Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-04


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lation. fx,l up eleven tariffs loo
eight ygars, devised money sys.
tenn bv which over haliul ihc whole
circulation uf the tuunirY Was mo
nnlnl,z,d hy Sew England and New
York. und provided that the prop
cty 81 lho cuunlry, Tor IS share
contributed 10 tho suppression at
the rebellion, as the West gave liz
mur, precious wealth 0thuman lives,
should ho paid in gold, exempted
i,nm taNatinn, aud allowed a higher
rate nf interest than Nny other MT
iiun un earth Inns ever paid ON IL
debt. Aud these measures, they
m,lifird, because they were ncccs-
snrv to suppress the rebellion, the
West submitted TO, rs II did every
thing else that WAS necessary to
save the Union,
But when the war closed was
there relief? On the contrary, We
had another increase Of tariff, ANA u
long continued contraction of cur
rcnrv. that The banking monopoly
held at the EUst might become moro
valuable. Tho TRANSFORMERS brgln
To- combine together in vast consoli-
dated corporations, and push up
their rates, and the crops and cur
rcnry are controlled more thnn ever
before, by combinations OF Eastern
capitalists, using the reserve funds
of the banks of tho whole country
deposited in New York city, Every
pltenpt 10 break the money monop-
OILS Is defeated, and even the vast
wSrdobt is used to enhance the pow
or OF eastern capital over the indus
try of the West. What happens?
The West talks Of trading by way
Of the Mississippi, demands free
banking system, aud asks that the
capital may be moved to some place
near the centre of area and popula-
ton. and Mt Unrc the indignant and
outraged East shouts its anthcmas
against 'thc intense scctionailsm OF
tho Vest
Now. gentlemen or the East you
may expect that tho lessons which
YOU have 50 long been teaching US
will not be wholly lost. For many
wears yOn have run the government
and controlled the country, polite,
ally, industriaIIy. commercially and
financially to foster the interests OF
Il little strip OF land cast Of the Al
lcghanics. We are going to stop
that sort Of thing. The West means
to use the power which it possesses
70 control the country little while
IN its own interest You may cali
that sectionalism irso, it was learn
al from tho East, but the sturdy
people Of the Mississippi Valley,
with Western franllncss, scorn to
initiate those who have distinguish
al a grasping selfintcrcst under the
cloak of patriotism. They honestly
believe it for the good of the whole
country that the producing States
shall have some considerations in It's
control, and with perfect sincerity
they tell you that it shall be So
Denunciations Of their scctionalism
will only remind them Of the past,
and the less you remind them OF
that, the less will they be disposed
to use the power unreasonably.