Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-25
Senator Morgan on tho Sub.Treasury'

Senator Morgan on the Sub.Treasury'
We regard Senator MORGAN. of Alabama,
as statesman, and we expect all statesmen
to oppose the sub-Treasury scheme. In
recent letter he writes az follows:
The change OF that organization into poli'i-
cal machine, which politicians we're trying 10
accomplish for personal ends. has cnused me 10
feel the most serious approximations "a 10 inc
safety Of the South. Imenn Its safety poI'icaiy'
socially, indusfrialiy, and financially.
Ihave been very careful not TO giee uttorance
| to any epithot about tho sub-Trcasury scheme'
because saw that many excellent mon have
given IL consideration rs proper remedy Tor our
| financial troubles. hoped That discussion OF
! this plan in good temper would no had. knew
such treatment would soon leave II shorn OF all
| its plausibilty-a naked humbug.
The men who support this scheme are not, rs
rule DESTROYS OF anything that is unjnstor dan
| gerous In legislation. They arc deceived as to
its merits and have not seen that III In plain op-
position 20 the Constitution. They will soon rec
ufy their opinions, ana this Illusion will pass
AWAY as thousands Of such fantasies have done.
That scheme ia Of Republican origin, and was
imported In the South as "a tIb 10 the whale
IL was brought 20 the South only for purposes OF
mischief and 20 deceive an honest true, and con-
nding people.
Ithas nearly accomplished It's mission. which
~ 10 divide our people and 10 ferment strife be-
tween them, and IT is about 10 give place 10 tho
demand for " something better" that liz 20 be fur
nished by those who are excluded from the Al
liance and are still held responsible TO lie de-
mands.
believe that II IL the least sensible and most
impracticable plan Of finance that ever heard
o. Yet IL addresses Itself with plausibili'y to
those who think Ii Is tho business Of the Govern
ment to conduct pawnbroke r's-shop. 1t Is
deception that has been already condemned by
the quiet judgment Of every comm0n-sense man
who has studied 1t.
But have not denounced II In the terms that
II deserves, because many good people have
thought that II possessed real merit md were
quietly uncovering its wickedness In their own
way. Now that II IL pcrishing under the whitening
influence OF tho Hight Of truth and sound reason
tho mon who invented and maturod II in dark
ened recess and demanded the political death Of
every man who docs not support IL are crying
out TO the great political parties OF the country
and all thoir statesmen, "H the sub-rreasury
will not save the country give us something bet
ter"
This demand Is confession that tho Alliance
politicians have no confidence In the Alliance
sut-Treasury. They already demand of tina ont
sders that they shall provide "something bet
ter" insist that 1t IL too late TO call consulta-
ton Of doctors after they have crammed their
"kill-or-cure" bolus down the throats Of tho
people and find that they need something
better"
II they were statesmen why did they not SEQ
that the country would nced something better
when they took the world in hand 10 cure 1t OF all
its Ills and iDirmitiesf
would steadfastly oppose any scheme that
had for Its purpose tho destruction Of the Demo-
cratic party and the dlshonoring OF Its proud
record IA the preserver OF the rights and liber-
ties Of the people.
In my opinion the sub-Treasury scheme is a
humbug.
We commend these utterances of the
distinguished Albanian to the consdera-
ton of the good people OF Virginia,
whether these he Democrats or Alliance
men or both. II the sub-Treasury 10 n
good scheme. it must be good for all. If
bad, it will injure oil of US.