The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-10
INDt0A
THE pREsIDssr's MESSAGE

editoliR comment on g orion of the pTesl-
dents mesa ge, and on careful peruSsl Of the
document deem that there are other divi-
sions of 1t on which comment VIII! not be
out Of place. AS q state paper !! will rstk
with the general run Of me'sageP. On some
Of the subjects treated the president perhaps
might have been more decided, while on
Others SILL no might ju't as we'll have been
less pronounced. On the subject Of educG-
ton his views in 80 far as its importance and
the benefits resulting are concerned, every
body can endorse, but IL is debatabIe whether
or net tho question Of aid to the cause
should not bs loft entirely to the nH''s.
He recommends thaJ congress should
give ,nds or mako appropriations from the
n ,pIic t?.osury to supplement local sducs-
tiolgl funds, but thore are many wise and
abe m N ia the county TO take issae with
thi; proposition. 1t can be urged that where
tn, genara go en- ucnt gives Of iis funds 20
aid in any cause that it .o5.ains thorlght to
yoics in tn, msnuo o. tho management Of
those fund; TIA susn nc on on the psrt OF
the gaAoial govsnm antis but step towards
centrallsn, stop 'Ovar' absolute power
over ALTA stats, which would be subversve
of = ropu 1licau fern If government in fact,
lowever much tbe cu.ua'l iorms might b.
deserved. "Iho pij,o Of liberty is otoras
i~iiance," and every American citizen who
-anatrues tho consj.ulion strictly is Jealous
any iuyaa Of tho rights Of the
ntrs, of any departure from the
pr3,dats Of the past, when tho statesmen of
the 90 inIy opposed any action on the part
OF tao federal government not absolutely
author.-ad by the Constitution. Wo know
that in tho alt two decades the general gov
ernmsnt la, pssumld ind exercised power
never btItc1 attempted, and We know that
public sentiment has undergone great
change daring this time, and now
TO gresi m,a'ure endorses these
innovations. Sill the general welfare
of tho county fuhers in no wise by tho op.
position that is ma 10 10 innovations of the
n ,tuse to which We alludc. Thore cannot
be too msny checks III on the federal power
AMI as,um otion Of power over the internal
affairs OF the sts.is. State homo rule
is the saSogua,l of the republic,
AMI any encroachmout upon the
same, OF tho liking Of any step by the
general government, however plausible OF
seemit ely benei,iaI it may BIO on its face
that tend, that way, 10 dangerous to the lib
critics f the people, and to the perpetuity
of republican principles. The cause of odu
cation is one that is dear TO every generous
progressive mind, and in behalf Of which too
much cannot be said or lrgi.imatoly done
but whether the people OF New York ough
to pay taxes to educs the children o
Texas, when tho state Ct New York, as
commonwealth, and tho people of New Torl
will derive no benefit therefrom, is n ques
ton on which political economists can hnt
much for argument. But enough on thi
point. We hayo simply presented some o
the objections to be urged against the recon.
mendaton, Of The pr9sdeut. The fling q
the south in the aisa.iion thai education
"was neglected or prevented in the inter
est of slavery" we pass by, snd can afford t,
do so, knowing how ba;eces il the charge
We are glad 10 SEQ that the president take
such positive grounds in favor Of tho sup
preston Of polsgamy in Utah and othe
Territories where tho Mormons have estab
lished settlements. This infamous institu
ton is u foul spot upon the fair face of gu
country. 1t is IA leprous eruption upon tn
body polite that needs eradication, if even tn
severost remedies must DO resorted to, an
the counsel o the president upon this matte
must certainly meet the hearty approyt
and endorsement of the righl,thnking PEE
people of the entire country. TIL
government. has dilly-dalied wit
this question until MormOniSm ha
gotten a holl that renders it insolsnt IN
causes it to Aaunt its infamy and d.
pravty in the face of tho countr
with snap of the finger and leer of con
tempt for .all opposition. If 1t is ever
BIO suppressed and tho country dcodorzsd
its contaminating con,agion, why not do :
at once? Mora sanitation demands
prompt aud vigorous legal dsinEOction. o
the subject of our foreign relations he make
no alluson to tho Chinese question, furtht
than to announce that new treaty on th
subject of Chinese immigration has bee
maze and that he hoped to DO able to lay
before the senate early in January. As h
gave no intimstion as 10 tho tern
of that treaty, We are unabl
TO even conjecture rs TO th
status Of the question. Ga the utor-oceani
canal projec! of Count dc L9assps, he take
arm ground in favor of the Monroe doc
trine." He refers 10 former message Of b
to congress on this subject, aud reiterates th
sentiments and views therein contained, tbs
Il this canal DO constructed, canal throug
which the merchant vessels and nAvics Of fol
eign governments can pass, the oommsrcil
iaterests Of our country demand tina.
sh.u IA, Nth tina eNnrov.l of th;. o,ox.r,