Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-09-17
CARTERSYILLE. MIss.l

Mr., EDIToR:-Will you allow me q
space in your columns, that may
thank Mr.. Blyth in the name of the
farmers, for the stand he has taken,
and the warning he has given them.
in his we'll written condemnation of
the Sub Treasury schemep
True Pm only woman, and there
fore not supposed to know anything
about politics, but | assure you Eve
carefully and diligently read the pa
pers. trying to inform myself as to the
pros and cons of this question now
agitating the political world Its fea-
lures are now assuming such horrible
proportions l deem it the duty of
every one who has the interests of the
people at heart to raise their voices in
earnest protest, and use what infiu-
ence they may possess to overthrow or
at least cripple any scheme which
promises to be detrimental to the in
terests and well being of the people.
1t is unfortunately the fewest number
of our people who read and inform
themselves on the political issues of
the day, and are therefore easily led
by party fanatics, and too late / am
afraid they will awaken to the fact
that they have been victimized and
hood winked by class who seek only
their own advantage, and are helping
to coil around the hard working far
mer python folds from which there
will be no escape. Circumstances
over which had no control, has cast
my lot among the farmers; | have
seen their hereulean efforts to escape
from the embarrassing tolls of debt.
which each year is tightening its folds
about them. My whole heart and
sympathy goes out to this hard work
ing class-they are the toilers, the
people who keep the wheels OF Gov
eminent moving, and as Editor of our
county paper, you could and should
exercise great influence over the minds
of the people; and it is your duty and
high privilege to raise warning,
voice, and not allow them to go blind
folded to their doom. Look back to
something over thirty years ago and
see what fanatics and fire eaters did
for the grandest country under the
sun. Not satisfied with the two par
ties who first took the field a third
and then a fourth was put forward by
their partisans, and the vote was
weakened to such an extent that dis.
ruption of the Union was the result,
and We who had no hand in the over
throw of the Government, and were
not allowed to raise our voices in PRO-
test were surrounded by all the hor-
rors of civil war our fair land was
gashed with the graves of the flower
OF our country. homes were desolated,
hearts broken, we We're changed from
plenty to penury, thousands who lived
to return home we,e MANNED for life,
others in whom the seeds of disease
were planted through exposure and
hardships dragged out weary exis-
tence, and after enduring 1--WE years Of
untold misery in that ''time that tried
mems souls,' we were at last COM
PEELED to submit our necks to yoke
which CALLED every proud spirited
Southerner. Now when the people
were wheeling back in line and were
becoming once more independent and
resigned this sub treasury scheme
raises its hydra head and seeks to bury
its poison fangs, and drag it's slime
over class Of people without whose
aid all other classes. would perish from
OIL the face of the earth-the honest
hard working farmer-it is menaclng
his best interests.
Mrs. LILLIAN MATHEwsoN.