The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-15
KEEP THEM EMPLOYED.

The profitable and constant emplov>
ment of the people Is one of the gravest
problems with which the government
of a country has to grapple, Napoleon
well understood this. and he used the
revenues Of France freely in doing so.
The splendid streets opened up in Paris,
magnificent theatres, temples. bridges,
together with the great highways
stretching to al corners of the empire.
passing the Alps, are all the results Of
the active employment of the people in
public works at time when great dis.
tress prevailed because of the destrue>
ton of business by the wars waged Tor
the glory and sggrandisement of France.
How similar is our condition to-day to
that of France then. But, alas instead
of protitably employed laboring peo-
pie, we have distress and trouble. riots
and the wholesale destruction of props
erty, lessening values and parslyzing
industry
I'm the sweat Of thy brow thou shalt
eat bread. = But our people who labor
do not get the bread, however much
they perspire over their poorly requ ted
labor. simply for the reason that labor
never so much, they cannot win bread.
Now, when twelve years have elapsed
since the war closed. and the sitting
policy OF the government has we'll nigh
choksd commerce and murdered manu-
features, does il not seem that the GOV,
eminent should find employment for
the armies OF the poor, who only de,
mand work for their hands. to be able
to live, and not only this. but to pros
per and do well Have we not plenty of
work to do. Have we not many grand
enterprises which would pay to the
government and those who ask gov erps
ment aid. immense profits when com,
pleted, and for the time being fursish
to the distressed laborers of the land
the employment which is both bread
and contentment to them.
First in importance we deem the exas
and Pacific. Several thousand men
would fnd work for three or four years
in its construction. and many mere
would be employed indefinitely in the
permanent opesation of the road. Many
thousands could be employed on the
Mississippi ievees for years. The lands
thus reclaimed would be of immense
value. and would swell the taxable val,
ues of the nation enormously. Goas.
defense and harbor improvements
would employ proftably another army
Of workingmen. We would thus SOW
with one hand and reap with the other.
Now, then, let this insane sche me of
resumption be abandoned. Furnish
the country with o circulating me- dunn
equal To its business demands, employ
cur poor, develop our resources, and
thus restore the wonted prosperity Of
the country, lift the burden Of care and
despair from the burdened breasts
of the poor. and restore confidence
to the rich. Is this not proper cham
mel for the employment Of the capital
and energies of the country Il II not
a. much the province of government to
defend the people from the effects Of
= own mistaken business policy as it
u to defend them when . mistake in
diplomacy has plunged the country in
war;
The nation has been confrcntea BY
dangers within the last few month"; more
terrible than those which have at ended
any war. foreign or dones.ic. which =
yet uaAEks hss hist0ry. We have harslY