The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-06-22
For the RsveiIIs.l

For the Reyeille.l
The farming aud laboring classes
are suffering more than otherssfrom
the hardness Of congress in enacting a
tariff bill aud II this be not settled be-
fore our products go to the market
this fall wo will again be'defrauded of
the fruit of our labor for the year.
The fact Is this government has be-
come virtually an oligarehy. With
out the free use of money II seems to
be next 10 impossible 10 keep tho
wheels or legislation revolving in the
right direction. The bribery and cor
ruption that charactcrizes much of
the legislation of congress is far great
er than is generally supposed. II is
only now aud then that It crops out 80
that the public gets glimpse Of II.
Investigating committees are white
washing committees aud may be so
constituted as to hide and cover up
corruption instead of exposing II, par
ticularly so when they arc permitted
TO conduct their Investigations with
closed doors. This has become such
a recognized fact that IL is surprising
the people tolerate IL.
Why do not the people meet and
protest against this tardiness of con-
gress, this flagrant abuse of this con-
fidence by their senators aud repre-
sentaiives in congress and urge the
immediate passage Of some tariff bill
that will satisfy the people and re-
deem the promises made by the Dom
ocratic party. Business cannot revive
to any great extent until this has been
accomplished.
The spirit of unrest is daily increas-
ing and is the muitering thunder that
precedes the storm. We seem to be
on the eve of a serious crisis which
eau only be averted by the prompt ac-
ton OF congress in settling the tariff
aud currency questions. AS soon as
the tariff bill is passed business will re-
viye, and not to any great extent be-
fore Il is disposed OF The currency
question, as soon as the tariff bill has
become law, should be taken up aud
there should be no delay In settling 1t
for all time TO come II possible.
We cannot forco bi-metallism on the
nations of Europe with which we hold
commercial intercourse, and If we A.
dopt a standard of value different from
that of the nations with which wo
hold commercial intercourse when tho
balance of trade Is against us, We will
always labor under a disadvantage.
IL can only be done by international
agreement. Why delay longer?
II tue leading nations of Europe will
not accede to our wishes In the matter
aud we arc determined to sustain a
bi-melallic currency, why not call a
congress OF oil the nations Of this c0h-
tinent that are interested in maintain
ing bi-metallic currency and settle
the matter without further delay. The
United States per SO can not speedily
and successfully carry out such a
measure. What we do want when
this question is settled Is that every
dollar we have, whether II be of pa-
per, gold, silver, or copper, shall be oi
equal value aud all receivable In pay
ment Of all public and private indcbt-
edness. The people should move in
this matter without delay and compel
tho senator's and representatives Ia
congress to dispose of these two I'M
porlant measures with as little delay
as possible. Every man In congress
who by his conduct proves 10 be an
obsiructionist, should, as soon as bis
term of Office expires, be retired.
The people should move In this mat
ter without delay and IN such a pro-
nounced way as to convince congress
that they mean business. X.
June 9Th, 1894.