Mexico Missouri message., 1905-03-09

country. among the companions Of
their youth. their former colleagues,
even those indebted to them. People
affect to know them no longer With
what bitterness do they comment on
the creed Of money. With gold one
may have what he will; without it, i'm
possible to have anything. They be-
come parinhs. lcpers. whom every one
shuns. Flies swarm round cudayCrs,
men round gold. Take away the gold,
nobody is there. Oh. it has caused
tears to nov. this creed Of Eain-btter
tears. tears of blood, even from those
very eyes which once adorcd the gold
en- calf.
And. with ii ull this creed is false,
quite false ] shall not advance to the
attack with hacEneyed tales Of the
rich man astray in desert who can
not get even a drop of water for his
gold. or the dccrcpit millionaire who
would give half he has TO buy from
stalwlrt fellow without cent his
twenty years and his lusty health; no
more shall ! attempt 60 prove that one
cannot buy happiness. SO many poo
pie who have money ana so many more
who have not would smile at this truth
as the hardest ridden OF saws. But |
shall appeal to the common experience
of each OF you, TO make you put your
finger OH the clumsy lie hidden beneath
an axiom ih#t all the world goes about
repeating.
Fiji your purse 60 the best Of your
means aud let us set out for one of the
watering places Of which there are 81
many VI mean some little town for
merly unknown aul fun of simple folk,
respectful and hOspitable. among whom
it was good 10 be, and cost little. Fame
with her hundred trumpcts has an
nouucrd them to the world and shown
them how they can profit from their
situation. thcir climate. their person
ality. You stare out on the faith of
Dame Rum9r. fattering yourself that
with your money you are going to find
quiet place to rest and. far from the
world of civilization and convention.
weave Il lit Of poetry into the warp Of
your days.
Tho beginning ia good. Natures set
ting and some patriarchal costumes,
slow 10 disappear delight you. But
as time passes the impression is spoil
cd The reverse side Of things begins
to show. This which You thought was
az true antique as family hcirlooms is
naught but triCkery TO mystify the
crCdulous Everything is labeled; all
is for sale. from the earth to the in
habitants. These primitiyes have be-
come the most consummate of sharp
crs. Given your money. they have re-
solved the problem of getting it with
the least expense to themselves. On
all sides are nets and traps. like spider
webs. and the fly that this gentry lies
snugly in wait for is you This is
what twenty or thirty years of venali-
~ has done for population once Sim
pie and honest. whose contact was
grateful indeed to men worn by city
life. Homemade bread has disappear
cd, butter comes from the dealer, they
know to an art how TO skim milk and
adultcratc wine: they have all the vices
of dwcllcrs i'm cities without their vir-
tues.
As yOu leave you count your money.
SO much is wanting that you make
complaint. You are wrong. One never
pays too dear for the conviction that
there are things which money will not
buy.
You have need in your house Of an
intelligent and competent servant, At
tempt to find this rara avis. According
TO thC principle that with money one
may get anything, You ought, MS the
position you Offer Is inferior. ordinary,
good or exceptional, 10 find servants
uuskillcl. average, excellent, superior.
But all those who present themselves
for the vacant post are listed in the
last category and arc fortified with
certificates to support thcir prctcn.
sions. II is true that nine times out Of
ten when put to the test these experts
are found totally wanting. Then why
/ did they engage themselves with you?
. They ought in truth to reply as does
/ the cook in the comedy, who is dearly
/ paid and proves TO know nothing:
/ Why did you hire out as n Gordon bleu
/ 1t was to get bigger commissions.
That is the great affair You will
always find people who like to get big
wages. More rarely you find capabil-
/ ity. and If you are looking for pro.
bity the difficulty increases. Mercena-
rie5 may be had for the asking; faith
fulness is another thing Far be it from
me to deny the existence Of faithful
servants, at once intelligent and up.
right. But you will encounter as
many, If not more, among the i'll paid
IS among those most highly salaried
And it little matters where you find
them. you may be sure that they arc
not faithful in their own interest; they
are faithful because they have some
what Of that simplicity which renders
us capable of self abnegation.
We also hear on all sides the adagC
that money is the slnews of war. There
is no question but that war costs mucl
money, and we know something abou
It, Does this mean that in order t.
defend herself against her enemies ant
to honor her flag a country need only
be rich? In Olden time the Greeks
took il upon themselves to teach TIT
PersiiEs tue contrary, ana this lesson
will never cease to be repeated in his
tory. With money ships, cannon, horses
may be bought, but not SO military
genius, administrative wisdom, disci
pine, enthusiasm. Put millions int
the hands Of your recruiters ant
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