The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-21
WHAT WACO OUGHT TO DO
"Hand Writing on the WALL"
SLrl1E DowN, Tenn,
August IS, IcVI

says tHe pTuuthI MOI
evil and hide,h himself; the wicked
pass on and are punished. There
is "hand writing on the wall in
every event which call the people,
in body or mind, together, or to
think and talk upon any one subject.
This is just a. certain as at the
f, asst of Belshazzar. The question
of interpretation is the question
which divides the people. This
"hand writing on the wall" is els arly
seen ly all, bat the meaning
thereof seems to be interpreted in
clans and squads Substituting
oliver for "ThKEL,' one clan
reads: SILVER, thou art weighed
in the balance and found wanting"
Another clan reads, SILVER, thou
art weighed in the balance and
found to be TIE TuISG to save the
people" Another clan rtads, "sIL.
YER, thou art weighed in the bal
ance and found better than gold,
and found to be the very thing we
have wanted so long to break up
the corrupt method Ct the Demo
cratic and Republican parlits'
Good, We hope the last interpre-
tation will get it.
But how shall we, who desire to
learn lesson of better citizenship
interpret "Tne hand writing on
the vall?'
/. The hand points to the insta
bility of all personal securities and
Investments. A short time gov
eminent bond would get any
thing-was regarded by the rich az
better THAN MONEY. What can
you get with it today?
,. That man who was a banker or
had bank stock was above every
other man. People were " j d about
bankers and bank stock. a coed
liver n ar this place mortgsged his
home to get money to buy bank
stock, now has neither BANK STOCK
nor home. The bank bursted AMI
his home was sold away from him.
Now of ALL THE MEN in the WHOLE
country, the banker and the bank
stock holders have suffered the
gre atest losses and mental AGONY.
Many of hem would have gladly
exchanged places with the 800 a
day laborer.
3. Wealth brings burdens, agony
and trouble commences with its &C.
cunulations and sorrow and pain
far greater than the pleasures it can
bring There fore,
4. The less wealthy and even
laboring classes should look with
less envy and more pity upon the
rich and make greater allowances
for the supposed free from care
banker.
5. "The handwriting on the
wall" to my mind, plainly says,
''the sures. and best investment in
this mundane material thing is
lands and FARMS" and to our minds
the next thing which will invite the
attention of men with money will
be our rural lands. We hope it
may not become 'boom," but We
are sure that prices will be better.
NOW WHAT HAS WACO TO OFFER AND
SUGGEST +?
/. This hand writing on the wall
has produced thousands of discon.
tented people. Many of these are
thrifty, good citizens. Some with
plenty and some with small capital
They are now and will be seeking q
"bet er country" These people
are from all parts of the country.
,. Waco is in as fine a country
and offers as much for labor anc
capital as any county on eartn, and
we could add $4,000 people to oui
city and county within the next two
years if only a few facts wer,
known.
3. Three points we ought t,
note: Get more people to visitip!
Waco, get more trade coming I,
Waco from our trade territory, an,
get more small farmers to I'll GU
soil and move factorie
to make what we use.
Now Is THE TIME To PULL FOL
WACO, AND 1T is TO THE INTEREs'
OF EVERY MAN IN WACO TO d,
SOMETHING.