The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-29
WE ARE NOT BEGGARS

mat there Is much brighter pros
poets ahead OF the people OF the
United States is being realized more
strongly each day. This country IL
awakening to It's opportunities, and Is
rapidly laying plans to come into it's
inheritance, OH account of the war in
Europe. Thinkers and writer's are
spreading the gospel of courage and
industry, and that section OF the
country which is first to grasp these
opportunities will prosper beyond the
dreams OF the most optimistic. or
course the South has been hardest hit
and will be the longest to get back
into the prosperity which Is surely
dawning, but we shall "come back" as
surely as we try. The present nnan-
cial depression will soon pass, and we
shall look back on 1t as a blessing In
disguise.
No. we are not beggars. The Buy a
Bale movement was not started be-
cause the South really NEEDED any
charity. 1t was a mistaken policy, and
one which has beer most expensive to
the South. We have found this out,
and he rest of the country is also
fndins 1t out. We shall yet be able to
pay 100 cents on every dollar, and look
the world In the face when doing SO.
The South can yet pay her way, and
can do 1t with cotton. IL need be. but
within less than half q year she can
do 80 in grain. and in n very few
years, with live stock and other prod
ucts. We need a bit more ~independ-
ence In cur selves, and to have our
business men q bit more optimistic
and confident.
What man is there who will read
the following article written by an
American, Herbert N. Casson, in As
ISOLATED Advertising, can longer doubt
that the greatest opportunities ever
kown are knocking for admission into
our country? Read it and profit, as
we have done.
What is the matter with the Unit
ed States?"
AS have been residing in London
since the beginning OF the wal | have
deem hearing his question asked on
all sides. ! have never heard any sat
isfactory nswer. No one seems to
know.
Why are American factories not
running night and day? Why are not
railroads not opening up new terri
tories and getting ready for the mill
lions OF immigrants who have already
made up their minds to leave Europe
as soon as the war Is over?
Why arc there not 80 American
drummers In London right now trying
to sell 5000. 900. 900 worth Of American
goods In place of the goods that were
bought last year from Germany and
Austria? .
Why has advertisers become quit
ters just at the time when their adj
vertising was most needed and most
enective In cheering ON business
FORCES OF the United States in a haven
or Peace and security and prosperity?
1t has no troubles that 1t dare men
ton 10 Belgium or Austria or France
or Germany or Servia or Great Britain
or Russia.
Every tenth Briton has enlisted.
Every tenth Frenchman Is at the
front. Every tenth Belgian is dead.
What does the United States know
OF trouble?
II I could afford II / would charter
the Mauretania and Lusitania and con-
vey a party of 5000 American adver-
tisers to Europe for a trip of educa-
ton. / would give them a week in
London. q week In Paris and O. week
In Antwerp.
I would let them look at the United
States from the scene of war. I would
lot them see trains. 10 at a time, 1--WE
minutes apart. packed with the maim-
ed and dying.
/ would let them hear from frag-
mentary survivors, the incredible story
or battle fields $50 miles wide and
armies that are greater than the en-
tire population OF Texas.
/ would let them see graves 100
yards lS@g and full, and Belgium, the
country that has nothing but 10000
square miles of wreckage.
Then when they began 10 under
stand to some slight extent the magni.
tude n awfulness OF the war l would
say to thom:
wow 60 back and appreciate the
United States. Realize your opportun-
ity. Don't start digging trenches when
Is firing at you. Don't fall down
when you have not been hit. Don't be
blind to tn most glorious chance you
ever had in your life.
Go back and advertise. Get ready
for the most tremendous business
Room that any nation ever had. Build
your factories bigger. Train more
Borrow more money. Go
ahead and thank God that you are
alive and that your family Is alive and
are living in a land which is at peace
at a time when nearly the whole world
Is at war"
TOO MANY LAWS TO ENFORCE