The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-03
CLEMENTS LETTER.

county, which it will be admitted,
would cost far in excess of one hun
dred millions of dollars They
would require thousands of mana
gers, gaugers, weighers, guards, and
the equipment of banking house in
the way OF sales, etc., and would en-
tall heavy annual outlay in sala-
ries and other expenses, all OF which
come from the people. Controver-
sizes between depositors and the
Government growing out of false
certificates, unsatisfactory grading.
weighing, or injury to the proper
ty, would be triable only in the
Federal courts. And judgment in
favor of the citizen would be paya-
BILE only after appropriation there
for by Congress.
II this plan is right, it should
not be lett open to the charge of
class or special legislation, as, it
must be admitted, it is now, but
should be extended to all property
alike. Equity would demand
this.
10 do this would entail incaloula-
bic expense and make possible an
almost illimitable issue of notes.
causing such initiation and huctua.
tlonj as we have never seen. Money
should be sound, as we'll as ade-
quate, in quantity. The man who
earns a dollar to day should be able
reasonably to expect that it will be
a dollar next week. Tried by the
standard of 'equal rights to ali and
special tavors to none" it will, in
my judgment, be rejected by none
more surely than by Alliance men
themselves, after full considera-
ton.
What, then, is the remedy for
your existing hardships9 Clearly, I
would say: Remove the causes; re-
duce taxes to the bare necessities of
the government economically ad-
ministered; so adjust the tariff as to
collect taxes only for public pur-
poses; restore silver to it's place un-
der the Constitution as minted mon
ey co-equal with gold, with free and
unlimited coinage; increase the is
sue OF Treasury notes sufficiently.
IN addition to the supply of gold
silver, to provide an adequate vol
ume VI currency without undue IN
Hation. In addition, enforce econo-
my in public expenditures. These
things could be done without enter
ing the domain of untried expert
ments, that must prove expensive
and may be disastrous. The plain
principles Of the fathers which were
applied to the first seventy years of
our national existence, we would do
we'll to heed. The.country is afflict-
60 with paternalism centralism al
ready. shall we 60 further in that
direction? Is it not wiser to turn
" back and inquire for the old paths"
and to ''walk therein?"
Let the government give to all
complete protection to life, liberty,
and property, and equal opportuni-
ties In the pursuit of happiness,
holding the scales of Justice even,
according to old fashioned Jefferso-
MAN principles. "Times change,
and men change with them; but
principles never" A wise decision
of pending issues by the people is
tar more important to them than
the success or defeat of any jndivid-
ual.
No votes have all been in accord
with the views have expressed.
l fully concur with your body in
tavoring the election of United
States Senators directly by the peo-
pie. Nothing contributes more to
sound legislation than direct ac-
countability on the part of the Rep
resentative to those who choose
him.
In conclusion, let me congratu-
late the farmers upon the good they
have accomplished by their organi-
zation, and the increased interest
they are taking in economic and
public questions
Hoping that | may soon have the
pleasure of discussing these ques-
tions fact to face with the people
of the district WHO have h0nored
me with their confidence, | am.
Very respectfully,
e. or EMENTS