The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-29

Congress from tHe Shll hhlOHlO uIs'
trlct. After pleasant half hour Of
social converse, be asked the follow
ing question:
What do you think of the chances of
Tilden and Hendricks to be elected
! think their chances are very good
If no errors are committed between
this time and the election. Very much
depends upon the Southern people, !
do not mean that II depends upon
Democratic majOrities In the Southern
States, because | take 1t for granted
that all Southern States, with the only
exception of perhaps Louisiana and
South Carolina, will vote for the Dem
Ocratc ticket IN u matter Of seli-preser-
walton.
But the Republican party has deter
mined to fight this contest on the IL
sue OF what IL called "thc bloody
shirt" that il, they are determined TO
rely upon urOusing anew the passion
and the hatred OF the war among the
Northern people and inspire them with
| the belief that the South has not aC-
Cepted the issues Of the war in good
faith; that our people are only waiting
for the opportunity to annul those re-
suits M far rs they can, and that even
now they are wherever they can,
practically multiplying the political
rights of the former slaves by over
awning aud intimidating them in order
TO deter them from exercising their
free right OF suffrage They say that
the murder OF negroes Is unhesltatiug-
ly resOrted to NJ Il means Of intlmlda-
| ting the others. This shows the great
Importance OF prudence and Justice on
the part of our people, ~ we must con
vince the voters Of the North that
these charges are untrue, There are
wicked people in all countries; there
are such in every southern, ny well ~
every Northern state; but crimes
committed against negroes by such
people anywhere in the South, from
whatever motives, will now be made
use of by our adversaries for political
purposes; and will weaken our friends
and the friends of justice and c0ncilla'
ton In the North by giving Counte-
nance to the charges made against lls,
IL IL In our power to prevent, and If we
cannot prevent, to make all such
crimes politically harmless 10y immc.
diate and unhesitating prosecution ana
punishment by our own State authori-
ties.
There IL no doubt about the will and
the desire OF President Grant
to interfere WITH the forces of
the United States in every Southern
State when he has the excuse that
justice is not done by the civil authori-
ties. The troops stand ready for such
purpose. The recommendation Of the
majority Of the Senate Committee on
Mississippi Affairs, leave no doubt that
II is the settled purpose Of the ruling
portion Of the Republican party, If
| they can do 1t to reduce the Southern
States, or M many of them rs will give
opportunities for the entering wedge,
to the conditions of provinces ruled
by pro consuls.
1t IL in the power OF every Southern
State, which has n Democratic Cover.
nor, which means every one except
Louisiana and South Carolina, to
thwart the project of Federal interttr-
ence, by prompt and energetic sup
preston and punishment of crime,
The Southern people will not scrutinize
the power OF their Governor too closely,
IL exerted to save the Commonwealth
from perditiOn.
Fearful will be the responsibility of
that Southern Governors to his people,
who, In this crisis, shall, by inertness
or cowardice, fail in the rigid and
prompt prosecution Of crime, and
thereby invite Federal interference,
with all its gloomy consequences. Our
State il far from being past danger.
II this great danger is successfully
avoided, the Republican party, think,
will fail In making their issue, the true
issue then before the Northern people
will be reform, and Ii so, Tilden and
Hendricks will be elected.
Has the investigation policy of Con-
gress brought about any retrenchment
in national expenses, and to what ex.
tent, If any?
The investigation policy has princi-
pally had the result of reviving the
idea Of responsibility to the people,
which had been lost sight of during
sixteen years of unchecked and I'M
controlled power. Office holders have
realized that however high in posi-
ton they may be, the latent power of
the people il still in existence, and n
day of reckoning may come for every
one. While this feeling impels some
to the most desperate policy and the
most extreme political warfare, 1t has
wholesome effect upon majority of
office holders.
The retrenohing policy has reduced
the expenditures of the treasury by
twenty-nine millions OF dollars, rs adj
mitted by Republicans in Congress,
and after deducting what is charac-
terized as only u pOstponement OF eX-
penditures, such rs appropriations for
public buildings In the course of con-
struction, and appropriations for
claims decided or to be decided on by
the Court of Claims, 1t still leaves n
clear saving OF current expenditures of
about twenty-five millions of dollars.
A reference to Mr.. ltandall's review,
given near the close OF the session,
which you will find in the Congress
sionai Record, will give you very full
information.
Is the government taking any inn
mediate action to protect our Rio
Grande border from Mexican depreda-
tons?
The Senate has failed to aid finally
on the bill passed by the House. The
military committee of the Senate pro-
posed such amendments as would have
made the bill valueless, and 1t was
probably best that they did not act on
1t In that shape. hope that when
Congress meets again the Senate will
pass II In better shape, and l have
grounds for my hope. As there has
been a long interval of comparative