The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06


 derrnine the very existence of our free institutions, aud would fastcn upon the body polite horde of ap- pointive office. holders which notbipg short of revolution would shake of.
 The sub treasury scheme Is, in . measure, open, Ia part at least, to the same objection. It would gen. crate another swarm of federal of flee holders, utterly Irresponsible to the mass of the people whose most valuable interests their official action would most gravely affect. It not only savers rankIy of class legisla- ton, but panders to the spirit of pa- ternalism in its most ridiculous form.
 The power of money to oppress has all been given 1t by the interior ence of government in matters and affairs outside of its proper province, and the remedy for existing evils Is not to be found in the extension of the pernicious principle in new di- rection, but rather in stamping out its further growth, and bringing the government and its administration back to those great cardinal princi- ples of "equal rights to all and special privileges to none," upon which our fathers founded it. They were patriots and not merely new order of politicians, seeking to construct a hobby upon which to tide into office.
 In a government like ours, any measure of relief, sought at the sac rifce of fundamental principles, is necessarily temporary, and delusive in it's character, and the remedy will be found to be more dangerous than the disease.
 As I know my heart, 1 can truly say that will favor any just and constitutional measure that can bring relief to the farmers of our country. God knows they have been overbur- dened and oppressed; but l would be untrue to them, aud untrue to my own convictions, were to commit myself to the support of a measure SO likely to plunge them into deeper troubles still
 They themselves are divided upon this question, and many, very many, of their best men do not hesitate to denounce it as cunningly concocted scheme to divide their ranks and di- vert their attention from all those real measures of relief that are now before the people.
 This is a great big country, and the views of great many people have to be consulted and harmonized before any measure, especially one of such magnitude and novelty, can be enacted into law.
 There is no human probability that measure of this kind can ever find place upon the statute book of the nation, but if it did, it is my opinion that the farmer would find, when all too late, that he had been made the victim, and not the bene- fciary, of such scheme.
 I might go on to point out the many evils which, in my judgment, would be likely to result from it, but have preferred, in this commu- nication, to consider it upon princi- pie. If the principle of measure is wrong, it's practical workings can never be just. I may be mistaken in the views I have here expressed. The field of discussion may be broader than I have considered it, and I am always open to conviction upon any public question, but, as these are my views with the best lights before me, and you called for their expression, I have given them. If your Alliance people are as open to conviction, as you have the right to ask that others should be, I am sure that we can all profit by an interchange of opinions and a frank discussion. To believe otherwise would be to doubt the ca- pacity of our people for self-govern- ment, and that is the last thing on earth shall ever doubt.
 May none of us ever lose faith in the efficacy of the fundamental prin- ciples upon which our government is based. We have suffered much from class legislation, and are engaged in 6 mighty struggle to wipe it out. Our task masters have exacted of us to make brick without straw, but we have marched out from among them-have crossed the Red Sea and set our faces towards land of better promise. It is true that we have tram ped in the desert until the shoes are falling from our feet, and the clothes of many of us hang in rags, but let us not lose faith because the way has been long-let us not set up in our own midst the images of the gods of Egypt, nor be guilty of the unspeakable folly of madty dancing around the golden calf which the cunning hands of Aaron has made.
 Thanking you for the kind assur- snces of your personal regard and friendship, 1 remain, sir, very truly your friend, w. l.. TERRY.