Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-23
Senator Morgan Speaks Out.

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HE DENOgNCEs THE SUB TREASURY SCHEME
-INsINcERITY OF SOMETHING BIT
TER"
United States Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, was recently severely censured by
Mr. Adams, the president of the Alabama
Alliance, for. his opposition to the sub
treasury scheme. This has elected letter
from Senator Morgan, in which he says =
| Whoever is Interested in knowing what
has been and is my opinion of the Farmers'
Alliance, will find, in all that have said
or written, the spirit of respect or approval
The change of that organization into a
political machine, which politicians were
trying 70 accomplish for personal ends, has
caueed me to feel the most serious appIe
tensions as to the safety of the South.
mean Its safety politically, industrically
and financially.
| have felt, too deeply, the actual danger
of the situation to have spoken of the dis
esse as humbug, or of the action of Our
people in rashly exposing themselves to its
ravagee, as a pretense or fraud, through
which to gain power for the farmers oyer
all other classes.
| consider the Farmers Alliance and the
politicians alliancequite as distinct as sthe
Loyal League" was from the democratic
party, although all democrats at that time
professed sincere loyalty to the Union.
Mr.. Adams, in the assault he made upon
me at Brundge, quotes me as having said
that ssthe sub treasury was fraud and
humbug."
If said this anywhere it must have been
at Admission, as that is the only speech 1
have made since Congress adjourned. l
desire to get your recollection whether in
that speech said anything of the sort, and,
if so, what was it?
have been very careful not to give ut
terance to any epithet about the sub
treasury scheme, because saw that many
excellent men have given it consideration
as a proper remedy for our financial
troubles. I hoped that discussion of this
plan in good temper would be had. knew
such treatment would soon leave it shorn
of all its plausibility-a naked humbug.
The men who support this scheme are
not, as o rule, desirous of anything that is
unjust or dangerous in legislation. They
are deceived as to its merits and have not
seen that it is plain opposition to the con-
stitution. They will soon rectify their
opinions, and this illusion will pass away
l should be glad to except Mr.. Adams
(who is supposed to hold dignified and
responsible relation to our people, from the
class "who know the right and yet the
wrong pursue" but his latest utterances
and performances indicate that in excepting
him would either overrate his good sense
or would undsrrate his honesty.
have said nothing heretofore about him
or his opinions, because l did not know
either him or his opinions. The sub
treasury soheme did not originate with Mr..
Adams. and | could haze referred to it
freely without calling the attention of any
human being to bin. That scheme is of
republican origin, and was imported In the
South as a stub to the whale" 1t was
brought to the South only for purposes of
mischief and to deceive an honest, true and
confding people.
1t has nearly accomplished its mission,
which ID to divide our people and to TO
ment strife between them, and it is about
to give place to the demand for something
better" that is to be furnished by those
who are excluded from the alliance, and are
still hell responsible to its demands.
believe that it is the least sensible and
most impracticable plan of finance that |
ever heard of. Yet, it addresses itself with |
plausibllity to those who think it is the |
business of the government to conduct a |
pawn brokers' shop. 1t is deception that
has been already condemned by the quiet |
Judgment of every common sense man who |
has studied it.
But have not denounced it in the terms
thas it deserves, because many good people |
have thought that it possessed real merit
and were quietly uncovering its wickednes,
in their own way. Now that it is perish
ing under the withering influence of the
light of truth and sound reason the men
who invented and matured it in darkeped
recess and demanded the political death of
ing out to the great political parties of the |
couns.y and all their statesmen "if the sub
treasury will not save the country give US
something better If that ''something
better" should be given in answer to this
demand, would those who furnished it be
admitted to the Farmers Alliance as
worthy brethren, although they might be |
railroad meD, lawyers, judges, merchants |
or bankers?
This demand is confession that the ALI. !
ance politicians have no confidence in the |
alliance sub.treasury. They already de-
mand of the outsiders that they shall pro- |
vide something better" l insist that it |
is too late to call a consultation of doctors |
after they have crammed their ''kill or |
cure' bolus down the throats of the people |
and find that they need something bet |
ter"
If they we're statesmen, why did they not |
see that the country would need ''some- |
thing better" when they took the world in |
hand to cure it of all its lis and infirmities?
Mr.. Adams knows, think, that regard
his political course as very dangerous to the
welfare of our people and he makes no mis-. |
take when he, as president of the alliance,
singles me out as firm and fearless oppo-
nent of the deception he is practicing upon
the people.
He need not have delayed his attack un-
til he could find pretext for assailing me
in retaliation for something l had been in
correctly reported as having said about the
sub treasury. His attack has been provok-
ed by nothing but that would steadfastly
oppose any scheme that had for it's purpose
the destruction of the democratio party and
the dishonoring of lis proud record as the
preserver of the rights and liberties of the
people.
Mr.. Adams can now assail me as de-
fender of that party. if he thinks proper to
do 30, and he can now assert that have
said that, in my opinion, the sub-treasury
scheme is humbug, and that, if he nnder-
stands its effect and the purposes with
which it was introduced into the South, he
is doing his Country a serious wrong in ad-
voeating it.
NOT A MIRACLE, NOW.
Until recently Consumption was con-
sidered incurable, but now people are be-
ginning to realize that the disease is not
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