Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-05

49, NTlNN'Ahhf ~ WY btNttttG VI li
Importance when an effort ia hril
made TO disrsedit the sdmiuistrati,
{ Of the ouiy Democratic President clc
70 ted IL thirty yesr..
The following interview was hsd {
day with Judge Calhoun touching Il
matters which have furnished the sal
Iicc's of hostile presidential criticism
think ;he Presidents position
right OF the silver question and he ha
i been consistent in il. and Il IL the oul
position for the good ct the masses c
I the people, aud II is based strictly q
/ the intent anil meaning and laugusg
of the Democratic platform euuncis
ted at Chicago.
Argument may make wrong seen
right but canuot make it right, Sta
%iistics are misleading because they are
the result Of such All iutiuiie compiica,
ton of canses. Ii is ia be noted tina,
both silver and anti.silver advocates
resort to statistics sud appear equally
successful il apparently establishing
their respective. autagonistic positions.
The voter should therefore examine
public measures in the light OF eic.
men,ary principles of right. Alter nil
common sense is the genius OF msn
kind.
It's dangerous faIlacy easily ex-
posed, that any government may, with.
out damage TO its citizens, ignore the
commercial value OF the metals IN or
ranging its coinage. Hit is legitimate
and fair 10 PIT Only fifty cents worth
Of silver in a dollar and force il to a
parity with gold, it is equally right.
cheaper and therefore better. to use
ohly twenty cents worth or ten cents
worth or two cents worth, and this re.
dnces The proposition 10 an absurdilv. |
individual credit aud individual NC.
ctninla,lon constitute the national
wealth. There can be no safety for
property without integrity of govern
mcn'. The security of the citizen and
The prosperity Of the masses dcpcnd
on the public honor. Public honor
%.
can never consist of fiat money. or a
clipped or debascd coinage. These
Dcch rcsortcd TO il. the pas,
nnscrupnlous mouarcils aud bank.
'hp' demorTacics. In such cases his
Dry tells The same tale of reckless spec.
gambling enterprises and IN, y,
Altering OF the great body Of the PEG. ,
ne. 1t is an unacceptable s9cia! law !
hat dcbaSemcnt of the currency of = .
onntry works the impovcrishmeut of q,
he many for the enrichment of the =,
eW. j,
lie real standard of value is beyond :
he power OF any government to erect r
exists i'll tho minds of the people {
ld is based on commercial y~alucs r
'''' silver ON a parity with gold in Il
i''hl value, | can see ito harm in Omen. =
mln's TO all who bring their p
''I''on TO be coined into money, WHY ';
'e South should want an intorior u
isa mystery 10 me, Her :,
hole stock in trade practically is sold y,
odd marbcts,
Judge Calhoun is opposed to the in. vi
'me tax lie says it is andemoerati. ~
republican and contrary to the &C. TO
lis Of freedom. Tax money bu, ,,x :,
as a subStance--as money, 1t ia in. Or
lnsicaliy wrong to tax it first as thc I,
b'tlncc money and then to tax i. a.. =,
IN as a result Of energy, frugalitv 81
Il sS'll. nndc: the ualne Of income. ~
ho'''ny to roprcss individual eucr. or
AMI acquisition. This would be a !,
at the national wealth, which, at. ro
al, is created by the individual eff y,
It's of the people. ~,
Il Is far better in my judgment, he To-
n'inucs, II the object be to effect n al
nc equal distribution of wealth and IN,
discourage large accumulations. tn
a heavy lax on inhcri,ances. Thus p.
u get a larger revenue with less evil
Wrong cannot be made right a,
legislation and 1t is wrong TO INK
same thing twice under two differ.
names. An income lax teuds to +.
We on; capital from the country for
es'mcni abroad, which is unwise-
use capital us dcmagogues may, we $
1t to remain ~ home. !
'c cordially approves Of the Hawai- p.
policy OF the administration on the
OF right. | believe, he SAWS, ~
nuch ] Ii national honor as IN indj. =.
honor. Granted n wrong done. G
blot remains on the wrong door
il the wrong ia unione.
s to the tariff he says that n .
possible to be passed is better 49,,
! delay. predict immediate rrvi. g..
IN business on the passage. Of u bill. =,
uncertainty abou, the tariff. in my
non, has been the most potential n
or in bringing about the dcprcs ,.
Of the last ten or we've months.
plil should conform to purposes Of :,
nue. only, but some bill should he '
hplly passed aud localities should "''
local needs to the principles of ,"'
party platform. '"e
concluding he says, | am not an WV
for any political place. As n W."
en- ! shall take occasion 10 express .""'
IN support Of tie almiuistra ~"
The upholding OF which, in any 'o'
,ment, is tho only salvation of the E
:, especially III the south. at c
>s- ..
Cue for Headache. "'s