The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-28
Centre-shOts.

Centre-Shots.
The New York Herald says that Con-
gress finally succeeded in passing a tariff
bill which satisfies no one who had any
part in it, and which cannot fail to out
rage every one who had a tariff opinion
of any kind.
Replying to the argument against the
government issuing and controlling the
currency, that it is pot safe to trust Con-
gress with so much power, the American
Sentry says it is much safer to trust this
matter of currency to the control of men
who are responsible to the people, rather
than to banking corporations who are not
responsible to any one.
The South, the Nashville American
observes, now is regarded by the live,
sagacious men of this country as an old
country, with all the advantages of So
cial life, and without the rugged ven
tures and severe hardships of a new
country, and yet with all the possibili-
ties Of a new cOuntry--indeed with
more than the possibilities, because the
wealth has been discovered but not ap-
propriated.
Commenting on the fact that in Scot
land Lord Butte is building palace
which will cost 81, 100000, and in the
United States Vanderbilt, another mon
ey baron, has built a stable costing $780,
600, and is worth $l50,O00,O0O, half of
which is not taxed at all "a contemporary
thinks there is something radically wrong
in the special legislation which leads to
these accumulations.
a popularity of the plutocrats, it is
remarked, runs out towards fine horses.
not men. 1t has been so from the earl
lest history. "A Roman despot made his
horse high dignitary. The plutocrat
builds splendid stables for their stations.
but they waste no money on men. The
average man does not have half as much
consideration with him in this. world as
his thoroughbred.
The Memphis Avalanche shrewdlv
suggests that it is the safest way to wait
until man is dead before putting his
likeness on Il coin or his name to a com
ty Arkansas has just. changed the
names of Clayton and Dorsey counties to
Clay and DeSoto; and to save possible
future trouble, the proposal to put
Grants likeness, in place of Jackson's
on the tWo-cent postage stamp, may be
postponed until we know the final re-
suit of Ulysses's voyage.
The Dayton Empire says Il at the Re
publican party has succeeded principal
ly by plnndering the public treasury,
stealing the public lands, and dividing
them up among their political leaders of
the people, and the officers Of railroads
and other great carrying, manufacturing
and banking or moncyed corporations.
1t IS said that out of an aggregate of
about two thousand million acres Of
land owned by the Government since its
foundation, only about two hundred and
nifty million acres remain in its pos
session. All the balance has been grant.
ed to the States, or railroad corporations
principally the latter. The grants to the
States were made previous to the war. and
were Tor the general good of the citizens
OF the States in which the lands were
located The grants to railroad corpora.
TONS have been made almost wholly bv
the Republican party and many of the
Senators and Representatives of that
party have made colossal fortunes bv
Young Tor them, or taking stock in rail
road corporations to which thew were
granted.
The Michigan Democrats, in their
State Convention, have declared for ga
tariff for revenue only" That is what
we call facing the music.
The Courier-Journal, speaking of the
Married Women's Property Act, recent.
ly passed by Parliament, says that the
law is eminently proper. A married
woman should have the right to do with
her own money what she will, and 70
protect herself from the predatory dis.
position of lazy hound of husband If
she is cursed with such a husband
1t isaptly said that the last Congress
reduced the internal revenue; to tho
next one will belong the task of reducing
the cost of the system. :
The World hits the nail on the head !.
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