The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-05-16
THE REV. Mr.. GAMBRELL ON the SIT
uAliON

RCoulnittee, Of MissIssippI, ha.
: aaviseda i discussion of the Sub
Treasury scheme befnle the peo
j ple, This iswise. Let The pco
pie be taken into confidence
Free, open discussions are the
cafciy OF the people.
Senator George has opened the
discussion. His article IN The
! Missisapplan last week was very
liable. paper, and SHOULD be care
fully studied by all the people.
The immorahty of the tailff
system is a point 10 keep in mind.
To transfer $632 COO, 900 year
from the ,i,anY TO the few is rob
berry. 1t IS NO better. but worse,
| than the Ievyiug of black mail on
innocent people. from which the
word tariff originally came
worse because dope BY law.
In studying this matter, we
need 10 remember that wrongs
can never be perpctrat-d with
mpunlty. There is an ethical
base for government, and 1t is to
this, more than money. that the
Statesman must look.
Senator George has presented
a great array of figures, and upon
them based strong argument
! against combines, favored classes,
etc. AS far as he has gone, we
venture The opinion, that no one ,
will be found able TO meet him.
But there is another factor in
the situation that ought 20 be con-
sldered. IL Is the great whlskey
combine, and the vast monopoly |
created by law which nearly a
billion of dollars II year goes to
corrupt and degrade society. |
TIE $632, 900, 600 of tariff, much
of it. goes 10 erect factories and |
other industries winch add to the
national wealth. The billion of
money squandered in the liquor
traffic is worse than wasted for il |
IS a corruption fund passing
through the hands of 2S0, 600 |
saloon men, nearly all of them Of
foreign birth and nn-Amefican in
then, feelings. These men have
& monopoly Of this business and
q G the allies OF all corrupt rings
and combines They run the
eitles and towns and blight the
con ntry round about. The towns
get the license money, and the
country people get the consequent
ces. Until this monopoly Is
crushed, and the country relieved I
of the curse of this corruption
ard waste The biggest reform
will await men brave enough to 4
undertake it. The man who IS
N favor of license, high or low,
Is no good Alliance man. nor
Democrat either "Equal rights
to all, special favnis to nouc" is
thu cardinal principle of the All;-
ance, and it Is good Democratic
doctrine too. But all over Mis-
sippl and all over the nation we
have men with a special privilege
10 sell liquor, because they can
pay tor it. while the masses can
not pay foi 1t, therefore, can't
have it. The history of leglsIa
tloh does not show more odious
monopoly, created and upheld by
law than the present ncense sys-
tom. II it is righs TO sell liquor,
It ought to be open to all alike;
# he liquor traffic is contrary to
the public good, if it is corrupt,
ing and dangerous, 1t ought to be
as other nuisances are
abated.
We b4lIeve it Is well that the
Alliance is forcing discussions on
the trne principles of govern ,
nent. We have had no political
education for a long time, and It !
IS sorely needed. 1t looks now, !
hal we aie to have a vigorous :
Christian men should :
Keep in judicial state of mind and I
learn and do the right thing. We !
4
beg the readers ol this paper to :
take a hand IN the government of ]
The country. 1t is your dnty not !
10 tura public affairs over TO the !
Of bad men commit !,
-edSg bad principles. Let us all !,
Ioln the do right party and show I
that the religion of Jesus makes !
men h 'nesf, pure and useful 10 !
verkg'eparlment of -. 1t IS I,
wins l<|5s. q 3 2. -, -