The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-06-05
KARD C0NUNDRUns.

Ine Gay following the birth OF
the third party at Cincinnati, in
their great delight some Of the del
egates thought it would be a good
idea to go over the river into Ken
lucky and ask Senator CARLISLE
what he thought Of the new baby.
The western delegates entertain a
very kindly feeling for Mr.. CAR
Isle. They believe that he is an
honest man, and they wanted his
opinion of the revolt they are lead
ing, They went and met with a
cordial reception. They talked
with the Senator about some of
their pet projects, and asked what
he thought of them. Government
ownership of railroads and tele-
graphs was brought up, and Mr..
CARLISLE turned questioner.
"Do you propose to get possession OF
these properties by confscation? he
asked them.
"No; that wouldn't be fair" they adj
mitteG.
Then you must buy them" was the
reply, and to buy them you must pay
for them, and to pay for them you must
tax yourselves. Have you any idea how
much it would cost? Our Government
debt at the close Of the war was more
than two thousand millions, and we have
been almost thirty years in paying half
OF it. The railroads, telegraph, telephone
lines and steamboats, in the country rep
resent about $lO,O 900, 600 0O0invested cap
ital, $t,000,000, goo is bonded indebted
ness which must be paid. Are you ready
to tax yourselves to raise the money
Then, after you have got the property
are you ready to tax yourselves to oper-
ate it, for the Government has never yet
succeeded in doing business at profit
Consider another effect, such plan
would add perhaps 100000 men and
women to the roll Of Government EN-,
ployes How would, you ever succeed il
turning out OF power an administration
with such resources at its command
Tie more corrupt it was the more diff
cult it would be to displace it. :"
The delegation looked dubious
and perplexed, for the questions
and suggestions were evidently
all new to their sanguine and en-
thusiastic minds.
Anyhow" broke in one of them
changing the subject, don't yen thnl
the money power is getting into too fey
hands ?"
Yes, I admit it is bad sign" re
piled Mr.. CARLISLE. But how are yo
going 10 remedy it? By a revolution O
by an act of Legislature? Do you pre-
pose to say by your Legislature that whe
a man has earned 800, or 1000 or $40
900 that he shall not earn any more?"
The delegates again failed to re
spond. They presented two O
three more Of their grievance
which form the basis of their re
volt, and Mr.. CARLISLE tested ther
one after the other with the ques
ton: How can they be remedie
by legislatioA?" And no practica
answer was suggested.
Mr.. CARLISLE does not questio
the present intention of the leaC
ers to put third party ticket i
the field next year, but he sees /
the new party no menace to tn
Democracy. But he believes til
, situation in the meantime will :
change that the project will /
abandoned. If the new party is
the field, disaster to the Republ
/. cans will De the effect. In his ow
Z State, the Senator believes IL
new party State ticket nominate
I will receive not more than 3,0(
votes, unless they should combir
; with the Republicans.
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