Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-10
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A Ringing Speech from Our New
Congressman Last Monday.

the Courthouse here last Monday
afternoon. The court room was
crowded with attentive listeners
throughout, and we have heard
nothing but favorable comment upon
the speech. We regret that clrcum-
stances prevented us from hearing
the speech, and giving fuller ac-
count Of it. We give below
synopsis of portion of the speech,
taken from the Nashville Herald of
last Tuesday:
A third party has recently been
born. Among its demands are the
Sub.treasury scheme, the land loan
scheme, the Government ownership
of railroads, the paying of 81, 900, OOO,-
600 more to Federal soldiers for their
services during the war, and woman
suffrage. 1t is to be an era of expert
ments.
l am opposed to the Sub.treasury
scheme:
First, because it is unconstitutional.
Article 1, section s, of the United
States Constitution reads:
"The Congress shall have power to
lay and collect taxes, duties, imports
and excuses, to pay debts and pro-
vide for the common defense and
general welfare of the United
States"
The Federal Government is one OF
limited powers. There is no pro-
vision in the constitution authorizing
Congress to levy taxes for the pur-
poses proposed by the Sub-treasury
advocates, and under the section
above quoted it must find warrant,
if at all.
The Democratic party has always
insisted upon strict construction OF
the constitution. BY gradual accre-
tions to these powers the Federal
Government has grown to such an
extent as to begin to hide from view
the very purpose for which it was
founded. h.
STOP GENERALIZATION.
1t is time the people should call q
halt to the march of the nation
toward Capitalization and paternalism
ard return to the true intent and
meaning of the constitution. Under
the constitution Congress has the
right to impose taxes on the people
to pay debts and otherwise to meet
the honest demands of the Govern.
ment, but it has no right to tax the
people to enable itself to loan money
or go in partnership with anybody in
any private business.
IT Is PATERNALIsM.
1 am opposed to the Sub-treasury
scheme:
Second, because it is paternal in
the extreme. The history of pater-
nalism in all ages and among all
men is one of tyranny, oppression
and enslavement Of the people. Such
governments have always acted the
part of a cruel and relentless mon
ster, robbing those who have beer
placed in its power. When it speaks
it does so in the bullying and i'm
perious tone of a master, and wher
it says come, its subjects obey. i
penetrates every nook and corner o
private life with its intermeddling
hand. Itregulates religion, habits
occupations, wages, places of resi-
dence, mode of living, the kind o
clothes we wear, what we eat, thu
prices we pay and the markets il
which we shall trade. Peternalisn
has filled the world with more suffer
ing than all the wars, diseases anC
famines that have ever affected thu
human family.
The speaker announced his opposi'
ton to the Sub-treasury scheme, be
cause it was undemocratic and class
legislation of the most odious charac
ter; because it was visionary, eX
pensive and unwise, and because i
would fill the country with Fedora
office-holders and transfer litigation
to Federal courts.
Who originated this Sub-treasury
scheme? Macune. Who is Macune'
Mr.. Snodgrass here read McDowell't
letters to McAllister and Middleton
in which Macune is accused of &C
cepting brides from corporations
Mr.. Snodgrass continued:
/ am opposed to what is known a
the land-loan scheme. Who origi
mated it? A Republican Senator
named Stamford, who is severa
times a millionaire.
If the Alliance is to be run as al