The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-03

why7 Becsus. under the empire there
was . life tenure Of Office. which left
civil service Of $1,000 Bonaparsists in
"a power, and IA err united ohztrucsiveness
parssyxsc che republican machine. The
/ French lsgislsture vas compelled 70 Fsds-
celiy change TIE Fundamental lag and
thus iegislste these barnscGes from the
could secure steersgeway.
II soo.o1o petty osfes holders psrslyxed
the body polite of tbs French republic,
shat would . million OF ofziee holders do
In the United stasesf They would surely
vote as unit 90 keep themselves in Office,
and could perpetnats their party in power,
since . million OF votes woulc easily tarn
the scale IN . presidential election IL
would thus be impossible 20 dislodgs an
tncon pe.snt or corrupt administration
save By revolution.
The Populist party advocated the sub
treasury bill: . bill in violation Of the con-
ssiiution- IL vas class legislation; IL pro-
posed 10 lend the money Of the whole
people on doubtful collateral. People
having . particular kind of property to
deposit could get money at per cent
from the government and les IL At higher
rate TO other persons. IL there should be
reduction in the value Of the goods after
they ara stored below 50 per cent. the
government would lose; If the value IN
creased. the government would get none
Of the profit
Concerning this scheme Democratic Con-
gresham McMIlIin said
.The Inauguration Of tn. scheme wouid
he the spectators delight he could
carry $4,000 worth of wheat with less
than $50. 900 cash. and pay the governments
only per cent. interest The great an
crease IN the number of officials would
make il impossible to disIodge q corrupt
administration. No revision is made for
the redemption OF the many millions 10 be
Issued under the bill. and the banks would
have power TO force the destruction of any
part of the government money"
The government of the United States
has not the slightest shadow of right to
lead the money of the people to any per-
son or class of persons for the benefit Of
their private business. The government
can appropriate public money foi objects
that stand for the public veal; the gov
eminent can lend the crsdit OF the nation
to aid the completion Of . vast transconti-
mental railroad. or q work of great
national consequence like the Nicaragua
canal; IL may subsidizs lines of ocean
steamers to the end of increasing the gem
eral trade of the nation and building mp
its commercial marine interests In our
great fight with foreign countries for the
trade OF the world, even as England has
done. and continues to do today, thus
accepting the doctrine Of protection and
nourishing her shipping by it
On the same broad principle of national
welfare our government helped the
Worlds fair. since its success was of vast
advantage to the whole country. All this
the governments may do, ss the great
Daniel Webster admitted in his great reply
TO Hayne, when he defended his votes for
internal Improvements on vast scale at
the Vest, but the United States cannot
lend dollar TO any individual or class of
individuals to help them in the transae-
ton of private business. to increase dts
gains or limit its losses; nor can the
United States issue legal tenders, which are
forced loan from the whole people, for
the benefit of any private business or any
particular class Of people.
The proposition of the Populists seems
to be that ii is the business Of the govern
nent 10 support the people.
We have shown that the people could
not afford. for economic reasons, to buy
and operate the railroads, and We may
fairly assume that even the Populists do
not propose in honor and honesty to con-
fscate the railroads. Wherever any ap-
proach TO this state Of socialism and
paiernalism of the Populists has been
tried, as in Australia and some of toe
municipalities OF France. it has resulted In
universal ruin and distress