The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-23

We all rejoice that Pensacola is not
to be robbed OF that which belongs to
her. Surely that beautiful hdrbOr de-
serves all that may come to any port
and the country honors as well as
strengthens itself by recognizing the
possibilities o. these southern harbors.
If the Panama canal means anything,
and il does, il means that here the
great thread OF commerce Will wind
its way back and forth, from the
plains to the orient and these gulf
SGapOTtS viii be the clearance house
Of trade from the inlandS to the sea
Oars sumthIn' comm" mark YOU.
for the gulf coast states, and that
within the life time of the workers OF
today
Ana how does this sound. More
men out of employment in Chicago
than in 1873 or 1898" More men
looking for bread in vain than in
those wretched years after the worlds
fair. This is taken from actual fig
uTes made by the Associated Chart
ties And all because of what You
answer. all because OF the secret CT
open gambling on Wall street, the
imitation of values or imitation without
any values, watering of stock. jug
CLING with figures, highway robbery
maSqUeradinS under the name of bust
ness. Illegal and criminal when found
out. respectable and influential other
wise. The panic OF 1907 was the out
come of this wave of criminal trans
actions cUlz0582JiUR az WaU street,
and these were the perfect flower and
fTuitage borne by the systems out
side of Wall street. When a few
men can control the price OF bread
and meat. of cotton and corn, Of iron
and coal when a few men can crush
the market and double their millions
in d day. when a few men can cOerCc !
the government into taxing the mil
lions cor the beuent of special classes /
these wild and reckless gambling Will
come and panicS will come and pow /
suffering viii haunt the steps of man !
from sea TO sea.
There are many things we do not /
know. many things that we may guess
at. but there is one thing certain: /
When crops are good with ready sale
at tOp prices. a panic is not in the /
order OF things. IL Is a monstrosity /
an outrage. and the government /
whatever its name, whether republic /
or monarchy. Is a poor shack thai +
N
needless calamities.
For gOOd sensible reading allow me
to commend TO the thoughtful person
the editorial on shall the Solid South
be Shattered .' in NiaTCh's Uncle Re
mus" The man who can read it, and
rot be- a. little larger thereafter Is be
yOTd hope not that one - compelled
20 assent 10 all the statements. bur he
viii be compelled to think about them
and that. after all. Is the main thing
When people think long enough and
hard enough they Will think right +.
Hunt it out in the library and read II
TO your wife and children at home !
The Russian government has looked 4
over the seas and spied out a little .
hayseed farmer in this country and /
wants 10 honor him with a 81 600 sal {
airy and expenses For what To I
teach the Russian people how to raise !
corn. He IS the man We have Deen 4
reading about these years. who at ali I
the corn expOsiJiOns has carried on I
the prizes. $1,000 last fall at Omaha
his prize ear bringing $3.50 How is /
that for a farmer? How is that. my 4
addie. longing TO get behind a coun- /
-eT and sell thread I nave looked IN 4
the faces of those department clerks 4
ia cities who have grown old aud gray +
Il the tread mill thirty forty years. Il
selling the same old things I have 4
ooked aud woBdered where was the 4
iOy IN living No doubt ] wasted my 4
) mpathy. bur give NE life OF some II