Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-04
The Popular Arrangement.

The Durlhen OF complaint OF The
American people, of which the Lib
eral Republican meeting in New
York is but Il voice, though, indeed,
q laundering voice, is nothing less
than that constitutional govern,
ment in tho United States is in
jeopardy. The main causes Of this
jeopardy, stated largely, are
lst, Usurpations of power
gross, fragrant, vital, scandalous.
I'd. Corruptions-widespread-
reaching, as they go, from the cen
ire to the circumfcrence-cancer
GUS, consuming.
3D.. TaXation-enormous, need
less, unfairly imposed, oppressive.
For these usurpations and abu
scs, and for all that flows from them
- and it is a saddening and siclscn-
ing record which they mako-tho
Radical party, and they alone, are
responsible.
In the indictment of that party,
which the American people are now
prcparing--we say the American
people, for those preparing it be-
long 10 no one political party, but
are of all shades of political opin-
ion-theso are the chief counts and
III their scope they comprehend,
4irsctly or Indirectly, all else.
GNnder the first head, who can
Dntsmplate all that has been done
without law and against law, over
riding all law, without n, profound
sense of peril from usurpation? I'm
der tho second, who can dwell upon
the amazing and all-pervading dc
bauchery, prohigacy, and rottonnoss
that stiles the senses of the land,
without y profound sense Of peril
from corruption? Under tho third,
who can estimate tho millions on
millions that have been unfairly
wrung from the sweat of mems
brows, and gono, nobody knows
where, without profound sense of
peril from over and unjust taxation?
How long is it since the Amcri-
can people would submit to, or
would tolerate, successive usurpa-
tons, each succeeding one growing
more arbitrary than the last, tend
ing toward, if they have not actu-
ally eliminated in, q consolidated |
central despotsm? Not long. How
long is it since they would submit
to, or tolerate, common reign of
robbery, at once sapping to their
prosperity, and disgraceful to their
good name? Not long. How long
is it since they would submit TO, or
tolerate, that over-odious and OPP
pressive thing-taxation-and tax
alton in many cases without repre-
scntation-whose injustice brought
on that war of independence by
which we severed our allegiance to
the British crown, and became n
free people? Not long.
And how long can these things,
with all that they imply, and all
that follows inevitably in their
train, continue? Not long. And
why? Because the American pco-
pie are rising up in mighty protest
against them. Usurpation of ar
bitrary power; corruptions which
are rotting away the very moral
character and poisoning every chan
mel of official life; unjust and mex
cusable taxation, which is consum-
ing the substance of the citizens,
filling the pockets of that histori-
caily hateful thing, the tax gather
Grand used to strengthen oppressive
combinations-upon these thoAmcr-
lean pcoplo are setting their seal of
irrevocable condemnation.
1t is due to the best interests of
the country that these three com.
prehcnsive points which we have
indicated should be examined into
down to the bottom, and'tho cor
recting hand reach to the utmost.
For the first-usurpation--let it be
mercllcssly crushed out under the
heel of an indignant and law abb
ding people; for tho sccond-cor-
ruption-let il be purged away,
and with scorn, blythe resistless
power of pure purpose ola hon
cst people; for the third-taxation
let it receive that thorough cor
rection and adaptation to the wants,
condition, and capabilities of the
country which are called for at the
hands of a practically wise and
statesmanllke people. 500
Every movement that we see
among the citizens-as in n ew York
the other evening, when her po-I
pulace, from all accounts, turned
out en- mdsSe in the cause of reform.
and to give publicity and emphasis
to their profound convictions in
this behaIf-and these movements
are apparant all over the country
is based upon, and finds its motive
power in these points to which we
have called attention. The people
are revolving ihom earnestly in
their minds, and are rapidly resoiv-
ing upon the needed reformations.
What those rcformatiOns are was
we'll put by Scnrtor Schurz in his
New York speech. We quote brief
ly as follows;
eve shall rally for a common
effort those whose convictions OF
duty are not at The disposal Of per
senal or party dictation. We shall
insist and take good care that none
Of the logical and legitimate results
Of the war DO imPerilled that the