The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-02-20
To Young Kentuckians.

1
men are entering on careers of their
own; eager, sober, ambitious, industrious
relying solely on their personal character
and individual energies for success.
There you have one element of pros
perity for the state; there is labor, abili-
ty, needing capital, and needing it badly,
to accomplish all that has been planned.
Capital can be had. 1t awaits the call
of honor, intelligence and ability. In
every city of Europe, in every city Of
America, millions of dollars are ready to
respond to the call of the young men of
Kentucky, of Young men of the South
and the West, when that call is made in
the proper form and under conditions
which insure the return of borrowed
capital unimpaired
That is the situation which every
young man should consider 1t matters
nothing whether he is a farmer,
mechanic, a builder, miner, owner or
the developer of wild lands, or the own
er of saw mill. Every young man if
he is to realize his hopes, il he expects
some day to have ease and comfort, must
at an early period in his career command
credit. To use Emerson's phrase, he
must Glitch his wagon to a star" Cred
it is star more commanding in its in
huence than any the astrologists have
dreamed of.
1t is the fashion, especially among men
who have failed, to denounce wealth,
that is, wealth of others, but no sane
young man should be taken in by such a
delusion.
Wealth is stored energy, and you must
tap. You can do it by means Of credit.
Wealth is hunting you; the wealth of
older men, who have grown timid or
tired, yet have some of the fire OF youth
and want their money to earn them
something.
Now, credit is not created by legisla-
ton. Paper money impairs credit. a
deprecated coinage impairs credit.
Public countenance of wrong doing, law
lessness in every form, mob rule, cor
ruption in our cities, corporate mis-
management and legislative follies-all
impair credit. and to that extent injure
the chances and cloud the hopes of every
young man who is twenty-one years old
today.
The future by all right belongs to these
young men. 1t is rich with promise, il
should be richer in fruition. Kentucky
is goodly heritage, and it holds fol
those entitled to it, for those who known
how to use it, boundless opportunities.
But unless credit, public credit, can be
maintained, unless we can, poor though
we be, unless we can inspire the ricl
with confidence in our integrity, confid
ence in our character, confidence in oul
ability and energy and fair play, confd
ence in our willingness az well as in GU
ability to pay, capita will never come t.
our assistance, TO your assistanc., and w
vii grow OLE b' meaning lost opportuni
J ties.
7 he srttl, mont If this doubt rest
ma MI with tn youn, men of Kentucky
Our oil had RS alas, now many of then
have halted cr turned aside, following
the will O. the wisp fat money. The!
are preaching false doctrine at ever,
eros roads They are explaining a new
metl cd for paying old debts. They al,
telling you that you can get rich speedil,
: by calling 10 cents dollar and two peck
a hushel and eighteen inches a yard
They are telling you that it is easier Il
: get rich by reputation, by paying 81
cents on dollar, than by hard labor an,
self-denial and paying all you owe dolla
} for dollar
Harvey said he expected no man owe
| forty years OF age to accept his theory O
the circulation of the blood The youn
I men of Kentucky should get at the trutl
and cling to it, and the truth about cred
D it, confidence and currency is plain an
distinct and certain. When any ma
{ tells you the government, by its fiat, ca
5 make money of any value turn your bac
D on him.-Louisville Post.