The herald., 1897-11-21

giving an unsurpassed record of good
health. The recent harvest has filled
our granaries as never before; our or
chards have added millions to the total
of our soil products gold, silver, lead
and copper mines will add nearly forty
millions to- the permanent wealth of the
world. The cattle and sheep industry has
yielded almost 100 per cent dividend.
The depression of tho past four years
has marred many fortunes, broken many
speculative idols; yet, in the midst OF
present abundance, our people are press
ing forward with grateful hearts toward
a radiant future.
(Signed) ALvA ADAMS.
Governor of Colorado.
For the fruition of this year the ma
ton has certainly great reason for
thankfulness to Almighty God.
To me. however, there appears greater
cause for Thanksgiving in the fact thai
the people Of our country are waking
up to a sense of their duty and respons,-
blity in the maintenance of the rights
as men and citizens. In startling con-
traits to the benefcence Of God is the
selfishness of mana selfishness which is
at the base of all civic evil. Individual
greed makes national calamities. The
highest duty of citizenship today is to
fight to the finish financial systems
which increase the power and wealth of
the few at the expense of the many.
For this day of thanksgiving the world
is waiting.
(Signed) H. S. PINGREE.
Governor of Michigan.
1t seems to me that the basis for gen.
eral thanksgiving throughout this coun-
try might be summarized as follows:
Peace at home and abroad, good health.
bountiful harvests, good prices, good
order, respect for law an dthe enjoyment
of the best government yet devised by
the genius of man should inspire all
Of our people with a reverend spirit OF
thanksgiving.
(Sgned) THOS. "A. CARTER,
United States Senate.
know of no very auspicious business
conditions, excepting temporary rise
in the price of wheat and other bread
stuffs, the result of famine in India and
a shortage in the wheat crop of Europe
and South America. OF course, l be-
lieve every human being should offer
thanks to the Supreme Being for his
own preservation ard for the preserva
ton of the nation. I am not Respondent
over political conditions. 1 am, on the
contrary, very hopeful With thorough
agitation and education we will evolve
a higher and more perfect government
than we now have, but this cannot be
done at a single stop. Tt can only be
accomplished when the people are
educated to the point where their in
terest in good government is deeper and
more abiding than their disposition to
submit to the rule of concentrated cap
ital.
(Signed) VIM. v. ALLEN.
United States Senate.
I think we have special cause for
thanksgiving for the reason that in
times OF what appears well-nigh univer-
sal industrial depression, business and
labor in this country are not as bad off
as they possibly might be.
tSigned) wy n. ROACH.
United States Senate.
Thanks for blessings received and
prayers for blessings desired spring from
the same spiritual source and rest on the
same practical foundation.
While the people of the United States
should be humbly thankful for every
good thing vouchsafed unto them, yet
! see nothing in the present aspect OF
affairs that would justify them in being
elnboldened to cut short their prayers.
(SigneO WIN. II. FLEMING,
Member of Congress-
Upon certain historic occasion, when
confronted with grave perils the great
Napoleon said by way of encoura cement
that matters We're worse at Lodi
BY parity of reasoning I might now
say that conditions abroad are more un-
happy than they We're here--therefore
let us give thanks even though the ex-
listing limited prosperity is essentially
the result Of famine and other adverse
Industrial conditions in foreign lands.
This country. however, is menaced by
the steady and ever accelerating trend
in the direction of centralized power and
concentrated wealth. The one is but
tressed upon growing distrust Of the
capacity: of the people for self govern
ment The other. however we may diff
fer as to causes, is remorselessly adding