The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-14
ALLIANCE; COLUMN.
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this Column should be addressed to j. w.
BowDEN, Denver, S. G.
We Want Representation.

There has never been time before in
the history of this country when capital,
in centralized form, was making such in.
roads upon the rights of the people.
This is not in Lle shape Of small mer-
chants or manufacturers. but in the pow
er of money to oppress. 1t is shown in
the manner in which our products are
bought at a low price by speculative cap
ital and sold to spinners and consumers
at high price. 1t is shown in the nu.
merous tariff determinations and unjust
laws which are designed alone to make
the rich richer, and the poor poorer. It
is found in the demonilezation of silver
and the payment of interest on bonds
with gold only. 1t il found in the fund.
ing or purchasing of bonds before they
are due at premium of IS 10 % cents on
the dollar. It is found in the national
bank law which is as cheme to increase
the power of the rich bond-holder and
enslave the landholder who cannot raise
money on land in any emergency with
out paying a big commission for security
aud big interest for the money. 1t is
found in contracted condition of
the currency which is now only S4.72
per capita, or about one tenth what
it should be. This amount of money
being 80 small that few rich men can
withdraw sufficient amount at will, to
reduce the price of our products when
they are forced upon the market, and
can then put the remainder in circu-
lalion to initiate prices for the benefit of
speculation.
Il is also found in the evils of fixed
amount of money, which makes con
slant huc.uation of values and unsafe and
unstable prices, when our real need is a
flexible currency, the volume of which is
founded upon and governed by supply
aud demand.
The evils from which wesuffer aud the
various causes set forth above cannot be
remedied except by national legislation.
Our country signs, yea prays for relief,
and for that reason We have framed and
had introduced into congress the sub.
treasury bill. That measure We have
never claimed was a perfect one, but We
gave it to congress asking them to take
it in hand, study it and if it was found
imperfect, do all in their power to perfect
it. While there may be errors in the
details of the bill, and while some part
of it may need amendment or perfecting,
yet we know that the great objects of the
bill are right and That it came from the
heads and hearts of a wise and discreet
body who are laboring to deliver an
oppressed people from the power of
money TO oppresg.
Instead Of being treated with the re-.
spect which was due our great and noble
order, We we're rudely thrust aside at our
national capital, and when We appeal
personally to our representatives they
treat us with contempt. Not one has
ever offered to ameud Or improve the
measure, or to give ,ls something better,
but they throw it back at Us az matter
unworthy Of their consideration. When
they have been forced to write or speak
upon the subject, they have not discussed
the bill upon it's merits, but have con.
tented themselves with the assertion that
it is unwise, undemocratic, class legisla-
tion aud impracticable. Isitnot surpris-
ing that they al say the same thing ?
Indeed, it would lead us to believe that
some one wrote it and the others all
learned il by heart, # this uniform
treatment which they have given US
shows nothing else, it shows that they
are making q combined effort 10 over
throw the farmers organization and put
an end to his seeming impudence. 1t is
startling fact that not one congressman
from Georgia in the past ten yeara has
ever introduced g measure lookingdi-
rectly to the interest and relief of the
farmer, and yet when the farmer suggests
a plan for his own relief he is rudely
cast aside by these men whom he has
supported 30 long, and who pretend to
love him 80 we'll. We must have repre-.
sentation from the people and by the
people.-Aliance Farmer.