The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-27
OPPOSING TOM SCOTT,

ellAeni formerly Ol Illinois, u SOUND
democrat, and q good man, yesterday
showed usa letter from the Hon, w.
NJ, Springer, q representative In con-
gross from Illinois, also a democrat
Mr. Richards had forwarded u copy Of
'fnE lIEnALD which contained an article
strongly urging the passage OF the
Texas and Pacific bid ~ u matter Of
Justice TO the south, M we'll M general
relief to the whole country,
Mr., Sprnger's reply oontlina.tho iol'
lowing among other things
But ! cannot SEQ my way clearly 10
support the Texas and Pacific bill, !
shall oppose any scheme that Tom
Scott controls" This IL nm extraordi'
nary declaration toscome from gcntle'
man Of Mr., Sprnger's acknowledged
ability and patriotism, The south must
be shut out from measure ofslmple JUS
tioe, the whole country must be denied
u great boon, the poor must go without
employment, the world must be denied
u thoroughhre Of gigantic proportions
and of immense Importance, iorsooth,
because Mr., Springer and other repres
sentatives will not support any scheme
controlled by Tom Scott, How liberal ?
How patriotic ? Why even the devil
might do IN act Of justice, Suppose
we were invaded by foreign power,
and Mr.. Tom Scott should have charge of
some part of the public service, rs he had
in the late war, Mr., Springer and those
like him, could not support il, and the
service must go the devil, In conse-
quence of the fact that Tom Scott Is q
patriot, We're no better logic used in
support of tho BILL it ought TO fail, and
would, most certainly 1t is opposition
to Tom Scott which induces the oppon-
ents of the road to labor for its defeat
What an outrageous fellow Tom Scott
must be, to be sure, lie must be so foul
TINT his touch defiles all who receive it.
Now of course we do not include Mr..
Springer, or any other representative
in congress, Of similar ground for
prejudice, but in unofficial life this
hatred of Tom Scott and the Pacific bill
receives its most powerful impetus and
deepest tints because it first saw the
day through the yellow light of Hun>
tington's gold Poor Tom Scott, since
the panic Of 1873, and through the la
Dor strikes and their deplorable results,
is not strong enough to contend with
Huntington in this way, so he must
simply rely upon the justice of his
cause, rather slim dependence these
days, 1t would seem, either in or out
of congress.
Because of this potency of Hunting
toms gold, prejudice against amy
scheme of Tom SCOTS" grows to be
something painful in its intensity. Now
we contend that such argument should
not only secure defeat, but should act
powerfully for the other side.
Mr.. Springers objection reverses the
position of the honest school boy, who
refused to join u raid on Mr.. Jones
orchard because of his intense hatred
of that gentleman's daughter, with
whom he had some unsatisfactory love
passages; but there is a strong family
likeness to it, nevertheless, and it ought
to have about the same weight with
congress. 1t does seem to us that no
more argument is needed to convince
congress of the great necessity of the
road than has already been made, and
we submit, if the passage of the bill
should be delayed by reasons so trivial.
We say delayed because we are strong
in the faith that ultimately both cons
gress and the country will rise superior
to a prejudice so contemplate as this,
and the reaction will surely give us the
road.