The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-01
THE DAIlN HERALD; FRIDAY MORNING., MAY /, 1874

hphllli llaNt WI DVpH hNulN OUT III lnOll
reck0nlngs The capitalists and spec
ulal0rH Of Gotham and the Hub, the
conservative men Of the west and
south, as well A6 the reckless projectors
ana theorists, have, To II large mGIorty,
considered the signing Of the finance
hlll q mere matter of form, u necessary
ScQRifW to the advanced position as
sumed by leaders OF the radical party
rs regards Imitation. The eastern cities
particularly, since. the snubbing re-
ceiVed In The presidents mansion Inst
week by sundry delegations Of capital
Isis, had settled down into the oonvlc-
Hon that Initiation was a fixed fact.
FINDING Mr. Grant cOnsOrtlng with
Butler Logan and Morton IN sooa-
Die, colnpnn0nnble frAtcrnal sort of
u way, aud nj u very delicate juncture
for the matter IN hand they concluded,
very naturally no doubt that villainy
was alOol, Mr.. Grant, however, was
resolved to astonlsh the world by
showing most cOnspcuously his indie
pendenco of party dictatlon and per-
sonal influence lilo has exhibited
rAre Independence and courage In adj
herring 70 his convictions, courage
scarcely paMleled In his military
career, anu, for our part, we ungrudg-
lngly award him the acknowledgment.
II Is doubtful, Mt the same time, If
this course ontailsany decided dangers.
For n question OF such vast import, un-
doubleday the leading issue now hcf)re
the people, II Is slngularly exempt
nom craftsmanship. An ANALYSIS of the
votes In the two houses of congress
showsa slightly larger proportion of
radical votes in favor of Imitation than
Of democrats, Independents and liberal
republicans, but the difference was of
little account. The radical party lead
ers We're the leading champions of in
llatlon, and rs to the democratic anu
liberal lenders, Thurman greatly out
shone Gordon, and Schurz ACQUITTED
himself with greater eclut than any
member of either house of congress |
The radlcals made the strongest count
Tor imitation, aud whilcscurcely enough
80 ms to make II II party issue at all, it
was sufficiently so to impose upon
themselves the responsibility and the
odlum OF wiliully and distinctly voting
loViolate the pledges of their party to |
the country. The opposition were re-
sponsible for nothing in the way of
pledges for the government Of the in
lerilal policy of the administration, but |
they exhibited by their votes some
traces of those old and venerable tradi-
lions which allied the democracy with
free trade and hard money from the
hour of its birth.
Inc Morgans, Logans, Buffers and
Maynards have chosen to make the
question of imitation the darling pro-
tege of the ruling majority in congress,
and in 50 doing, they have precipita.
ted u contest, which may prove n very
stubborn one with the president. Who
VIII the people indorse? In their dis
appointment large number of his DO.
iltical friends, if not majority, will,
no doubt, bitterly condemn at first,
nut the ultimate result will be to in
crease his popularity. a courageous
devotion to the convictions of con-
science IN so important an issue. will
AFFORD an anchorage for the faith Of his
partisans, which, rs the
world has shrewdly suspected hereto
fore, has been sadly wanting in the
record Of his administration. And
inter all, a vote of % to % in the sen
hte, aud l2Sto Holm the house of rem
resentatives, is not so overwhelming n
display of strength for the inflationists
Is TO make 1t an official life and death
ssue In the validating humors of
congress 1t VIII not be surprising if the
illluence of the executive veto in n
llture vote should reverse the balance
VI strength, but in a body which is so
unsuccessful in ascertaining its own
vii as regards financial economy. If /.
impossible to reason upon any reliable
PREMISES.
One thing appears to be suf1icientlv
lear. 1T is impossible to pass either
he senate or house bill to a successful
csult over the presidents veto. The .
CURES recited above indioota ihat no
vote is out of the question
his appears to settle the Question of n
expansion in any form in which II u
nay be presented. The president in :
is argument takes care to rnno,y al a
he pledges which bind him irrovo ~"
ly to the policy of his former m e s Ura =
nd addresses. He takes AS deciIei
round against the free.bankinp INN.
ug as against the policy of incSonsina
ne volume of greenbacks
We freely indorse tho nresidant,s
lessage as an honest documnnt ma
/ the main an a lie and stotnamnniil,n q
tterance-one which will contrihnte
luch to redeem the character of his otS
state nonarS In 1870 t ~ vi htsoti-
e take issue with him hnt mnst rn =
rye our criticisms for more cnnwa ne
mt season. There is no oririn v alit,' IL .
~ portion of the message 20 ~, ~ -; ~
,tter portions could he com 1 ui ~ ~ ,'s
lousand different forms frn ,nu ~ tha r
aiding journals of the east west ond (
'uth, and from the arguments IN cory '',e r
'ess, but we DENY him no crad;t fnr
the lessons of wisdom from |.
hers. " ''"oi 'i r'n H.