People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-16

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frage.
Now, to come to the platform
itself, distinctly. What is the first
plank in it? [ won't stop to read
1t was what we call the sub-treasury
plan. Now, [ venture to say that
there are many men here that never
read the sub-treasury bill. A man
may commit himself to a purpose
and yet, possibly, the methods for
the accomplishment of that purpose,
if understood, would not commend
themselves. Now if [ understand
this plan-and if I am mistaken l
call upon my distinguished friend to
correct memo country could get a
warehouse unless one hundred or
more shall petition with evidence
that the gross amount of cotton,
wheat, oats, corn, tobacco, for the
last preceding two years exceeds the
sum of 100000. Could you get a
sub-treasury in Hancock county? /
have not examined the statistics, but
my own opinion is that you would
not be able to get warehouse in
this county.
A voice. That is right.
Mr.. Black. Now let me tell you,
while think that there ought to be
legislation for the benefit, not only of
the farmer, but all other interests,
yet tbs day will never come when
you will get relief from the sub
treasury warehouse scheme-when
warehouses are to be built and money
loaned. to you at 2 per cent. per an
mum. Your own party do not agree
on this scheme. We are often
twitted because there are divisions in
the Democratic party. [ admit it,
but there are divisions in your own.
Do you not know that the best men
in your Alliance are opposed to the
the sub treasury in your platform ?
[ do not say all the best, but some of
the best. Here is the record. One
of the most distinguished leaders of
the Peoples party has announced
that he himself is opposed to the sub
treasury. Listen to what he says !;
he is one of your own witnesses.
You want to hear the truth, do you
not? I believe that you want to
follow the truth, but at the same
time I believe with all the earnest
ness of my soul-while / am making
no claim to infallibility, no pre-
eminence Of wisdom, while I concede
to every man the same honesty as I
ask for myself, yet deplore the un-
folding of this idea of relief by the
the sub-treasury plan. You are fol-
lowing a will o the wisp that will
carry you further and further into
irretrievable disaster. Let me ask
you this How do you conceive the
idea that any class wants to Cypress
the farmer !?
Several voices. We see it; we
feel it. Cheering from the other
side.)
Mr.. Black. Suppose that the mer-
chant was to put his foot ON the neck
of the farmer, is he not killing off
his best customer? Who does the
doctor depend upon for his patients?
Who does the lawyer expect to have
for his client? Who must the
banker depend upon? Now I say
this, that there are evils to be COR
rected that there are burdens to be
lifted but let me tell you that when
you are sick, and the sicker you are
the more you stand in need of a
wise and careful physician; the more
you stand in need of a man of broad
statesmanlike experience, with cor
rect views on the great economic
questions. And say that it is not
friendly to the farmer-I do not say
that it is meant that way, but it is
unfriendliness to the great agricul-
tural interests to be prating about
their wrongs and disasters, and Gre
ating such discomfort. I believe in a
certain kind of discomfort. | believe
that no man ought to be content with
himself, but should be forever strug-
Cling and striving for higher and
nobler things; but I do not believe
in the discomfort that breeds lack
of confidence. No wise physician
would go into the sick room and say
to his patient, "Sir, see the strug-
gle for life-the film of death gath
ering over your eyes" No, sir; but
the better and wiser physician will
say, "While candor compels me to
say that you are SICK" yet he will
take him by the hand seek to en-
courage him; to infuse new hopes
into his breast. That is the kind Of
a remedy that these people want, but
l digress.
This is the speech that Mr.. Nc
Keiehan delivered in the House of
Representatives. He says:
'"The organization known as the Far
mers' Alliance has been brought into
this discussion. am member of that
Listen, my friends. These are not
my words, but the words of one of
your own leaders. He continues:
81 am not a believer in the sub-treas-
ury for the reason that find no warrant
for it in the constitution.