The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-17

InFH are uOS sur pIIsCh that tAc
oppressed class of our people
have at last organized and de-
termined to do something. For
one | sympathize most cordia II )
and sincerely with this detcrmi
nation. Inasmuch a. it il in
possible to compensate the far
uler for the robbing of him
under this tariff taxation By
imposing tariff duties for his
efit,-also for the reason
that similar products to his are
not imported into this country
the question arises, how. shall
lie be compensated II some
way be not devised, and we
continue to impose these tariff
taxes Oh him. we simply admit
that he is to lie oppressed for
ever or until lie is sent t. the
poor-house; and that whilst we
have power under the constitu
ton to destroy by taxation one
class of citizens, We have neither
the power nor the disposition
to compensate that destroyed
class, nor to equalize the bur
dens of life among the people.
| never will agree TO this, and
stand ready to vote for any
measure for the relief of the
agricultural classes Of tie corn
1nunity that will serve thu
purpose, asking only that it be
within the power conferred up
on Congress by the constitution.
We live, happily for us, i'll IL
government of limited powers;
but because, as [ believe, the
present tariff duties are utterly
unconstitutional, and but "rob-
berry under the forms of law, y
| cannot gain my consent to
vote for this Sub-Treasury bill,
which provides for the loaning
of money to the people by the
government, and which, in my
opinion, is without cOnstitu
tional authority. [ believe,
however, under that clause Of
the constitution which gives
Congress the pOwer to regulate
commerce with foreign cOun-
tries and among the states, that
the bonded warehouses now III
use for the reception Of foreign
importations might also be
used at every port Of entry i'll
the United States, and others
established elsewhere as we'll,
for the reception of domestic
articles, intended for export Or
for sale in other States, and that
the government could be made
to receive these articles and
issue receipts therefor, upon
which the holders could readily
borrow money. This, | believe,
would answer every purpose
contemplated by the Sub-Trea-
sury plan, except that of hor
rowing money at d specified
cheap rate. However this may
be, | know, my dear sir, that
neither you nor the good and
true men whom you represent
would ask me to infringe in any
way upon the organic law of
our country, i'll the faithful OBJ
servance of which alone con
sists the safety of our people
Permit NE to say that there
is at this time a great RESPONSE
bility resting upon you. There
is an uprising of the agricul-
tural class of our people, the
most powerful class of our
which amounts to little
short of a revolution. This
revolution is directed toward
redress of the evils arising from
unjust legislation. You are the
chosen head and representa- i've
of that class in the State of
North Carolina, one of its most
honored and respected citizens.
| feel, sir, that with the free
dom OF friend and fellow
worker Of the same political
faith, [ may say to you that you
may do much to prevent this
cry for redress from
becoming clamor for revenge.
Guided within the proper chan
nels and by wise counsel, [ be
lieve it Is the movement for
which all patriotic men in our
country have waited and wished
so long, and that it will result in
juster legislation and more
equally diffused prosperity But
if recklessly, unwisely and
selfishly directed, it may result
in incalculable injury to our
country and especially our
Southern portion of it.
[ notice with pain that much
of the i'll feeling of the farmers
is directed, not against the
authors and upholders of this
nefarious legislation, but against
their nearest neighbors and
friends-thOse whose interests
are as intimately connected with
their own as is that of mem uers
OF the same household. [ alb
serve that bitter feeling is
springing up between town and
country-between the farmer
who brings his product to town
and the mel chant who buys it,
and i'll return sells him his