The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-28
a VOICE FROM ILLINOIS.
EDITOR Tnr CHRONICLE:

Camden boy in defense of the cause
of Democracy, in reply to Mr.. Peo-
bles' letter in the October 2lst IS
sue of the News.
AS to the State issue to which he
refers, / would be rather nervy to
answer that, being a resident of q
State that allows its jurors So per
day and takes them three to four
years to collect, nevertheless, even
considering that Tennessee { thank
God is not a pauper State, it would
seem very poor political doctrine
to advance such extravagant ideas.
Mr.. Peobles, how long would it
be, if the State had to pay its ju-
rors, before Tennessee would be q
pauper State? lam surprised that
party advancing the great cause
Of patriotism and love of country
as the Republican party is doing,
would even dare think Of being rec
ompensed for such patriotic duty
and love of law and order as jury
duty.
Ay, Mr.. Peobles and the News,
think twice before throwing such
a principle before the intelligent
voter Of your State; because Illi-
nois, an exceedingly rich State, is
downtrodden with such law, and
/ am sure that such extravaganza
would be worse in Tennessee.
This letter is meant more to an
swer Mr.. Pecbles' inquiry as to
choosing prosperity under Mr..
Cleveland's administration and the
prosperity Of today" In the first
place the bank failures of Cleve-
lands administration was due toa
Republican measure, the Sherman
law. [ don't believe there is any
fair minded banker who will deny
this fact.
Furthermore, on account Of the
filibustering of the Republicans in
Congress it was impossible to get
proper tariff legislation until very
late in 1894, which relieved condi-
tions immensely, SO much SO that
the prosperity Of all the people was
never SO great until the Dingley
law. Furthermore, during those
years Of '92 to '96 we had famines
and poor crops, which, | presume,
was the fault Of the Democratic
party. Even with all Of these set
backs which befell Mr.. Cleveland's
administration, conditions were
better than they are now.
I ask Mr.. Peobles If he considers
himself to be having the prosperity
that he should have today. The
Democratic party is willing to ad-
nit that there is prosperity in the
land, but prosperity that is really
prosperity to the trust magnate,
while the laborer, middleman and
the farmer get only the crumbs
that fall from the rich mans table.
We don't begrudge the trust mag
nate what he has made honestly,
but dishonesty.
If man takes $100 he is thief.
IF he takes $4,000 he is an embez-
zler, but if he takes ST. 100000 he
is a financier. There is your Re-
publican prosperity!
The American farmer can get
more for his wheat in Liverpool
than here, but yet the wheat trust
grabs up all they want, give the
farmer what they feel like giving,
and makes the money that right
| fully belongs to. the farmer. Is
this prosperity? Yes, to the trust
magnate. And then again, the
farmer must pay exceedingly high
. prices for his clothing and food to
the wool trust and beef trust while
these trusts make enormous profits
on account of the protection given
by their good friends, the .Repub-
lican party.
Who is the prosperous one in
this case? Why are we having in
dustrial strikes all over the coun-
try? Why are we making 20 per
cent more wages and yet have to
pay 40 per cent more for our cloth
ing and food? 1t is the trusts.
How shall we remedy the trust
/, evil? By repeating the protection
and reciprocity laws Of the Repub-
lican party that downtrod the poor