The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-06
THE OUTLOOK. IS, UNUSUALLY" BRIGHT
Sentiments

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The sediment is almost universal that
the year 1910 will be year of prosperity
unequalled for. the United States and in
all other ways the outlook is unusually
bright with great crops, factories and mills
working on full time, great humanitarian
movements have taken on new life and vig-
or. All along the line there is every rea-
sen for a thoroughly hopeful view and the
statesmen with hardly an exception are pro-
nounced optimists. Here is what some of
the nations leaders have to say:
President VIM II. Taft: ''That 1910
will be a year. of progress and prosperity
seems certain. All that is needed to make
it 50 is for the American to do his duty
manfully:' -
Vice President James S. Sherman:
'We can all greet 1910 with cheerful
hope. So far as I can see there is no
cloud On the nations horizon "
Secretary Of the Interior Ballinger:
ct is most essential to secure a sub
standal return to fundamental prihci-
pies in our republican form of govern
ment" = R'
Secretary Of Agriculture wilson Some
times l run out of ciphers with which to
finish up the statement of our substantial
products of our soil. There is not much
chance for the pessimist in country so
rich as this, and don't conjure a bet
ter wish for the whole nation than that
pessimist may find it harder than ever
during the coming year to provide sat
isfactory excuse for continuing in circu-
lation."
Senator Clapp, of Minnesota: Gan ap-
propriate New Years sentiment would be
to express the earnest hope that the people
of the United States and all the world
may ENJOY peace and prosperity and that
Americans may rise to a keen realization
Of the great responsibility that will be upon
them when they give expression to their
political opinions at the polls and other
wise, to endorse the efforts for broad and
constructive treatment Of the problems
which are before US as a nation"
Senator Hughes, Of Colorado: @While
the American people have many problems
to solve, l firmly believe in their capacity
to solve them. l believe much progress
will be made during the year in all lines"
Senator Johnson, of Alabama: "The
outlook is bright for the whole country, and
particularly for the SOUTH look for great
industrial Development in my state during
1910"
Senator Deliver, of Iowa, "Out in my
country we raised what the rest of the
country eats, and the people who raise it
are prospecting. / dorsnot need to wish
them anything more ofzsnbstantial salts
faction in the new year than the appe-
tite of the rest of the world may con-
tinue good, and for the rest of the world
the hope that its capacity and ability to
satisfy its folks in their most amiable mood
of intelligent self interest could desire them
to be-
Senator Clay, of Georgia: II trust the
whole country may be as happy and pros
porous as the people of Georgia.
Senator Borach, of Idaho: q hope
nobody who produces anything in this
country may be compelled to take any
holiday he cannot afford to take, and
that everybody may be able to afford all
the holidays he needs"
Senator Pyle, of Washington: II expect
to see the great Pacific coast country
excel its splendid record on the develop
rnent which has been the wonder of the
world. The people of the balance of the
country have begun to realize the wonderful
empire we have on the coast, and / hope
that realization will be greatly strength
thend during 1870"
Senator Brown, of Nebraska: "The year