The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-02
POLITICAL ISSUES.

campaign, by the republicans without
warning to tue democrats aud without 'helr
having time TO meet the onslaught elected
General Garfield to the presidency. ms
Qes,on must figure largely in the next pre'i'
Dental canvass, must, indeed, % 'no
prinoipsl issue. That this may be tho case
and that tue democracy may be prepared TO
make grand fight upon it in the interest oil
free trade, or at least a tariff for revenue
Hon. Frank Hurd, tho eloquent and able
Ohioan. having been defeated for congress
by the republican gerrymsnderins oil lne
Ohio legislature, has taken the fold IN
the interest of free trade. He has began
operations by tho formation of grand Gen.
trail FREQ trade clut in New York city,
which is 10 have branches and sub
ordinate clubs in every community OF
every state in the union. Lie
has taken upon himself the duty and labor
of tho formation of these clubs, and Is bring
ing all his energy and ability to bear in be-
half of his undertaking. Members OF tho
clubs will DO drawn from the ranks oil oil
political parties, and while their lorua!lon
and action arc to be in the name OF the
democratic party and under It's banner yet
they are to be the nuclei around which TO
rally tie strength of The party and of the OPP
position to protection. 1t is The
purpose of Mr.. Hurd and his coadJutors
10 so advance the movement. and to get 1t
40 thoroughly organized and the people 50
full, informed on the salient points OF Tree
trade rs opposed 10 protection, as TO make ii
a. least prominent issue, If not the Leading
ono in the congressional elections in los2.
l. IA lementable fact that the people do not
thoroughly understand and fully appreciate
tho niquities Of protection, else, in tae
muiesly of their might and indisnatlon'
they would crush il out forever.
The republican party is welded to
protection and why. Because IL is ono OF
the adiuncts aud grand aids to contraliza>
ton. 1t places power in the hands OF tow
men. tho moneyed monopolsts and arisIo.
crsts of the country, who use their money
and the power IL gives to keep tho republican
party in power and grind down the people
Why, tho protoctionists preach that the
n,otoc,op Of home industries thus keeping
out foreign competition feeds the working
men OF the country and keeps industry
and enterprlse alive. This is specous
srcumen, that on its face may look plausible,
md that certainly catches tho ear of the
working men, especially tho operatives in
manufactures, but ii is IN argument with
out foundation, without truth 1t protection
10 the iron and st'el manufactures, the cot
IN, and wooden mills, and tho various other
industries of this country gives employ ment
to working men aud keeps alive tho industry
md epterprise Of tho country, why is thai
for n number of years prior 10 some TWO or
three years ago, there was such stagnallon IN
husin,s. and trade all over the country
Scarcely u insnuiactory Of ANY kind WAS
turuiuc wheel Forgcs were SILENT furnaces
wers iAlc, cotton mills did nothing; rot a
railroad was doing lick of work, save what
was necessary in keeping up their tracks and
rosd beds, and there WAS want over tho
country. and strong men in anxiety hunted
worl, in vain, while their wives aud chj'd,ea
wer, hungry Mt hone. What advantage was
nro,ec,ion then! The protective tariff was
in full force and operation, and no necessity
of Nio that could bo manufactured
in this country WAS allowed to enter save on
rsvnent of a high rate of tariff, which the
no,rle had TO put their hands in their
pockets and pay back TO tho importer, when
they made purchases. But prosperity did
come to the country after little while, DO
cause our people made overwhelming crops
and Europo making none, had TO pay III
biz prices for oursurplus. This brought gold
10 ,ur shores from abroad and il WAS scat
tered out among the people. Ant
another year Of plentiful crops
with us and scarcity in Europe made gold
,,ill moro abundant. Tho public confidence
became restored; Golfers that had beer
locked wero opened, and industries began IL
froshen up and the manufactures that ha'
been idle began work and soon prosperity
3 smiled ON all classes. Now if protection
, tho cause OF this, why did ii moi accomplish
8 ,hcso results before? Why did II permit stag
nation and want TO ever fall upon Tn
I country. The fact is that protector
J foods and ia,ens the manufacturers, TN
favored few who own the cotton and wooie'
mile; tho iron aud steel founderies and 'h
various othor manufacturing enterprises no
8 half million people in all, while the remain
t der of tho 100000 people Of those uaise
q, STATED must bear, the burthon' Why shout
, the, ten millions OF people say, who have
t to buy hats this year, have TO pay an averaS
n Of two dollars a piece for those hats, who
= u there WAS FREQ trade or Ariii 10
i revenue only they would have to pay a
average OF ono dollar each. Why shout
Il ,bo,e ten million people be forced to give u
. $4,000, 900 to tho ton or fifty thousand hi