The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-21

crime.
1t has not been so very long ago |
since it was capital crime even to
shoot My Lord's ) birds 1t was no:
so long ago since It cost your life to
shoot 1.-The Dukes rabbits. 1t was
not so long ago since it was a crime
to 90 about soliciting for the hungry
stomach by begging bread. |. has
not been so long ago since man III
prison might be tried by his peers and
found not guilty and yet could not
leave those prison walls until he had
settled with the jailer for the food he
had eaten and for the straw on which
he slept and had moistened with his
tears
History tells us that many 4 poor
prisoner fingered in the jails of Eng-
land wear after year-held for the jail
fees-although they had been acqult-
ted of the charges brought against
them.
How were those evils stricken from
our social, political and legal system?
By the efforts of brave men who did
lust what YOU are gathered here to do
to erect the standards of right and
to battle under them until the wrong
rocs down beneath your feet. Gap
plause loud and long)
Seen through the stained glasses of
party hate, we have appeared to you
to be wild men, with horns on our
heads and hoofs on our feet, enemies
to prosperity, enemies to private
property; people who paid no atten-
ton to principle and vested right
Tonight if my strength and patience
should permit intend that the city
of Atlanta, so far as this audience can
testify, shall hereafter hold us in
higher respect, because it understands
US better. (Applausc.)
What is our creed? What are oul
principles?
We believe in the coinage Of the
constitution--the free and unlimited
coinage Of gold; the free and unlimi
ted coinage of silver and the supple
mentiny of that volume of currency
bv the issuance of treasury note:
whenever the necessity of huSine>:
requires. That is the Theory o
Thomas Jefferson, who never die
dream that his entire doctrine shoult
be stamped under the feet Of thos
who DESTROYED his ideas w1ile the.
pretended to worship his memory
(Applause)
We believe that the making O
money is Il national, sovereign rlgh
No citizen can make it. no corpor:
. ton can make it, but that the go,
= ernmcnt ought to make ii and nl
r farm out that privilege to amy indlvi'
ual or corporation. (Cries of "RiGh
right y
We believe that the taxes should |
. placed where accumulated wealth wi
\ bear them, and that they should nt
. be put upon man 5 hat. 4 man
co..t, "A mans shoes. In other word
=. that the taxes should be laid upon 4
, cumulatcd necessities: that the bu
, den should be placed according to Il
ability of the citizen to pay: that
;, man ought to be taxed on what
-. has and not upon what he nsed
: (Applause.)
ne We believe, with Thomas Jeiftrso
- that the accumulation Of property
Il. yonl reasonable limit is a danger
N the citizen and to the State. L
III possession of one hundred million Ct
D. lars never made a man happier. nev
made him better husband, nev
C. made him better father; it ne\
n. made him better citizen. and ne,
as made him uetter Christian: but
en- makes him 4 danger to society. :
ON cumulation of wealth should be q
ed cour. ycd by putting upon 1t wh?t
a called graduated income tax, p
* yresSiVe income taX-whlch mes
he what? Start at amy arbitrary Ii
nd you like Say start at net lnco
.tv Of four thousand dollars per year a
G a.? then rs YOU 90 up make your