The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-05-31
First National Bank
OF Columbia, Tennessee
Capital, 100000.
Does a General Banking and
Exchange Business.
T. W. KEESEE, President.
LUCIUS FRIERSON, Cashier.

operation OF existing laws gives The
control Of the industries of the people
to the jObbcTs and spCcuiltor7in ia trade,
Il middle and favored class, between
the producer and consumer.
The necessities and interests aS Wei
as the misfOrtuncs Of state street, i'm
| Boston, and Wall street, in New y ork
! dominate the wants, Interests and mis-
! fortunes Of the Producers and mauu~
! facturcrs Of the South and West. The
! production and preparation of the
! principal products Of these sections OF
! our country cannot bc made upon the
basis OF commercial necessity and
propeTncCds in the East and North,
and yet under present laws these pro-
ducts and their preparations are ab-o-
lutely dependent upon the commcr~
cial necessities and interests Of the
East and West \ local currency,
with "a system Of banking adapted To
the wants and necessities Of the pros
ducers, which are more or less the de
velOpment of climate and season, is
necessary to the independence, health
and security of tine trade of the South
and West. This local currency, left
to the wholesome law dictated by the
trade and commerce of the world, will
secure the rapid restoration of the
Frustrated labor and industries of
those sections Of our country from
which alone permanent prosperity
and wealth are tOcOme.
have not now the time TO argue
this proposition rs il deserves To hc
done, but trust, if opportunity is al
fOrded 20 the discussion of the various
currency measures which may lac
brought before the HuHSc, To- du sp,
when shall assume 10 meet all the
objections which have been made To
it, and to maintain that this measure
will give almost instantaneous relief
at least to the section Ofthc country ]
i'm part represent.
Ninth. The next step in thc relief
to be afforded Ia the people is 10 res
tore the Government in IT,, admins
tratiOn to the economic mD,huls and
its executive and leg
slativc departments 90 tine teachings
and practices of its founders. These
and Practice were in Cilcct
that the Government was but thc
agent of th" people, and none bat
granted powers WCrH lO bc exercised,
md thea only without abuse, rNtray-
lgancc or unnecessary CEpcu-'. How
.ar and widely have We departed
rom these teachings An adherence
% them would cure all tGc evils that
low atiiict ~. An adherence 10 them
would solve In" conflict between caJi-
AL and labor. Au niucr,ucctO th,m
would insure the safety of ircc im-ti-
-utiOnS forever.
Shall we despair OF Tie Republic
True, labor is oppressed; trun, money
power has centralized tic forces of the
Government; true, wide departures
have been made from thc faith oi our
fathers; true, bankruptcy au / distress
10th environ our broad country; true,
gloom and dependency du,h brood
alike over our industries and our rptF,-
gics, but after all the ballot H. lpil,
that sure weapon OF a peoples safety
and peoples liberty. This weapon
Is in their hands. Shall we di.trI-l
their intelligence or lear their utcgri-
~ and their devotion? /, for one, do
not, and in sincere faith believe they
will meet their opprvSSurs iU tn" field,
where happily under our form ofGuv-
arnment they may yet contest and .ir-
eide these Questions Oi fearful import
to constitutional liberty and slruw-
Cling humanity.
Heretofore it has been the proud
boast of the democratic party that il
has bccl Illt lltlb 81 libDl ann ilit
of special and class lcgi-ia-
ton; that its sympathics are with the
oppressed and against the upDrcs-or,
and let 1t he admitted thai by the rec
ord it is shown the great body of it,
have constantly uI--
posed the measures that doth now ol,-
press the labor of the country and
which doth now paralyzc the cucr~
gies and fortunes of the people. r.
true to its ancient faith and present
record, why seek other and ;mricj
agents for relief Why, when near 50
-he goal of victory, divide and dis
Dand? Division Of its forces a-wruS
success to the adhcrcuts of tie Shcr~
man policy. No matter III What "uisc
he advocate may come, or how
plausible and tempting his protest
nay. be, II is TO tins complexion at
asst he will lead Us,