The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-28
WACO OUGHT TO DO
GLAND Writing on the WALL"
SETTLE Down, Tenn,
August IS, 1903

EDITOR DAILY NEWS: Solomon
says "the prudent man forseeth the
evil and hideth himself; the wicked
pass on and are punished" There
is "hand writine 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 as certain as at the
feast of Belshazzar, The question
of Interpretation" is the question
which divides the people. This
"hand writing on the wall" is clearly
seen by all, but the "meaning"
thereof seems to be interpreted in
clans and squads Substituting
silver for tTEKEL," 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 THE THING to save the
people" Another clan reads, "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 Of the Demo.
cratic and Republican parties.
Good We hope the last interpre-
tation will get it.
But how shall we, who desire to
learn lesson of better citizenship
interpret "The hand writing on
the WALTZ
/. 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 as
better THAN MONEY. What can
you get with it today?
,. That man who was banker or
had bank stock was above every
other man. People were wild about
bankers and bank stock. "A good
liver near this place mortgaged his
home to get money to buy bank
stock, now has neither BANK STOCK
nor home. The bank bursted and
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 latest 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.
cumulations and sorrow and pain
far greater than the pleasures it can
bring. Therefore,
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 surest and best investment in
this mundane material thing is
lands aud FARMS" and to our minds
the next thing which will invite the
attention of men with money will
be our rural lands. We hope ii
may not become "boom," but We
are sure that prices will be better.
NOW WHAT HAS WACO TO OFFER AMI
SUGGEST
l. This hand writing on the wal
has produced thousands of discon
tented people. Many of these are
thrifty, good citizens. Some witt
plenty and some with small capital
They are now and will be seeking {
"better country" These peopl,
are from all parts of the country.
,. Waco is in as fine a country
and offers as much for labor an(
capital as any county on ealth, ant
we could add $4,000 people to GU
city and county within the next tw,
years if only few facts wer
known.
3. Three points we ought t.
note: Get more people to visitin,
Waco, get more trade coming t.
Waco from our trade territory, an,
get more small farmers to till GU
soil and move factorie
to make what we use.
Now Is THE TIME TO PULL 70,
WACO, AND IT is TO THE INTEREs
OF EVERY MAN IN WACO TO D.
SOMETHING.