The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

/ over your >Iouttf- NDto|flIt II M
! for the fellows who holds the mortgage
! on Your farm, ArpI;lu>r.
"What. You don't mean To LAY that
government ought 10 let ne has,
/ the money ~ cheap :i> the banker:
! Why not: -krn't you as good IL III,
/ banker: ! have been study in4 into th,
matter ana Dr.. franklin was right
| when at the starting ont uf this com
mon"calth of Pennsylvania. he induced
! Your legislature To issue money ant!
| pat it out on farm loans. and upon land
loans. That gave the great common
wealth It's impulse and footing that i
! has held from that day to this. Ai,-
| plause.
| Now. my friends. when yOu have got
courage enough vote for yourself. nay
! family will try to to sake care OF Itself.
Recoiect have made more out OF my
bank than have o. my farm. hay,
had nothing at all tn l..,rro" VI
my feelings. and here you LaYc met
regularly, and You have talked about
| bankers. and you have voted lis u hard
set: and | want to say Ia Nou. sir. il9ht
now that yOu need not blame the oank-
| ers--it Is your hUsine s5. ii i your fiat. Il
Is your law, and il yoH insist III going
| down on your all fours and putting the
| saddle Oh your back. anu the spurs o,i
nay heels | will ride every time.
''Now | came lu the conclusion that
this government WAS not being admin
l,tcred u, il ought to b.. did not
know exactly ahou, 1t. hut knew that
+ this entire bus Sinrs> was all wrong. 1t is
| all wrong tn" the government tu let one
class of persons have money At | per
cent and give them chance to charge
You 10 per cent. knew that WAS no;
! right. did not know the length and
breadth of il. 80 | took down the con-
>tltltlou one morning while my wife
! was getting breakfast. and | sat there
+ studying it. when my wife came out and
to.d ne Tat break fast was ready She
said: w hat are YOU doing. Mr. Smith:
i an studying the constitutions. 'Inu
get out. said she. YOU arc no lawyer.
Well. no. said |. lit WAS not made for
the lawyers. Well she says that i,
my understanding of it, You're
wrong. said |. We. the people, to ,.,-
| tabli>h Justice. etc. have ordained this
const;tu1 ion. Justice tha, is what
! this constitution means. Now turned
over here and concluded | wuuld >tudy
| what the power, % congress were. and
| | read il: Congress shall have the
power. and | remembered very we'll
| that when the constitution say, thai
congress shall havt.tht power i, means
hat nobody else shall have the power:
| il is :,n exclusive power. So | read
Congress shall regulate commerce.
among he states.
| "Well. said. why don't they let the
sta e, regulate commerce among them
| selves: For II very good reason. If the
states had the regulating OF commerce
among themselves they would regulate
| ii for the local advantage. and then v,
would have ttIlnut instead Of union and
fraternity. Why not let the corpora
tioE> regulate it: 1t would not do to q,
that. y corporation comes into life
with l. full set OF teeth. and they ncvrl
have known the restraining intlGcnce
of Il mothers love: they have never pas
scd through child life. They have all
of he iniirmitir., of ;,varict Withuu, any
OF the restraining virtues OF conscience
| Appl:.u>c. 1t would not do To H., cor.
poration> regulate commerce.. SO they
took il away from the state and from
The corporations. and they took il away
| from individuals 1t would not DO tt
let Individuals regulate commerce. be-
cause the power was 10" great.
The men who made the cnn,,i,u!i iol
stood at the parting OF the waters. unU
with the provision which wa, rhartc
tcri>t.c OF that class OF statesmen. they
looked across Il continent that WAS fuul
thousand miles in extent from east i
west and almost the same from mort u I,
south. and they saw III their vision !;
glltirrin" galaxy of fnrlN-tnnl. star
shining. and they said it is going - II,
Il great commercial nation and i viii
not do to let corporations regulate il
tha, power must fc in the hands Of tn,
people themselves: applause and they
said put that into the consultation tina
congress, shall re-lllat. runlmra.c,
among the State, and it wa> dtnr. Ar
plt,>e Now. that i, conllncl,.,, ;,nIrll.
the States: That l. easily enough al
-wcrtd, il is the buying and settling. ;tnt
tran>->hipmcni of things bought an,
sold from one state Ia inutlsrr: that i,
commerce among The states. II W.,
sell iron in Pennsylvania and ship i I,
Iowa. tha; i commerce among IL,
States. II We send you ia rs'tui.u cat: i
from olr magnificent pralrl.-, that i,
commerce an!ung the States. /. Wc .,..ii
oar cereals 10 You. that Is commerce
among the States. Well. that j, Il,
thing that Congress can rrgiiiatc. III,
that Is what is known a> cunl:nrrr,
among the States. Well. IS hat can Con
yreSs do: Can tuu-re>> fix the prize
Of these articles shipped from one Stat,
70 another: No. that i, not the idea Oh
the meaning q it, What docs it mean
Smith bean u do Il little thinkin.
about this matter. and hc said 4lc ,;.in
did not know. how tu answer the. QUE,
ton. 80 he jumped on the ear aut
Mont down u Wa-hit gtu:I ;,uI went :,
.rc that wonderful man. Mr.. Sputtrl d
who PERHAPS knows III ore than ANY othe-
man II the world about books Iip al
ways stands ~ he reads. aud h, said !
him. MIR. Spotford. my na,lc i S,nit n
; and my old father used to think tha
Daniel Webster was the greatest ln.il
: tha, ever lived. ''Weil," said SPOT
ford. he WAS about right" Do You IL
; member. Mr.. Spufford. whether D.,n. .c
| Webster ever defined this clause in h,
constitution: Il do not said Mr.
Spofford. "hu, will ste" aud rinrin,
bell be said IL the ,i,,scr ger. ..I;'in: