The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-29

! IA not be wise, I'm view OF the recent
elections, for the farmers TO further
| trust to the Democracy Would lie not
be wiser for them to place the Democ-
racy in power and give it an opportu-
nftv to restore to the farmers their
rights, than to abandon the party of
equal rights for this measure fraught
with so much evil and so many uncer-
tainties? Are the farmers TO remain
freemen, retaining their capacity TO take
care of themselves, or are they prepared
to surrender all and throw themselves
helpless into the arms of a paternal
government TO take care of them and
provide for their wants? What is the
sub-treasury scheme but prayer to the
Government to take care OF the farmers?
You have protected The manufacturer;
you have taken care of the rich by re-
lieving the increase of wealth from tax
alton; you have provided for the PEN
sioner; you have distributed the public
lands among pampered corporations.
Now help usl This is the gist of the
sub-treasury scheme, and do not heSi-
tate to say that IL is obnoxious to every
tenet in the Democratic creed. Demo-
crats believe that grievances should be
redressed by abolishing them, and not
by palliating them by encouraging
others just as hurtful.
ne farmers Oh b0IS COunbIy art anu
always have been our most conservative
citizens, and to them the country looks
for the preservation of our free institu-
tions. In my opinion if the farmers
should fall into this scheme and enact
it into a law the result would be disas-
trous to the country. How long would it
be before all other farmers not engaged
in the production of cotton, wheat, corn,
oats and tobacco would clamor to be
taken care of? How long would it be
before the manufacturer would ask to
be permitted to store his products in a
government warehouse? How long
would it be before the great army of
laborers, the toilers who produce wealth,
would clamor for the government to
provide for them? How long would it
be before the idle, the vicious and the
evil disposed would make demands on
the government?
I'm this way paternalism would take
the place of Democracy, and our insti-
buttons would be ultimately subverted.
1t is consolation to believe, as / do,
that the farmers will not insist on such
legislation"
''The friends of the bill insist that
it does no more for the farmer than ID
has been doing many years for the dis
tillers. / would like for you to explain
the difference"
81 know this has been said, but it is
untrue. The government heavily taxes
distilled spirits. The tax is about four
times as great as the intrinsic value of
the whisky. The distillers are often
unable to pay the tax without sale of
their product. For the government to
force it on the market might result in
loss of revenue. So the distiller builds
his own warehouse, stores his whisky
in it and delivers the key to an agent of
the government, who holds the whisky
in his custody for three years, or until
it is sold out of bond and the tax paid.
The agent gives the distilleF receipt
for the whisky in his possession, and
this receipt is transferable, and is fire.
quently used in commercial transac-
tons. The whole scheme is one of tax
gathering, and does not cost this gov
eminent dollar. 1t bears no Semblance
to the sub-treasury scheme in its object
or purpose.
'Well, what is your remedy for the
ills of the farmer?"
"That is a question which, If an
swered in detail, would go beyond the
limits of an interview. ] can only sum-
marize. would shift the burdens of
the government so as to relieve the
necessaries of life from tariff taxation.
Il 0OhAO ACHhAAO Am pOAeCNA AuAhiACSs Wis
titled and malt liquors, tobacco and
an income tax on the accretion of
wealth to pay the expenses of gov
eminent. / would increase the volume
of the currency to meet the demands of
a great and progressive people, but it
should be based on gold and silver and
convertible into coin. l would by strin-
gent legislation, prohibit all monopo-
lies and combinations to the injury of
agriculture, manufactures, trade or
commerce. / would insist on more dem
ocracy and less paternalism; more econ
omy and fewer taxes; more candor and
less deception in dealing with the peo-
pie; more honesty in the public service,
and determination on the part of every
good citizen to rely on himself to work
out his individual destiny, without COW
citing his neighbours property or depend
ing on a government for all to favor
him with special providence"