The Opelousas courier., 1891-10-17
"Equal Rights TO AL and Special
Favors to 1Tcre."

Like AL other glltGefIDg genefdlufes,
this hasKhe appearance OF feasibility
and entEe fairness. But on critical
or close analysis aud inspection, it does
not stand the test The farmers are
moving all along the line OF the organi-
zation for sub-Treasary or, deposl-
tories in the several States. 70 have
the Government loan money,
direct to the people at low
rate of interest, not to exceed
per cent per annum,. on non. perishable
| farm products, and npon real estate" "
| We have never taken the trouble to
count the counties, districts and par
ishes in the United States, but it is not
material to do so. 1t will suffice to
remark that if it BIO the desire to have
/ a depository erected i'll every one OF
/ them, sufficiently commodlous TO hold
! the agricultural products of the Uuited
/ States of non perishable nature, the
4 Government would find itself in debt
/ by the accomplishment The question
/ then would rise, tph0t are non perishdble
| products? Is corn to be reckoned
among them Is wheat9 ryeg barleyY
| Sugar, molasses and cotton, are all
these to be classed as non-perishable
/ Our farmer friends have not specified
what products are, and We are at a
4 loss to settle the question in our ret1ec-
tions. Looking over the list of agrl-
cultural products we conclude that
cotton alone is the on-periShdbte pro-
duct All the others deteriorate, with
more or less rapidity, and even it, di-
minishes in value as it becomes old.
How long is the Government to hold
them on deposit Nothing of this
kind is provided for by any PROPOSE
tion of the farmers. Yet they demand
\ that the Government shall favor their
industry by advancing them money on
the fruits of their industry. Now
what is this after all, but Trust sys-
ten Do they not make the Govern
ment their agent to hold their produce,
until they run the chance of getting a
good price for it? 1t is no
answef to say that there is distinc-
i tion between the Government and
combined capitalists, for sum it mp as
you may, the object Of both is to with
hold the produce from the purchaser
until prices, or, necessity, justify or,
force the disposal of them. The SIM
4 pie Withholding of 90 per cent of the
present value of tho deposited pro-
ducts, and tlle payment of only 2 per
cent would NOT secure the Government
and pay tile officials necessarily en-
/ ployea IN keeping the accounts straight
lin handling the goods, &c, &c. II
farmers should find that the deposited
1 products lad deprecated in value after
! the Government had made the adj
! vances, what security do they propose
i to give it, None at ali Aud. the
necessary consequence must be loss to
4 the Government Theu who pays the
/ Government ? Ali ciesses of the peo
/ Pile, whether farmers 0Fnat But there
are very many classes hat are not to
be benefited by iais system of onI
I farmers Bear this in mlnd that only
/ farmers are, or. can be members OF the
i Alliance. When this stefu shall have
/ been established. viii i nor be essen
/ TALLY special tegisIat3aa? Do they.
1 the, farmers, not prepas# special tavors
/ or. legislation. when tley dsnaand that
4 Congress shall establish the sub
1 treasury. or, depository system z Who
can deny that such is the factg &
/ their products are TO 10 deposited al
their option, il they are to get money
from the Government rs Il matter q
tegislatiuelg established igbt, are they
not specially favored :
Gould The hard working carpenter,
or black -smith, OF, lawyer or, physi.
clan, Or, merchant, of railroad con.
auctei and q thousand Others, get any
money from tie Government under
such a law 4 Thus you see Bro. farmer
that you are condemning nlonopoliet
on the one hand, and moving heaven
and eas fh on the other to establish the
most gigantic system Of monopoly,
that was ever, or, that ever aciIl b
Lnoaen. Why should the Government
open books with you, be forced TO lend
you money whilst we as printers, and
I editors, standing on the watch towers
Eof all the peoples rights aud liberty, ii
an humble way though il be, are ex.
Eeluded from tho exercise and enjoyment
of the same right, because your legisla
tion does not include onr press and
TYPES
Why should the carpenters and black
smiths be compelled to stand back, tc
let you walk up to the Government
office to borrow money on the products
which their hard toll has aided yoa ii
making, and have no right to any of i
I themselves Z Viewed from any stanG
point. you are demanding special .fauor'
from the Government favors, whicl
no other class of laborers will be per
nlitted TO even hope for. Again. yot
# propose to 30 arrange it that, being tlit
owner of land you may, get money
from the Government on It'll Siftef
down to its substance yoH wish to con
vert the Government into a loan office
for the accommodation of the farmers
and for no other class of men2 If tIil
be not Il proposal to establish speeia
legislation Id your own favor, We ar,
at 4 loss to understand it, You wan
money at u lover rate of interest thar
it can possibly be had By any othel
class of MEN and yon demand It from
the Government without any refeTene'
10 ifs value hi the market. How is til,
Government to get itg From til,
people. There Ii 20 other source.
comes back to them as the price D
labor. No one can doubt this. Is You
labor alone to bio securely rewarded
while that OF other classes mnst b
taxed to pay you
Your demand for il sub. treasury, or
depository bristles with the creates
objections imaginable. Let Is conclud
this article hy reminding y0u Of lIi
fact that, whilst densaggiiBg L In0noDe