Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-27
TWELVE PAGES
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 81. 1883.
THERE BE CASES AND CASES.

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The Norfolk virginian- Pilot is always
at odds with The Times. Our doctrines
don't suit 1t. which is all the worse for
the virgInian-Pilot! In a recent Issue 1t
has the following:
''Yet Mr.. Bryan's plan Of suppressing
trusts Is to permit no corporation to
operate In any State other than that in
which 1t was incorporated except under
a license Issued by Federal authority.
How Is 1t possible FOR any man who be-
lieves in local self-government. In State
sovereignty and In the great principle
OF individual liberty to favor a national
law of this character, under which citi-
gems would not be permitted to unite
their capital and talents to carry on
business outside the borders OF their
own State.-Richmond Times.
or course, Mr. Bryan Is for that and
for governmental ownership of mil
roads and other public franchises, just
as the Virginlan-P Pilot Is. and we sup
pose The Times is-as n last resort. to
control these combines and to keep
them from controlling the government
and enslavng the people.
But 10! The Times itself Is for the
Federal control OF State banks, so as TO
control their issues as to color. and for
bid the circulation OF the notes Of the
banks of one State In the bounds Of
my other State under the penalties
OF felony. at that too. The Times very
readily
Compounds for sins 1t is inclined to.
BY damning those it has no mind to,''
The late Frank G. RuGln used to tell
this story: a friend OF his In Amelia
bought a horse. The first time he rode
IT 1t stumbled and fell. He took It
back and said this horse Is blind. ooh
no." said the seller, The is not blind,
all the matter with him is he can't dis
tingulsh."
SO We say to the yirginian-P Pilot, ut
t-tistingu ish,--3ichmond Times.
The Yirglnian-Pilot knows an older
and better story than that, which 1t
learned in an early edition of Web
ster's Spelllng-Book, Illustrating how
circumstances alter cases. Perhaps our
esteemed contemporary remembers how
clear the case appeared to the lawyer
when the farmer told how his bull had
gored the lawyers OK, but how mixed
the matter became when the real facts
appeared, that the lawyers OK had
gored the farmers bull
SO with the Times, it knows too we'll
10 distinguish" '"twixt tweedlelum
itilu lWeeQieuec, ana now 10
Sever and divide,
'Twixt North Northwest and Northwest
side"
In illustration whereof. and to give
the Times full hearing, we now ap-
pend the remainder OF its article:
If the Virgnian- Pilot had kept up
with the Times discussions of consti-
Q N.n ~ h II
discuss It, 1t would know that The
Times has repeatedly claimed that the
trainers of the constitution never lii
tended that the Congress OF the United
States should ever have any authority
or control over the subject of money
ana currency except to coin money on,
OF the precious metals and regulate thc
value thereof. II was not intended tina
the government Of the United states
should issue paper currency itself nor
was it intended that II should inter-
fere In any way whatever with the
banks OF the States issuing their own
notes upon such terms as the State.
themselves chose to prescribe. and that
w&s the theory Of the constitution held
by the overwhelming majority Of in
telligent men prior to the war.
But the supposed necessities OF the
war caused Congress to seize upon en-
tire control OF tho subject OF money and
currency. and II usurped to itself
y power to. issue paper currency and to
forbid the State banks to Issue 1t, and
when this power was challenged a war
s Supreme Court, administering the war
3 View OF the constitution. felt compelled
4; 70 acqnlesce in the claim OF Congress,
{ and :itSlaid down the. doctrine In sVrazle
4 Bapk vs.. Fenno that Congress had COM
q plete control over the subject OF paper
4 ciirrlsncy and tina 1T could print 1t upon
such terpn 3 "a q pleased or it could
Z sbsqlg lt w pfoilt bi any q agency " hat
/ sysr from isyllns 1 It, h.