The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-14
Let Lien Law Live.

tionsto their conclusions; and as | am
10 notice many D ,ints from all, | trust /
nav be excused for trespassing beyond
bat usual limit Of one communication.
T shall endeayor to follow the asser-
tions in the order in which they appear
al and begin wi h the first of the many
from the turner's Adcocate 1t states
,bataseven tenths OF the people who have
been forced to give deeds OF trust are
r,oor This acknowledgment is enough
70 upset all pretensions OF repealers.
Orr great purpose is 10 avoid by every
means deeds Of trust, and il credit Is
removed from crops as proposed planters
,hen 10 obtain it will be compelled to
resort TO this only alternative, and if
seyep.tenths who have tried it volun-
tsrily. under present system have failed,
II is fair to presume that all will go
~ destruction when brought under
secondly, it is said "to destroy conf
I,nca removes one of the strongest
incsntives TO honesty by taking away
r,or,'s independence, forces him to pay
debt mat he would pay of his own free
viii thereby depriyes him of an oppor-
tnuitv to establish credit that would be
,Irantaoeous TO him in business"
Vbat confidence, or confidence between
,ybon is DESTROYED? If nothing exists.
there il nothing todestroy. lit is meant
tbatIbetween.less0rlaud lessee, orbetwe3n
them and the merchant, 1t Is probable
r,,na ever existed to be destroyed, and
so becomes misapprehensIon OF the
feeling between the parties; ana II the
narfies can work together without conn
5ence. so much the more praiseworthy
il the accommodating law. This assertion
Is followed by an agglomeratlon OF splut-
ter 10 dazzle the perception OF the nasty
reader with the impression that the "a"
makes man dishonest by forcing him
to nav debt that he would pay OF his
ogn free will. But surely, there is no
misconduct, much less dishonesty in
having a debt, whether forced or vGlun
tarv This impression is still further
extended into having us believe that the
FREE. agent. after being forced, is thereby
deprived of an opportunity to establish
credit. This is hard to rely upon, when
all experience tells us that the best
wav to establish credit, is by securing
the reputation of paying debts.
Thirdly. it is said "tO destroy compe
tition by putting purchaser at mercy
-,:+,, 70 charge exhorbitant prices" To
hunor this charge, let 1t be admitted; I;
but then we must demand the exhl hlbltlon
Of the better state that is to follow alter
the repeal. Undoubtedly credit in some
shape will have to be adopted to carry on
plantations No getting around 1t, Tor
land owners have no ready means, and
will be compelled to shoulder all
responsibility by deeds of trust, and
merchants will then have the same
command over charges as now. Indeed
this is the main point we wish to sus-
tain. We want credit to remain on
crops as it is, in order to keep lands
unoledged and out of the unrelaxlng
clutches of merchants.
Lastly-some one pretending to repre-
sent the prayer OF The People, says
oIet credit be based on personal honnr
As before the law" 1t is generally J
known that but few persons can or coulo
obtain credit on their naked faces. NC
matter how good looking, or how hlgt
he ranked in church, IL man ever
wanted credit for yearly supplies, ne
must present more than his face or rank
Observation shows that any mans credl
is in proportion to his property, and no
80 much his honesty. Honesty anc
talent have their Just weight in gaining
favoritism. But Jake an honest maj
without property and talent, and dls
honest one with property, and see whlci
will get credit first and most. NO matte
how little property, 1t many times serve
hoth the honest and dishonest in trying
times. Even pocket knife IS Otter
pledged to satisfy hunger, and becaus'
of the serviceableness of these llttl
means. i. why mans right to use ht
crops should not be removed. III ii
can find those to advance on them, n
one should intermeddle. 1t Is done ii
anticipation of the result OF his skill an
labor, and perfectly meritorlous. IRE
ouentlv, lawyers, doctors and preacher
receive pay far in advance OF service
rendered. and yet we hear of no attemp
to pass law prohibiting advances O
mental labor. Then why endeavor /
deprive manual labor of this privilege
f. the first is worthy, the other Is no
only so, too, but righteous.
The law is accused of driving Ml'
sissippians from their State every yeai
because under its operations they nav
lost all their possessions" 1T this D
true-if they have lost their land
through the law, it must have bee
with their eyes open and the uapiea'
antness invited voluntarily. Ihey mus
have gone out seeking opportunities
put their places under deeds OF trus
and therein consisted the folly, since
have lust learned frorn that side that
least seyen-tenths of the land place
under trust. remain so, till merchan
choose to step into possession. Ines
imnroyident gentlemen should hay
considered this fact, and EN- braced th'
other feature of the law, which above
them IA, either rent out their lands Wit
out risk or mortgage only crops To-
these voluntary land sacrifices, we 81
the deplorable condition awaiting u
through compulsion, after repeal:
the State is being abandoned now, tnel
most assuredly will be an awe-striklI
exodus of both land owners and lahore
following the repeal Land owners, und
the forced deeds of trust, after aoiui'
the time till ousted by their mercnan
will then leave in disgust, and laoofe
who have been accustomed TO rent al
run themselves on pledges OF their crol
finding this no longer allowable, W
cross at once into other States, wne
they can plant as they choose. Lou
lana. where the law is substantially I
same as ours. is now watching the pl
gress of this great question with lnten
inferest hoping a repeal will take pla'
that her wide. rich, untenanted nei
NAV he filed with our dissatisfied en-
grants.
This confessor Of "The People" dox
ogzies in these words: "a kind Fro
dence has vouchsafed good crops. Y
people have been economical during
past wear and can pay out and ha
enough left to get along anotner y
without mortgaging their crops agall
All these fair prospects brought aoe
under the law: and yet we have pra.
for repeal A strange conclusion
the case in discussion to say the les
We are pleased to CLEAN from lt, thou
the sweet consolation that Proyldel
fayors the law, and that we can
economical under it if we choose
have enough to run on from year
wear without even m0rtgaging cre
Most exhilarating comfort issuing vi
it doesl Now for PHYS sake, leave
law undisturbed and trust to Provide
again. Confde in the discovery :
economy is being learned and tnat
ple. under our law, pay out ana
enough to run on yearly without m
gaging crops, remembering, IN lustic
the law, that all can abstain irou !,
mortgages under it as well as thongl
were not on the statute. Exile
Playing BY Ear.
The train stopped at little cour
stat;on Ii was a hot day, and all