The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-25
The Sub-Treasury Scheme
Failure.

The telegraphic report of the utter
ances of the Hon. j. III. Beeman,
chairman of the executive committee
of the State Alliance and Democratic
Congressman from the Fonrth Dis
trict, in regard to the sub-treasury bill
as printed in our yesterdays edition,
will go far toward putting at rest any
fear of terious political division in
Mississippi.
The declaration of Mr. Beeinan is
REPETITION of that of the lamented
Patty, and goes to prove that the
head and brains of the Alliance in
this State are loyal to Democratic
principles and will not be misled by
erratic lecturers, who undertake to set
up new creed in opposition to the
we'll founded Interpretation of the con-
stitution by the Jelfersonian Democ-
racy.
The Farmers Alliance was founded
upon pure Democratic construction
of the constitution, aud cried out
against the legislative measures
Disseminated against themselves as a
class, and were fostering and favorinq
gigantic monopolies and trusts.
But We take it, that organization
never contemplated the commission OF
the same act, TINS making two wrongs
to constitute a right.
The subtreasury scheme sprnng up
in the Northern alliances who were
more directly feeling the unlawful and
burdensome discrimination against
them, an d hich contained consid.
erable leayen of Republicanism that
had been concocted in the ranks o1
that party, inducing them to look less
critically upon the insanity of creating
the greatest trust of all, under the
provisions of the subtreasury bill,
In the South the grievances of the
farmers have been less, but yet heavy
enough to interest them in measures
adapted for their own equal welfare
with other classes.
But the Southern farmers having
been trained in o different school o1
politics, have had wisdom enough te
see that the Democratic creed was
broad enough to embrace their wants
and afford them relief against Repub
lican determinations in favor of North
ern aud Eastern monopolies.
We would not crush out the ALI
ance if we could by stroke of the
pen, believing as We do that the or.
ganization contains the elementary
principles of Democracy and when re-
lieved from the overwhelming pres.
sure of taxation on everything they
eat. drink. wear and nse and are
placed upon a broad national plan Of
equal rights with the manufacturer
will blend with Democratic principles
giving to them a vigorous and heal
thy element, to result in good to the
whole people.
There is good deal in the tenets
of the Alliance as far as we know
them, with which we are not in &C.
cord, nevertheless there is very much
of good which we are not in accord
nevertheless there is much of good we
must admire.
Comparatively the organization is
new and there is much that needs to.
ming and harmonizing, much that
needs prunipg-but the tendecy is nn.
mistakably toward Democracy, into
which political faith VIC feel assured i,
will eventually blend and strengthen
all over the Union. 1t is very clear
that the personally ambitious cannot
use the Alliance in mississippi as a
lever by which to cast out Of the Sen
ate such men as Walthall and George
and our advice to snch is that the
sooner they drop such delusion and
retreat from the snare their ambition
is leading them to, the sooner will
they recover their equilibrium and
| better maintain the status of loyal
Mississippi Democrats. - Natchez
Democrat.
The New Orleans States saws.
The class of Italians who emigrate to
this country by order of the Italian
government, are not the innocent Great
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