The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-15
SAY MARCos LETTER.
The tstteu Crop oi th- valley Var
frGsa Protulstaz- fHe ffeaxss-s ltis
Iais rstsoE 3" Eexa. for Navy genr~
Predicted tia,- Fsii- Points We'll
Tnken GA the Money strike IsNue.


afsrstioE ." rexa- for .s.s YEAR,
Predietea th,- Fa,I- Points N.lI /
Tnhen on sie Money strike Issue.
sAN MAeoos, rsxAs, sept. ). 1871.
To tns Editor os Tbs Herald
The weather Is oppressiyely hot in
shis section. and no raiu for several (
weeks Crops have all maturei, except T
cotton and potatoes. a good rainfall /
would greatlg benefit cotton The (
worms S ri01isly damaged the crop aud /
without a good rain soon not NOR. I
tiIsn one fourth ct crop will se gath, /
cred Ia the San Marcos valley Qaite /
a crcp Gt sorghum has been raised, and t
the mills are urins ran day and night |
manufacturing the syrup. This portion |
Of the st,tc has bountiiul supply Of
bread aud meat which win be sold /
cheap.
I have had talk with an old friend |
who hos Just returned after two
months soiourn in Kentucky, Illinois
and Missouri. II reports heavy finuu
ciai pressure stagustion ia business
ami industries greatly paIalyz sd
many points on his line OF travel AMI
the people are active ia the discussion
OF the question W hat can ar shall We
10 20 benefit uuy condition. The de-
aision 1T many is and viii be 20 Try
tGvr fortune iu Texas lie predicts
the heaviest immigration Cor mauy
years, th,s fall Texas offers cheap
land bread auj meat, aud "a hearts
welcome to the honest and indus
trioUs from every quarter. We. at
present are removed from the
commotion and frightfal sceues H.
she north and rast in the war OF iabor
and capital but IL = a fruitful subject Tor
iaw-makcrs even now 10 Texas The
disease which has broken out IN some
ut the northern states and 50 seriously
affecting the body polite, is contagious,
aud u the doctors, ia the next con gress
don apply the proper remedy, the
whole coautry must suffer its rAvages
3ud fortunes At the close OF the war
tse demand was To rebuild wasted tor
tunes, re-estahljsh industries. vitalize
trade, open new and broad avenues for
commerce. ana inaugurate such policy
m wontd lead inevitably to the re-eu~
thTonemeut of prosperity. These were
The necessities and necessarily called
Tor an abundance of currency. iEvltal
lled trade and industries and made the
" hole country a large hive Of workers.
] he people were rising graudly from the
issues 81 war Spindies were turning
.sbutties were lying. anyils were ring
!nE, rof.s's were blazing, and Iaiues
wrte ie opening PiuEs were turning
'iIe sca ia fields long neglected Thea
sands were active ia linking ali sections
with the iron rails. AsperitiFs engen-
uerea by the war were diving
rratcruai feelings were increasing The
picture WAS beauiitul sublirue--a great
. nation coming ont Of darkness with
stately s:eppings But the scene Is
changed. Fanatics control the ship OF
I state pemagogues are al the helm
/ Tho cry j. heard, There is too much
money liioat, and "a policy commenced
in The interest of the few ana 10 the
everlasting detriment of the many
non-intersst debt u changed 10 a bond-
ed one, with gold interest Bonds take
the place Of greenbaeks Business stu
/ per aud death are inaugurated The
1 government invite the rich to ban
J ques, and they feast upon the vitals OF
| the couutrys prosperity. I he grand
/ idea seemed 70 be- 10 destroy green
backs, 1hey We're popular with the
( people. tbey eXacted no interest. Ell
( tailed 30 nuTdeTgs sad viIalized uusl-
/ ness Bat he financial eonspirstoEs
/ were determined the people should not
/ EMO Y these beuehts, and down they
came and have almost disappeared
he financial policy OF the PARTY did
/ not stop here. The contraction OF the
currency by the government under
/ Grant, and closely followed hy the pres
eut administration, operates ruinouslY
| in two ways F!rst, as greenbaeks
| are absorbed by bonds, the
hurIcn OF interest is increased
( business paralysis spread and these
twin curses Is rapidly bringing the
country 70 the verge Of ruin Monu-
mcuts Of prosperity are crumbling
the shrinkage in the value of ali de
scriFtions OF property Is great The
curse has touched the industries of tho
country, bushed their music, and is fiji
ing the land with illness. j. there b
remedy for these troubles The work
ing men of the ceuatry-tuiiers al
bench and iorge-have been voting the
party responsible for these Ills into
power The cure Is the ballot-tha
Culy weapon tor the destruction of tn
monster hIs used IN the interest Of
business and against boudbOlders, mon
opolists and money sharks, viii achieye
a grand triumph The ballot must b.
used not only against contraction, but
against the miserable heresy Of resumy-
ton. Do not stop here, Tor every con
sideration Of prosperity demand thsU
the national banks shall no longer bur
den the people with taxation and that
the supply Of greenbaci<s, receivable
for all debts due the government. be
raised to volume sufficient. to-
grtber with gold and silver, tc
meet the largest demands OF bushes
: Congress- soon 10 meet cannot pa--
, silently over this trouble Sherman :
contraction policy cannot be endured
Every business consideration demand
ing lis arrest and now that idleness
; and hunger is being added TO bank
ruptcy and general prostration, tie
/ people Will endorse it no longer. But
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