The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-16

of a,,r state 90 be the militia district constable
M f .i a. p nr to M 1 hour that the
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debts
Mr. sneaker there is a cause for this, and
want appeal friends on the republican
si,le Of the house, well those this side,
and them that it is dae to themselves and to
constituents that they should understand
the cause ai.d give the relief.
Tie gentleman from Iowa MIR. Henderson, re-
marked a little while ago that this resolution in
.yoduc1d BY gentleman from Indiana MR.
Holman WAS nothinc more nor less than a Plat
form. suppose lie meant democratic platform
Well il ii is that, ana If it is all wrong, as you
think. what business have You got with il?
[I.auehierj. Why not let it so out to the world
wrong? wrong viii only help the repub-
Iea,is 1892. BIT the very fight made by the
gentleman against these resolutions contradcts
the position which lie takes on this floor. If thes
resolutions adopted they will help one side
and hurt the other
Now, Speaker, compare
periods the history of this country, both when
upon a peace footing. o She
period Of 1860 when understand the republican
nT 1s h'S S pes-f knew Of tn . y, e,ss
p p nI sS Of the i'VS 6 Ts4s s.: Up
s W,t 5el s sspiaa s Of & that was sa Of
"" st a,sr 'a saa 1 PAR; # Of s' the
~ tiona expenditures were sa05, 77s,
Sio4 f5, s 81 on n9 G5 tb paa w Sn the
I'd loi- "a paid as premiums upon TIE
T. Tlat left Us tax OF Screr capita, and
=: is not included great item Of eX
. 10 the producer and consu,ncr-the millions
r, o sy when iSn e. t ova hrsSe docs not
single dollar. Applause ON the demo-
could add that would gT f Atty increase increase
Z AT hive seen comes iIom tho gentleman from
4nittcc ways and means, and my recollection IS
that tat estimate made nd d it n avs 3 per peer c c
paid by the producers OF this conntry in 1871 as
s"5ion to pay ny on r te per t sa iat
In 1850 We the virgin soil in Georgia, the Car,
onas Tennessee Kentucky and Aae1 IN ,a ana
o of producing the cotton the cost cost, of
we have had no new inventions made of imple-
help either to cultivate or to gather ron fd
thai, it cost III 1850, yet national tax is
t s TIM : Ia epe sf oa e busei and half Of
taxi asi.@t eight bushels and a half.
Now, Ar 9feaier submit TINS pr ,; ,
such a system taxation? How? Let me foot
PEI calita Add to that the municipal taxation,
MG Won 'ps ovr e. A t ate the s. n You
have got tax Of about SO per capita Tor every every
S-s equal to- if not in excess Of the circ1iatnSS
i ie S' back to the per oapta tax Sc
ncces5ary by the eNrndTes t 81 70 thy re rec the e
sto a@ '5i IN the repaDe'n side
proposition that the amount comes as , near d, ne
inGa biioI. Is anything you ever saw that ddn t
What is It per famSf family of five
persons. Tha national taxation amounts to about
$50 the value o whole bale of cotton. The
state county and municipal taxation is eqa viva
bales oi cotton in all. The families producing
cotton IN Georgia do net MAKE tn on ut, the , av9ra 6
have t41ee i4les gone for national, state county
a.ser in o my place ,x without IT. fear s
last analysis means HotutnG but the sweat oI the
NO Vow ii c price OF cotton has gone down from
10 cents in g cert the price in Augusta,
proportion. tie other hand the legislation
{" i,, cEI2G55; a. i,1s nf is DECREASING tie
price Of farm PRODUCTS ana Increasing taxation;
iayIns t,xas IS reduced.
and a eP' a ,% f Of ns ccu iy Should
heard upon tins iio2r.not from aI'isam STANG f
our republican friends-is it not time to grant re-
Mr. Speaker the resolutions introduced by the
ssn,acr1c policy ana principle, but they enlI,oGy
ship: and do not see ow any gentleman this
floor whether he belongs "a tie democratic party
can ma Ike ~ his mind to do anything else than
support these resolutions I,,o hos soi, that wa
Ia c no legislation introduced here which calls
we want TO forestal any such LEGISLATION as VIC
nr re sir that # resolution this kind had
been presented at the tesinnin? OF 5le lat con
at the beginning of tbs ii5y-seeond congress,
Jet Us plant ourselves upon the prlncipes of re-
trencent and Si0 Fnr the e sa Me0s of e emo
mine? n4r Sp1 me rernbiion nrty No ap-
peal do this for the sake OF the people.
OF the working people, north and south, east
and west. -,..,. 40 - A.,
The gentleman says these resolutions are moth
,rt" in-lconbe;' that they present nothing,
nr3ctical Mr. Speaker, if the seats on this floor
1oul be vacated today and we could call IN mere
enricuurists from Maine or Georgia, aDorcfs
from Texas or Gardiner they could take these
sa,ts and discuss this resolution, will guaranty
that not cut of thousand would ever thini
of opposing such proposition LApplause on the
democratic sdel No, Nj. Speaker: there are men
i'm this country w would net consider these
resolutions ''tuncombe;' they < looking to-day
with and listening with their ears Tor
sign Of relief to be Afforded ny TIE lees!a,
ton of this democratic house. Shall they haven't?
Or will YOU them back such word as we nave
received the last twenty !ive years from wash
ngtoE city: "WOrh and we VIII take care OF
government
Now Mr. Speaker, say, in all Kindness ana
sincerity that the people who are behind us at our
homes desperate condition Would not
them? Suppose that it does not put a dollar into
auy mans pocket; would not the poor farmer,
who seen his last mule or his last COW soti
under hammer of the constable, start out with
brighter hone with more encouragement to work
during 1892 if he had before him this
resolution, adopted by this house OF representa-
tiyes, guaranteeing to him that he should not be
oyertaXed while mold the reIns of government?
| will stand by the essence of this resolution
swim, 1 am in favor on It,
Now. motto lie in this session OF congress:
Legislation for the peoplc-Such legislation as
will meet the wants OF all the people, from every
section this country and thus restore TIE con-
fdehce OF the people III the government. lap
piauSe on the democratic side.