The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-06

burden rests. The Seasons are unpro.
hlt io tne crops are poor or prices Low.
alike dfsablcs all that stand between him
| and the Manufacturer. This br.ngs atou.
II pretty condition OF things In q bus,.
ness sense 1t sells the pots to boiling and
hubb.itg wr;h livcin.ss sufficient to ex-
cite the envy OF Shakespelre's witches.
Oftcntimes thu result is the nlnufactii
the wholesale man and the retail dealer
ass Ign and take life comfortably Watil the
assignee. In his own good time aad IN his
own good way. closes w matters, and
y not infrequcnfly happens that the tai.
Ing luirues resume the sumc old business
at the same old stand and w the same Old
way. He there and chen bcgsus aga.n I,
weave and spread his web TO catch tn,
farmer Fly. but II is not the same ny he
ccAugrt hcfore. That has been devourel.
The sheriff participated in the dcyourng
performance. and there is nothing idtt.
II rs on some other farmer. whose breath
| YET smells sweet, that ~ now invited M
the fatal naifor, only TO 30 through the
same routine and TO find his credu!iy fe-
ward in sim. ar manner II % per
cent paid 10 the retail dealer was the only
! irorolscd percentage tho honest con sumner
had to pay, he might stand evcn that, bu'
this Is not all. Ths passing OF merchan-
dire on ciot through several hands from
the factory 10 the consumer creates "A ne
ccss,y for an Increased percentage ~
NEE, the eXlgencics of risks and losses of
each one of these PARTIES. aud the con
local merchant running HIS business on
credit you may trace the lines of goods
he IS handling back TO the .1ebber and you
w II find 1t Is ull credit, Now. II anyone
desires to find out the increased price 20
10 paid for mcrchaTdise that IL handled
OH credit oNtr the necessary cost Ter
handling the same on the cash plan, lct
him ascertain the cost at the factory and
then thc per cert discount each dealer
may make for cash and put them toENther
ana the result will Inform him. They VIII
IN this way lraln thnt AZ rs To their IN
tcfcst to buy less nntN they can nav M
hey 20. L, will however, he a long time
a 60.
Gene. The merchant seems To he as anN
ious to seal on credit ne the consumer Is To
purchase on "a credit.
The truth Is. that the credit men dealer
GnG consumer. have arrived at the con
cluslon that there is net II sufficient
amount of money to carry on the ner-
how they have arrived at this | am un-
able TO understand. II does appear 10
Nc that II a man rnn pay St6o at the On,
Of the Yctr for mprChaudiso that ne could
nave purchased for ylOo by the payment
OF cash at the tlTne he made the purchase
/ That 1t would hc to his Interest to put-
chase lc.s until lie could catch NJ aud
nave cash to pay. There TX very much in
the VIII to do II, II scema tha, consume
~ have 80, behind about one year. and
tau to Natch up. rspe siaiy H. this ant Is
hr the case when the merchant has q lot
q goods on hand FOR which he would
it-.hnr nave the consuniprs note o. ac-
tpuhi tlin The goods. Now. If II is
l1't mat merchandise cost him 10 per
cout mone TO he hnollcd ON a credit from
thr factory 70 Inc consumer than he
same could he handled on the cash plan
1 t1su u .Wrcly would Ice much bcticr ard
more satisfactory Ia act ON the cgSn rrin-
'ipis altogether. 1t Ia true that II this
pan "RLS adopted, thosc Who never lay
AT al would have TO come up with The
cash or do without the desired good, The
rfeHf system, coupled with the ~, ttPago
system Cor this Is what me crcdi, sVs-
icm means has done moro t. &C.. the
pooi-'r classes OF cit'1cna in debt ana
Keep them there than any 9th n one III M
d Ialr ft.t l..
mach to encourage dcfepli N and dishor-
csty and TO greatly Increase the work of
NE courts of tho country at the .NIonse
or the honest people 10y taxing up Their
tine oS Jurors aud Witnesses and IN null
uplying ianca.i trodNt extended cncnur-
dseN lts Increase. II Is admitted by many
| thit where we run our purthasin. On
time We buy much moro than II we pad
rAsh. This applies To the merchant as
wen as TO the CONSUMER. No doubt many
merchants, on the prospect of good crops.
mako much larger orders to be- raid Tor
~ the future than they would If the cash
had to accompany lho order Now. II the
crop void H. less than he anticipated, he
nhdS more goods ON his shelf than he
can dispose of FOR ready cash These
goods, however must b. sold, even II on
a erciil, with not as good security IS
would be required under different vondi-
Tons. ihe consumer induced TO buy
| bcycal his ABILITY Ia pay because OF the
| business - Il curse to amy country OF
people Ih9 altndonmc7t Of such Il rys-
!
| fcrtiyciy beneficial TO all.
Thor" Ia no business profession that
would not be improved by adopting and
consistently adhering to the cash systrrn
There Is not family or an .udn'duul
who wonli not ultimately reqp rim 10
suits by the adoption Of The pav'as;, ou-
and individual liberty are always and
without regard 10 circumstances pn'n-
mount cons clallons Thelr rolGtions arc
reciprocal The one T. dependent on tho
other There san ne no abiding family
hMpp. less whose SUlicitudes are ever pres
ent and pre9slog. Individual liberty in
pliiicd In the life and bearings OF ono
who Is oppressed with debi, ana who's.
property Is pledged 10 hs liquidation. Such
pledPing is the pGwmng of ones labor ia
advance IT Is hcstngiug home AMI
hearth comtcntncnt ani often for articles
that were not Indispensable for family
comforts The induccment 10 deal on
crccst ~ insinuating AMI deceptive, and
only watchful, rcsoluto prn-leucA can avaN
70 defeat ~ atlaekf; Is banelul effects
nevertheless the dea lis germ Is rhere. It's
growth tnay be slow, nnt Is Rome the less
sure. Like the hidden dry rot :nat as
seils the heart OF some great tree, a
sprrads and cankcrs and Kills from the
notherinost root 10 topmust bOugh. ! be-
iieVc that IN huslHess matters 40 grcalcf
calamity is possible to the individuai tnah
that which mas us birth n the crault syS-
ten ANA ultimately mus Is result IN as
appointed hui ~ ana piohen bpirita.
iAa wear ana care OF constant mental
Oe.,tcss.on ami the n--c@ess DuracA o.
busy thought all the t,.ne idDoIug TO de-
N.se ways und means 10 adIsfy ms oplisa-
lions that credit has tnpoaed and TO iure.
tnose mat fam.ly nccrssYtlcs Tor the iu-
ture impcrauNely require, ~ lndeed, to my
mind. Ner!thple n.uucn dry rot tnal
carkcrs and kils Is II too much 10 say
that habHual credit dud-ng depIscs man
hood? / think not While there may he
no question Of moral turp.tude involved,
II occurs 10 me that the farmer and
speak with special reference 10 the IN
uerest OF the farmer cnss, whose crops
are pledged In advance, subject 10 the
harsh conditions lmp..ed by mortgages.
deeds OF trust and judgments, does nor
measure up to TN stanuart OF mat KIND
OF American manhood that has lis beil
expressions In his self-polsed AMI self
renant independent noighbor who buys
with cash, or who when that Is not feasl- !
be. buys no; at all. hut Is content TO re-
spcrt tho admon!tors OF patent wisdom
and wait until the cash has been accumu- |
lated.
/ believe and insist upon II as correct |
proposition that no man who Is oppressed
and harassod with debt is. in the hghtsl
and hottest sense. In the broadcast ana best |
sign alcanoe OF the term, a free maa
Freedom 8 something more than the mere
right to Independent opinions ana unre- |