The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-31
ECONOMY WHICH MAY PROVE TO BE-
THE Widest EXTRAVAGANZA

Thpse PROFOUND hlhlehineh VINO hTS
1anderlng 10 the gripping III OF econ
my (Y) which il now raging like an
Epidemic over tho land, do not reflect,
lr care, that II threatens tho salty OF
Tho country 80 that they can ride the
hobby into position and cheat u hoods
winked people out Of an honest yerN
dict In November The cry that tho
army Is too large and that II threatens
10 oyerawe the people and subyert the
popular will while II bankrupts the |
United States treasury, h perhaps one
OF the most ridiculous circumstances OF
u political nature which has as yet oc'
CURED in the history Of America We
arc now, ut least, nation OF fifty nils
lions Of people, Has the experience OF
the world demonstrated thatany nation
Of like strength has been able TO got ON
with standing army Of less than my
thousand, even whom their frontier lines
have measured less than ours by several
thousand miles2 We have, all told, five
thousand miles Of seaboard 10 protest
We have now but a semblance Of forts
ilcation on the line and not mon enough
TO clean up the ordinance once amonth,
What our condition would be, were we
TO become suddenly involved In n war
with England, France Russia, Austria
or even Spain, any tyro in military art
could determine, Az they are manned
to-day the deienses in Now York har'
Dor could be passed by five second class
war ships, and that city with It's untold
millions would be ut the mercy of tho
foe in six hours, II would cost the
country fifty years effort and
untold money to replace H. A single
ship could enter any other port on
our seaboard almost without effort.
Hostile troops could effect Judgment
and oyerrun considerable district
long before our Wanted militia could
organize for resistance. Tho lake and
ST. Lawrence frontier, In case Of u war
with Great Britain, would be passed ut
any poin! between Superior and Quebec
by fifty men. IL this state of things
conducive TO the development OF that
feeling of security which produces the
best results in the reasSuring confidence
of the citizen, that tho government has
both the willingness and the ability to
protect himY Alas our observation IL
to the effect that it does not, but that
doubt, dstrust and panic is always u
first elect OF hostile demonstration and
il always seriously effects even regular
troops operating in defense of such cxN
posed districts, The capture and burn.
ing OF Washington during the second
war with England is lesson OF peculiar
impressveness for these later days. The
false economy which thon cost us the
loss OF all the costly buildings and inn
portant archives and stores, is of the
same piece with that which is now ex-
posing the tempting herds Of our bor-
der settlers TO the cupdity of both lns
dian and Mexican raiders. God save
the country from chronic attack OF
this wasteful type of economy. We
have men tosday on the border of Texas
who are willing to tell the people in
the light OF their burning cabins that
the army ought to be reduced, that it
costs too much on its present scale;
that ten thousand mon can protect
our extended line from hostile incur
sion, and care for the military
stores and Notifications, and at the
same time deal with season of riot and
outrage such as swept over the country
last summer, Better roll up the STARRY
banner" and announce to the Mexicans
and Indians that henceforth we are
nonscombatants, and they can work
their will without fear of chastisement;
tell the lawless men who burned up
Pittsburg, and drenched Chicago with
blood, that the country will peacefully
submit to this murder of her hopes, be.
cause, forsooth, it will cost penny to
keep the army up to u standard equal
to the task Of vindicating the outraged
laws Of the land. Mennonites and
Qnakers behold the approach of your
bloody millennium Men OF the Texas
frontier elect congressman and senators
who are in favor of abolishing the army
outright. to the end that the Greaser
and the Indian may enjoy the foretaste of
an eternity of plumber and rapine at
your expense. If this suggestion lars
slightly upon the nerves, as we believe
it will vote for the men who are not
afraid to purchase your safety, even at
the expense of a few thousand dollars
more annually of the peoples money.
The voters of the Third congressional
district have an interest in the question
and e-legate its further considera,
ton to hem.
Another Rich One In the Field.
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