The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-27

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population. l tell you, my brothern,
this census compendium proves an
alarming condition of things up
north, and it is high timo our south
ern churches wcro organizing bocrds
of missions and sonding missionaries
up thorc. Wo sond thcm to Mexico
and China and Brazil and TO tho In
dians in tho wost; why not to Massa-
chusot,s and Now York and Ohio,
whore crimo and immortality prevail
to Il greater extent than in any civi-
lied country That is just what
Mr.. Stotson said--the statisticiun Of
Massachusetts. His language as
published was: "rhcrc is no coun-
try upon Garth whore crimo is 80 fla
grant and 80 frequent .as in Massa-
chusotts.' Her population is about
double our whito population, and yet
sho has fifteen times us many white
criminals in her PRISONS and what
is worso than all, my brethern, 74S
| of thom are women. just pondor
ovcr it, and like tho prophet oxclaim:
wlow arc tho mighty fallen" Only
ono whito woman IN the jaiis or
chuiugnngs Of Georgia and 748 in
tho puritan state Of Now England.
What shall we do about itY What
can wo do? But this is not all that
tho consus tolls. In addition to this
vast army of prisoners, Mnssachu-
sctts has 700 juvonilo prisoners,
while Now York has S,07G and Ohio
$50. Then thore are ovor 5000
paupcrs in tho four states, besides
tho thousands that arc in private
benevolent institutions. How in tho
world do those states up north sup
port such vast army Of criminals,
paupcrs, trnmps and nonproducorsY
No wonder they want protection
and pensions; no wonder thoy plum
der tho public trcnsury. Thoy arc
Obliged to 10 it. Ninety per cent of
all tho money that goes into it comes
out INTO thoir pockets in somo way
or other, and still thcy arc not hap
py; thoy want tho othor ten.
But what is tho relative condition
Of the common people OF the soc
tions? How about homes and mort
gngcs and debts? 1t il tho common
people who constitute state or M
ton. They support 1t with their Ia
hor and dcrond it with their arms.
In numbers they are 500 to one Of
tho nristocracy. Thoy all deserve to
have homcs-homcs OF thoir own,
uncncumberod. A homo means moro
than sholtcr 1t means roses and vines
and shade trees and fruit Ask tho
poor rontcr who Is bumped about
from place to place every year, Ask
his wife and daughters what thoy
think of homo. Tho consus puts
down 90,S9O white families in Goor-
gin who have homes, and says that
50 per cent Of these are paid for and
have no incumhcrancc Virginia has
81 por cont paid for; Mississippi and
South Carolina 03 per cont each.
Massachusetts has 157, 900 families
owning homes, but 81 per cont Of
thom are mortgaScd. Now York
has 100000 homes, and Al por cont
arc mortgagcd, and the compiler
says moro than so per cont Of all the
homo oncumbranco OF the United
is in tho north Atlantic and north
central divisions only ~ por cent
is on tho homes Of tho south Allan
tic states. The mortgages on Massa-
chusotts homes amount to $lO2,018,-
l9G. just think Of it-pondcr it
ruminato over it--Ovcr ono hundred
millions of dobt against tho common
people Of ono little state having
about double tho white population
of Georgia.
} Can they over pay it? Now York
ls Dut Ilttle Dotlor having SZlo,OOU,
} 600. In fact, the whole north is
covered rs with n blanket by debt,
and tho millionuircS aro tho owners
Of it. Debt What hard unfoel-
ing word it is. My old partner was
wont to say it has harder "llltera-
tiv" following, viz: debit, duns, doath,
damnntion and tho dovil. Is it any
wonder that such oxpononts az Dobs
and George and Coxoy riso up and
plead for the people the common
people tho toilors who have no
homes at all? Is it any wonder that
strikes arc mado and the people car.
ry blood in their oyos and dcspora.
ton in their hearts? Put yourself
i'll thoir place, if you can, and then
you will fool rs they feel
Bat, while wo sympathizo with