The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1898-12-24
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The Retgrn Of Prosperity.


pro-1ery. Victory end pace in
Is9s- means more than for many
years Tra-f. THE harvest home has
never rse1gnize-I larger crOIs. or the ]
Whole, in thi- eoB3fry. and general
prosperity il stteSied by the largest
volume Of bOsiBess ever rpSUr,std- /
The peoples verdict has given ressCn
to hope that the sOundBeas Of the
currency and the nzfion's honor uiil
not again b. in peril, and q war. not
mztrIsed in history for swiftness Of
=sucrss<. with snlaIln-ss OG lO~-, has
brought mOre perfect union than
ever between North and South. and
-cInsrr bonds than ever with our kin
beyond The sea Ending with the
most important increase Of territory
ever beGDrP-
The year. - exceptional in magni-
tude and variety II blessing, draws
Near It's cIOse wiTh yet another gODd
Gift. a marked increase sf confidence
in prospects Tor the year which is to
-cIOse the century.
Industries are doing remarkably
well. considering all hindrsDceS.
OF eDurse the sOundness Of currency
has Something 10 do with this steady
ineresse- The great flow Of gold
coming fI0sn abroad TO the United
StzteS, within the last year, shows
how confidence has been restored.
It i Ezllscy 10 suppose that de-
mand for gold creates demand for
silver. but perfect and unperish-
able standard means an INCREASE in
and products
This. together with an abundant
crop. and all other blessings, should
call s0rth our thanks Our western
farmers have had, for the past two
years demonstration Of the fallacy
that Iegi>lafiOn alone can make
money plenty- There may BE- an
abundance Of money; but il may be
living idle IN hanks, while there Is a
scarcity in the POckets az the mss5es
Of individuals There l. no way in
which law can operate 10 change the
Ownership Of this money 50 that it
viii Be distributed 10 empty purses.
So the individual can get money
honestly only by selling something
he pusses-ez fer which there Is
demand This may be his labor. or
the prOdur<z o. his toll. 0r the >ur-
pIaS 81 his cnJfS- IL has been
thoroughly demonstrated thatbeiiber
free silver, nor any law which il Is
Pos<ibIe Io frame, oOUld have given
abundant DOIey al lOE interest. 30
when Ne hzIe thoroughly considered
all points and questions in connection
with the Eas1 issue Of 1886, We find
bimeIzlism an impOssibility and q
EaiIure While. upon the other
hand. Ne End gOId ha$is To BE life
and prosperity 10 every industry and
intere=z IL the people. as well a. TO
the Interest and welfare 81 the
government a large This, EiIh all
other convictions and realities. re-
VezIed 60 the eyes Of The people,
sho0Bd Dc enough to show them
their plain duty toward ibO-e who
vOuId ride into O1soe On their pEeju-
d5re@-
OfIbe past Issue the past shO0ld De
barred and q nlure pnOsperOCs IhFme
se3ecisd Cor a basis 10 h1ild ulsDn.
The PqssiIisas gained, On PGner and
6rnser bzs5~, E701ld be an honor veil
worth aspiring fOr- The World never
kDeE grzDder Vict0ries gained by
the fsrue az arms than Ma achieved
by the noble sOals u this nation al
Sznrizgo. Manila and the Phillip
pzn-=- Th- past Was forgutte1. the
gray and the blue married shoulder
IL -ta.1-l-r. Thy fsllO~ed the
same zzg arrVss diIrhes, over barbFd
SeBcS@. up the hill. 10 victory, after
uhr same mCs5c- All honor 10 their
UaE8eS- Nay their nlenlOry be kept
sacred thrOagh thr cO1ntless sgss 10
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