The Brookhaven leader., 1891-04-23
) FLY IN HIS DUMPING.
Senator George Talks One Way
and Votes Another.

The following editorial is from the
National Economist. the National or
rcn of the Farmers Alliance:
Senator George. of Mississippi. in
his recent letter conforming the Sub
Treasury hill, declares il tn he uncon-
Siitutiomal aud makc- Use uf The fol-
lowing inuguagc:
FIRST. brlir,r hat the Sub.IrraSurN
tI,,.. asst j. called, il unconstitutional e.
Ii ur,ro,t.S tu lend mbucy tn persons " ho
frl wish - certain kud If security. The
ynyrTnnrut Of the United States is one
nT limited powers; it has only snrh pow
rrS as nrp expressly designated Ivy the
Constitution, and such us are nee cSSnrN
and pruprt a. execute the powers which
are rxpr, ssy delegated, and there is ~"
power expressly delegated IN which the
uuwrr Ia lend money ~ necessary nnd
proper for ill., full execution. Ii you viii
read over carefully the first article OF the
Constitution NUu will see that am cor.
rect iu this. Cuu.r;ES may, where it has
the right iu r.tkc IN appropriation ont oil
the Treasury Tor u ruhljr pupoSc, make it
nu condition that the locality To bc hrIr-
fitted hy the money will return the whole
nr part at it, hut it has no power TO make
~ urpr0pri iticn of money 10 I've used III
: private business.
This is remarkable statement, cs-
prciallv from Il man occupying the
position of United States Senator.
/ II places him in the unfortunate posi-
( ton of not only antagOniZing the eX-
pressed Judgment of the entire Senate,
/ bet rcpudiating his own previous ac-
! ton. Senator George voted for the
/ loan of 81 .0O0, 900 to the New Orleans
! Cotton Exposition after listening ia
al! the debate upon that proposition.
! Why did he do it9 Simply because
/ he believed with others that the gov
eminent could loan its money to the
people. and for no other reason. or he
/ violated his oath as IL Senator and is
unworthy longer to fill that position.
! 1t WAS loan pure and simple. discuss
ed by the Senate az Il loan, voted for
lis loan, and made use of as loan.
! Will the Senator kindly point out the
section of the constitution where APP
preparations can be made on condition
that the money so appropriated shall
be returned in full or in paTt' If he
will the constitutionality of the Sub
Treasury plan will be established at
once by direct provisions of that in
strumedt.
This bubble originated with the
Senator for the single purpose of fur
nishng an excuse for the glazing in
consistency of voting to loan the cot
ton exposition large amount of
money in 1884, and opposing the same
principle in 1890. Was that eXpoSi-
tion of the nature Of public enter
prise, and for the benefit of a particu
lar locality, us he would like to infer !
If one will read the debates which
preceded this loan, the fact will be
made clear that it was considered Il
national affair, and because of this the
loan was granted. The following is
the title of the bill.
An Act to make il loan to aid in the cple-
bration of the Worlds Indnst rial and
Cotton Exposition.
In The course of the debates the
matter was at all times spoken of as n
loan, and the fact of its not being an
appropriation or considered as such
was emphatically stated by Congress
man Oates and others.