The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-06
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW,

'''laHA "ilflNlh Nv NHlo illilo W MflgHrl
down and oppressed by threshold misioT-
tune ~ tho trst place the rule Of England
- mereileas, not ~ say barbarous, II ia
founded on wrong and robbery, and Is oHe-
ouled mas spirit OF grasplng ayarlce TINT has
no parallel among civilized nations Then
partly rs tho result Of q bud season and u
consequent failure Of crops there is great
suffering, even starvation, among the work
ing elAas, particularly In the agricultural
districts. And lastly, those who should 10
tho representatives and advocates Of tho
afflicted people In thslr extremity and dis,
treas have fallen 10 QuaFrellng among them,
selves and abusing each other, until thesympa-
thy md MD 50 ready BIO extended 10 the poo
Pile Of the stricken island do not know how TO
manifest themselves 10 rs 10 accomplish tho
object they have In Wow, II Is not necessary
here 10 go over the dreary aud sorrowfil
chapter Of history telling how tho natives
have been stripped Of their rigbtiu posses
sions by English confscallons-how Henry
III, gave away ono-thlrd Of the Island TO his
barons-how james ] appropriated 100000
ncrcs nj one tmo-how Charles |, made
another seizure and how Cromwell conhs.
Gated altogether nearly 100000 Of acres.
These robbores and the land system that has
grown up rs their naturn result and pro-
duct are, no doubt, primarily the cause of tho
distressed condition Of tho country ut the
present time. But they are beyond remedy,
so far rs America and Americans are
concerned, But not SO tho actual
suffering md starvation that exist, The
confirmation becomes daily stronger that
there arc not less than 10000 persons either
starving or on the verge Of starvation, who
look TO this country rather than to England
or any or all othercountries for brcad. They
ought not to be- allowed to look Ia vain, If
those who claim to be their friends, cannot
agree among themselycs--ir they spend the
tlmc in mutual examinations and rccrimnn-
tons that should be spent in charitable work
if they ara distractions in the way Of tho
accomplishment Of the object they say they
have IN viow-they ought TO be set aside
without ceremony or hesitation and the good
work of humanity allowed to 90 on actively
and effectively. When the way is opened
the people of this country, we ure satisfied,
will not be found either backward or nlggerly
in responding TO tho call made upon them"
The ST. Louis Republican says 4" The
Southern delegations promise to give some
trouble in the Chicago convention, and tho |
fact that the Grant partlsnns arc already call |
ing the Southern States Sherman'S rotten
houghs, indicates the nature of it. The |
Secretary has been busy for more than
month past organizing the delegations in that
section IN his own interests, employing tho |
tueasury officials TO do the work, and he has |
progressed so far in the task that il is now
conceded that the votes Of nearly all the
Southern States will be cast for him--and |
this although it is notorious that the South
ern Republicans care little or nothing for
Sherman and great deal for Grant. So ca
asperated are the Grant partsans AT this
active work Of the Secretary and his official
agents in the South that they are discussing
the question Of not recognizing the delega-
tons from that quarter. They ask if it
would be fair to impose an unwelcome CAN
didate on the party through the votes of
Democratic States. They point to the fact
that the South will not probably give a sim
gle electoral vote for the Republican presiden-
ta candidate, and ask if, notwithstanding
this, that section ought to be permitted to
dictate who the candidate shall be. The
Chicago Tribune, which is neither for Grant
nor for Sherman, says: "Unless he (Sher-
man can command the votes of the delegates
from majority of the Republican States, 80
as to show that he is an acceptable candi-
date to those who elect, it will
be the sheerest folly for him to press
himself any further. OF what avail will the
vote of the solid South obtained through
the machinery of the custom-houss and in
tsrnsl revenue bureau, be to him if it alien
ates the States that cast the Republican cleo I
toral votess The Southern delegates will DO
welcome to take part and vote in the conven-
lion, but no solid South dictaton of Demo- '
cratic States will be welcome there. 1t will
Do the true policy of the Southern delegates
70 vote for the candidate who will DO most
acceptable to the Republican States and not
or a candidate who does not command the
Totes in the convention Of the Republican
States"
Speaking of the New York Republican
State convention, to nominate delegates to t
Inc National convention, the New York /
Herald says eve regard the selection of '
Utica as the place of the State convention as 7
IN indication that Senator Conkling does not {
lesire to be delegate. IT. when the con- G
rention meets, the political situation should t
make it inexpedient to endorse the ex-Preei-
lent, the unquestionable preference of the
yew York Republicans will be Senator Conk-
ing. He, perhaps, thinks it would be in
leicate to be leading member of con-
'ention which may instruct its delegates to
ote for him. But at Utica the convention
rill have the advantage of his advice in any s
hidden emergency. OF course he will not o
dvGe that the New York delegation be in T
tructed for himself; but consultations may :,
10 necessary as to the proper attitude to be W
AIKEN toward the ex-President n
his apparent strength should +
apidly decline after the Pennsylvania con-
ention. If by that time the ex-President
hould seem a hopeless candidate, the Utica
onvention will heed no suggestions as to
hat it will do. The Presidential election
ill be decided by the great and doubtful
tate of New York, and if any Republican
an carry it, that Republican is Senator g,
onklirg. He is stronger in New York than h
10 ex-President and he would not be weigh h,
4 With the third term incumbus. His un- NJ
vailed political influence in this State is not "
matter Of political conjecture; it is de-
lonstrated fact, proved over and over
yain by q uniform series of brill
mt victories in repeated contests. d
o other Republican candidate would w
i've anything like Mr.. Conkling's chances "
this State. If the Republican party
loose, to hazard doubtful experiments in
10 great State which is the turning point of
Q election, that is its own affair." but it can pa
IT be ignorant of the resplendent success of W,
Q distinguished New York Senator against ce
iexampled opposition. If, when the New
ork convention meets, the ex-President
ould be deemed an unavailable candidate,
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