The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-21

several important bills which he
will soon introduce. One is to make
the Federal courts conform to the
State law In levying costs etc. He
Is looking we'll, but says that his
health is not very good. lie Is
making a good impression.
A resolution to raise q committee
to investigate the Department of
Agriculture has been introduced by
Hon. Jerry Simpson. i:e charges
that the Department is of no bene-
ut to the farmers rs present managed
bat rather fraud and a humbug, a
tool for politicians and the Wall
Street gamblers and source OF op-
prossion to the people. The. De-
mocrats supported his resolution
and Simpson will have chance to
make q record for himself and do
the people q genuine service on this
line. Tho immense approplia-
tions that have gone to River and
Harbor Jobbery ought also to be
investigated. The friends of Hon.
8. B. Alexander urged speaker
Crisp to put him ON that CO amittee
with the hope of getting some light
turned on, but for some yet unknown
cause he refused to do 80.
A bill wilt soos be introduced in
conformity to the cotton resolution
passed by tho Supreme Council of
the Alliance at Indianapolis--that is
to take ell tariff whatever off of cot
ton manufactured goods. This will
cheaper cotton goods and benefit
everybody who uses cotton goods,
and everybody uses it except few
of the aristocratic rich who cannot let
anything coarser than silk touch their
precious hides. This will greatly in
crease the consumption of cotton
go Ids, and thereby Increase the de-
mand and raise the price Of cotton.
If this bill were a law the price OF
cotton would 90 to I rrobably over ten
cents in thirty days. If this is not
done then Reciprocity should be
applied to cotton, which would
have similar effect upon the price
of the raw material.
We heard an old Congressman
talking to a new Congressman who
was elected on free silver platform,
about the adversibilitv Of silver leg
islation this session: The old Con-
gresham said that he himself was
in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, but that it was no
use to pass a bill in the House for if
they did the Senate would kill it and
If the Senate lid not that Harrison
would be sure to veto it. This is q
sample of the hedging already Of
certain Democratic Cons sressmen
whose people are demanding free
coinage. What does it mean? It
means that that old Congressman is
not in favor Of free coinage, and he
trying to lead the new Congressman
to his idea Of doing nothing by pre-
tenoing to be for it. Let the House
by all means pass free coinage bill
and let tho Senate and Harrison
shoulder the responsibility of kill
ing it if they can affold it. How do
we know they will kill it, if we don't
give them a chance? We need &C.
ton, not inaction. If the people
can't get relief let our Congressmen
show them who is responsible for it.
If Congress ianores the memorial
Of the Farmers Alliance and refuses
to do anything substantial for the peo-
pie on the currency question during
the present half of this session then
a bill On the Sub. Treasury plan will
be presented and If possible the MEM
bers will be forced on record ON it.
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At the supper table at the Nation
al Hotel last night gentleman from
Cincinnati, q manufacturer of wag-
ons, said "You Alliance people ought
to be satisfied, you have gotten the
prices Of things down SO low that
there is scarcely any profit in max.
ing wagons now." We told him no,
that we were not satisfied because he
was still making profit, tho small
en- his wagons while we were no,
making anything, were in fact losing
money on our products. He looked
at Us in surprise, but we went on to
say that he was wrong when he said
that we had gotten the prices down
so that mis- profit was lessened. but
that it " as the same causes and con-
ditions that had made farming profit.
able, that had reduced his profits.
We told him that when the farmers
were prosperous they paid him a