Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-29

such as oies>es our humber dwellings.
India under the agonles OF famine
which. though somewhat lifted. has
allied hundreds OF thousands of graves
aud thrown millions into orphanage.
Austria only waiting for her genial
Francis Joseph TO die SO as 20 let Hum
gary rise In rebellion and make the
palace Of Vienna quake with insurrcc-
tions Spain in Cariist revolution and
pauperized; Italy under the horrors OF
her kings sssassina;ions China shud-
dering with fear Of dismenberment.
her capital in possession OF foreign ns-
lions. After u review OF the condition
in other lands can you find a more sp-
propriatr utterance in regard 10 our
country than the excla nation Of the
text: He hath not dealt so with any
nationT~
Compare the autumnal report OF Aar-
vests in America this year and the har-
vests abroad. Last summer l crossed
the continent Of Europe twice. aud
saw no such harvests as are spoken Of
In this statement Hear 81. ali you men
and women who want every body to
have enough 10 eat aud wear. Ihave to
tell you that the corn crop Of our coun-
try this year is one Of the four largest
crops on reeord-2.l05.ooO.Oo 600 bushelSl
The cotton crop, though smaller than
az some times. will on that account
bring bigger prices, and 50 cotton plant
ers % the south are prosperous The
whcatfelds have provided bread enough
sud % spare. The potato crop. one OF
the eve largest crops on record-2l1.-
co0 600 bushsisi Twenty-Five million
two hundred thousand swine slain.
and yet - many hscs LETT
But now 7 give YOU the comparative
exports and imports, which tell the
story % national prosperity as moth
inc else can. Excess Of exports over
imports. S544.<>0cCO. Now let all pes
simists hide themselves in the deus
and caves Of the earth. while all CRATE
ful souls fl The churches with doxol-
ogy. Notice also that while other
countries are az their wits ends as 20
their finances this nation has money &C
lend. Germany. We are glad 10 see you
10 Wall street. I! you must borrow
money. We have IL al ready. How
much will you havsg Russia. We also
welcome ron into our money markets
Give MS good collateral. Meanwhile.
Denmark. viii you please accept our
Offer % 5000 900 for the island OF 81.
Ihomasf Nv hearers. there Is no ma
tien on earth With such healthy coBdi-
tiou % finances. We wickedly waste
an awful emount Of money In this conn
ny. but some ore has said IL l. easier
20 manage a surplus than q dehcit.
Besides this. We have 81 our country
plenty q room. while The trans-Atlan-
=
Ostie-. crowded governments. crowded
learned institutions: the populstio
crowded. packed In between the Pyreo
ices and The Alps. packed In betweea
the English channel end The Adriotlc.
Yes. on our continent plenty Of room.
Eight million square miles In North
America and al bu; ons-Seventh c@pz-
bic OF rich cultivation. implying what
fertility and cOmnercei Pour basins
I pouring their waters into the Allan tic
I Pacific Arctic and Gulf OF Nexicoi
When I hear q nen expressing the fear
that this country Il goinr 20 he crowd
7 co. ] know right away he has not been
T IN Texas France has about So coo. eco
T % people, bat Texas Is larger than
France; Germany about $500 900 OF
people. but Texas Is larger than Ger
many
Again there Is no land on Earth
where the political condition j. 20 st
1 isfscforv as IN ours. Every TWO years
I In the state and every four vearsin the
4 nation W. clean house After a We
hement expression Of the people al ths
ballot box IN the autumnal election
they eli s~em satisaed. and II they are
not satisfied. al any rate they smile
Al EnglishmSn asked ne in an English
rail trsin this question. How do you
people stand il in America with a revo-
iution every four years. Would Il not
be better. Ike u. 10 have q queen for q
lifetime and everything settled %
But England changes government jus,
ss certainly as we DO. A; some adverse
vote in parliament out goes one party
aud IN comes another Acminisgra-
lions change there. but not as acvan-
tsZeons!y a. with We. for there they
may change almost sny day. while with
IA a party IN power continues IN power
a. least four years.
IL - said that IN our country we
have more dishonesty IN the use o.
publc funds thsn IN other lands. The
difference II that in our country al
most every officer he's chance e
steal. while in other lands q few PEG
pie absorb 30 much that the others
have no chance az appropriation. The
reason they do not steal ls because
they cannot get their hands on IL
The governments Of Europe are g
expensive that after the salaries o.
the royal families are paid there 4.
( not ruuch left 20 sofsapnronrtate III.
emperor Of Russia has a nice iittl.
salary Of $4,000. The emperor o.
Austria has yearly salary OF $4,000.