The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-25
the RELIEF MEASURE,

the RELIEF MEASURE
The result Of the vote IN congr ess on
Fridly to repeal the resumption act
will not very greatly surprise any one
The preliminary diminishing had ON the
bill for the last two or three weeks had
taughtthe people that the fight Cor pres
ent relief and the future equality Of the
poor with the rich, would be closely
contested whom tho hour OF the final
struggle approached A majority Of
ten only in the lower house will not ins
spire the country with any very san
guine hopes OF the actual relief oon'
templatcd by the move, Passing the
house the bin goes TO the more directly
interested senate, Interested more near
ly in the bonds Of the government
which are struggling against this rec
penl and with many chances ofpresont
success we will not deny, The senate,
in all probability will fail TO indorse
the measure, But should il do that,
and the bill goes to Mr.. Hayes, the
chances are very greatly in favor Of his
vetoing il,
These we compute rs the present out.
look against the measure. But the el>
fort TO repeal and the strength dovel.
oped by the friends of the measure,
constitute an earnest of future action
which will eXpunge the present obnoXN
ious law from the statute books in
good time, The people are moving,
and we doubt if any measure ever
received majority vote in the
popular branch Of the national legisla,
ture which did not prevail finally in
some shape. So will it be finally with
this matter However what is most
needed now is the relief of ready money
to stay the advancing bankruptcy which
is the logical fruit Of the balelul policy
Of contraction, without due and intelli
gent preparation, which policy will
hang terrible milestone about the
neck of the republican party so long ms
maintains semblance of formal or
ganization, The vote on the 23d in
slant is not sufficiently decisive to
promise the sadly needed relief,
but it is sufficiently strong TO awaken
! new and more powerful interest in
the matter and the inquiry which il
sure to result from this, will as surely
evolve the true means to meet the stu,
alton.
One matter has been determined by
the vote, and it is to that that we would
direct attention. The sceptre of power
hNs fallen from the grasp Of tho north
and east and has been vigorously raised
by the west aud south. Tho newer
states are asserting themselves Their
wealth and power of numbers are being
felt in the radical change of national
policy; the south feels it directly in the
changed policy in the executive branch
of the government. and the west in the
progress OF this measure Of repeal, which
is opposed by the money power of the
bond burdened east. 1t was bat
tie royal between the surleit OF
the east, and the tamished need
of the west, and the west is veto,
rious. This simple trial of strength will
ultimately result in the triumph of the
measure as it stands or force such Il
compromise as will prove surer and
more permanent relief for the financial
distresses which so cripple and reprcss
western enterprise and which complete
| ly locks up the rich resources of the
south
Every step of this measure will be
watched with the keenest interest, and
every precaution will be taken to in
sure its triumph in the senate and the
onus OF veto placed upon the should
ers OF Mr.. Hayes. AS we said before
we are not sanguine that it will prevail
in the senate,