The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-13
dE CLAR1oe
saNEsDAY. FEBRUARY d Iss|.4.
1saalu. pa. q II the "a Law.

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= eHSuss ls..;;iaisrat3on, ~. Moore. Of Issa-
eSsna, sid; Il ) not ny Intention 10
NJ. .hiv ,EreAf and important ones
ehamE tHto ny constituency, and
ton, e9t - that had done them tus-
wouaa not call yonr snshtion 70 the
Ntifp SviIs. an opposed to class
~ Zion In this bright age let ~ ma
leGhal. Some Of tie members. q III
Ne have stated that the repeal Of this
~ would be q hardship upon the poor.
As poor man myself can't see Il, but IL
you touch it, without its totalzspeaf sense
citizen will be dePEizs e ~ Z
privileges. Every per mn 1Iik1 bis
Law blottsd out from ths4 81 o.
State, and pray Jour safljst -
ton of this most importan huestlar
While the agricultural & law may s. S
been 8 necessity to the ini0verished peg
pie Of this State for a TIM Ind especially
to my people for q few f1sFs succeeding
the late war, yet I BELIEF This necessity
has ceased to exist sTha o kis 4.
borer to give genefal 7onzflsI7g
erty not IN esse should - - ~ ted or St
Of this character hurtfui ana try - )
sound public policy. AoF2 hey con-
trovene general prinfipte ekceps =
special cases in equity, q % per;
son to cucumber future Aeq propetf5
has only not been found bat FROM
time whereof the me5nsfT 81 man ~
meth not to the contrary has BED
~ desired. / beIiexe that =
tenn of agricultural lien lars
the most striking menunleuf of Ie9fsla<
tive, commercial and hltural folly.
And by this the labor q tate is deliv-
cred into the hands q merchant The
merchant with big rs his hands, nd
knowing when advancing pplies and ~
tending credit that he IS ASH hing ii -
gencies of rains, drough floods, sicI
and other misfortunes. and for this -
has charged enormous percentaee4
thusstruck down the bone and "a oadl
landi the seh-Paying men has thus casried
the idle-the good customer has THIS been
forced to pay for the bad.
submit these facts in no spirit Of CEN
sure or even Of criticism to the commercial
portion of our population. The fault
not theirs, but it is IN THE system. ne
commerce of onr State has aEailad Itself s
the existing state of affairs az Il IS nakas
it should have done, and will continue 10
do so unless change is had. Large per
centages go hand in hand with doubt
full security: Why not enact nsury laws
and prohibit the use of money for more
than a conventional rate of interest per
Rnnumf Under our lien law the producing
population of the State paystrikute to the
hbder at the,rate Of Hfty Or PeS hnaAed
per cent. per a9t9ER5 kBsEsss
Gentlemen, will say further that tn
lien law creates basis of credit unknown
l..
our State, and in fact violating all the laws
of political economy, and establishes pure
muscle as the foundation of credit without
reference to character or property. 1t
taxes year in advance the laborers of the
entire State and makes merchandise outsof
the sRea4 Of thor faces.
Mr. Speaker: Where the poor laborer is
forced to decide between the, appF0priatien
OF bale OF mortgage cotton and the sur
render of his household to starvation.
though he be poor and dependent humanity
should give him tho alternative This sys-
tenn does nothing to encourage the, laborer
tobui1d up a Character for integrity and
fair dealing. This system discoHrages and
denies competition among traders The
moment a lien is given the home Is at the
mercy of his merchant and he can 90 no.
where else.
The merchant who sells goods under a
lien can well afford to give; his customers
higher price fof his cotton some times,
and in some localities this is done, and
some times not.
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen, am here
not only for the people of Issaquens, not
only for my race, but for the interest and
good of the entire people, and a glorious
advancement of all the departments Of
the State. Take away the lien law and let
us know that we have no more to depend
on, and We will ahow you the Land of
Promise within five years. Yes, gentle
men, we want tive want it-and for
Gods sake let us have it. This appeal l
= make from the depth of my heart, hoping
1t may meet your favorable consideration,
and the 4aboreE .landl0ra fnsrchant, doc
tor Ghd lawyer viii ever feel grateful