Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-04-02

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40 you think il possible" said I, "tc
have so good a government as ours fol
less money!"
Possible" said the Judge with spec.
lal emphasis, "a cheaper government is san
absolute necessity. No people will long
pay such a price for gove,nn ent, they
viii have a cheaper one even if il be q
worse oDe." "What then, sha' we turn
matters over to the Democracy" I in
quired. "Not at all, sir" said the Judge.
"The remedy is in a return to our princi.
pies, a return in practice, that is in legis.
lation and in the general administration
OF the government in every department.
We should show to the people that we
mean what We say when we pledge our
selves to an economical administration of
the government.
II those in whose hands we have placed
the public interest have betrayed us, re.
Ject the men, but hold to our principles"
ITO what expenditures do you rofor,"I
inquired. In reply to this,many i~lteres,
ting items were given, and references
was made to the millions appropriated to
interval improvements, lo,al in their
character and to the thousand useless
salaried. officers and Employees of the
Government which he said should have
been dispensed with long since.
Then, | take it you are for reform
and retrenchment."
81 toll you" replied the Judge, ere.
FORMS now that it is used among the peo>
pie are becoming a household wcrl is no
longer an empty sound, as when used alone
by polititions, but is full of meaning and
means business, reform is now a necessity
and must go to every department of the
government and be full and thorough"
"What about the currency?"
1--WE must" said the Judge, shave
more of it. The government by its policy
has retired gold and silver and it is bound
to see that the people have a circulating
medium to meet the wants of trade and
business, not to do so is to treat us with
neglect and to say cruelty"
what shall be done with the public
debt, shall we pay or repudiate?"
The debt must be paid replied the
Judge, "but not now, We cannot paw it
now. Thirty or forty years hence we will
have about $4,000 worth of property to
every $l,0O of the public debt whereas
now it is 81 90 to every $500 worth of
property To pay the debt now, any
considerable sum annually would serious.
ly Cypress the paople. Reputation
should not be thought of. Scarcity of
money and heavy taxation direct or in
direct may make reputation possible
Make money plentiful, business active
and the people prosperous and the public
debt will take care of itself, it will be safe
and our credit will be good"
what" | inquired, "does the far
mers movement mean and how will it
effect political parties in the future %
This movement" promptly responded
the Judge, sis full of meaning. 1t is a
notice to politicians that there arc im>
portant interests other than those of cap
ltol' rings, corporations and political par.
ties as such worthy of som consideration.
1t is the voice Of labor. Labor in the
field and elsewhere speaking in self,de.
fence, speaking for the right, for jus.
tice and for recognition-as an element of
wealth and power in the country. 1t
shows a deep and general seuse of oppres.
ion among the producing classes of the
country. We hear Of legislation in tn
interest of manufactures, of ass C oted
capitol in its many powers of legislation
giving extra privileges to corporations,
but who has heard of such legislation in
the interest Of the producer and laborer.
Hence is the necessity for and Che origin
of the movement. 1t means simply that
justice shall be done, and that labor,
whether in the field or elsewhere, shall
have an equal chance. If it shall succeed
10 creating and establishing a lively do
nestle commerce it will have accomplished
more for the country than all the legisla.
ton had for the last many years. To do
this travel and transportation must be
cheap. When this is had a lively do,
nestle commerce will follow, labor will
receive a new stimulous and the country
will grow rich in all the. essential ele>
ments of wealth. The movement must
effect the future Of political parties.-
Po!titians will take the sober second
thought: Eeonn,nv in ~nal;t;col endS will