The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-07-03
CURRENT TOPICS.

While we Of this hemisphere have
be, n watching with keenest interest at
fairs in the far East, England has b en-
fighting out war at the foot Of the Pam
iro. We ourselves are engaged in jutt
as lively warfare, as clash OF arms or
intrigus OF diploinatists There are
grave questions rising behind rs and we
wonder IL We can afford such an cxhibi-
ton Of difference OF opinion und,r the
same colors. But the currency issue
seems vast ttore-house OF intellectual
energy. II represents the sum OF the
most active minds on each side OF those
who support, affirm, or d,ny. Did you
ever think 1t is all for aud about the al
mighty dollar? Will sound currency
relieve this nation OF lets burden OF care :,
or shall free silver oil away the stone
and cause us TO reach the climax Of pros.
perity2 Wealth and happiness Were
we all called upon to furnish an essay
with this heading our rstinqniry would
be "Does wealth bring happin, Sc pr
Just as sure our answer would be a
unanimous negative. Russell Sage de-
clares that riches are all vanity and
vexation of spirit" Andrew Carnegie
tells us, that only by using his money
to make Others happy that he derives
Happiness for himself" John d. Rookie
Teller says, "a rich man always feels
poor and never thinks he has enough"
Other rich men all agree there is m,fe
pleasure in the pursuit than in the pos
session and that they were as happy as
poor men as when they reaclr d the
goal. The Marquis de Castellane WIS in
America fifteen days, upon his return
ne writes lis impression OF us for Paris
paper and criticisps our love for the al
mighty dollar as paramount to love of
art, leisure, taste, or T. mily. All the
ame, his son came over for his wife, the
richest beiress in the United States, 70
they too are not il di fitrent to the diyin-
ity. In the face of all testimony, against
filthy lucre" st Paul warns us against.
Most OF us would volunteer to relieve
the above gentlemen OF their wealth to
experiment. All such assertions are
fairly open for argument and can never
be determined by disputation. Nowhere
do people work as hard and accomplish
as much rs in our own country and il
man achieves wealth honorab!y, all hon
or to him. II he has brains behind his
eyes and got there" by that means still
honor, but il by the sweat of the brow,
by strong muscle and brawny sinew, he
reached the pinnacle and should be
brac r to others Somebody has TO have
money. Somebody has to make money,
or what would become OF the "poor who
are always with us?" 1t is Just with
the individual whether she or he is
happy. Give us sound curnncy il il
helps people to get rich easier, or free
silver If it will stop the wall OF "hard-
TINES" II Grover Cleveland's judgment
goes for anything those eight men sitting
with him are the best eight in all these
United States. II We had ADLER men
they might not be- as honest. Carlisle
has the most striking face and the strong.
est viii not they carry cut the qnota-
tions? "lle that cannot reasons fool
he that will rot, bigot; and lie that
dare not,a slave" "Prosparity is not up
above the skies, nor down below the
earth, nor in the future, 1t is here and
now" il those leaders and our leaders
here will only unite and bar tue mes
sage TO those waiting for the problem to
he solved by wiser heads than the mass
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