The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08
WORK AND PRAY.
4. what Sam Jones Proposes
lnss - to Do About It.
,.o.peo.s Ahead. No Declares
srighssr rr psnnle and tho Nat'on--To
for tho 80 Not tho weat' Be-
tne longs tho Victory

I. arst day Of February this
% the ,n. n made up thirty-one days
: gs he rec record Of 1895. ,,,, beg,nninr to
The s,i pv0e ewes from Washington city !
Hrn .ne .rrning their hands toward the
sDd are 1u,n .asnonsibilities which are
bssr o. ;. aI one journeys across this coun-
ation o. v new industries springing up
Wy 70 s0I hsg;nning work knocking the
% y. 0 "a Of Wheels and spindle,s,, ana ma.
dust on % The drummars still plying
lhnery y-.de. talking more hopefully
their lau .nt with his business well in
taad I looking with wisdom which ex-
bila io has brought to him to the
!s l.insste business Of the coming year.
E ss,' tarmer with fuller smoke house
lns arib beginning his work for the
~ ~, vii heart and hope.
5s No.. mechanic either already en-
.,a aua Or looking soon for work to De ,s
pivsu to him. The railroads with wei y
...a;red earnings in traffic. Al! IN all
~ country is not going to the dogs or
NJ ' devil either as to that.
~ Ts y. two wears the eyes Of the people
-. ~ been turned hopefully towards
r a1sress but the congress OF the
t M States has demonstrated that It
s.n.o. mass anything-most OF them
'u W. n,ss saloon. The thing seems
:. in an interminable tangle. A
tou.s divided against itself. A few
O ~sos;no and the majority disposing.
Saue one remarked the other day,
rho had been in Washington for sever
months that if the constituency OF
s.h congressman could be present ton
srs and watch his representative and
.Iein the movements OF congress ne
idnt believe that there was one con-
FRESHMAN in a dozen who could get ten
Totes to be returned.
Mr. CARLYLE seems to have offered
ea,ible plan on which the finances OF
bur country could have been projected
N the future, but the present con-
ress will sit down on anything which
inmates from Cleveland or any OF his
abinet; they seem to have nothing In
lew for the good Of the country, but
Snything and everything to down
Cleveland and his wishes.
| II is true to-day that the average
jitizen Of this country is in no better
ondition than the government. am
Ory for the citizen who is in no better
|hape to meet the issues and fight the
Sattles than the United States govern
bent seems to be at this present time.
With deficiency OF a million each
bonth and bond sales one after another
DO thing seems to be getting into
% better fix fast.
The hopeful sign of the tiln0 is In the
bet that the masses are wrestling now
Fith problems more hopeful and nearer
\ hand than those to which they have
BOXED at far off Washington city.
We face problems under the condition
things to-day which an industrious
|Opeful people can work out with
Fedit to themselves and conquer with
courage that will bring it's reward;
the lessons of experiences which the
hst two years have taught us have |
Fen learned SO that we shall not for.
et them, and we will abjure credit and
fy cash or do without the things we |
fe not obliged to have.
Credit unwisely used will ruin any
ftlOn, any city, any municipality, any
|an For two years and more we have
Fen graphing with debt as perhaps
people ever did. The aggregate In
Fotedness Of this country, from the
P'ernment down to the individual
Puld astonish and appall any thinking
IN and he would despair of better
rs ever coming; but millions on
|iiions OF these debts have been paid
|iquldation has settled millions on
Pol millions, and to-day we are in
LII I
oelter nix for future operations than
were year or two years ago. or, If
iac1s had all been known, than we
|,e hve years ago. The writer of this
|'cle has had much experience in
tppnng with debt. He has been
. debtor and creditor, paying debts
Pn Inc one side and watching cred
shirk on the other, and such q
uition OF things makes 1t hard to
" In grace. / find but few hopeful
,Ouoyant spirits, I find but few in
VINO are in despair. 1t is not
Jus. at this time to be too hopeful,
h oattie and despair; we should
| az a happy medium, and every hon.
mort every hour of the day should
pa! forth by every man until the
u 'ne hill is reached and the traces
Oe Stacked with safety. A thou
/ voices call us on. Nothing but an
would advise humanity to cease
,ausg:es; the hustler is the man we
I initiate. The industrious and
a. :, man should be our exemplar.
.. not throw water on any mans
H., !, discourage any earnest, jealous