Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
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overlooked. 1t is the purpose ofthe nv
10 bring these plans before the people, a..
some OF the anomalies OF the present Co
canvass. The alliance has proclaimed fror
every house-top an entire readiness to &C
cept anything, no matter whence it comes
that will afford sure aud speedy relief, an,
IN answer to this reasonable demand, Sen
ator George proposes two plans the first o
winch Is, ''hlrder work and more econo
N.Y. Each individual must say to what
extent this remedy applies in his case
ihe senator seems TO ascribe our present
wolul condition to our lack of thrift and
economy.
While in some individual eases this MAY
be true, deny, that we, as q people are cr
Their lazy or eNtrayagant. Edmund Burke
once said, IL do not know the method o.
drawing up an indictment aguimt a whole
people, Can Senator Georgia th,n so con.
idently charge upon his poverty-strickcn
fellow citizens wastefulness and lack OF eff
forttO improve their condition: From his
W statement we ale now producing tto
much; would he have us produce more.
and indefinitely to the already large sur
plus? The people ask bread and he gives
u stone, The wall comes from every ayOca-
ton and condition of life in Mississippi,
and the comforting rep.y is, "work harder
anu npnnnlnIyn nlnin " A. ,.. Il ~
outset, this must be answered by each in
dividual and if it is the correct solution.
the remedy is in our hands.
HIS second plan as stated by his represen.
iative, II. d. Money, is, 10 abolish Federal
taxation for n number OF years and let the
Government issue Treasury notes to pay
her expenses and debts, or in other words
have absolutely free trade. l admit that
this plan If carried out. would secure an
increased circulation each year, to the OK.
tent of the Governments expenses, but
does any sane man believe in the feasibili.
ty of this plan? When we review the his.
tory OF tariff Legislation for the last twenty.
fNe years, we see that duties on imports
have steadily advanced in the face of every
effort of the Democratic party to effect 4
reduction. Reflection on all that this plar
involves, almost constrains the belief tina,
Money failed to give Gen. Georges idea
correctly. That he would. at one fell
swoop, strike down all. Federal texation. i,
inconceivable. The Senator must have
been imbibing the doctrines of his ~illustri.
Gus namesake. Henry George. This is hi.
plan, according to Money, md by it be
must stand or fall. Compared to it. the sub,
Treasury is Il very plain, practicable affair
1t appears like an effort on his part to de.
ceire, Cor it must be apparent to all thai
measures upon which the united Democra
cy have failed. cannot be effected by the
Senator alone, lie may indeed be able tc
rise TO any occasion, and not exhaust all hi.
powers, but | think he will scarcely ''gcI
there" on this.
Is it necessary to combat it farther? ri,
plain statement of it is its sure condemna
ton in the minds of practical men. 1t i,
said that a reason why iniidelity has made
so little progress in its warfare on christi
anity is. that it offers no other system fol
what it wills TO destroy, so until the Sena
tor has something better to offer than The
chimericai plan above mentioned we vii
stick to The II we have, No man rcali
zing the fun eXegency of his condition cal
be changed by ridicule, nor are the farmer
rs Il body to be thus influenced, and furthei
more we will take no mans opinions AM
assertions as facts. SO gentlemen try again
II we are 10 accept Gen. Georges state
ments in regard to national banks and ire,
silver he is ut y~arience with some of hi
friends who are advocating his claims be
fore the people.
In the last issue Of the Beacon "Straigl
Goods endeavored 10 draw some invijiou
comparison between Gen. George and MAJ
Barksdnle to the dctriment OF the latter
lte attempts to create the impression tha
Mai. Barksdale remained supinely idle |
1873, until the fight was won then came fol-
ward and attempted to wrest the glor
from Gen. G. by having Ames und hi
gang prosecuted. As to the untiring e
forts of Gen. G., IN behalf of the Democrat
ic party during this awful period, none br
the blindeSt partisan will deny. l woul
not rob the General of the smallest part
his just need of praise and appreciation fC
his services at that tima&, for he did indee
prove full worthy Of both, but let Missis,
ippians bear it in mind that Maj. Barksda'
is not one whit the less so, and is as full
entitled on that score. TO all the hOnol
that we can confer as Gen. George.
The writer as zone Of the boys in I'll
trenches" took Some humble part in Il
work of the time and attributes our deli,
erance more to the determined and tixe
purpose of the people to he free than to m
acts OF leadership upon the part of an,
As to the opinions of these two men rs
the best course to pursue, after the yictoi
was Won, | see no cause to condemn eitlle
II was a mere matter Of policy upon while
they differed. TO call it magnanimitty Q
the part of Gen. George, | think Il perve
sion Ct the word, which none will adm
more quickly than Gen. G. | can unte
stand magnanimity when applied to /,
open, honorable foe, but when it comes
thieves and scoundrels, who had plundert
aud oppressed our people, | think magma
unity" does not apply. Gentlemen are
great stress of weather for their candida
when reduced to such arguments to prop
lettering cause. Maj. Barksdale has We
distinction upon too many fields to nee
ATTY culogy at my hasds. His profoul
knowledge Of political affairs and thorou.
equipment are known throughout Il
length and breadth of the state. Any hi
tory OF Mississippi would be incomplc
which failed TO have the name Of Barksda
upon some of its brightest pages,
In another article in the Beacon and all
In an editorial. much il said Mandatory
Col. Moneys speech. Now II depends O.
tirely upon the standpoint from whicnHit
viewed, whether it was n good speech
not. As an %arraisument of the Republ
can party it was a mastery effort, but MOI
of his audience differed Oh this-no OF
was enlightened. II it was his purpose
draw the attention of the people from Il
great economic questions which are no
dividing them, to the people of Kansas Al