Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-08-21
The Situation.

A week ago some of us were little
hlue. but il turns out that the blues
came on and operated about as usual,
that is we are just as likely to be blue
when things are working favorable as
otherwise. The truth is the fault is IN |
ourselves and not in our conditions or
surroundings when this imaginative dis
temper comes upon us. We thought
little while ago that all the evils that
were i'm the country had been stirred up
and that western cyclone mounted By
all the Altgelds, Tillmans, Debs, Waites
and all the rest of the school of modern
wild men was sweeping over thecountry
and carrying all before it. Everybody
fully appreciated the powerful influence
which a prospect of so many places at
the public crib had on the minds OF the
people, and how so many visions OF
wealth and personal gain was exciting
the minds of those so patriotic Tor sell.
And so it was feared that the prospect OF
victory with all its attendant spois
would carry the people by their own mo-
mentum over to such gentlemen as we
have named, so great was the enthusi-
asm, and so stirring was the noise other
charge in capturing the democratic house;
and so great was the wonder and curl
osity excited by the wizard of the West
that it was concluded to display this
wonderful sleight of hand performer,
who had only stood with his face towards
the people. And so he went down to
New York and had great show, and
the people stood all round and on every
side of him, right where they could see
how he did it. And they did see how he
did it, ana now he overdid it; and how
lie uIiu't mvt:ea Lo W Fred williams did it.
He didn't see that Fred Williams assumed
that certain conditions existed and that
there was nothing to vary those condl'
tions, and then drew his conclusions Sc
quickly that they couldn't see how the
sleight of hand performance was accom-
plished. The wizard Of the West bull
three pair of stairs. He undertook tt
show how the bottom one was founded
but in going up each of them tumblet
down. And when he undertook to show
that half dollar was dollar he tumblec
down, for five thousand people laughed
and left the show. So that in a singh
night the whole thing collapsed, tn
whole people running and laughing afte
the exposed wizard. Now every thin!
seems as cool and refreshing and as calm
as quiet village after a thunder storm
and Respondent ones breathe freer ant
feel more contented and happy. Thel
when we come in from looking at tn
whole field and glance at the HERALD W
see that the whole atmosphere is teemini
with local enterprises. A railroad from
the Gore to connect with the Gram
Trunk just below us; one to connect II
with Newport or Barton, project tt
bring the county buildings here, beside
other projects of legislation looking t.
the enterprise, comfort and progress Q
our locality. Then why should anybod
feel disheartened when the storm is pas
and the country is safe, when people ar
laughing at those fellows who have jus
been saying that no reforms come excep
through suffering; that the pilgrim faith
ers suffered and therefore we are the p
grim fathers, and when there was neve
so many projects for local development
and when we were never so well equippe
to procure legislation TO carry tnem INT,
effect! Why man that would be blu
under such circumstances would cry a
his mother in laws funeral.