The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-10
The Sub-Treasury.
Ed. Meridional :

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lights, as, | believe it is the only
proper way Of discussing matters Of
public Importance. Most orators
and writer's. and | might add, "The
Press, are apt to marshal only such
facts and figures, as help to bear
them out 10 their purpose, and too
many + governed by sinister, or
miguided motives. The truth, is what
we want, and not IN array Of ingen.
nity, on the part of opposing forces.
This Sub-Treasnry Bill, 10 an All.
lance measure, but there is a differ.
ence Of opinion even among the mem.
bers of the order. For my part / can
not see clearly, the good that is to
result from the patting Of the same
into practice, though I Can easily
recognize, the honest principle that
gave it birth, and may support it, if
the time shall ever come, for the
sake of unity. To begin with the
objections | do not believe, that
the government a eve erect, pay
or bear, insurance, pay employees
for handling, and the many other
necessary expenses, at the lew inter-
est on money advanced, say two pei.
cent a year. Cotton and sugar
might be stored. cay in our section,
little else could find its way there.
will not figure the cost of building,
but it would require tremendous
space, SO to store. as to make IL
easily accessible. when any indiyid.
ual party wished to sell. People
who are ia a condition to hold for
better prices, would prefer to bold
their products at home, and but a
small number of the rest, would avail
themselves of the privilege offered.
| will not figure the cost of build
ing. but it would require tremendous
space so TO store as 10 make it easily
accusable when any individual party
wishes to sell. People who are in .
condition to hold for better prices
would prefer to hold their products
at home, and but a small number Of
the rest would avail themselves OF
the privilege offered. But under
the auspices a sufficient number
pouId, to prevent q Wholesale rushing
of the crop to market, which necessi.
tates the borrowing OF money at
rainous rates, which of course the
former must pay.
The other two objections are as
given by its opponents. its unconsti-
tntionality and lis paternaiism.
They have not shows how it is uncon.
s%titutionsl. Or ii unconstitutional why
other acts Of the government equally
as unconstitutional are policies of
the government. Asto its paternal.
ism, fudge and buster! what is the
exercise Of authority and the pros
lection extened to life and property
but paternalism, and if to protect
the farmer from monied sharks in
The sale Of his products is not to
protect property what is it? Again
have we not paternalism 10 The
Protection Tariff, in the bounty
extended to sugar planters, 10 the
National Bank? the last having
but one object to afford a lucrative
system for the benefit of sbond
holders" Why beat the devil round
the stump! P~aternalism indeedl
Ny belief is, hat the object Of all
government is paternalism do
not mean to say that the general
government should usurp rights
belonging to the states, but its
supervision is or should be extended
to all matters not expressly reserved,
and it lie as equitable to facilitate
trade relations as it is to improve
the water ways.
You Republicans and Democrats
who claim respectively to be the salt
of the earth, one favofing high pro-
lection and the other incidental
protection, really The difference be-
tween t4eedie dun and tweedte dee.g
dare you 10 throw stones?
| will Oh an other occasion, speak
Of a higher order OF ~paternalism that
is fast gaintpg ground among think,
ing men. [ thi1k / have met the
main if uot oil Of III ofjeetioos TO
the sub treasury Biz" II may not
be practicable, SO far y Ihs accom-
pli-hment 1t he objective end u