Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-08
TIMES ARE SURELY BETTER
Views If Assistant Secretary Webster
Davis


Assistant Secretary of the Interior Web
ster Davis has justs returned from short
trip into Ohio andS Pennsylvania. He de-
livered the PioneeY day address at Steu-
benviile. Ohio. on the occasion of the CEN
tennial anniversary OF Jefferson county.
This gave him the opportunity Of meeting
many people from all parts Of Ohio. Then
he took his aged parents on a visit to
friends in Ebensburg, Pittsburg and Johns
town. Pa, delivering several public ad-
dresses and meeting numbers Of people
from western Pennsylvania.
When asked today by Star reporter as
to the outlook, for better times in Ohio and
pennsylvania Mr. Davis said:
Times are surely growing better. Every
body l met in Ohio seemed to be feeling
good; their hearts were light and their
races smiling, for the granarfes on the old
Farms were full to Overlooking, the trees In
the orchards were bending low under their
weight of luscious fruit and the cattle are
fat and sleek.
In the cities the merchants wholesale
and retail, were ali busy, and complaining
OF their Inability to supply the demands
OF their customers. The railroads are busy
carrying cattle and grain The smoke OF
the furnaces and the whistles of the mills
ana factories told. the pleasant story OF
the thousands who. honestly desired EN-
pioyment having once again found WORK
busy making new clothes for the little
sons and daughters in order that they
might atteEd the public schools, which were
to open this month. The children were
they had not been able to attend schoo!
Tor the reason that father had been gu:
of work.
In Pennsylvania all seemed activity
again. Pittsburg and Johnstown seemed
DC rfect beehives of industry At night
time the sky was aglow with the light of
their furnaces, and on every hand could
De seen the rugged workmen, black with
the stains CT honest toll. happy in their
work and thankful for the many suhstau-
tial evidences of returning prosperity. The
mines too, are IN operation. The farm
ers IN the valleys and on the hill SIDES
are rejoicing because of the good prices
they are receiving for the products of
their labor, for the farmers get good
prices when working people have en-
pioyment and are earning something. The
American people always eat well when
they have money to pay for what they
eat. but 1t is very difficult for men who
are out of employment to pay good prices
for the products of the farms
How plain It is. - Prosperous factories
and mills make prosperous workingmen
and women, and these. in turn, make pros
porous and happy farmers. And when all
these are prosperous then the merchants
and professional people. the railroads, the
steamship lines, the schools, the colleges
and the churches are all prosperous.
"One thing seems especially gratifying,
and that is the fact that nearly all the
great newspapers. and most Of the patriotic
men and women who are, upon principle
opposed to thSSpresfpt admin istration, are
glad OF the return of better times, and are
willing to giWss credit to whom credit is
Justly due. They are patriots and lovers
OF their countSy. and believe in the well
fare of their fellow citizens first, and poll
tcians and partisans afterward. This is
as 1t should be- Peace, happiness and
prosperity for pur country and our people
first; and theBr-other things"