Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-29

after satisfactory trial trips. Wneie
and how do the shipbuilders get this
sum Of money to pay the workmen, the
wood merchant, the steel manufactu-
rer and all the people who furnish ma
terial for the building OF that snip!
They get it from the savings OF civil
ICED men. It is part of the money saw
cd for investment by the millions or In
dustrious people. Each man by THRIFT
saves q little, puts the money IN
hank. and the banks lend 1t to the ship
builder, who pays interest for the use
of it. 1t is the same with the build
ing of a mandatory, railroad, ca
nal, or anything costly; we couid NOT
have ANYTHING more than the savage
had except for thrift. Hence, THRIFT 1s
at the bottom Of all Improvement.
Without it no railroads, no canals, no
ships, no telegraphs, no. churches, no
newspapers, nothing great or costly
could we have. Man must exercise
thrift and save before he can produce
anything material Of great Vaiue'
There was nothing built, no great prog
ress made, as long as man remained a
thriftless savage. The civilized man
has no clearer duty than from early
life to keep steadily in view the neces-
sitv for providing for the future OF
himself and Of those dependent upon
him. There are few rules more salu-
tary than that which has been followed
bv most wise and good men, namely,
chat expenses should always be less
than income" In other words, one
should be a civilized man, saving some
thing. and not a savage, consuming
every day all that which he has earn
ed.
The great poet Burns, in his advice
| To catch Dame Fortunes golden sn3,,e
Assioious wait upon ------~'
And gather gear by every vile
That's justified by honor;
Not for to hide it in hedge,
| NJ for q trained attendant;
But 10 the glorious privilege
or oelne Independent.
| 1hoI 40 SouHS aQVlce, 50 lar DIS IL
goes, and l hope the readers Of the
Peoples Journal will take it to heart
and adopt it. No proud, self-respect-
Ing person can ever be happy, or even
satisfied. who has to be dependent up
on others for his necessary wants. He
who Is dependent has not reached the
full measure of manhood and can hard
ly be counted among the worthy citi-
zens Of the republic. The safety and
progress Of our country depend. not
upon the highly educated man, or the
few millionaires, or upon the greater
number of the extreme poor; but upon
trious and saving workers who are
neither very rich nor very poor. AS a
rule, you will find that the saving man
is temperate man, a good husband
and father, peaceful, law-abiding CIT
izen. Nor need the savings be great.
1t is surprising how little it takes to
provide for the real necessaries Of life
A. little home paid for and a few hun
difference. These are more easily ac-
quired by frugal people than you might
suppose. Great wealth is quite another
and a far less desirable matter. It is
men to acquire millions. It is in no
respect virtue to set this before us as
an end. Duty to save ends when just
enough money has been put aside to
provide comfortably for those depend
ent upon us. Hoarding billions Is ava
rice, not thrift. Of course, under our
industrial conditions, it is inevitable
that few, a very few, will find money
coming to them far beyond their wants.
The accumulation Of millions Is usu-
ally the result of enterprise and judg-
ment, and some exceptional ability or
organization. 1t does not come from
savings, in the ordinary sense Of that
word. Men who in old age strive only
to increase their already too great
boards, are usually slaves to the habit
Of boarding formed in their youth. At
IL
made and saved. Later in life the
money owns them and they cannot help
themselves, so overpowering is the
force Of habit, either for good or evil.
1t is the abuse of the civilized saving
instinct. and not in its use, that pro-
duces this class Of men. No one need
be afraid Of falling a victim to this
abuse of the habit If he always bears
in mind that, whatever surplus wealth
may come to him Is to be regarded as a
sacred trust, which he is bound to ad-
minister for the good of his fellows.
The man should always be master. He
should keep money in the position of
a useful servant; he must never let it
be a master and make miser Of him.
A mans first duty is to make compe-
tence and be independent. But his
whole duty does not end here. 1t is his
duty to do something for his needy
neighbors who are less favored than
himself. 1t is his duty to contribute
to the general good of the community in
which he lives. He has been protected
it's law; because he has been pro-
teted in his various enterprises he has
Dee enabled to make money sufficient |
for n needs and those Of his family:
All oeynd this belongs in justice to the
protectin, power that has fostered him