The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22
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large majority Of the party, but more
especially in the western and southern
states, Tho retirement Of the nallonsl
bank notes, the issuance OF treasury
notes With full legal'tender qualities.
the making Of tho greenbaok note MI
legal,tonder excepting IN those oAAe'
where there 10 specific contract OF ah'
Outstanding 10 the contrary, are A''
Of them tho very soundesl OF llnah'
oIaI doctrines for tho times, and elro'lm'
stances by which wa are surrounded 'o'
day. Tho plank declaring that The gov
srnment shall have tho exclusive power
10 issue paper money ~ well IA CON-
aud that tho states shall have tho flght
10 tau all kinds aud spoolea OF money
without exception, Is very sound, because
II il eEaolIyfir with lhlaaorl olpollcy
United States money In tho shape OF
bonds cannot DO boarded aud Sul'
fered 10 40 free from taxation, when
tho solitary pig Of tho laborer aud tho
very smoke-houae Of tho small farmer
must pay tribute 10 tho financial Caesar"
of tho east, Indeed the Indiana de-
mooacy has certainly struck tho koy'
a
note of tho future policy Of not only the
democratic party but tho nation, and
all shades of political opinions and pow
erS on this point
The plank recommending the placing
of our funded debt NJ home and paying
the interest 10 our own people, moeH
with our hearty concurrence, IN " VIII
no doubt Of the entire democracy OF the
state, II well and faithfully carried
out, such u policy would, In ton years,
relieve every financial dialrcss of our
people and give the government Oll the
money necessary, Tor lnteroat, for the
liquidation Of old indebtedness, for all
necessary improvements aud for current
expenses, The government has already
settled the silver business, and the
Indiana democracy will have no cause
to complain or cOvil ut tho settlement,
and that lact IL M earnest of what IL
evident now TO OIL vi2i tho final and
speedy adoption OF the entire financial
policy limned out by this most Odmra-
bic platform
Tho repeal Of tho resumption act Ia
now only u question Of time Thepolicy
as indicated by the passage of the silver
bill will effect that without much delay,
or 10 alter the character of the financial
policy of the nation AZ to render that
law nugatory, or but doad letter on
our statue books, Rigid economy and
IA reduction of fees and salaries, Ia also
on the line of true reform, Our obser'
walton of the workings Of tho bankrupt
law in Texas incline us worry strongly tC
its repeal and that must be the voice o
every honest man in the country, Tho
Justice of tho policy with regard ia
claims for labor becoming first lein il
too evident to require argument Every
safeguard and protection should he
furnished TO honest labor and il should
have every possible guarantee that it,
earnings will be paid, He who feeds
his little ones only by his daily toll, ha'
no time, or money either, to waste OF
costly and vexatious litigation, lest tn,
wolf will approach the door while he il
wrestling with capital for his homes
dues.
1.-THE democratic party is the irient
of the common school system" Thu
saith the Indiana democracy, and it is
truthful saying and worthy of all accep
tation. II is the party of progress, an,
the universal and free education Of tn
masses is squarely in tho line of the en-
lightened progress Of the age. TIL
plank regarding subsidies and the loan
ing OF the public credit, is but the re
stating Of an old democratic doctrine
but it must not be construed as affect
ing that great measure of justice, tn
Texas and Pacific road That act per
formed, and the policy will and mus
become the universal law of the land.
The Indiana democracy gives out n,
uncertain sound regarding tho bas,
fraud by which the people were cheated
out of their hard earned victory, an,
by which Mr.. Hayes is enabled to re
ward the creatures who served him $,
well on the returning boards, and be
fore the commission. 1t is a witherin,
rebuke, and one which will ring in tn,
ears of the radical party to the knell o
time. We believe the Indiana democ
racy has thus promulgated a policy an,
put out platform which will meet tn,
hearty concurrence of the Texas de
mocracy,