The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-12-21


filed hundreds Of thousands Of graves
and thrown millions into orphanage;
Austria only waiting for her genial
Francis Joseph TO die 70 as to let Hun
gary rise In rebellion aud make the
palace Of Vienna quake with insurrce-
ton; Spain In Carlist revolution and
pauperized; Italy under the horrors OF
her kings assassination; China shud-
dering with a fear OF dismem berment,
her capital In possession OF foreign ma
tions. After a review Of the condition
in other lands can you find a more APP
propriate ntterance IN regard TO our
country than the exclamation Of the
text: He hath not dealt 80 with any
nution2"
Compare the autumnal report Of har-
vests in America this year and the har-
vests abroad. Last summer | crossed
the continent Of Europe twice. and
saw no such haryests as are spoken Of
Ia this statement. Hear u, all you men
and women who want every body 20
have enough 60 eat and wear. have TO
tell YOU that the corn crop OF our coun-
try this year Is one Of the four largest
crops on record, los 900 900 bushelsl
The cotton crop. though smaller than
AZ some times. viii on that account
bring bigger prices, and so cotton plant
ers Of the south are prosperous. The
wheatfieldsh have provided bread enough
and TO spare. The potato crop. one OF
the five largest crops on record-2li.-
900 900 bnshelsi Twenty-Five million
two hundred thousand swine slain,
and yet 30 many hogs left
but now give you the comparative
exports and imports, which tell the
story Of national prosperity as moth
ing else can. Excess OF exports over
imports, ss4t. 10000. Now let all pes
simists hide themselves in the dens
and caves OF the earth. while all crate
ful souls an the churches with doxol-
ogy Notice also that while other
countries are az their vita ends as 10
their finances this nation has money 20
lend. Germany. we are glad to see YOU
In Wall street. II you must borrow
money. We have Il all ready. How
much will you have? Russia. we also
welcome you into our money markets
Give us good collateral. Meanwhile.
Denmark. will yon please accept our
OFFER % 5000 900 for the island OF 81.
Thomas? My hearers. there Il no ma
tion on earth with such healthy condi-
iion OF finances. We wickedly waste
an awful amount OF money In this coun-
try. but some one has said II Is easier
20 manage surplus than a deficit.
Besides this. we have IN our country
plenty OF room. while the trans-Atia1-
tic nations are rowded-crowded
cities. crowded governments. crowded
learned institutions; the population
crowded. packed In between the Pyrs-
nets and the Alps. packed In between
the English channel and the Adriatic.
Yes. on our continent plenty Of room.
Eight million square miles IN North
America and all but one-seventh capR-
bic of rich cultivation. implying what
fertility and commerce, -Four basins
their waters into the Atlantic.
Pacific. Arctic and Gulf OF Mexicol
When hear a man expressing the fear
hat this country Is going TO be crowd
ID, know right away ne has not been
n Texas. France has about $1,000. 900
II people. but Texas Is larger than
France; Germany about 81 100000 OF
people. bu; Texas Is larger than Ger /
many.
Again. there IA no land on earth /
where the political condition Is 80 sat
sfactory a. in ours. Every two years
n the state and every four years in the
ration we clean house After a We.
iement expression Of the people at the
,allot box In the antumnal election
hey all seem satisfied. and n they are
lot satisfied. at any rate they smile.
In Engiishman asked me in an English
all train this question; "How DO YOU
'eople stand II in America with a revo-
ution every four years? Would Il not
'e bettsI. like ms, 10 have a queen for
ifetime' and everything settled2"
Tut England changes government Just
= certainly as we DO. At some adverse
ote IN parliament out goes one party
nd in comes another Administra.
ions change there, but not as advan-
ageousiy as with ms. for there they
nay change almost any day. while with
q party In power continues In power
I least four years.
IL is said that IN Our country we
ave more dishonesty IN the use OF
ubiic funds than In other lands. The
Inference is that in our country al
nost every officer has a chance TO
teal. while in other lands a few peo-
le absorb so much that the others
ave no chance nj appropriation. The
eason they do not steal X because
hey cannot get their hands on n.
he governments Of Europe are sc
Expensive that after the salaries of
he royal families are paid there Is
OF much left 90 misappropriate. rhe
mperor OF Russia has a nice little
llary OF ss,2i0,000. The emperor AZ
ustria has yearly salary Of 81 .ooo.-
%. Victoria, the queen, has a sal
~ of S2,2oo.Ooo. The royal plate Of
/. James palace is worth $40 900. 600
here is host of attendants. ali ON
llaries. some of them 5000 = year.
,me $4,000 a year. Comptroller of ,
ne household. mistress of the robes. !
'ptain OF gold sticR, lieutenant Of /
liver stick, clerk of the powder closet ]
ages of the back stairs. master OF ,
he horse, chief equerry. equerriea In l