, ne
would straight way introduce Dill Tor tnat
purpose, and that 1t would be the WORK OF MS
life 10 see that the measure finally become a
law. Further, these politicians, IN enect,
claim that the railroads, banks and the other
corporations should pay all the taxes, ana
lot of other nonsense thatis now poured ooWn
your thrOats year in and year out.
Icaunot think that these men mean all that
they advocate. 1t seems TO me that they
are simply working for self. All OF their
talk apd promises have so far done US no
good. We are still paying about the same
taxes with the same regularity that our peo-
pie have been paying for numbers and mum.
bers OF years past; and the same thing Will
continue for years ana yea,s 70 CONS: ,h .ntron,e
OF the side show telling with loud voice OF
the wonderful things 10 be seen on the 1ns1de
OF the tent for only twenty nVe Genus. ne
calls over the names Of the wonderful things
to be seen, and enlarges on their merits.
At the present time there are many polit-
lcal side shows under fnll hsadway anu the
man at the entrance is crying VIII !ouo
voice about the wonderful REFORMS that
he is going to accomplish. The following Is
a fair Sample OF the side show men indicated:
W. S, Morgan publishes small paper IN
elsewhere called the National RelormeI
for the small sum Of fifteen cents year; ana
.Iere Is the way he sings his song:
The great Labor Conference Will give us
second Declartion of Independece..
DO you want every platform OF every Po-
Itical party that has been adoptea IN 10 ,ri' .He
send them the Reformer for one year. lsh
this pretty cheap"
He that is not ior US Is against US. Every
patriot will be ready to 'stand up anu Oe
counted" Spot the traitors.
III you havn't time to get out and get lew
subscribers send us l5 cents, 3O cents, 10 Genus,
and have IL sent to some one Wnom you
would like to see converted to the principles
Manhood courage and patriotism are need
Sow for the campaign work OF 1892. Spread
the truth. Put the Reformer In every lam:
There is no middle ground. On the one
side are arrayed the people, on the olner Ine
plutocrats. ,,....u
Now TOR a "long pull. strong pull together
TO give the Reiormer the 50,O0 circuialion.
Lei ever one put in their little unite"
The work OF education Is the most llIPor-
tant In the great fight for Industrial lreeu0nl.
Let every one work to eXtenu the cifcu'ation
Of Reform papers.
Send us 81 90, and eight names Of antl-re-
formers and we'll preach them sermon eV-
ery mon tn for Il year that vii stay win thelii;
In that stvle the humbuggery goes on anu
some OF our people seem TO really delight IN
swallowing il all down, for what reason,
cannot iell, nor can they, If they would only
stop TO consider for O moment. Morgan Is
working for himself, and he promises you
most wonderful things for only fifteen cents
He does not offer a single argument 10 sus-
tain his claim as reformer. He wants you
TO come right along, pay your nttesn cents,
and thus help him to get rich. Inc oul9
thing that he offers US in return for our mon
phrases about reform. The chief aim OF that
man Is himself. 1t is too plain to be denleu'
My friends! Open your eyes and see the light