Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-18
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gland. noted for their knowledge Of
the world and ils inhabitants. are
isnsely iKnorant ~ to our customs.
sfuaailohs and methods of thinking.
To be- sare. tns average individual
Yankee has vague knowledge OF our
partisan and seciionsi traditions. Ia
knows something Of our public men.
lie knous that we can produce cotton
aud that along ~ inlervais wc can
ra.se quantities. OF q rerinin other com.
modify which. Tor want OF . moro ele-
CANT isrm. 10 commonly known as gc-
hennahL lie knows that we can sion
bullets. talk FREQ silver and hang Mig
gsra hat there are a good many
lhlnss that he does no, kaow aud does
NOT isem snxIous TO learn. lIs does
not knnw that our people are broad
minded. kind hearted and generous. =
lie does not know that our gnnbliug-
Lrns are few and our churches are
many. lie docs not know that capital
Invested within our borders is.as safe
- capital Invested In Massachusetts.
he daes not know that business.
shkh lie may establish at Jackson, nj.
, lgkshurT or nj Columbus. will re-
relvr such protection ne the law al.
iords, aud that our statutes haye 80 q.
mend jed the common law ms TO mako
that protection adequate. lie does not
know that manufacturing has proven
\ phenomlnsi success al Eiiisyille, Wa.
ter falleg. WeFson, Stoncw all and 9TH
CT towns leo numerous TO monitor.
tie doss net Know that In pur midst
HE Hhrslurighis. his lathe operatives
and he immature winders, II legally
qualihrd. eau walk up TO the p0lls aud
vote any Ticket they choose. In short.
he knaus The exception he does hot
Know the iuie.
Il Ia not necessary here to discuss
ihr eaases which brought about this
unisnndefstanding Of our people and
their instllntions. Suffice II 10 say
that ihss are closely allied TO politics
aud that they doubtless had, during
The war aud for several years tlcreaf-
Ter. q ionHtlation In fact. Now that
the hand Of iime has wrought Won
iroas change II 10 hut fair that the
change be made Known Until 1t IL
kn0An II will he discounted teyercly
The mischief consists. among other,
ihlnrs 10 . depressing effect upon our
Industries Capital. always timid, il
deferred from flowing towards us a. II
shouid. The remedy must be conf
plsis exposure Of the fallacies conce.n
Ing 10. When the people OF the oih-
90 states thoroughly understand our
people lhs h.lanee Of the problem will
need no salntion.
Mls.lsslpri has all tho natural advan-
l.sss necessary 10 make her a great
industrial center. She also has hard.
wofkinE. Int ~iiigent, economical pop
nislian- hut these are only two OF
the essentials. She needs capital aud
abe alec nerds few skilled wOrkMtn
10 Instruct her people In the arts. The
capital that she needs IL lying idle In
ihs roffefs OF New York city. The
skilled sof men that sho needs arc
scattered over the Union. When all
lhs.r clements are united, the result
oil 10 The compound called Success.
Hat nnlsss they are united and united
fl,nfnuxhlv. unless they ara not only
commonplace bull accurate way a
leiissss a man cold and hungry, al
the fiose nI day 10 lust in the forest
he hss - x OF meal and few slices
Of Fs- meat. There lie plrnly of fuel
lying afouutl but he has no matches
ullh which 10 kindle fro Unless he
eau set maIches he must remain cold
aud husEry. Another man, also lost
comet aieax. fle has matches but he
has ns iaeaf and no meal. Clearly,
ihsss iwo men must come to au nntlcr.
'isndlns. lie no has the matches
muti kindir the drc. lie who has the
opd NUS; rook tho same and divide
With The other. by this arrangement
bath msn can DO rendered c0mforta
bio. whereas Otherwise each must
speed night of suffering. II the man
With The iaad docs not know that the
other has ma ches, or IL the one with
The matches docs not know that the
hfsi has fBosi. the eject IL practically
The sanie a. 10 neither had anything =
The mere possession of tho several
rsmponenss by different parties does
Mt reseuariiy have the desired effect.
The frsuit is similarly defeated IL OF
Tier man regards the other ~ an enc.
nv. turrfss can come only In case
rlsh nHdsr.fands tho resources aud
disFssllinn 81 tho other and, accord
lnris, mskes fair aud proper couccs-
siuas
~ iis. on = larger scale, with our
people sud thosc OF other communi-
lice. We savu tho cheap lands, the
cheap lsbor and the cheap raw mate.
fisls. I'll "a abundance. The capitalist
sl.suhffe has tho n.Jney, which he
viii gherriully bring forward in large
qusuiitits " the Investment is safe aud
he ecu realize even four or five per
uehi. per anpum. We can ask nothing
better than this. Yet something i
lasklnT. We are withholding our re-
sources whlla willing to part with an
isisfesl IN them the capitalist is with.
hplllnE his money while hungry for
% employ msnt, 10 withholding HE
sklll. The ingredients of success are
BOT unlllaz. What IL ths matter {? :.
simply ihis tho capitalist ana the
skilled workman have falsa notions
concerning our people. They think
We arc q community Of cut-throals;
lhsi We have = hostile feeling toward
them aud would. by rny means, fair or
foul. discourage them IRON coming
smoas Ne. They think that We have
The dssfer OF the assassin and the
torch " the incrndlary.
IN order to understand thoroughly
the details of this belief, q MISSISSIPPI
pisa should take trip into the region
shove Mason aud Dixon's line. Let
him 10 10 some great metropolis. Here
lst hln nett aud talk with q number
VI lnislligsaf. every day people native
10 The place. sDd Il will not take him
t,ft long 10 discover that his slate IL
setn ihfoneh q vlass darkly. Pretty
soon he viii be asked, n little cautious.
y perhaps. II ne !. oi posed TO the p
efsiion " nsoonshine disillleries; NJ |
~ II ihsie " not among thu. better |
cisss, ~ MsrsissIppI M elsnienI,tn Ia
Vof NJ shnlisbing Tho rcvoiver: like.
wise. hor the modern ku.klux klan
manssss for 80 long Ia escape retribn.
tive iu'tire. tie must explain how the
ineaf suihorifice, afior prosecuting and
eusishinr The principals o prize