Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-01
CARLISLE'S PROTEST.
Concise Review OF Sub Treasury Scheme.
Analysis of It's Operations.
1t Strengthens the Control of the Markets by
tn tpecu!atnrs- Injurious to Farmer
and the LRborIng Man.
Louisville Courier-Journal.

The continued discussion of what is
termed the sub-treasurv scheme, and re-
cent expressions OF dissatisfaction from
Farmers Alliances with the position OF
Senator Carlisle, induces the Courier
Journal 10 publish Mr.. Carlisle . letter
on the subject in full. The substance OF
this letter has been sent out by the Asso-
dated Press, but It is so clean and con-
elusive In its demonstration OF the i'm
practicRhility OF the measure that the
Courier-J ournal gives it entire.
UNITED STATES SENATE, !
WASHINGTON. d. c., May 30, 1890.
B. F. Howard, Esq, Tuskegee, Ala:
DEAR SIR-Your favor stating that you
are IA member of the Farmers Alliance
of Macon county, Alabama, and request
ing me TO give my views on what is COM
monty known as the "sub- treasury
plan'' was duly received, and take the
earliest opportunity to reply. You state
that you have been a Democrat for fifty
years, and that you and those with whom
you are associated are IN favor OF
"equal ju tice TO all aud special
favors to none.n This is sound
Democratic doctrine, ami If it mad been
last quarter of century the evils OF
which the farmers ana other CLASSES of
our people justly complain would have
been averted and the whole country
would be prosperous and coutent6d.
But unfortunately the paternal theory
of government. which owes its origin
In this country to the advocates of sys-
tenn of taxation which makes unjust dis
pFimiDafinDQ ar q RI nf oy,la
for the purpose of increasing the profits
of another part has been so frequently
embedded in our legislation during the
last twenty-five years, that instead of
recognizing a common interest in the
general welfare it has divided the people
into warning classes, each striving to Sc
cure for itself some peculiar advantage
at the expense of all the others.
The prevailing theory is that the indi-
vidual citizen must not rely upon his own
efforts III tho transaction OF his private
business, but that he has right to ap-
peal and ought 10 appeal to the govern
ment for financial assistance in every
emergency, forgetting that the govern
ment has not and never can have any
money except what Ia realized by taxa
ton in some form upon the people of the
grossly miscOns;russ and perverts the
pow ers of the government, paralyzes in
divtual effort and destroys that spirit OF
self-rrliance and independence which is
an absolutely essential qualification for
good citizenship in Il free republic. 1t
not only demoralizes the people but II
persisted in It will convert the
government itself into a patriarch
al despoJism. with absolute con-
troll over all the financial, industrial and
personal interests of its citizens. The
farmers OF the country have been taxed
so long for the benefit of other Glasses,
aud have seen 30 much legislation for the
Acknowledgement of corporations and syn
dIraies, thai their patience is exhausted,
and finding ii impossible, for the time
being, at least, 10 abolish the system
which has oppressed and despolled the
greatest industrial interests of the coun-
try, they are now demanding that the
very policy which they have heretofore
denounced aS unjust and ruinous shall be
applied TO them, or rather a part OF
them. for no scheme has been suggested
yet that would operate alike upon all
farmers
They have been oppressed and de-
spoiled by unjust legislation must be
admitted by all who have given any
attention to the subject, and when they
see measures favorably reported TO con-
grrss 10 tax them still further for the
purpose of raising money to pay subsi-
dies and hounties TO wealthy steamship
corr oratious and 10 the producers of
susar aud TX, which are anon: the
least lmporIgnt OF our domestic products,
u is not al all strange that they should
become more dissatisfied than ever, aud
more urgent in their demands for lief
out no evil can be corrected, no wrong
can be righted by increasing its magni-
tude anu extending the scope of its ope-
raiions. There is but one effectual rem
edy Tor the evil which undoubtedly ex-
ISIS, and that 10 to reverse the policy
which produced IT.
THE SCHEME EXPLAINED.
The demands made by the farmers In
a0me parts of the country have been for.