People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-07

ing size of $22,000,000.
And in 1891 this publican sat In
the House of Representatives and
saw the enthusiastic disciples of
Thomas Jefferson take nearly FIFTY
MILLIONS directly and Indirectly
and dump it into the greedy maws
of contractors and shipping com
panies-to carry out the Internal
improvements system which Jeffer-
son abhorred and condemned
THE LETTER TO ELBR1DGE GERRY.
At the beginning of this Address
| quoted Jetferson's Inaugural, which
is usually referred to as embracing
his theories of government.
Pardon me for saying that his let
ter to Elbridge Gerry seems to me to
be even more clear, more explicit,
and more admirable.
81 am for preserving to the States
the powers not yielded by them to
the Union. [ am for
government vigorously frugal and
simple; applying all the possible
savings Of the public revenue to the
discharge of the public debt; and
not for a. multiplication of officers
and salaries, merely to make parti-
sans, and for increasing by every de-
vice the public debt. = [ am
for relying, for internal defence, on
our militia solely, till actual invasion.
and for such naval force only, as may
protect our coasts aud harbors from
such depredations as we have expe-
rienced: and not for a standing
army in time Of peace, which may
overawe public sentiment; nor for
navy which, by its expenses and the
eternal wars in which it will impli-
cate us, will grind us with public
burdens, and sink US under them.
8" AM FOR FREE COMMERCE WITH
ALL NATIONS political connections
with none and LITTLE OR NO DIPLo-
MAT1c ESTABLISHMENT. am for
freedom Of Religion, y and
freedom Of the Press, and
| am for encouraging the progress Of
science in all it's branches"
These were his matured views IN
1899.
GA Government vigorously frugal
and simple -: not one which would
give nearly b5,000,000 to greedy
Chicago Corporation spend nearly
$50,000,000 upon Rivers and Har-
bors; or donate $8,000,000 annually
as a Bounty to the Millionaire Sugar
Planters
q am for applying all possible
savings to the payment of the pub
lie debt: not for hunting new ave-
nues Of waste, so that the public
debt may last forever, and be a per-
petual blessing to the favored classes,
while it curses the Tax payers
g [ am not for the increase of Off
GERS and salaries, that partisans may
be made for the Party" hence he
would be lost in wonder if he could
see the army Of useless officials who
now crowd every department of the
service.
81 am for relying solely upon the
Militia until actual invasion y: hence
he would have doubted his ears, had
he been present in the last House,
when a Committee Of enthusiastic
Jeffersonian scholars brought in a
Bill to nationalize all the volunteer
troops, put them under national con-
troll, drill them under national direc-
ton, and thus raise, Indirectly, an
army of 100000 men, fashioned
upon the model of the German Land
wehr.
Who defeated that we'll laid
scheme?
A publican; sinner: a Populist.
g | am for such naval force only,
as will guard our coasts and forts.
not for navy which, by
its expenses and the eternal wars in
which it will implicate us, will grind
us with public burdens, and sink us
under them"
Oh that the fervid apostles of JEFF
fersonianism who are now running
this Government would ponder these
precepts: would cease to build battle
ships and Gunboats at enormous cost
in order that our navy may compare
proudly with Queen Victoria's or
the Emperor Williams!
And would never again spend
100000 on mere naval display, to
show how fast we are drifting to i'm
perialsm.
81 am for FREE COMMERCE with
all nations "
Read that, ye ardent enemies of
the Mckinley Bill! Read it slowly
and distinctly, and then tell US why
q Tariff passed under Harrison is a
whitening curse; while a Tariff pass
ed under Cleveland will be sumpt-
uous and overlooking blessing?
Tell us why Tariff of forty odd
per cent is not as vicious in principle
as one of fifty-odd per cent.
{" am for little or no Diplomatic
Establishment"
SO speaks the Teacher. How do
the Scholars talk?
"Give US Ambassadors give US
Ministers Plenipotentiary, give US
! Co,,r,Ia+oa rrivo ne oil tho fat p1aaac