The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-11

Living Hssmen vs.. Dead Ones
The Democratic members Of Congress,
especially the Southern members, will
commit great blunder ii they permit
themselves to be enticed into a wrangle
over the sectional issues by the cunning
schemers of the Republican party, who are
striving to produce diversion from the
living questions of the day, upon which
they well know they are beaten. Senators
Beck and Voorhees,, in the Senate, have
struck the keynote in their resolutions
upon the financial questions. What the
country now wants, and is determined to
have, is an honest execution of the law
remOnetizing Silver. and the unlimited
coinage Of that metal until it is fully re-
stored to its former status as the co-equal
of gold in performing the functions OF
money. The National Banks in outlaw
ing silver as money, and the Secretary of
the Treasury in his report, have thrown
down the gauntlet az the champions of
demonstration, and declared war against
the Silver bill, halfway measure though
it was, of the last session, and if the
Democratic leaders could be inspired
by the spirit of the people, they would
take up the gage of battle with the
money power and give the foe no quar-
ter until the field is won.
The sectional issue is no longer practi
cal. 1t is purely sentimental, and its
proportions are reduced to insignifcance
when weighed against such stern reali-
ties as have been produced by the plum
dering and oppressive financial policy of
the Republican party. What are they?
Behold the land filled with beggars and
tramps. Industry paralized. Business
stagnant Women suffering. Children
Starving. Energy and enterprise dor
mant Nothing fourishing except the
money power. Nobody prospecting ex-
cept the classes who have been privi-
legged by the Republican party at the ex
pense of the toiling millions Are
the Democratic leaders so short sighted
as to be led away from the agitation of
this terrible crime by the party which
has had control of the government for
eighteen years, into a war of words over
dead and buried issues
Besides, there ale subjects that ought
to take up the remaining time of the
present Congress. These were indicated
by the convention which recently assem-
bled in New Orleans. The inland sea
which flows through the centre of the
Union and is fitted by nature to bear the
commerce of the largest producing region
of the continent to the markets of the
world, requires the fostering care of the
General Government. What is wanted
is a uniform system for improving its
navigation and retaining the waste
lands that border it from its source to
its mouth. Even crevasses which have
subjected to overflow large tracts of the
richest land in the world, and which
have been in high state of cultivation,
are permitted to remain open for the
waters of the river to do their work of |
devastation. A railroad connecting the |
over. Mississippi river with the Pacific |
IN the line of the 32d parallel, is
great public necessity which merits con
liberation. The establishment of /
quarantine which will protect all the
ports of this vast country, is a measure
If such supreme Importance in view of
'ecent awful calamities showing its ne
,essity, that it should occupy the minds
If lawmakers to the exclusion of topics
which have become threadbare. The
'evision of the present tariff law, which,
n the language of the National Demo
cratic Convention of 1876, sis master
piece of injustice, inequality and false
inasmuch as its robs the tax
payers of five times more than it pro
luces to the treasury--deserves to be
.lassed with the paramount duties of
hose who entrusted with the manage
nent of public affairs. Aud also the
of the navigat on laws
which cripple and retard commerce and
he interests dependent upon it.