The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-09-12
why Move Out of Maine?


Owing to the general depression in
business and the consequent ''hard
times.'' there is more anxiety and unrest
among business men and laborers than
for many years Especially is this
spirit of discomfort manifested by the
Young men of Maine, and not unfre
uuentlv one hears the remark. ~ think
will 60 somewhere, for Maine is hard
place in which to make a fortune
Make a fortune That is the key that
unlocks the mystery of The discomfort
and indicates the desire SO paramount in
the minds of young men as to cause fear
that they, too, like many old men, are in
fected with that which has been, and is,
the most dangerous impulse Of all time
an overweening love Of wealth that
crowds out and brushes down the higher
and tenderer attributes of the soul, and
cultivates seltishness and pride. 1t makes
'.gold the root of all evil when it thus
! vanuuishes all else and becomes the one
great object of life-its end and aim Not
withstanding the fact is so evident to
all that even the fullest realization of the
desire for gold is not lasting good-for
All must admit that if obtained ii can be
retained only for a brief period Of time
and then the hand ,lnlosens its hold in
/ clasp from useless toys.
But. setting aside these important con
I si,eratiOns, let us consider the question,
/ Is GOLD the great good and its aeeumla-
/ ton the remedy fol- iics unrest. the pan
acea for its ills. the response to the Soul 5
vague longings9 Does il, indeed, answer
/ the needs of life 10 that extent that it
/ shoud be the all absorbing pas-inn2 Does
\ it bring that for which All labor. I'LL aspire,
happiness, for, underlying all else is
this universal motive, however different the
views entertained With regard u What
constitutes happiness The prayer IF
the wise man was, s'Give me neither
poverty pol riches, and observation con
firms the opinion that the medium ID
A
portunity for culture and moral ,ieyel-
\ opment, more leisure fpl the enjoyment
OF home and friends. This being Jflie,
! What should be The question arising in TIE
minds ot the Dung men VI Maine9 Should
4 it be, Where can ! .ct RICH the YiicS
est OF, What viii best promotc the
growth ana perfection III intellectual and
moral powers that are lny God given heli-
taee9' All candid minds will admit that
whatever aids in building up nobler
selfhood is the mos. desirable. and the
question Will arise 'NNlerc can the best
conditions for this purpose lie found?
VIII they be where there are facilities fpl
culture and association with those who
have learned that wealth is, not al of
desires tor wealth have impelled them to
leave home and friends to struggle with
the stragglers for the means with which
to crafty pride and maybe cate! to sen
suality? Most cert tinly one will admit
that such surroundings ana associations
are not the most favorable for culture and
morality, and then what are the assul-
ances. even at such sacrifices, tint sllc-
cess will crown their efforts Id some othel
locality
Have all, or even majority Of those
who have gone from Maine east a west
north OF sourh-with all thell efforts and
sacrifices, obtained a competency? Have
they been more successful tlan those Who
lave remained at home Does not Svtll
observation and Knowledge nt the eN peri
enee Of those who have gone from Maine
/ to toll elsewhere contilm YOU IN The tact
that they have not; that with few eNcep-
tons they have not been as successiul:
that a much greater number meet With
loss and disappointment, often rernnng
to the still ''deaI old Pine Tree State.
wiser if not richer men.
Mistaken ideas are often entertained
with regard to business and success, from
the fact that if one does make fortune
it is heralled far and wide: but the fail
! ureS the weary, VAIN search, the dlSheaH-
ening disappointments, are never known
save to the few Indeed could their his
1 tory be written more than all else would
it tend to awaken our young men Of
Maine to the advantages of now and here
and inspire them with the determination
| to make available the resources Maine al
fords in such an abundance and which
she holds ont to her sons as inducements
to stay at home--tO make them realize
that here with the same amount Of
energy and economy, they can accom-
plsh more desirable results and retain
the greatest of blessings. good health.
No State in the Union can b cast Of 50
healthful climate as Maine. Do any
still question what are the attractions and
inducements of Maine? We will answer
| their questi on by asking in return: What
do you require as Oppoltnnities-wor k ?
! Is there not enough to do. even scarcity
Of those who are willing to labor at what :
ever will bring good pa; and is there a
! State where there is less of foreign labor