Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-08-13

ADDRESS
Hon. John a. Conner
~ TnE
tthph Of IaaS aad The Sshlh.
FELLoN-luitsNss
sSsnosly insTe iLaA a year has passed
sinee irsliHg ciliEshs " the seoosd District
haneprd as with the annonneemtn. that
lhrs hss seleeiei me ~ thslT candidate for
TePIsssnisiiVe la ConsFess, Although
had lived slsong !oa long enough 10 be-
COAT thoroughly iieAlifel silh youi al
though nsl eRiy nay Political PliIeiI les
bat ~ social iHieIesls were naAlleTably
east siih yoaTs, ysI eesii nol resist tie
CONSCIOUSNESS ihal this signal mark Of dis-
iihsiisn Has due lees 10 personal prefer
meat than the embarrassment sea laborsl
ualtr in at the ssh.e time selecting as your
candidate iTaly representative man, and
yet cue whose admission 10 tie halls Of
Cengrsss eould hot be objected 10 sysn ua.
der the arbitrary rulings " the parts ia
power, lie this as u may, ! aerslled the
nomination Ia a sincere sense OF gratitude
fer the opportunity IL afforded NC Of being
placed where : highI, as hoped, he of
service 10 my adopted State and my eoun-
IFY,
hmii all the annoyance Of An election
contest, which, nom its utter hopelessness
on The part Of Hy Radical opponent, could
only have been designed with view TO
harsss aud pbsirneii during the weary days
OF waiting, which a partisan Congress im-
posed, not only upon your representative,
but upon fully one-Ihird Of the entire num-
Der 0i Democrats elected 10 tue lower House,
nearly all OF whom are even yet denied
their righiiul .eats; hnl subsequently, dur
ing the eaaspera,ing monopoly OF debate
aud legislative action which an cSerwhelm-
ing party majority enables our nlyersaries
to exercise, | maintained the high resolve
with which he'd been inbuei at the stariI
and owe TO II mitch OF That moral strength
which has helped Inc TO uncomplainingly
endure these various trials throughout.
now submit whether or not have faith
fully discharged the trust you rcposed in
me- Though MY opportunities TO be heard
IN .Dur behalf have, for the reasons al
ready alluded TO, not been MS frequent as |
could have wished, yet your voice has BEEN
hcsfl aud your vote recorded on every
question OF importance before the country;
TilE TYRAST OF SEW ORLEANS.
And not only yonr Judgment, but your
condemnation has been heard. II was less
from personal feeling. than because my
words represented the loug pent-up indig-
nation OF the Southern people, that the alb
horred iyrnnt of New Orleans was remind
cd, on the iljor OF the House, of the crimes
he had committed and the universal detcs-
taIion he had earned. aaI'th
THE TARIFF.
To the tariff and nnucial questions de.
voted my chief attention, believing that
together, they furnished safe ground upon
which 10 buid the grayer issues Which our
party will be called upon to take in the
presidential struggle Of 1872. With re-
gard TO the tnrf, have not departed from
those honored principles which have been
long established by the leading statesmen
of the South. Secure in the possession of
n constan! and eager demand for her great
aiable ttOluc,, the SUtth needs but to be
relieved from high taxes and the disad-
vantage of protective legislation u enjoy
the highest rewards for her agricultural
and commercial industries. High taxation,
protective duties, monopoly legislation, all
tend TO raise the price Of labor and the cost
of producing cottou. Placed OH level as
to cpst 6t prediction with the rut,0h pro-
ducers. of India, the South would be in n
position to grasp the entire trade Of the
;.orld in that staple. Even as it is, wi ith
wages tenfo Il higher than they averagB in
India, tTe find ready and remunerative
market for all of our products. Picture,
then, the advantages Of u:ir POSITION now
that for the first time in our history We
have really becUiiie acquainted with them,
| should the preseitt onerous rate of taxation
be reduced, and tho prevailing protective
legislation he abrogdtcu!
| This is subject which should engage
the attention Of every man cit'iut directly
or indirectly interested in the culture of
cotton. The Democratic party having
pledged itself to the abrogation of taxes
and protective duties, and the Republican
party having assumed the responsibility of
supporting the policy of continuing them,
the triumph of Democracy means the pre-
yalrnce Of low taxes, and consequently Il
low cost Of production for cotton.
'a''i4s TiIE CURRENCY.
AS regards the question of currency,
have recognized the fact that in Texas We
do not use greenbacks, md the question for
us simply how much shall we obtain for
our cottun, cattle, and gold. An increase
of currency would be followed by an in
crease in the market price of cottbh and
cattle, and an incrsuse of the premium on
gold. Accordingly such an increase would
be beneficial to us. In this respect, as well
as with respect to my position on the tariff
question, | found myself to agree not only
with the whple of the Democratic party in
the llouse; but large portion OF oil the
Western members, whether Democrats or
Republicans. Ths West wants more ctr
rency. She does not nece essarily demand
that tke whole amount of currency in the
country shall be increased, but at least that
it shall be so distributed that she shall
have ns much as she requires for her ex-
changes, and that we shall no longer wit
ness the extraordinary spectnle OF vast
empire calling for currency while much
more than 1t calls for is lying idly boarded
Up in the banks of New York, Boston and
Philadelphia.
1t would seem to be desirable, in nddi-
tion to redistribution, that SO long as We
were obliged 10 put up with paper cur
rency instead of gold one, it might be
made to resemble the latter, in respect 10
elasticity, by providing for such gradual
increase, from time to time, as would rep
resent the increasing population and bust
ness Of the country. This could be accom-
plished by Increasing either the greenback
OF the national banh note circulation. =
To the latter proposition | have been,
and still remain, distinctly. opposed. The
national bank noic system regard inim-
ical TO every important interest in the
eountrys ssd TO The welfare ofirtLel people.
IL establishes a monopoly OF the cur
rency, prostitutes the credit Of the people
TO give it security, and turns The ofhces of
the Government into brokers' shop to give
il circulation. To those unwilling to favor
additional Issues Of greenbacks there was
still third course open: Repeal the ten
per cent tax on State bank notes snd per-
NIT the State banks TO compete With the
national banks on equal ground. The en-
cacy of this alternative Is due 20 the fact
that the State bank notes, by leitcrlatirg,
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