The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-02
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC, THE HfCfs'
glTY OF THE AGE,

slTY OF THE AGE,
Since the wonderful development Of
our rich trade with the east 10 China,
Japan and India has made the presence
ofan immense fleet ofmerohant ships la
the waters Of the Pacific a necessity,
and the development Of our Pacific
slope settlements, has added so much 10
the interest in that region, the question
Of an easy safe aud speedy access be-
comes one Of great moment not only
10 the government but 10 every sincere
lover Of American progress in the land
The completion OF the Union and Gem
trail Pacific roads, has illustrated the
worth Of iranseOntinenlal communoa,
ton 10 Christendom, as we'll as TO our
own government and people, This Is
peculiarly tho case, when by the rgor'
Gus severity Of the climate Of that far
northern region, this inter communities
ton Is obstructed for while, Then II
II that tho necessity for the quicker,
safer and cheaper southern route by the
Texas and Pacific becomes apparent TO
all, even those usually blinded by inter-
est In the competing, but inhosplable
route by the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific line,
The general government has been
loyishly liberal in developing this east
ern trade, and our Pacific slope settle.
monts, and justly 80, too We have
never coyiled Mt her assistance of this
northern route by the Union Pacific,
II was her misfortune, that the Credit
Mobilier people were enabled to over,
reach her in the way they did IT n the
misfortune Of the Texas and Pacific and
us Of the south that this circumstance
now operates, or has hitherto operated,
TO chill and rcpress like, or competent
assistance to this route, which has now
become the necessity of the age, not loI
the United States alone but for the
INSTRUMENTATION of the nations oI
the world,
The the country has had time sine,
Cakes Amcs' day to cool OIL and now il
10 time for II to act upon the merits o
the great work contemplated, and nol
by and through the prciudiccs iustl,
cngcndered 10y this, the most stupcn
dous fraud of modern times. Congress
can nov SEQ that she may be gcncrou
and Just at the same time, and guar,
the interests Of the government cileclu
ally from the robbers, who stole unli
rascality itself blushed for very shma,
We have now, thank God, demo
cratic majority in congress, and the me-
iorty Of democrats, we are pleNscd Il
believe, are not only not thieves them
selves, but hate them The country vii
not beafmid to entrust this interest to tn
present congress, and should they do il
no fear need be entertained that tn
appropriation will be stolen, and spon
in building up colossal fortunes 70
the directors, at the expense of the tax
payers of the land.
The country will be greatly dlsol
liged and disappointed if this duty i
longer deferred. The necessity is upor
us, and we should meet the obligation
which come with it MS becomes earnest
intelligent men, and not children, who
having once burnt their fingers, woulC
put out the fire forever. No intclligen
man but believes that had not our cX
perience with the Union Pacific an,
Central Pacific been so disastrous il
developing frauds on scale suilicien
to render the steadiest heads dizzy tn
subsidy asked now by this great roa,
would be promptly acceded to, But 70
this irritating circumstance, the TeXa
and Pacific would now be driving it
trains every day of the year from ON
oceans bounds to tho other,
Since national politics have boon hap
PLY divested of their former sectional
ism, forever, let us hope that the sec
tional opposition to the Texas an'
Pacific will cease, which, under III
former flimsy guise of guardianship o
the United States treasury, was but NJ
interested game for the good Of tn,
great monopoly which is now throttlini
American commerce-the Union Pacific
railroad Now then, since we hsv,
looked over the field, let lis act like mel
and atone, by prompt action, for tn,
evil we have inflicted by delay,
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