The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-18
THE MESSAGE.

President Hayes message h. ms was
expected, brief document, and if no
matter comes up before congress except
what he has sketched out the extra
session will be of the shortest, Of few
days indeed, leaving the country "lull
Of SORROW because of the glittering
might have been"
Unquostionably the appropriations as
asked for by the secretaries Of war and
Of the navy, ought TO be promptly
made, No one will take issue with his
eXcelency on this head The govern,
ment owes its gallant soldiers, and It's
obligations must be religiously redeem.
ed. Nor do we think congress will
hesitate to make the appropriations,
In the matter Of the appropriation to
assist the United States in preparing
for the French exposition, il is all very
well TO do that, rs u mere incident to
the other and regular business, but
that such subject should take
precedence of our border troubles ar,
CUES degree of official Indifference
which is anything but satisfactory. Be-
fore we spend money to tickle the pride
of our inventors, we should see that our
citizens are provided with the sadly
needed protection Of life and property,
which is theirs of right,and which claims
precedence of all other matters likely
to come up before either the extra or
the regular session. 1t was hoped, too,
that Mr.. Hayes would have, in his mes.
sage, in treating subjects Of domestic
interest alluded to the late serious and
threatening labor troubles from which
we are now slowly emerging, 1t is true
that these things properly belong to the
regular session, but the excitement was
so profound, and the evil so extensive
and grave that the country expected
the present message to embody
some OF their prominent and most inns
portant features. Co extensive with this
great question and underlying it, is the q.
whole economic and business policy Of
the country. These grave matters
claim the best thought and most intel
ligent action of all our citizens official
and otherwise, and how the president
could address formal communication
to congress without embracing it, we
are at loss to understand.
The Texas and Pacific railroad bill,
and all the interests attendant upon it,
certainly claims not only executive but
congressional action and if the appro-
priations for the maintenance and pay
of the army and navy take precedence
OF all other matters requiring attention,
first after the labor troubles comes the
Texas and Pacific in Importance and in
its early effects upon trade and com.
merce, MS indeed all citing most powers
fully, that all engrossing question of
public quiet and prosperity.
Mr. Hayes and congress may be cons
tent to daily with lighter matters, but
the country can lily afford to lose the
time, and until we have revived the
old time business activity and pros
perity every moment is of inestimable
value to us. These are some of the
subjects of congressional action which
will serve to allNy public apprehension
restore confidence and iniuse activity,
and should and do claim precedence
over the French or any other cxhibi~
ton or spectacle on earth, Notwith>
standing the message, we trust congress
will act promptly and decisively or
these momentous questions,