The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-09
KEEP THEM EMPLOYED.

The profitable and constant employs
ment of the people is one Of the grayoSt
problems with which the government
of country has 10 grapplo Napoleon
well understood this and he used the
reyonues Of France freely in doing no,
The splendid streets opened up IN Paris
magnificent theatres temples bridges,
together with the great highways
stretching 10 all corners Of tho empire,
passing the Alps, are all the results OF
lheociye employment of the people IN
public works, NJ time when great dis
trem prevailed because of the destrue-
lion Of business 10y the wars waged Tor
the glory aud ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF France
How similar is our condition to-day to
that OF France then, But alas instead
of proIitably employed laboring peo-
pie, we have distress and trouble, riots
and the Wholesale destruction OF props
orty, lessoning values and paralyang
industry,
"ln the sweat of thy brow thou shalt
ont bread" But our people who labor
do not get the bread, however much
thoy pcrspre over their poorly roqulted
labor, simply for the reason that labor
never 30 much, they cannot win bread
Now, when twelve years have elapsed
since the war closed, and the sitting
policy OF the government has well nigh
cholad commerce and murdered manu-
features, does it not seem that the gov
eminent should find employment fol
the armies Of the poor, who only de-
mand work for their hands, TO be abl,
to live, and not only this, but to pros
per and do we'll Have wo not plenty o
work to do. Have we not many grant
enterprises which would pay to til,
government and those who ask govern
ment aid immense profits whom com
plcted and for the time being furnish
to the distressed la6orcrs Of the Ian,
the employment which is both breoC
and contentmont to them.
First in importancewe deem the TeXO
and Pacific. Several thousand mel
would find work for three or four year
in its construction, and many MGR
would be employed indefinitely in TIN
permanent operation of the road, Man,
thousands could be employed on tn
Mississippi levees for years. The land
thus reclaimed would be of immens
value, and would swell the taxable val
uos of the nation enormously, Coas
defense and harbor improvement
would employ prolitNbIy another arm.
of worlSingmen. We would thus SOY
with one hand and reap with the other
Now, then, let this insane scheme o
resumption be abandoned Furnish
the country with u circulating medium
equal TO its business demands emplo,
our poor develop our resources AM
thus restore the wonted prosperity o
the country, lift the burden of care an,
despair from the burdened breast
of the poor, and restore confdenc
to the rich. Is this not proper chan
mel for the employment of the capita
and energies of tho country Is it no
rs much the province of government t
defend the people from the effects O
its own mistaken business policy MS i
is to defend them when mistake il
diplomacy has plunged the country il
war?
The nation has been confronted b,
dangers within the last few months NOR
terrible than those which have ATTENDED
any war, foreign or domestic, which a
yet marks her history, We have barel
escaped, and the same troubles ar
likely to come up again at any moment
Should not congress take time by tn
forelock, and fortify against them, by
few simple concessions, which will COS
nobody dearly, but which will reliev
every cause of complaint,