The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-06-04

Inc senator mas SAID tnat tine tOV-
eminent does give a great deal away,
and that is the trick we complain of, for
it has no right to do So" He need not
tell the farmers that they should not
expect gift" from the Government.
They do not ask it! They do not ex-
pect it! Bnt the language he now uses,
is not the language he employed in sup
port of the gift which the Blair bill pro-
vided. In addition to arguing that an
appropriation of money did not carry
with it the right to jurisdiction, he said
in the same speech, February "a, 1886.
In 1874, during the administration
of George Washington a bill received
his signature appropriating $4,000 for
the support of the refugees from the
Island of st. Domingo"
He cited "a series of acts, commencing
in 1901, and up to the present time, by
which millions OF dollars have been APP
propriated in aid of American seamen in
foreign countries"
In 1872 an act, he says, received
President Madison's signature to pur-
chase provisions for the government OF
Venezuela to aid its citizens who had
suffered by an earthquake"
He cited numerous cases of expenses
incurred in sending ships to carry pro-
visions" to foreign countries.
He cited the appropriations ''to pay
men for going out and purchasing seed
and distributing them among the people
of the country"
He reminded Senator Morgan that he
Senator George and that Senator "wert
engaged for whole evening in trying tC
induce the Senate to increase the appro
priation for buying silk worm eggs from
SIS 900 to $4,000
He said "lCe have sent out expeditions
to explore the Amazon country, costing
the government thousands and thou
sands of dollars"
"We have surveyed the Nicaragua
route for a canal at the expense of the
Federal Government out of money
RAISED BY TAXATION"
what about the Indians ?" Said the
Senator, We are voting to educate then
at every session OF Congress"
"Then here" Che exclaimed is thi
grand Congressional library of ours cost
ing millions and millions of dollars?'-
raised by taxation.
And last, but not least, ''only yea
ago over million of dollars was vOteo
out of the Federal treasury to aid tn,
| exposition at New Orleans.
HAS Congress" asked the Senator il
response to that measure which he him
self favoredj power to 60 into the SHOW
business, and yet not the power to ali
in educating the people ?"
The plea has been put up that evel
| if the long series of measures to which
he had referred, and which the con
| spicuOus denouncers of the Alliance plal
had supported, it does not justify tn
| alleged "paternalism" and class legisla
l insist that there is really no similarit
between those measures, and the pla
for increasing the circulating medium
They are as different as night from day
| The point / wish to make is, tina
| the latter measure is as bad as its OF
| pOsers represent, it does not equal i
| enormity the acts which had receive
the sanction of the Senator and other
who have arraigned the Farmers All
ance for seeking 'class legislation" fo
their exclusive benefit.
| Among the
MINOR OBJECTIONS
10 lue "DETAILS Vi llle Dlll uISeu ny III
| Senators was that the system would n
quire the appointment of 10000 add
tional office holders. How does b
reach that conclusion? There are abOu
200 counties in the United States.
| is estimated that not more than one
| tenth of these counties would petitio
| for a warehouse. Say one-tenth, an
| 275 managers would be REQUIRED, ais
one appraiser and one clerk for eac
warehouse, making in all about y;
| He argues that these persons would b
| appointed by a Republican President
| that they would be incompetent, woul
undergrade the deposits, and do grea
many other wicked acts. He seems I
overlook the fact that they would hay
to be confirmed by the Senate; an
that even if cotton was undervalue
when the notes were issued,
would sell on its merits when put OF
the market But why appointed by
Republican President? Harrison's tern
of office will expire before the bill cal
be passed especially if it is left in tn
hands of its enemies; and he will b.
succeeded by
A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT.
Does the Senator give up the Presi
dental election, before the Congress
begins?
"Be hushed my dark soul for reason con
dennis
When the faint and the feeble deplore."
In his West Point speech he CAV
as a reason why'the Alliance plan shoul'
be discarded, that a Democratic Presi
dent would be elected in 1892 and tina
every needed relief would be afforded
Other objections are urged. Anon,
them, the significant question of Gov
Stone: "What would the farmer d,
with the so per cent, and if he SHOULD
use that to pay debts or buy article
needed, what will he have with which
to redeem his cotton?" Why, of course
he would have the cotton for its owl
redemption, increased in price by hav
ing escaped speculations. OF course h,
can't eat his cake and have it. Again
the Governor says that even if it raises
the price of cotton, it will also raise the
price of goods. Why raise the price o
goods if the plan of reducing the
RoBBER
tariff is carried out? What the farm
er most wants is better price for his
crops; and he will then take care of the
cost of his shoes
Another objector says sit is not in the
interest of the small farmer" Its bene.
fit to the ''small farmer" is one.of its
chief merits. 1t deals with all alike
Another objector says it will place the
farmer at the mercy of the spectators.
The speculators themselves. sharp as