Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-11-24

the occasion, and expressive of their
Joy and thanks to the bounteous
Giver of every gift for the streams of
blessings he has poured out upon us
during the year.
When we consider the history of
the American people in comparison
with that of the various races that
have risen and fallen since the world
began, we find that none save only
the Chosen People" have been SO
peculiarly favored and prospered
under the smiles of the Almighty as
has America, which is still reckoned
as but budding into the dawn of its
day of national glory.
In recounting the great events
which have transpired in the last
twelve mont tbs, it is wildly brought
to memory that the Uuited States
have played CONSPICUOUS, but yet at
the Same time laudable part in the
affairs of the world, chief of which
was the bringing about of the peace
between the warning nations, which
were spilling their best blood upon
the bleak and desolate sands of dis
tant Manchuria when the year was
ushered in. To the tact and master
full skill OF our chief executive is due
the wrestling out of the hands of the
combatants the blood dripping sword
and place between them the white
dove of Peace.
Despite this and the Unreasonable
heights to which America has climbed
upon the sky of destiny, black clouds
growing into spectral, vulturel forms
have of late begun to athwart her
bright glowing star /; internal abuses
and problems growing out of the
greed of certain, classes who had in,
gratiated themselves into the favors
of government and. business of the
people only to misuse their confidence
and sacrifice Sacred trust and honor
r4Hs i1n the altar of Mammon, perse-
cuting'and throttling the best blood
of our people in social and political
life to supply their insatiate appetite
for the filthy lucre.
These and other dangerous tenden-
cies had begun to the horoscope, and
betol1en eventual political disaster
and industrial wreck, but 10, the pub
lie conscience awakens, righteous
crusade is begun in all parts of the
country against corrupt machine,
civic and state government; ring
rule suffers a great overthrow in the
elections of this fall, and the people
indicates at the polls their disapproval
and sure Reputation of such methods
The great corporate interests which
have grown to such phenomenal
strengths as to threaten the entire
financial fabric, have had turned upon
them the investigating committees
and strong prosecuting arm of the
law, and the abuses and rottenness
with which they had become to reek
are being cleared away.
Then over the world are quiet but
unmistakable evidences of a great re-
ligious revival, long prayed for, be-
gun to be felt it is well augured
that to this spiritual awakening is
due the stupendious reforms that are
being wrought in social and political
economy Some of the leading re-
Iligious organs who are conceded to be
authorities or this subject, state that
never before in twenty years has
such mighty spiritual unrest taken
hold of the people, and such large
numbers turned unto the Lord of
Lords.
Coming closer to home, and review
ing the great tidal wave of prosperity
which has broken over the south, the
first great wave-h heat of which ushered
in high wool prices, this, followed by
other titantic sweep which carried on
its crest lumber and turpentine fig
ures that smashed all previous high
water marks, and With the latter still
obtains and climbs then follows
another wave which carries on It's
bosom skyward, raised pillows of cot
ton prices. Then the most munifi-
Gent blessing which we notice has
come to us, is the general escape from
an epedimic of that formerly dread
disease, in the sense that the word
yas before applied. The plague was
met and safely bafi1ed, and now the
south stands victor over the situa-.
ton. and has but little to dread from
subsequent visitations. The monster
has been deprived of his fangs, and
no longer strikes terror to the popu-
lace.
Greene county and Leaksville have
shared with this section in the many
evidences Of Cody protection and
favor, her citizenship have much to
thank Jehovah for, and we believe
that in thisduty to the Supreme Giver
they will in no wise be found derelict.
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