The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-08
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER s. 1883.
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and dictates legislation, overwhelming
is the Importance to meet the present
juncture with promptitude and deter
mined purpose. This is 4, weighty a
matter to be platformed for mere par
ty considerations. Its magnitude de-
mands no less than the people rising
above party francis, to the eff
fectual calling to judgment the poll
icy of unequal burdens and bringing
clearly to the front the doctrine that
now-now is to be settled at the bal
lot box the question too long delayed.
Shall there be a continuance Of pres
ent partial Legislation The highest
interests of this whole republic teens
ing with realities that reach far into
the future, are bounded on the north,
on the south. OIL the east, west, by ad.
justmeDt of this matter according to
constitution of equal rights, and plac-
ing barrier forever against further
unequal congressional enactments.
And we here announce to legislators
that continued cancellations to this
moneyed and power absorbing oligar>
chy will soon sink the destiny of
equal rights beyond recovery. And
we here furthermore announce chat
amid present degradation of politics,
when the people become aroused to
the fact that they look to politicians
and congress no longer for relief and
equal taxes, which might well nigh
be legislating in foreign country as to
advantage from proximity to their
constituents, or consulting the wishes
of the people. When this is fully APP
pretended, when the present. juncture
is accepted, as the emergency in af,
fairs which the people themselves
must meet face to face to break up
the foundations of this embrace of
the whirlpool of protected concern
trated wealth-when this is done
and not before, will remedy arrive,
will healthful check be given to
these downward tendencies. Then let
this matter come before the people,
and that the cause of the people may
have full field of vindication, and
may not be damaged in the house of
its pretended friends, let the issue
made in the next race he pertinent,
pointed and free from all politicians
occlusions. The people will, if fully
presented. vote down unequal taxes.
In representative government all
important measures, before legislated
upon, should be brought to the touch.
stone of public decision. The people
have right to decide in all matters
that involve their interests.
What harvests of blessings would
observance of this doctrine bycongress
for the last twenty years bave brought
to this people. Much of the peoples
lands have been squandered without
their consent, and transferred to mo,
nopolies thereby assisting to raise
them to their present dangerous pre-
dominance-millions Of acres vouch.
safed to European pauper laborers
that we hear so much about, protec>
tionists meantime claiming this for
eign immigration as the triumph of
protection. Nations ale now mum.
bered with the things that were be-
cause of such triumphs as these. The
most effete despotism ON earth could
doubtless attract large immigration
by such proposals. Our public lands
(now nearly all squandered.not sold
TO actual settlers at just prices) should
have remained for the needs and de-
velopments of this great people.
Unequal taxation, after the infancy
of manufactures, would have passed
away had the matter been fairly aud
squarely presented to the people atthe
ballot box. The peoples cause (prior
tempore. prior iure) still assaulted,