The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09

ployment, and without the prospects
of 1t.
I'm France the political caldron
seethes and bubbles with uncertainty;
Russia hangs as usual. like cloud,
dark and silent upon the horizon of
Europe: while all the energies, re-
sources and influence of the British
Empire are sorely tried, and are vet
to be tried more sorely, In coping with
the vast and deadly Indian insurrec-
ton, with its disturbed relations in
China.
1T is a solemn moment, and no man
can feel an indifference (Which, hap
PLY, no man pretends to feeD in the
issue of events.
"Of our own troubles no man can
see the end. They are, fortunately
as yet mainly commercial; and If we
are only to lose money, and by pain
full poverty to be taught wisdom-the
wisdom Of honor. Of faith, Of SYM
pathy and of charity-no man need Sc
riously to despair. And yet the very
haste to be rich, which Is the occa-
sion of this widespread calamity. has
also tended to destroy the normal
forces with which we are to resist and
subdue this calamity"
After reading the above quotation
you will unhesitatingly say that It is
q perfect picture of conditions as they
exist today, in the year Of 1882. But
10 and behold, the above quotation is
simply another evidence Of the fact
that history repeats ITSELF" and the
quotation and extract reproduced
above was not written as applicable to
conditions in 1882, but was written Is
years ago as applicable to conditions
in the year 1857. The article above
quoted appeared in Harper's Weekly
dated Oct. 10, 1857.
So please bear in mind that the
above article was written IS years age
when conditions were Just as depres.
sing as now. Since that time, how.
ever, we have had many eras of pros
perity and each prosperous era has
proved greater than the preceding one
But let us delve further into the
pages Of history to ascertain condi-
lions in this nation in other eras Of
depression. quote as follows:
"A long continuance Of distress has
had bad efefct on the morality Of
the country. The vast number of fail.
ures takes away the odium. The
farmer has become as poor as a rat
He cannot pay the storekeeper, anG
the storekeeper cannot pay the manu-
facturer." Extract from the letter Of
an American banker written to a cor.
respondent In England, in the year
1818-l14 years ago.
Bankruptcy and ruin, at the an
ticipation of which the heart sickens
must follow the long train Of evils
which are assuredly before U.S." Ex-
tract from speech of Senator Clayton
Of Delaware in the year 1875 years
ago.
"A people furnished with all the
means necessary to happiness. with
plenty of food and all the elements
Of prosperity-and yet completely par
Notwithstanding and distrustful-
see their riches take to themselves
wings and fly away. God grant thai
we may be guided wisely in matter:
we cannot escape" Extract from 6
speech delivered by Samuel Hurc
VALLEY in the year 1854 years ago
1.-THE nations Of the world have
overstocked themselves with machin.
cry and manufacturing plants far II
excess of the wants of production
Though the discovery of new processe.
Of manufacture will undoubtedly con
tinue, 1t will not leave room To-
marked extension such as has beer
witnessed during the last so years
The day Of large profits is probabl!
past" Extract from official repor
of the U. s. commissioner Of labor IL
the year 1866 years ago.
From the ruins Of their own for
tunes people look out on bankrup
farms, bankrupt cities. bankrup
counties and bankrupt states" Elk
tract from address of Grover Cleve
land, president of U. S., in the yea
1883 years ago.
Thus the voice Of history speaks K
us from these five different eras o.
depression in the past. but history alst
records that each of these eras o.
"hard times" were invariably followed
by a greater era Of prosperity ant
good times" during which the les
sons Of the depression were Target!
lost and forgotten in the glorious
times that followed.
So let us not in these darkest hours
Of depression and despond lose faitt
in ourselves, in our fellow-men, IL
our government, in our Constitution
nor in our future, but let us all carr!
on with the conviction. confidence ane
fortitude that our great nation vii
again emerge from this period o.
hard times into another glorious
new day" of greater prosperity ane
contentment than in the past.
Let us remember that the darkes
hour is Just before the dawn.