Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
The sub.Vreas,ry Humbug.
CONGRESSMAN CoTHRAN KNOCKS A
HOLE THROUGH TIE nlLL.

WAsIIINGToN, April 27.-Judge
Cothran, Representative from the Sd
South Carolina District, has received
so many letters of inquiry from his
constituents in regard to the sub
treasury bill, that he furnishes the
following copy of an answer to one
of them, with the hope that through
tho Neacs and Coa,iy;' it may reach
all his constituents:
House or REPRESENTATIVE u. s.,
WAsmNGToN, April %, 1890 {
Mr.. a. M. Guyton, Picrcetown, S.
C.---My Dear Sir: Your letter Of
the 14th instant has been received.
In it, writing in behalf Of yourself
and ncighbors, you ask me "plcasc
to tell us (you) what the bill (known
as The sub treasury billy proposes to
do; also your (my) views. concerning
said bill"
Acknowledging at the outset and
to the fullest extent the right of
every one of my constituents to
demand Of me, as their Representa-.
tive, at all times, information upon
public questions, promptly and
chccrfully comply with your request.
Upon the subject referred to by
you, two bills have been introduced
in the present Congress, one in the
Senate and one in the House. |
send TO you a copy of each of the
bills. Upon each If them you will
observe the words "by request" in
legislative ethics, this simply means
that the Senator Mr. Vancc7 and
the Representative Mr.. Picklcr7
who introduced them are not thereby
necessarily committed to their sup
port.
The bills provide for the storage
i'll ware houses of all kinds Of farm
products which are suitable for stor-
age and shipment and not of an
immediate perishable nature. These
ware houses are to be built all over
the country, at an estimated expense,
to be borne by the Government, OF
something like $50,000,000. Upon
the products SO stored certificates
shall be issued by the Government,
ard to the amount of so per cent of
the value of the articles so stored
the Government shall lend TO the
holders of these certificates, or re-
ccipts, money Mt the rate of / per
cent per annum.
REASON FOR TIE BILL.
The obvious reason of the demand
for this extraordinary Legislation is
the present depressed condition of
the agricultural interests all over the
United States, and especially in the
Western and Northwestern States.
The burning of corn for fuel in the
State of Kansas is the most complete
and summarized statement of the
cause. This is so far from being
applicable to the farmers of South
Carolina and of the other Southern
States that it may be well to reflect
very seriously before we give to the
proposed measure our support.
AS am now serving as your Rep
rescntative i'll Congress my last term,
it seems to me that am in a posi-
ton to deal with you in spirit of
the utmost frankncss, and altogether
freed from any possible charge of
dcmagogy in saying, that | regard
the farming interests Of the country
as embracing its very bone and
sincw--the mainstay and support of
the Government itself. These inter
ests are suffering from ovcr-produc-
ton, and for the want Of adequate
means to transport the tremendous
surplus of products to markets be-
yong our own borders.
TIE WEST HAS GROWN TOO FAST.
On account Of the cheap and fer
tile lands i'm the West and North
west, the vast tide of immigration
that has steadily flowed thithcr for
the last twenty-five years, the bulky
nature of their products and their
rcmotencss from the markets of the
East and of the world, the prices
have not been rcm,lncrat;vc. Be
sides, the cost of living and of pro-
duction has been greatly increased
by an unjust, unnecessary and op-
pressivc system OF tariff taxation,
resulting in a widespread and almost
universal network Of farm mort
cages, given to secure money adj
vanccd by Eastern capitalists. The
census of the present year, if cor
rcctly taken, will be, in this regard,
an appalling disclosure to the whole
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