Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-24
COngFeSsmGn Gambler
In NOxubee

Congressman e. s. Gambler is spend
Jug this week in Noxubee county, hav-
ing arrived here Tuesday and expects
TO stay until Saturday afternoon. He
has visited various sections of the coun-
ty and spoken at several places. Thurs
day evening he addressed a large aud
fence in Macon. He wal introduced
here by Mr.. John r. DinsmOre. who
gave him a graceful and sensible intro
ductOry speech.
Mr.. Gambler reviewed the work OF
the Democratic party In power; he said
we had kept our promise to reduce the
tariff by reducing it on an average of
Atty per cent, and the deficit in revenue
was due to the abnormal conditions Of
the time. In normal times the present
tariff will produce sufficient revenue.
The Democrats passed the income tax
bill, the fairest form Of taxation,
which operates to make the wealthy
and vell-to-do contribute their fair
share Of the expenses Of the govern
ment. This tax produces now between
forty and fifty millions revenue to the
government: il conditions were normal,
it would bring in a hundred million.
The currency reform measures passed
by the Democrats have taken control
Of the volume of money out at work
away from the hands of the few In the
centers Of finance and put it in the
hands Of the United States govern
ment, W h ] Oh now determines the
amount and volume Of the nations cur
rency. We have established twelve
Reserve Banks. which began business
with over seven thousand member-banks
and q capitalization Of $106. 900, 900.
This enables the member banks to
make loans, getting the money from
the reserve banks which in turn obtain
it, when necessary, from the federal
treasury. No panic from contraction
Of the currency is possible hereafter;
u currency now is limited only. SUBJ
ject to the sound discreation of the fed
eral government by the wealth and re-
sources Of the nation.
MI. Gambler spoke strongly in favor
of national aid to good roads, taking
the position that the nation should do
as much proportionately for good roads
in inland sections as it did for rivers
and harboIs and waterway t%ransporta-
ton. He actively supports the appro-
priation for the bureau of markets; the
appropriation this year was $500, 900 and
in bringing the farmer in more direct
contract with the consumer Of his pro-
ducts the money was we'll expended.
In an interview with the representa-
tive of the Jackson News. Mr.. Gambler
stated that in his opinion the shipping
bill will be passed at the Forthcoming
session of congress. Rural credits, TOO,
he thought would be dealt with and a
good measure be enacted. A commits
sion appointed at the last session was
nov getting data and will report in
January. He believes a law will be
passed which will do for the farmer
what the present banking system does
for the merchant and short time bor-
rover.
While here Mr.. Gambler received a
telegram from a cousin in Georgia in
forming him of the death at Vallerica,
Ca, Of his aunt. Mrs. w. B. Gambler,
ST., who was killed there by train this
morning. She was the wife of the old
est Of the tour Gambler brothers, the
others being Congressman Gamblers
father, Bishop Gambler and Asa G. Can
dler. n Of the founders of the Meth
odist University.
Mr.. Gambler said that he was thor
oughly enjoying his visit to Noxubee
where he felt he had many friends. 1t
was pleasant, too, to see on every hand
the evidences Of great material devel-
opment in the county; the blooded cat
tie, the fine hogs and sheep, the alfal-
ia fields and the numerous silos, each
one, in a way, a monument to progress,
and every thing accessible by good
roads. Without taking undue credit to
himself, Mr.. Gambler said that he hop
ed he had had something to do with
this progress in Noxubee; one of the
first things he had done when Noxubee
was put in the First District was to get
the government to send soil experts
here. and then have a soil survey made
which demonstrated tn wonderful
qualities of this soil and published it to
the world.
Mr., Gambler will speak at Shuqualak
tonight and at Mashulaville tomorrow
a~fternoon.