Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-11

| just and unfair. This was supplements
ed by recent documents sent to Congress
from the Treasury Department recog-
| niZing the value and necessity of fiex-
| ible volume of currency Taken alto
| gether the opponents of the principles
laid down in the sub-treasury bill have
/ been forced, one after another. to con-
/ sent, whether willingly or not, to the
! soundness of its doctrine
| But last, and by no means least. at
| tention is called to the laws of the
State of Missouri governing the inspec-
ton and warehousing of grain. 1t
seems almost cruel to break ur the SYM
| postum of opposition to this measure
| that through jealousy and partisanism
has ruled the Alliance in that State
| for nearly two years past, but plain
facts seem to justify such course. On
page 125 of the public acts of the State
of Missouri for the year 1889 may be
| found the title of an act approved MAY
| IL OF that year, relating to the inspec-
ton and warehousing of grain. 1t pro-
vides that all warehouses of capacity
of $4,000 bushels or over may become
public warehouses upon petition and
| payment of a license. board of rail-
/ AOelNA anu Warehouse commissioners
may appoint chief grain in
| spector for the State. who gives
| a bond in the sum of $50, 600, who can
appoint sufficient deputy inspectors,
who give bonds for $4,000, with assist
ant inspectors to do the business in all
such warehouses; said commissioners
and chief grain inspector to fix the fees
| for inspection at a rate that will paw
the salaries of all the inspectors and as
sistants. No one but regularly ap-
! pointed inspectors or assistants are per-
mitted to inspect or weigh the grain,
the commissioners to establish in all
cases the different grades. The man.
ager of the warehouse shall publish in
one or more papers in the vicinity of
| the warehouse, in the month of jan
uary, the rates of storage for the ensu-
ing year, which shall not be increased
during that time. All grains in proper
condition are taken in storage, and upon
application of owner, accompanied with
evidence that all charges which NAV be
a lien are paid, the warehouseman can
| issue receipt subject to the owner or
consignee of the grain, stating on its
face the amount and grade that has
been received and in store, such receipt
to be transferable by Endorsement.
! Upon return of this receipt, accompa-
MED by a tender or payment of the
| proper charges for storage, etc, the
! grain shall be turned over to the holder
| of the receipt. The warehouseman
shall publish weekly sworn statement
of the amount of grain in store, post
one in his warehouse and send
copy to the board of commissioners. He
shall have the power to sell at auc-
| ton under certain conditions grain that
may be in store, and the power of the
State of Missouri may be invoked when
ever necessary to enforce the provis-
ions of this act. Space will not permit
the printing of the whole measure, but
if the provisions of the sub-treasury
plan are unconstitutional, impracticable
and undemocratic, as claimed, by what
process of reasoning can the demo-
cratic, practical and constitution-loving
State of Missouri place this law upon its
statute books? Every detail of the SUBJ
treasury bill that has been so unspar-
ingly denounced is found enacted into
law by this statute. The bugbear
| of paternalism has been transferred
from the Nation to the State The
much-dreaded swarm of officials is duly
! provided for. The rich harvest for spec
ulators because of grain in store, so
much feared by Senator Vest, is also
included in the bill. The auctioneer is
there likewise, and class legislation is
also feature, because only localities
that can support warehouses OF $4,000
bushels capacity or over can enjoy these
privileges. In fact, this act, passed by
the Legislature of Missouri, contains
every feature q the sub-treasury plan
that has been complained of with
but few exceptions, one of which is the
issuing of money on the certificate.
That alone contains the main principle
of the measure. If this law can be de-
Tended upon the grounds of justice and
equity, the sub-treasury plan needs no
defense. Would it not be well, under
these lights, for the leaders of the Alli-
ance in the State of Missouri to clear
the record of their own State of such
legislation before they assume so much
more virtue or knowledge than they
are willing to concede to others? Are
there any others who are anxious to
break their heads against this plan2-
National Economist.
Upon reading the foregoing editorial
in the Economist, | am led to deplore
the fact that the able writer, while
demonstrating the close resemblance
existing between the Missouri ware
house law and sub-treasury plan, did
not call attention to the distinctive diff
ference between the two plans. Rresi-
dent U. S. Hall, of the Missouri State
Alliance, who indorses the demands of
the Alliance where they do not conflict
with the views of the Democratic lead
ers, Is bitterly opposed to the sub-treas-
ury plan. He is reported as saying: 81
am not here to take any hand in secur-
ing legislation other than to answer
such questions as members may ask me:
but if any plan to indorse a scheme to
have the Government loan farmers
money on their wheat, their oats and
their corn is proposed, shall get MP on
my hind legs and howl
Mr.. Hall is evidently afraid of the
torn ''besotteo paternalism' used by
Dana, Mills, Carlisle ct al, in reference
to the Farmers Alliance The Demo-
cratic theory is that the people should
do nothing for themselves in the doing
OF which individuals or corporations
might amass wealth. The modern idea is
that the people should not allow any IN
dividual to do for them that which they
can do for themselves more cheaply.
efficiently and honestly.
! 1t can not be. however, that Mr.. Hall
Is opposed to the practice of farmers
borrowing money ION their wheat,
their cats and their corn" because the
Missouri warehouse law was evidently
framed for the purpose of giving
| tState) governmental guaranty to grain
| storage receipts as securities for ad-
/ vances or loans of money. 1t must be,
then, that Mr.. Hall is opposed 20 the
community, or people, loanipS their
credit (moneyl 10 the Unit or individ-
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