The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-03-13
GEORGE AND THE ALLIANCE.
The Mississippi Senator Bitterly Opposes
The Sub-Treasury scheme.

| Walden, Mss, March 2.-Tht
| alliance of Mississippi is endeavOr
ing to arouse sentiment for tho
election Of only such men to the
legislature as will vote for Uniteo
States Senators who will support
the declarations of demands as en-
upciated in the Ocala platform
There are seven IF those demands,
The subtreasury scheme being
among them.
The committee of the Carroll
county alliance that inquired OF
Messrs. George and Wa!thail their
views ON the constiiuiionalily OF
the sub.treasury bill, now pending
ing in Congress, and if they be-
Iicved it would be uncOnstilution
al, to state in what particular and
asking hem to submit plans to ad
vocate the relief Of the masses OF
the people, to-day gave Mr.
Georges letter to the press at his
request, MIR. Wal,hall's hayinc
been published. The letter i,
dated Washington, Feb. 8, and in
II Mr.. George says:
"Your letter was received some
days ago. My duties here are sucl,
that | have not had the time to
answer by any elaborate argument
The questions you propOund. |
write now 10 state as briefly as |
can the answers TO your questions.
81. | believe that the sub-lreas-
urv plan, as it is called, is u1con-
stitutional. 1t pre- poses TO
LEND MONEY TO PERSONS
who furnish certain kind of Sc
CURLY. The government of the
United States is one of The limit ed
powers. Ii has only such powers
as are delegated by the constitu-
ton, and such as are necessary and
proper to execute the powers which
are expressly delegated. The pow
er to lend money is not expressly
delegated, and the power to lend
money is necessary and proper for
lis full execution. If you will read
over carefully The first article OF
the constitution you will see that
| am correct in this Congress may,
where it has the right to make an
appropriation out OF the treasury
for a purpose, make it on condition
that The locality to be benefited
by the money will return the
whole or a part of it, but ii has no
power to make an appropriation of
money 10 be used in private busi-
ness. The power to borrow mon
ey is expressly delegated, and it
would seem clear hat if The pow
er to lend had been intended To be
given it wOuld have been expressed
in connection with the power to
borrow.
"2. | do not believe that the
proI osed sub-treasury scheme
would prove benefit to the farm
ers of the country. / think il would
prove rather curse. 1t would be
very costly scheme, necesiitatine
the employment of many thous.
ands OF new officials and this cost
would be paid as taxes are now
paid by farmers and laborers of
the country. All The officials con.
necled with The warehouses would,
under the constitution, be neces-
sarily appointed by The President,
head ot a depar, ment or Fed
errl court. They would, therefore,
BE SELECTED WITHOUT PROPER
KNOWLEDGE
Of their qualifications, moral or
mental. and would soon become as
other officers archie means OF
forwarding the political works Of
the party in power. Cotton and
other products would be graded by
these officials, not according To
merit and value, but 10 award the
friends ofthe officials or 10 punish
their enemies.
"3. The government is not or
ganizec nor is it a fit instrument
for the transaction of private bus
mess. All that The government
does in the way of business, such
as erecting public buildings, inn
proving harbors, rivers, etc., costs
about twice as much more than
the same work would cost If done
by private parties. There are
many other reasons which, in my
Judgment, 60 TO show that the
scheme, even if it were consiitu-
lionai, is not a good one for The
farmers and country, but | have
not the time to mention them. /
have no scheme for the relief OF
the farmers other than such as
comes from good, honest, fair, inl-
partial government, The iessening
Of taxation, removing the obsia-
cles TO free markets all over the
world, the free coinage of both
gold and silver and the issue OF the
United Treasury notes so as to
give them 1.-THE treasury notes) an
amount equal TO $40 per head OF
our population. With this free
coinage and the issue of The treas.
ury noies Of greenbacks the cur
rency would soon amount TO s5C
per head of our population. This
note is hastily prepared with the
view of meeting your question.
without unnecessary delay. 1 shall
take occasion in The future 10 dis
cuss these matters more freely"
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