The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-23
GIVES GOOD ADVICE.
Bill Arp Says Be Reconciled to
What You Cannot Help.
Then He Gets Excited Over Politics
and Has to Walk About to Get
Cooled OH-POetic An
swer to Enigma.


reconclled to what you cannot hell
That's good advice, and wish tina
we could all take it. 1 try to- bu
sometimes it is hard work. When i
ralned all the month of June, and w
mad burning sun all the month O
september, l couldn't "carpe diem.
When L ponder upon the cruel, useles
fhlllpplne war and the Porto Rice
steal and the Chinese middle and al
the other devilment chat this admin
lstration has brought about, I cam
be reconciled. When hear these Nc
hlnley men shouting prosperity il
makes me hot under the collar. They
remind me of gang of highway rob.
bers who murder helpless travellers
and rob them and then go off and cry
| prosperity. Manufacturers of army
ana navy supplies are getting rich on
contract, and army officers in Manila
and Peking are taking in the loot and
cry prosperity. War always brings a
SHOW of prosperity, but it is at the
cost of blood and tears.
But still we live in hope that there
ed / know there will, and if he is not.
we will be no worse off than we are
now. We can't be worsted. and so we
will try to be reconci.ed When T was
young man | was a democrat be-
cause my father was, but | cast nv
hrst vote for w. w. Clayton. who was
wing. L was college boy at Ath-
ems, and Mr.. Clayton was kind to us,
and we all voted for him for state
senator. knew Mr. Clayton for many
years and always respected him, for
he lad kind heart and was gentle
man. After his election he gave the
college boys party one night, and
was especially kind to me. and I have
never forgotten il.
How far that little candle throws its
beams
So shines good deed in a naughty yvorld >,
Before the war, when | was in my
prime of manhood and had more Vi
tal1ty than sense, l was strong
PARTISAN, and really believed that if
ny party did not succeed the country
would be ruined. My father used to
augh at my zeal and say: "Oh. no.
ny son. the country is safe; don't let
ne politicians and the newspapers
harm you" What a pity it is that
vhen man has treasured up a lot of
Vlsdom and experience he is old ,
nough to die! What a pity it is that
We pass the best portion of our lives
looking afar off for happiness when
eaily it is nearby and within our
rasp. OF course, I get excited now d
nd then about politics. but / fight it
II, for | realize that Domestic hap
mess is the only bliss that has sur
wed the fall" The best things on :
arth are the cheapest and most
0undant. The joys and comforts of
ome and the fireside, the flowers and
uits, the air and water and sunshine 8
lie garden, the birds and the well
me visits of kind friends and neigh Il
'rs. Neither wealth nor fame nor II
nce will compare with these. In IT
ost cases office means spoils; re- "a
lrds from the public crib.
Judge Underwood said that one time
len he was candidate and was o.
liking a stump speech and had ~
'sed an eloquent paragraph, a long. al
Tx countryman, who was aCin him, Ia
Gained: Boys, he's jest sidewip- ",
around huntin' the photography of II
little office" The Judge studied
lities as science and understood
One day when we were discuss ST,
the great steal of Boss Tweed & a
. in New York. preacher. who was wi
sent, remarked: "Why, all these is
lrges against Tweed must be polit- wa
lies and ISLANDERS, for they are fe;
nocrats." "My innocent friend" he
the judge, 'yes, Tweed & Co. are fel
democrats, but my observation has an,
n mat 1t is within the range of life
sibility for a democrat to steal" the
itics is most demoralizing bust ha,
S, and has been so in all govern thi
ITS. sheridan said: "There is no fin;
science in gallantry or politics." con
Hamlet said: "A politician is one ant
would circumvent God" he
ill, there are some honest poli-
ms, but they don't go about in >
'es. The main reason why 1 ad-
Bryan so much is because of his I'VE
esty, his sincerity. His political is a
MES admit that. and everybody ana
its that he is IL very wonderful way
, both mentally and physically. ner
the people could see him face to rooi
and hear him he would - 49, no {
million mr. .u,o uaior;.,. W. ner
iitician speaks he has to be very 'ne