The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-05-09

} the Alliance is willing to take council. Ac
ceptlng this as the true temper Of the orde
} and without intending to ofera substitut,
! for either bill. but more in Il spirit Of sug
gestion, hoping to inv ite discussion upon
Subject t TT that at is burning one to the people
as one remedy which think embraces in /;
general way all the vital issues raised in thu
"Sub-treasnry' bills, and at the same time
meeting the views Of those who insist upo,
having an undisputed constitutional meas
ure. and one that will emphasize some def
mite democratic policy In its practical opera
ton, to-wit: Reduce taxation to the lowest
OF the government with the products OF free
coinage and supplementary thereto issues Of
legal tender treasury notes. This would in
crease the circulating medium to about
the money supply reaches forty or fifty dol
| lars per capita suspend the issue Of treasury
notes. except as it may be necessary to main
tain the proper standard and return to the
public revenue. This would permanently
settle the tariff question upon a free trade
| basis. For When it becomes necessary to re-
sort to taxation to RI Use revenue an in
| come tax would be a happy solution. The
constitutiOnality OF such a measure could
not reasonably be questioned. and its demnc-
racy would only be qualified by the nov
city In the means proposed, since tariff re-
| AcI III ItdAS UP W nHil ltllH HInlllIDll. Inns
would settle the complaint Of onerous taxn-
ton, supply an Increased per capita in the
circulating medium and at the same time
provide an efficient and unquestionably a
constitutional means OF putting the increase
into active circulation. 1t would be a use
less expenditure OF time and means for the
government to raise the standard uf c,,u-
latlOn up to per capita Of forty or fftr
dollars unless some method OF inicrting il
directly into the arteries of trade and COM
merce is resortcd to. TO createa currency
and lock it up in he vaults If the national
treasury would afford no relief The our
rency must not only be increased but Il
must be given an opportunity to exercise its
every function as money.
CORPORATE TYRANY THE UNDERLYING CAUSE
OF AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
1t may be asked what i the matter with
agriculture that It's vOtarie, are CRYING for
bread! What is thr cause, and whence its
source. OF such widespread distress ;tmpu-
| those who have $" many natural ADVANTAGE,
for obtaining success: The inherent Oppur-
| tunities Of agriculture to earn profits are
perhaps more propitiou> today tlln at amy
! time In the history OF the government And
| II untrammeled by the operation Of vicious
| policies in the creation Of corporat ions gift
ca with excessive powers and nndu" privi-
leges. the exercise Of which 'rrncl. upnn its
every property right. agriculture would in
deed be today what it was in the beginning.
| the most prosperous and influential of ;l!l
| our leading industries. The opportunities
| formoney ma king being. greatly multiplied
| and enhanced through the agencies # a rur
pOrate body. the widest sort of inNuigul,.it $
were allowed under the law to those who
sought to organize them. And As ii cnn;e-
| quence the growth OF corporate power has
| been as irregular as it has been phenomenal
| and proper legal systems for their intelli
| gent control have not kept pace with them;
| and every day brings to light some n"w tyr
| any exercised over the rights OF natural
persons through the operation OF sn',l' arii-
tirinI mower pYtinth1 Under Staff Nat / |
laws.
It is from these rapid e"olutionS in the
business life OF the nation changing: Old SvS-
tens into new ones without ii proper r. Al
circumspecton OF their incidcna al and result
| tant forces that agriculture has suffered
most. Many OF the evils cngrndercti
| were necessarily unforeseen. and only Inad"
apparent in the practical application of
some power granted. Othc,s again though
recognized to exist and of serious drtrimrnt
to the public good yet because of vested
rights are beyond even the power Of law to
| abolish and must await the termination of
their charters before relief can come. These
are some OF the reasons why from the first
place among the prosperous industries agri-
cnlture has within thirty years fallen from
its high estate to II condition Of narrnwrst
profit and least pruyr.s>ivenr,s. 1t Is trur
that lac OF assertion on tile part Of the
farmer has rendered him an easy victim
and. it may be. subjected him to defeat when
an active interest might have checked the
! advance OfhiS enemies. tO-OrpOratvr effort
| III the beginning would undoubtedly have
been more clfectual in preventing. than il
| can possibly be now in curing the evils Of
misgovcrnment. But whatever mistake, l
| may have made in the pa>'. the farmer is
| moving intclligently now in Sevkin@ -
strengthen himself agan-, the a-grt sSnu nf
organized capital. that he may offer battle
on equal terms when tn. inr'itahlr c'.mfi"t
| comes. Corporate power must and will be
reduced and restrained. 1t will not yield
passivcIy. Only a united and determined
effort can succeed against it. 1t has align
ments that are sensitive among the very
classes that will be brought to 0ppu>'' it.
| These alignmrntS are largely of IL ,'s' fish
nature growing out of business l"Ia,u',-.
| that will in the end be severed. And iii"
people will present united front. But there
| are other connections far more DANGEROUS
| Ties that bind them to the government t>lf.
For corporate monopoly is the offspring Of
corruption IN government and u con>t'i"n"r-
less ciicanery in the lobby. All the changes
monicun at Washington. whereby the old
| fashioned tun" Of Justice and equality to
| all men has been set tn the music of "f.yrlN
| man for himself and the devil take the hind
| most has heen brought about by Il cumh-
nation of fraud. dishonesty and imbecility in
Congress worked by the superior cunning
! and educated deviltry of the lobby, II the
| old time meaning OF Il he constitution has un-
equality has gone from It, and instead the
brazen image and gil.ltd forms Of "pater
nalism'' and 'clas> legislation" have sup
planted 1t. the lawmakers must look to
their own body for an explanation. The
people have had no hand IN bringing about
that state of affairs. 1t Is an evolution that
is peculiarly OF legislative origin. and one
that has grown upon the country 81 gradu-
ally that its true nature is Just now being
understood.
'REPEAL" AND REVOKE GOOD DOCTRINE TO
PREACH. BUT lNAPPL1CABLE TO PRESENT
EVILS.
Some of our distinguished leaders tell us
the remedy lies In repeal and ''revura-
ton But these Developments have su fas.
tened themselves upon our Institutions. and
so blended their cNi~tcn - with the business
IL not quite incradiruhle. The history uf
their growth and permeation is the history of
legislation and administrative policy for
thirty years; they are therefore part and
parcel OF the fixed law OF the land. Abolish
them II you will: blot them from the stat
utes. compel these great interests, tha, have
been endowed by the government with what
ever OF monstrosity In the power to rob and
plunder they may possess. TO stand alone. us
justice demands, and where would the wreck
age not fall? What business life would not
taste Of their ashes? To suggest repeal and
reform is easy enough. but how tn put into
operation such active measure aS will lead
to healthy reform is one OF the stern QueS-
tiOns confronting US.
AGRICULTURE THE NATURAL BCLwARK
AGAINST CORPORATE AGGRESSION.
The proposition that we return TO the
faith OF the fathers Is an apt conception OF
the duty we owe the con,nlOn-weal and
commends itself to our. patriotism. and we
that will be accon,slished. But am pllrsua-
ded that slch A. t.OnS,lnluatiOn can never be