Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-10-31
ARP'S GOOD ADVICE
Barlow Philosopher Saysbe RecOnoiled
To What You Can't Help.
Hh TRIES 1T ON HIMSELF.
De Declares the Philippine War Is
Cruel and Useless I'm The
Extreme.


Nil dcspcranduih." "Carpc dicm."
Don't despair Enjoy the day BE re-
conciled TO what YOU can not help.
That's good advice and | wish that We
could all take it, try to. but some
times it is hard work. When it rained
all the month of June and we had =
burning sun all the month of Scptc;l-
ber. couldn't "carpe diem When
ponder upon the cruel and useless
Philippine war and the Porto Rico
steal and the Chinese muddlc and all
the Other dcvilmcnt that this admins
tration has brought about. | can't be
reconciled. When hear these McKin-
ley men shouting prosperity it makes
me hot under the collar. They remind
me of gang OF highway robbers VINO
murder helpless travellers and rob
them aud then so off and cry prospcri-
~. Manufacturers OF army and navy
supplies are getting rich on contract
and army officers in Manila and Pcllin
are taking in the loot and cry prosper
ity. War always brings Il show OF pros-
perty, but it is at the cost OF blood and
tears
But still we live in hope that there
will come change. If Bryan is cleo
ted know there will And if he is
not we Will be no worse off than We
are now. We can't he worsted. and so
We will try to he rcConciled When |
was young man | was Democrat
because my father was but cast my
first vote for w. w. Clayton. who was
WhS. was Il college hoy at Athens
and Mr.. Clayton was SO kind to us ard
VIC all voted for him for State senator.
| knew MIR. Clayton for many wears
aud always respected him for he had
kind heart and was Il gentleman. After
his election he gave the college BOYS a
party one night and was especially
kind TO me. and have never forgotten
ii.
"IIow far that little candle throws its
beams
So shines a good deed in naughty
world
Before the war. when | was in my
prime of manhood and had more vitali-
ty than sense. | was Il strong partisan
and really believed that if my party
iidnt succeed the country would bc
ruined. My father used to laugh at
my zeal and say "Oh. no my son. the
country is safe; don't let the politicians
and the newspapers alarm you" Wha;
urcd up lot OF wisdom ana experience
he is old enough to dies, What n pitv
II is that we pass the hest portion of
our lives in looking afar off for happi-
ness when really ii is nearby and with
IN our grasp. CT course. | get excited
now and then about politics but fight
ii off. for | realize that domestic is
the only bliss that has survived the
fall. The hest things on earth arc the
cheapest and most abundant The iovs
ana comforts Of homo and the fircsidC
the showers and fruits. the air and wa
Ter and sunshine. the garden. the birds
and the welcome visits of kind friends
and naborS. Neither wealth nor fame
nor Office will compare with these. In
most cases Office means spoils: rewards
from the public crib. Judge Under
wood said that one time when he was
candidate and was making a stump
speech and had closed an eloquent par
agraph. long. lanlt countryman who
was again him, exclaimed: "Roys. he :
jest sidcwipin around huntin the or
biography OF a little Office" The Judge
studied politics as a science and under
stood it. One day when we were dis
cussinS the great steal of Boss Tweed
n Co, in New York. a preacher who
was present remarked: why all these
charges against Tweed must be politi-
cal lies and ISLANDERS. for they are Dem
ocrats.' My innocent friend" sais
the judge. yes. Tweed & Co are all
Democrats. but my observation mas
been that it is within the range Of pos
sibility for a Democrat To steal" Fol
itCs is most demOralizng business.
and has been so in all governments.
Sheridan said. There is no conscience
in gallantry or politics" and Hamlet
said "A politician is one who would
circumvcnt Cod still there are Some
honest politicians but they don't 30
about In d.oycS. The main reason why
| admire bryan so much is because OF
his honesty, his sincerity. His pOliti-
cal enemies admit that, and everybody
admits that he is a very wonderful
man. both mentally and physically. II
all the people could sec him face to
face and hear him he would he elected
by a million or two majority When
a politician speaks he has to bc very
careful what he says but when n
statesman like Bryap speaks. the truth
comes gushing forth spontaneous.
Furrah for Bryan, I'm getting excited
now. Let me walk about and cool off
My wife is calling me; wants me to
UNIlu uttIe mouse LOT the MuScOVy
ducks. That will cool me off. Yester-
dav she kept me busy all the evening
sitting earth and ashes and fertile for
the plants that are to go in the pit. She
has the earth changed every fall. and
my back IS nearly broken today. She
has some Of those sharp pointed. stick
cry cactus plants that Carl sent her
from Mexico, and | got my old hands
stuck up getting them out of the pots
and tubs. oh, my country. is there mo
rest for the wicked?
Now here is letter from another
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