The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-06-21
rME roRMArIoN or GnANGEs.


all over the country Is exciting no littl,
curiosity in political circles, and man!
aspiring men are busying their braii
to find out what possible good can re
suit from these associations. In 10
publican government, what Sir VIII
lam Blackstone declared was true o
the king in II monarchy-they can d'
no wrong-wc believe to he true of
people in II republican government
They may revolutionize, and in dom;
40 may entail upon themselves ant
their country calamities and undesira
bic consequences, but in politica
sense, such is clearly and manifest,
their right. So may they under on
constitution assemble and meet to
gether for any purpose, not trcasona
hlc, without molestatiOn, and in tn,
formation of their oranges, they ar,
simply doing what they can legally do
bat the question of eXpcdiency il lief
open for discussion, and this alone Il
all that pertains To these association!
that is attracting the debate this sub.
ject is eliciting.
Our understanding of these associa.
tons is that they are not political, hav,
nothing to do with politics, but are ;
regulating medium for the better anC
more uniform government and pros
perity of the domestic interests of the
country. SO far as politics are con-
cerned, the principles of the Demo.
cratic party can never be improved
they may be enlarged to meet issues
not yet in existence, but on all present
questions they are not only all sufii-
lent, but entirely correct.
We are in favor of the oranges, and
though our reasons for going with the
tide may require considerable space in
stating them, we nevertheless wish to be
placed on record, and if wrong bear
our part i'm whatever consequences may
result from their operations. We do
not regard these agricultural clubs as
the inclibativc evidence of new pO-
litical party, nor do we see in them
anything antagonistic to the principles
which have always been maintained
by Democrats and Democratic govern
ments, but we esteem them us DEM
Ocratic institution, calculated to ad-
vance the domestic prosperity of the
people upon subjects and in interests
which politics, in their operations, do
not reach. We simply ask ourselves
one question to settle the expediency
of associations, and find the argument
ihdisputabiy i'll favor of combination.
Is there any occasion of complaint
among the people that they should con-
spire and combine together in order to
vindicatc any demand to which they
are entitled but do not enjoy? Is there u
n"''aihln nnd hnnaat man i'm this whole
country who will say that we are as
prosperous, and happy, and free as we
can be? We think not, and especially
do we say not, whenever the routine of
all our public interests is explained
and understood
ENaThere is one common father to all
ffhe unjust measures which are daily
practiced upon the people, and that is
CORRUPTION - corruption in govern
ment first, and its eldest offspring,
fraud, is to-day driving, with capital, a
wholesale business which sooner or
later will bankrupt the masses of this
country.
1t requires no lengthy review of the
public history, manufactured since
1861, to illustrate the facts we have Just
stated as truism, nor will it necessi-
tate an elaborate analysis of the gov
ornamental machinery to demonstrate |
to the most Obtuse, how the nggres-
sions upon public rights are effected.
Government bonds and private mo-
nOpolies have very nearly accomplish
ed centralization of power, which if
allowed to perfect itself is destined to
engulph repubiicanism in vortex of
ruin that il ~ " Idle as the boundaries
OF the country. .ncn in power, the rep
resentatives of our nation, have COM
bined with capitalists, and mutually, =,
have enacted laws which are worthy of :
action OH the part of those who bear [
the burdens incident to their excel T;
ton. 4
Brick POmeroy was not far wrong ;
when he declared that there was but
one issue upon which our success as a &
great people depended, and that was {
the contest daily waged between the I
and the plowholder. We
are in favor of faithful execution of I
and are, therefore, of those D
who would oppose the reputation of r
he national debt, and even of taxing {
he bonds issued for the purpose of u
aising the means necessary for the ii
lses of the government. But there is C
10 condition or contract that forbids Ii
he people from taxing the interest on e
he bonds, which we favor, and at the 81
ate of one hundred cents on the dollar
or every cent they promise their hold t.
RS. Let this be done, and the wealth 4,
( the country will seek investment in sc
,me channel that will lead to public ri
ood, while it would perfect the equity W
the first principle of republicanism
among all men. We intend N,
show, i'm another article, how money, I'm
he root of all evil, is the bane Of the pr
of our government, and, In
directly, is the cause of all the bur- tn
ms we bear, and that oranges can un
lly add TO the defamation of its SD
,wer. no
THE COUNTY CONVENTION. OIL
The convention which convened i'm
is city on Saturday evening last i'm we
rsuance of the call made by Colonel die
I'm c. Mccoy, Chairman of the Ex- Jol