Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-09-11
STATE WARRANTS.
our state omcers to be Arrested by the
Government.


Government.
The special warrants authorized by
the last Legislature to be issued by the
Auditor of public accounts, have been
declared by the Washington authori-
ties to be illegal, aud orders have been
issued by the attorneys of the Railroad
corporation and the Whisky Trust. now
acting as members of Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet, to prosecute our State officers
and the bank note companies for vi
olation of the Federal statute.
The following is the dispatch from
Washington:
"AUGUsT 27.-The attorney general
has sustained Chief Hazen, of the Sc
cret service, on every point in his pc.
sition against the issue by the State OF
Mississippi of special warrants in the
similitude of the United States notes.
Upon the showing made by Chief
Hazen and upon the recommendation
of Secretary Carlisle, Attorney-Gener-
al Olney has instructed the United
States attorneys at st. Louis, Chicago
and jackson, Miss, to begin proceed
| ings under section oi:}0 of the revised
statutes, against the st. Louis Bank
Note Company, the Western Bank Note
Company of Chicago and the persons
in the State of Mississippi who were
responsible for the issue of the war
rants. and all parties who have passed
them as United States money.
section 5439 makes it felony to
print anything in the likeness of obi
cations of the United States, and fixes
the punishment at fine Of not more
than 5000 and Imprisonment at hard
labor not more than fifteen years.
1T is assumed, under the instruc-
tions of the attorney-general,t that ac-
lions will be begun at once against
Gov. Stone, the auditor of the State
and other State officers.
This is another scheme of the bank
ers to prevent an increase of the cir
culating medium. They want bonds
as an investment for their surplus
cash and they don't intend the gener-
al government. or a State shall use its
own credit to meet an emergency II
they can prevent it.
Banks of ISSUE" said Thcs. Jetfer-
son. ARE more dangerous to the liber-
ties of the people than standing arm
les.
! The same eminent authority declar-
Cd when the government needed funds,
treasury notes "bottOmed on taxes
should be issued to meet the emergen-
cy.
Calhoun and Benton advocated this
policy and Polk practiced it. but our
latter day tinanciers can't do anything
without the advice Of England and
the consent Of the money changers OF
Wall street.
Down with the shyiock bankers and
let us return to the good old days when
the rights OF the States to regulate
their own internal affairs was recog-
nized and when no dirty spies like Ha-
zen and his bureau of pampered sneaks
were allowed to dictate what State
should or should not do.
So far, we are told the Governor and
State officers are pursuing the even
tenor of their way and are paying no
attention to the presumptuous med
ding of the Washington tools Of the
money power, and The Messenger
hopes they will continue to the end.
1t has been intimated that Gov. Stone
will call the Legislature in extra SEES
sion on account of the action taken by
the Federal authorities, but we cannot
! believe our Chief Executive is SO weak,
as such action would indicate. Let
Carlisle, Olney, Hazen * Co, pop their
whips. there is no danger of any con
viction in this latitude Peoples HES
| SeHqer.