The courier., 1895-12-21

PciieHCcs WHICH the peopie mere went
through on that fateful day in January
three years ago, and which they again
went through this week. The real thing
as we have seen 1t this week, is no
melodrama. 1t is tragedy with heart
burnings filing the interstices. Life
is made up of many emotions and in
cidents; but to us in this material part
of the most material nation. business
affairs take hold of large share of our
best abilities and fondest hopes, and
when a crisis comes, when confidence
and credit make simultaneous retreat
and chaos-failure overtakes effort
then there is tragedy. There is tragedy
in fighting against fearful odds-and
losing. There is tragedy in Drawing the
fury of the storm and holding the
bridge against an army There is trag-
edy in relinquishing the grip on hope
and sinking into acknowledged defeat.
1t has been trying, serious tine for
the people of Lincoln this week. and
considering all that has gone before. it
is remarkable that the people stood the
strain so well. There has been COM
paratively little excitement. The brave
men who have had to face the issue in
the banks, are deserving of credit, and
all the people are deserving of credit.
In the next two or three weeks there
will be few failures of business houses.
1t had to come sometime, and the soon-
er 1t is over the better. The houses
close now There will not be many Of
them, and it will soon be over, and
when it is once over. things ought to
go along pretty smoothly.
OF course Nebraska is a better state
than Arkansas and Mississippi and most
Of the other states Of the union. The pro-
gress that it has made in twenty-five
years is probably unparalleled in the
history of material development. Con-
tending against grasshOpper plaques
and occasional drouths it has gone
steadily forward until it has attained
wealth and prosperity and influence
and general Importance imperial in their
magnitude. Nebraska needs no apollo
gies, and this state is strong enough to
take care of itself and go steadily for
ward without decrying other states.
Who imagines for a minute that the
possibilities in Mississippi and Arkan-
sas are comparable to the chances of
success that are held out in Nebraska?
1t is useless to go into statistics TO
prove to any intelligent man or woman
that the people of Nebraska are infinite
ly more prosperous than the people of
any southern state. And 1t Is foolish to
seek to build up this state by abuse of
other communities. Just remember
what Nebraska has done in the past;
how II has produced corn for the world:
how it has given every man, woman and
child who worked sustenance and real
prosperity; how 1t has enabled men to
make great fortunes almost in the pass
ing OF day. Remember these things
and letting Arkansas and Mississippi
take care of themselve. Stand up for
Nebraska, Now is the time for all good
men to come to the front and line up
and push for progress and prosperity.
There is minister in this city who
has the courage and the manliness to
get up in his pulpit and look his congre-
cation in the face and tell the truth.
There is a preacher who is willing to
discuss living, vital subjects fearlessly
and forcibly. There is a preacher here
who gives voice freely to the feeling
which every right-minded man who
considers the social problems presented
in the city of Lincoln, must have.
The preacher is the Rev. E. H. Cha
pin, of the Universalist church. Mr..
Chaplin cannot be accused of sensation
alism. He is not Byron Beall to pol
lutte the pulpit with filthy discourse.
He iS nrf-Snnkan hut ha iS sensible and