The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-15
THE CALAMITY CLACKERS.

1HE Ohl1hNll VIA
We have no patience with people
who 90 about the world constantly
complaining of hard times and the
cruel burdens OF life. Reducing nara
times to practical tests, IT Will AWAY
he found that hard times press most
heavily upon those who really do moth
ing for themselves and lay all the Oh
fects of their Incidence on the polltt-
cal methods Of the countrylt !
very true that there are certain polltl-
cal conditions that ale oppressive
upon certain classes of community,
as for instance when q high tarin Is
levied upon every thing the iarme
uses, from the undershirt he puts on
in the morning; on everything ne
touches during Che day, to the night
shirt he puts on at bedtime. This
tariff levied more for the benefit OF the
manufacturer than for the revenues OF
the government, Is really b hardship
that the farmer and all other consum-
ers who have to pay 1t suler
from. but even the farmer
under this oppressive tariff Is
IN better condition than any OF the
inhabitants of other countries, or even
many In our own country. He at
least is assured of good living be-
cause he raises or should raise all he
absolutely needs
Outside of this depression the coun-
try is filed with people who are eter-
nally complaining. Nothing seems to
90 right with them and they complain
because they are Ignorant OF adverse
causes operating against them These
causes are in themselves, they have
their origin in their own laziness and
inability to take advantage OF any OPP
portuuilies opening up to them. Ihey
are the people who depend upon some-
thing else than themselves. First
they look to the government, as If the
government was responsible tor cary
ing out opportunities for them. They
think the government ought to set
things in motion and mount them on
the drivers seat so that they will
have nothing to do but crack the whip
and drive on to fortune. There are
others that depend upon capitalists to
inaugurate enterprises to which
they can hitch on their inert
selves and be pulled into fortune.
There are others who depend upon
friends and relatives to put them in
some business with sufficient vitality
in itself to carry them along with its
success and provide comfortably for
them.
More than two.thirds of the people
of this country are dependent. That
two.thirds are unable to earn their
salt unless someone Will employ them
to do something, and when that some
one gives them employment they are
constantly Sinking their duty and
complaining of inadequate compensa-
ton. Great goodness! what set OF
miserable dependents are hanging ON
to enterprise and thrift in this and
every other country.
The fret lesson that these people
need to learn is that this government
is not paterual and that they will be
disappointed if they depend upon
it to aid them. All that the
government has to do is to
protect them IL the eujoymeu
of Their rights in any business in
which they may engage and far from
being paterual and giving them this
protection free of coat it makes them
pay for It. Another thing they have
10 learn is that If they would be in
dependent and obey no mans COM
mands they must strike out for them
selves and hew out their own fortunes
rom the timber that nature and their