The Greenville times., 1891-06-27
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eFFEEsE.

II strange that Chairman AcNeily'
ii publishing the extract from Major /
Bsrksdale editorial Of May %, 1873 !
overlooked the following paragraph
bearing directly upon 3 subject which
the chairman treats a. Of paramount
importance:
aWe Ggree with him lGov Brownl |
that The Mississippi River ought to be
leyeed. and We hold that If il is proper
u do il 81 sll, it SHOULD BE DONE AT
ONCE not only because il viii promote
the welfare directly of three-fourths OF
the Union, but the Government, as the
owner of the river, IS pledged to
restrain ii within its bounds and TO pro-
tecl the citizens from injury By lis
overflow"
That is ths way Barksdale talked III
1879. aud it is the way be afterwards
voted in Congress. As he is eandl-
date for the United States Senate, and
the subject of The improvement OF the
Mississippi River navigation and the
building Of leyees win claim the con-
sideration Of that body, it is queer that
Chairman McNeily, who is interested
in the subject, failed to make note oil
| bis position.-Clarion-Ledger.
The Hon. E. Barksdale.it seems pro-
poses NOT to dis-associate the Chair
man from the editor. So be 1t.
aStrange and queer" as is the omis
sion of the Chairman to recall wha
the distinguished candidate said OF
the levee question IL years ago
the act was without intentiona
significance or antipalhy. Whateye
J OF advantage or merit the Chairmal
! has denied the candidate of f"overlook
; ing" his expressions upon the leve
: question, is ungrudgingly repaire'
) now-by noting the fact as he states j
The desire has also been expresse
: that the press reproduce the Hon.
Barksdale's explanation of bis 1879 d.
nuneiation of government loans to II
diyiduals, such as the Sub-Treasur
presents. And the portion of said e'
planation covering what the TIMF
published from the 1879 article
= herewith appended:
y at viii be seen that Maj. Barksda
r. was opposing what he considered
II proposition to issue an unlimited sul
a ply of wildcat money without bas
i. of redemption-to constitute the 20
ernmcnt sort of loan agency
of bapker-lnstead of a constitution
le factor in the creation of money for
n circulating medium. He was al
= opposing, as he is now doing, q
" policy of contraction for the benefit
90 the money-mongers, and demanded,
I'd he does now, "a plentiful supply
Q circulating medium" 1t was then
be lieved that the precious metals were
=. sufficient quantities to furnish such
W basis. Ii is now known that they d
re entirely insufficient, and carrying Q
nd the same principle, the staple Gro
nd which are more valuable than
80 metals are substituted.
"0 Mai. Barksdalc did not then fay
tho plan of loans for the purposes o
no currency, but preferred, as he II
sse docs. the issuance of money upor
ro- substantial and reliable basis
on We may be pardoned for sayi
Ion that this explanation in no sense
us degree conveys what any far read
'he would regard the 1879 declaration
meaning. Certainly to our unC
SEQ standing Mr.. Barksdalc in that art
the was dealing with principles Of govt
DO ment-and not conditions Of currel
iEs or measures or propositions OF ilna
did In other words he opposed such 10
u IL from the same reasons that we to-
lie oppose the Sub-Treasury becau'
wee proposes the subversion of any ant
pos standard conceptions aud construct
IS of American government. But Il
neh is the explanation.