The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-04

NUntn COMShtutiOh.

INC 'oonth atone. bit IRON = country
with 10000, 900 people. In All proba.
bility there will be volunteers enough
ard "A draft wili not be necessary.
How about %cottonl
Perhaps it viii suffer. 1t GENERALLY
does when the Spectators Of Liver
pool and New York determine u rive
it black eye
And yct IN war times people need
cotton goods, and if the farmers can
not afford to buy them, our army and
tn" people at home viii consume
larger quantities than ever, because
the war will bring waste and rxtraya-
gancc. and circulate money more FREE
Is. The home market may make good
the loss Of Spanish trade.
Som" people say that capital will
hide out, new enterprises will be- held
back and hard times will come.
such conditions obtain in weak
country III danger Of being conquered.
but not in a rich and powerful conn
try. The wealthy North grew richer
in her war with the less fortunate
South, and the United States would
be equally favored in 4 lone r"ntcst
with a country inferior in strength
and resources.
For every dollar boarded here in
II. Of war it is probable thatanothcr
would be turned loose. Warehouses Il
demand for food and other supplies;
new industries spring up and the toll
crs at home yet more work and better
wages.
Senator Morgan sees clearly when
lie says that if this conflict lasts a
year or so it will greatly benefit the
South.
Necessarily there will be several
ccntcrs of military and naval opera
tons in this section. The influx Of
soldiers, officials aud their followers
will make business brisk and build up
many places. The entire South will
be better advertised, and as all sec
tionaI feeling will be wiped out in Il
light for a rOmmo cause, hundreds Of
permanent settlers will be attracted
here who. under ordinary circnm-
stances. would mover have thought of
coming.
Strange rs it may seem, the sword
may solve our financial problem.
When the government needs more
currency in circulation. it is reasona-
bic to presume that one Of it's first
steps will be the rcmonctization of
silver.
When England was engaged in her
long Napoleonic wars she inflated her
paper currency and stuck to the double
standard. She did not strike down
silver until peace came, and then with
her single gold standard she caused
more misery and damage than had
resulted from her wars.
Of course, there is a dark side to
any war, even from the standpoint Of
a rich and powerful nation.
1t is glorious for heroes to die 6e..t-
ing FOR their country, but they leave
behind them loved me- who will weep
and refuse to be comfortcd.
Still, honors and pensions follow
such calamitics. while the brave fell
lows might have starved to death I'M
noticed. if they had remained Mt home
unemployed in a time Of stagnant and
idle peace.
The greatest DANCE" that threatens
many localities in this country new is
the possible invasion of yellow lack.
Our exceptionally mild winter has
not killed the fever germs in the far
South, and the Spaniards arc quite
capable Of sending infected clothing
and rags to our coast cities.
During active warfare it will be i'm
possible to protect some Of our South
crn ports by efficient quarantine regu-
~lntions.
This is the darkest cloud on the
horizon, and in many Southern towns
the authorities should lose no time in
taking steps to bar out the pestilence
which has 30 long made Cuba its dis
tributing center.
Yellow jack is more to be dreaded
than all the fleets and armies that
Spain can raise!
VIZ can force Spain to reimburse us
for our war expenses, but there is no
compensation for the ravages of the
plague. Wallace T.. REED.
Advantages or Worrying IL Little.