The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-05-05
EDITED BY ALLIANCE COMMITTEE.
DEPRESSION AND STRINGENCY.

lowing extracts:
Gentlemen of the Convention
The question of paramount impor
lance, the one universally being dis
cussed, that is claiming the anxious
attention of all, from the humble
cottager, to the lordly congressman,
is Financial DEPRESSION money
stringency.'
All classes (the money kings and
nabobs excepted are affected by it.
Merchants, bankers and railroads
are going down under it. Many
are affected to a degree akin to want
and restitution. 1t causes universal
anxiety, uncertainty, unrest and
distrust. Through it there are
more men out of employment than
has ever been known in the history
of this Governments Men are fore
ed to an unwilling idleness, while
their families are deprived of the
ordinary necessaries of life.
The causes which have led to this
state OF affairs have been universally
discussed. The public prints are
full OF it. Each has a cause to as
sign and a remedy to suggest. We
| may proftably refer to them briefly.
l. Unjust, unequal and burden
some taxation.
2. The underconsumption of cot
| con, the result of a want of money
among the masses of the people.
3. The overproduction of cotton
and the consequent underproduction
of the food crops and products.
Candidly | believe that all the caus-
es combined have brought about a
state of affairs, which unless speedily
remedied, must result in more gen.
eral disaster.
How can these be remedied? The
first two, unequal taxation and an
unsuf6ciency of money can only be
regulated by Congress Will that
high law-making power heed the
cries of distress going up daily from
those in want? Will the patriotism
| of those who represent the people,
be equal to the occasion, and enable
| them to forget their petty differences
| and jealousies, and at once seek
such remedies as will work the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der? Indications DOW suggest grave
doubts on this subject. For from
the beginning of this Congress
ordinations and determinations
have been INDUCED in by those who
should be united in theic efforts to
relieve the necessities of the people.
I think I am warranted in saying
that the people are weary of this
personal controversy among Con-
gressmen, as we'll as the bitter news
paper fights being waged in the
| State, over the question as to who
| shall lead the National ticket this
year. The patient dies while the
| doctors dispute whether they snail
apply the tourniquet or caustic.
Let us discourage these conten>
tons and discussions, and urge those
who have power and influence to
exercise them for the best interests
of the people.
Lets urge upon them the duty of
relieving the oyerburdened, anxious
ard depressed men, and bring color
to the pale cheeks ofthe many over
worked women of this land.
The third proposition-"The over
production CT cotton, at the expense
OF the cereals" is one We as farmers
are responsible for, and which we
can remedy. Whether this cause
has led to the general depression or
not, we must admit that a policy
which has brought cotton to six and
half cents per pound, while grain
and meat and other farm products
are commanding fair prices, has
been an important factor in embar-
RAISING all farmers who have per-
sued this policy. The remedy is
with us. Will we adopt it? AS
this question is on the programme
for discussion, and will be led by
one who has given much thought to
its consideration, we will not pursue
it further hele. Let us not think
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