The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-15

THURSDAY MORNING itliJuLY 49,
BEmouRATio AsriaAsrs ron rnE
pnEaiDgNCf,

Il, Thurman, Of ONO, has been
shaping His course with reference
10 tho presidential nomination by
tho Democratic National Conven'
ton In 1876. His course In tho Spn'
nto Of tho Unltod States on all QncA
tIona relating 70 tho political statue
OF tho Southern States, and their 70
latlons 10 tho Federal government
has boon MI that tho most prononn'
cod friend Of the south could de-
mand. lIIa donunolalion Of tho
wlckoinoss Of tho administration
In In attompla 10 substitute for tho
government Of the people In tho
"roconatructod' Slatoe, the rule OF
the bayonet, have been uneparing
and bitter, For these services IN
tho cauac Of constitutional liberty
tho South will never ocaeo 10 hold
him IN grateful remembrance
Entertaining those sentiments to
tho utmost, u oannot DO m agrcc'
nblo task 10 criticize tho olllcinl con.
duet, or q uoatiOn the motives Of tho
distinguished senator, But candor
compcls M to sny that we fear the
course of Mr.. Thurman towards the
South, has not boon entirely diainlcr'
ostod, The White House, for ycurp,
hae boon tho goal OF his ambition,
lilo we'll knows Mat without the
vote OF tho South, N tho National
Democratic Convention, he cnnn0t
hope TO DO nominated His course
on Southern qucslioas Will, he
supposcs, secure lhis, But 1t IL
equally important not 10 offend The
Northern Democracy. On most
questions, ihcrc IN no conflict be-
tween Tho Northern aud Southern
wings Of tho party But wl one,
not IN abstraction, but n practical
question, IN which the South IS in.
tcrceled, there appears to be some
probability oft divergence OF scnI-
ment, arising solely from dillvr.
once Of local interests,
Tho Northern people having, for
years enjoyed tho Hons share Of
the governments expenditures, for
objects oi Internal improvement,
and having got all they require,
have lately ascertaincd that govern.
ment assistance TO such enterprises
IN the Southern Pacific Railway are
opposed TO the doctrines Of the Demo.
cratic pa,1yl We, at the South
regret the latencss Of the discovery.
We regret that IL was not made he.
fore nearly eighty millions of dol
liars wcrc paid or pledged for the
construction Of the Union and Con.
trail Pacific railways. What n bless
ing it would have been to the tax
burdencd people of the South
had tho North ascertained this
before the small remnant Of our
property was practically morlgaged |
to tho government to pay tho intcr-
est on the Union Central Pacific
bonds. But as the discovery was
not made nntiltho South began to
claim her share OF such rxpend-
lures, we regard IL as Il denial of
justiceunder,a false and hypocrilical
plea. b
1t is just here that our dissatis-
faction with Mr.. Thurman comes in
At the last session Of Congress, when
every Southern member Of tho
House, except fourteen. voted for
the passage of the bill granting
loan Of the credit of tho govern.
ment for the completion Of the
a.
Southern Trans Continental mil-
road, it is well known that Mr.
Thurman used all his influence, in
both tho Senate aud the House, TO
defeat the measure. He had an
abundance Of cheap sympathy for
the Southern people, and could ex.
press II in most eloquent rhetoric /
until ii came TO the test Of ,ioino
something, in a practical way, for
the restoration of our lost prosper.
ity; and then he suddenly discovers
constitutional difficulties, aud that
it was opposed to the traditions Of
the Democratic party. t4 at
Now, we can say TO Mr.. Thur
man, and all othcr seekers for the
support of tho Southern Democracy,
that we intend no longer to he ca.
oIcd b. simpleioxpressioas Of sym.
,atly, which cost rothing. All our
interests, agricsitssal, manufactur.
ny and commercial are to be rebuilt,
nd with tile wolf at the door, we .