Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-21

wan street. III you must borrow mon
ey. we have II all ready. How much
will you have? Russia. we also well
come you into our money markets.
Give US good collateral Meanwhile
Denmark. will you please accept our
offer of $3.o0o.000 for the island OF st.
Tbomasp My hearers. there is no M
ton ON earth with such healthy condi-
ton OF finances. We wickedly waste
an awful amount Of money In this
country. but some one has said It is
easier To manage surplus than def
lett
No Sectional Differences.
Besides all this, not disturbance
from st. Lawrence river to Key West
or from Highlands Of New Jersey TO
Golden Horn of the Pacific. Sectional
controversies ended. The north and
the south brought into complete accord
by the Spanish war. which put the
Lees and the Grants on the same side.
Nermonters and Georgians In the same
brigade. And since our civil war we
are all mixed up. Southern men have
married northern wives. and northern
men have married southern wives. and
your children are half Mississippiap
and half New Englander. and TO make
another division between the north and
the south possible you would have TO
DO with your child as Solomon propos-
cd with the child brought before him
Tor judgment-divide II with the sword.
giving half to the north and half TO the
south No; there Is nothing so hard TO
split as cradle. In other lands there
is compulsory marriage of royal fami-
lies, some bright princess compelled to
marry some disagreeable foreign digni-
tary in order to keep the balance of DO
litical power in Europe, the iii match
ed pair fighting out on a small scale
that which would have been an inter.
national contest, sometimes the hus-
band having the balance of power and
the wife.
Besides this we have in our country
plenty Of room, while the transatlantic
nations are crowded-crowded cities.
crowded governments, crowded learned
institutions; the population crowded.
packed In between the Pyrenees and
the Alps. packed in between the Eng
lish channel and the Adriatic. Yes: on
our continent plenty of room. Eight
million square miles In North America.
and all but one-sevcnth capable of rich
cultivation. Implying what fertility and
commerce. Four basins pouring their
waters into the Atlantic, Pacific. Arctic
ana gulf Of Mexico. When hear a
man expressing the fear that this coun.
try is going to be crowded. know
right away he has not been to Texas.
France has about 100000 of people.
but Texas is larger than France. Ger
many about 67.00O.OO0 of people. bu.
Texas is larger than Germany.
Remuneration of Labor.
Again. in this International compari.
son there Is not land whose wn-es
and salaries are so large for the great
mass OF the people. In India 4 cents n
day and find yourself is good wages. I'm
ireland In some parts cents a day for
wages. I'm England 81 n day, good
wages. vast populations not getting as
much as that: In other lands so cents n
day and % cents a day clear on down
TO starvation and squalor. Look at the
great populations coming out OF the
factories OF other lands and accompany |
them TO their homes and see what pri- |
vations the Woodworking classes on the
)ther side OF the sea suffer. The labor
ng classes In America are 10 per cent |
better on than those I'm any other coun. |
Try under the sun-20 per cent. 30 per
'cnt, 90 per cent. The toilers OF hand |
md foot have better homes and better
How much wages do YOU
,etE' is n question have asked In Cal. |
'utta. In st. Petersburg. In Berlin. In
In London. In Paris. I'm
auckland. New Zealand: In Sydney. In
In the Sandwich Islands. so
I'M not talking an abstraction. The
toncmasops and carpenters and
plumbers and mechanics and artisans
II all kinds I'm America have finer resi-.
fences than the majority OF profession.
II men In Europe. You enter the labor.
RS house on our side OF the sea. aud
Iou hnd upholstery and pictures and
Instruments OF music. His children are
ut the best schools. His life
$ insured, so that I'm case OF sudden de-
Mise his family shall not be homeless.
-ct all American workmen know that
While their wages may not be as high
Is they would like to have them Amer
ca Is the paradise OF industry.
National Honestly.
Again. there is no land on earth
where the political condition is so salts
actory as In ours. Every two years In
ne state and every four years In the
ation we clean house. After vehe-
nent expression OF the people at the
'allot box In the autumnal election
hey all seem satisfied, and IL they ore
OF satisfied at any rate they smile. An
-nglishman asked me In an English
ali train this question: "How do You
eople stand IL in America with a reyo-
ition every four years? Would ii NOT
e better, like us, to have a queen for a
retime and everything settledY' But
England changes government lust as
ertainly as we do. At some adverse
ete In parliament out goes one party
no In comes another. Administrations
mango there, but not as advantageous
as with us, for there they NAV
mango almost any day, while with us
party in power continues in power at
.ast four years.
1t Is said that in our country we have
lore dishonesty in the use of public
inds than In other lands. The differ
nee is that In our country almost ev-
~ Official has chance to steal, while
other lands few people absorb so
iuch that the others have no chance at
preparation. The reason they do not
cal is because they cannot get their
ands on 1t. The governments of Eu-
'pe are SO expensive that after the ,
liarles of the royal families are paid
lere Is not much left to misappropri-
te. The emperor OF Russia has n nice
tile salary of $S.2l0,O0O. The emperor
Austria has yearly salary of 81
10000. Victoria, the queen, has a sal ,
y or $2,2Oo.000. The royal plate of T,
!. James palace is worth $4,000. 900. ,
here Is host of attendants, all on .
llaries, some of them $4,000 a wear |,