Show THEORIES THERl Vs TESTED BY FACTS A year or two ago nil an eminent enli engli li in delivered af series vf of lectures on oil file ll 11 topic aro ara wo we better than mir grand lw tame problem is frequently introduced indirectly in political discussions country with fill tho the que tion tinn aro are we better off than our ur grand fathers there are two appo ite liew bews I 1 I 1 jirld IJ aa j la A ay A r nia iha or gene cin rally ridly bolor altho nea and that conre w arn living in nn an ngeow age of great pro pi pur ly p tile the other of V r ell hot corruption half 1 I 1 tencel l jot into 0 anent of polities politics and burniss bu iniss and bobial life while tile apparent prosperity ol of elie world is only nn an indications in indication di alf 1 th alit at ell monopoly man 6 i thriving persons of the elie poorer claice meantime carnisi carnin carn iii no moro in proportion than there ore nrc filets facts which seem to rapport each liaw bew and tile tho i a r of settle importance I 1 if r wo we are 1 pursuing in ina aj way tile pith or of reirin rc lurin aal ifon it on tiro elie whole the condition con lilion of elie people is becoming more inore wo we should bo be cautious about inan cal ching iii if on tho other it mal and wu wo aro in it 11 stand till ur or 10 condition 1 ofine lidid are to bo be ir if by any j wo we ann cnn io be rouil tu to a egense alcnse of our dangerous boz 1 itlen an airl 1 tell iril to lo consider it tily lal letus us lippay two or toti to ti winch anle they may inny not bt b lah will gio ulf u nil all or of tile alje truth trull As A 1 til political cal of tile day liefh aps there n ii nol not liing laing biller than the condition of the popular conscience conscience does docs pol corruption go tin I 1 Is thero it a to oer overlook look political politic nl trickery wu wo say ty no ncr to both ons there is no community corom unit v in fit where the hir ciance lint boll more dull ahn that thatus of new york lily city and yet wo we hive scott it lire ard pirly loarry p irly ties and join in clial ahat ai aa lia he it 11 rc though partially ally effort it at ref aria we 11 ba told at oin i if it till 6 i no DO tet and we shall bo be aked what explication we a can giff of the electon of after the char charas gs th alil it were brought brou slit against him lvie wo we can fur for tile tho boldness of the laring ring in fit sa li carolina Ciroli Ct rolina iia anil and on what wo we expect tho to lo 10 reflected in spit of the ns upon him we reply thit chit in the iho cirit and thirl ases it ts Is beci iio the plop e 43 0 o the charges to be true in re reference forence to the second wo point to tile powerful ill hi favor of reft tritt liy by it A largo lerga sect 0 oatlie f t lie republican party parly but belter than any c answer ii the conduct of tile the opposition party why artho pup lilor is den dead do thoy they appia ar pont to it why should they ask us to reject ert nilL candidates fur for office as unworthy unless alipy believe that worth inells or unworthiness 1 ti inuss le 89 11 i ti it I 1 to influence co c 0 a mill arity of the 1 p in their hoice choice of rulers nay is not iho tise sac ore of a avirt lle publican party nith the allowed object or of bringing new that hat As aj we think mn may y be better accomplished in fit nay h 0 vat tins is in ill ilela il elfa a proof that the conscience odthe people is i not in ill ft a torpid torp nl coti I 1 further urthia let any man who bel belles lees vc a are becoming lp rinel punt pint out the cases acs where known to be bad continuo continua to po popular loular there aro are somo some such caos caes WB wo UI d not diny deny d iny but bill they are so few that they fire art merely ine inertly rily to A rulo rule an aul ani I oi only ily provo prove lit llna it vo ve have haac not reached reach ci the poli politicos politic nl millennium tho the progress mui mido by tile hie thecil ts who faivor now new methodi of f doting ili BJ a as to abolish the ha tyranny of or li is an ali c idenie th it the people i are not indifferent en e n if they are not always wise tile iho property pro penty ity of ofilio tile country is a strong point in favor of tile order bruer oft bings ir if tabt thit thil prosperity Iro penty can cali bo be pr proad ocl and secondly it if it can bo be hown tu to be oven even partially bially due in tile party in power with willarc ro garl cari ta t the second point there ate ara both assertions tion sand and denials S bonio offo who admit ane prosperity foy ehy it fit la in fit spite little others it 11 to good lout to 0 argilio O the que quenion tion wu we would iii luire if it is not probable that the iho pre ent measure of prosperity will kaill till continuo continue in ill of IF iho a ch charged urged and here iii ia i there any that it i will lo 10 SM for tile hie better belter A AF I 1 tho the ghether th ether we conra fire really pru wu flood enter no Pin i borato discussion atit of it that avry catry last that the valuation returns show on of balth cal th that alie financial affairs tirs of till all out our viviian div iian ton ago counties and nation aro are in fit it 11 contently improving condition cin dilion with few and tace aro nets that are patent to every observer isail lift vo a lira fire told that great fortune aru made while 1110 poor brill and iho laboring classes remain in ill abut tile that hint wages 11 nd 1 vanie but bul that price of tho the of life lare fid tAnce in about of alio santa ning ratio Ag adint int lloil inn allon we put N not ono one who is t visit v nit tile house of hb bu lost os rl ici elot c iii fall an fn il 40 u bo be aware t i ofal 0 bract that in and opt nee those abodes line baie been greatly 1 improved proved illi within it few year there are lit corn virta and luxuries pianos and cabinte organs are more ca com in inon the furniture furni turo and carpets are more mora more costly tnt crul the tha leopla of this clas cla s arc s better belter thoy havo anoro loii ure they own noro books wo we cira C ira not how cla borato may bo be littia to prove brovo that at tt AN man Llor mages jj will ill not ul kee leri p boily body and soul togi flier in flo a point to the hie of it nil I 1 in in acry mans own experience piru wo do not sa iy ay ath alint acner man fcc receive e fit in os much macli ai 14 they enra for we not bul bulva VB they do but tto ile innel they receive more jn ll 11 proportion than they formerly did because we see ice 1 fifty buy more and save wore IV 1 u do not take tile olti vie viam fo 1 or r our olar purpose the evidence that wu we it ails V rapidly to elie bil bid is wo lve say it is i to things as they are then to plunge mildly into tiny finy movement inov move cmunt munt that hut adopts the shibboleth of reform orm without clearly understanding sto riding blint lio lio reform n N to be nor how it is to tn be accomplished d least of f nil aill do we ee see e any reason fur truit iwig to tile profus dicolli of r those u lio ito have hereto fure been iti liong oil g the let trustworthy worthy left consitt erit of and d acua of thu the politicians pallin f t country coton borton adi artier |