The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-17


our other officers are less SC?
One hall Of The people believe
mat the highest Office in the gift Of
The people, the Presidency Of these
tniled States, was lately gained by
bribery, corruption and Intrigue;
and one half believe that the pres
ent occupant Of that high Office took
brides to influence his action as
legislator; and great many be
lieve that The candidate Of the Dem
ocratc party in 1876 for that higE
office had defrauded the Fedora!
government OF its revenue, TO "a.
large amount. in the matter OF has
income tax Whether these char
ges be true or false, they show th'
probabilities of such offences, and
the moral obijqnity Of the elected
or electors.
AS to Federal legislation in the
interes, of Agriculture al we hav,
is a few thousand dollars TO sapporl
the Agricultural bereau on a very
limited scale of uScfu hes~, "a bureau
which has heretofore been and still
continues to be run almost cXclu
sively in the interest OF the mem
bcrs of Congress as a machine to
secure their re election, and whose
present head, LpDuc, rendered him
self unpopular with those members
by attempting to cut the business of
the bureau loose from their influ-
ence and control, and was given TO
understand that his own official
head and the very existence of tn"
bureau depended upon his and its
subserviency to their schemes of
political pre!erment.
Any law Or appropriation asked
in behalf purely Of the agricultural
interests of the country is sure to
be sneercd at, and the measure
damned with simulated praise of
the horny handed tillers of the soil.
who are said to be able to take care
| of themselves and their interests
without the Intervention Of Con-
gress, and that all such propositions
are intended by the proposers as
| electioncering buncOm be, and treat
ed as such accordingly. On the
other hand it is Il notorious fact that
the legislation OF Congress for the
last fifteen years Or more has been
shamefulIy in the interests of mo-
nopuIists and capitalists.
Hear what Mr.. C0nkling said in
the last Presidential campaign:
"The wealth of the country has
to bear the burdens of the Govern
ment, and it shall control it. The
monied interests of the country, ton
self preservation, must sustain the
Republican party The railroads
the banks, and the heavy importers
and all classes of business in which
millions are invested will maintain
the supremacy OF this party"
But let us hasten on to the iasr
subject proposed for your consider
alton, to. wit, the tyranny of capita
rs welded by individuals and cor.
porations. On two occasions re,
Gently the National banks attempt
ed to buildoze Congress, (and die
actually bulidoze the Presidency
threatening to parayize the bust
ness OF the country if certain meas
ures then pending were passed 0y
it. Its legislation, and failure tC
pass laws for the interest and pro,
lection of the people, and the aggre.
CATION of immense capital in few
hands. have enabled those few t.
tvrannize over the masses, to ta2
their industries dd Gbitum, and t.
absorb, at their will and pleasure
all the profits of their hard toll Il,
bribery, corruption and the infu
eHcc that aggregated capital Away,
cXerts over the actions of men. tn,
original contract on which the Ma
tional debt was based, authorizing
its payment in currency, has beer
changed, by which the people were
robbed of millions of dollars anC
the same cooiIy pocketed by tn,
bondholdcrs. By the same practices
and influences, and for the benefit
of the same class, silver. as a cur.
rency for the payment of debts. wat
demOnetized, and the currency o
the country was otherwise reduced
more than 81 900, 900, 900 since 1865
thereby approaching the value o
the bonds, and at the same time de
pressing the market value of al
commodities and crippling th,
debtor class in meeting their obiiga
lions, and bringing ruin and bank
ruptcy upon hundreds of thousand,
BY the same practices and infu
ences high protective tariff
) passed in time of war, is continued
and thereby the people are heavily
) taxed for the benefit OF wealthy in
dividuals and corporations. Over
grown menopolists and corpora
tons, plethoric with capital, eithe
buy up, freeze or pool out all oppo
sition to their business, or schemes
in order % increase their aIread,
enormous profits, and to enabl
them more effectually TO rob tn
people. Railroads and other trans
portation companies, in fixing tn
tariff Of charges. are not g0verne,
by the princh lie of what thei
services are reasonably worth, ba
by the principle Of what the com
modities or persons transported will
hoo, onJ h.,