The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-07

pIcpliOus lOs tuo Ofgh1iItbOu VI low
political party, and thinks Mr.. Corkiipg just
the man to lead. Commenting upon this the
Arkansas Gazette says:
"Parties spri- G into existence when the &C,
casion for them arises. The Herald may be-
lieve We are on the threshold OF res1jus!-
msnt of party lines, but its concern for Mr..
Conkling's career ia more apparent thsn any
evidence that the time has arrived for politi-
cal parties to desolve into their original ele-
ments, preparatory to new crystsliz itions
Mr.. Conkling, late republican autocrst. is at
present out of party; there are several
reasons why one will not hasten to organize
for the purpose Of giving the dethroLed boss
q Job The history OF American politics
does not record the brilliant success of any
party that has been constructed to prevent
an ambitious statesman from becoming lone
some. And history is given more to repeat
ing itself than to wandering off into idiotic
eccentricities."
The formation of new parties seems to be
somewhat epidemic of late. Mr. Neal Dow,
OF Maine, ia striving hard, and has been for
some time, to form prohibition party
General Wesver, with the goodly De La
Matyr and few others are on the rampage
for the formation of greenback party.
Malone, with the assistance of Rdilebarger
assays TO get up an anti Bourbon.don'I. psy
your debts party; and the young democracy
Of Texas are shelling the woods and have
thrown out skirmish lines, but the two
great parties of the country don't seem to be
disturbed.
It is good thing to keep good thing
constantly before the public aud to present it
with all the varying lights that can be made
to fall on it. The way to batter down a
strong tortlcation is TO. keep on hurting
solid shot and heavy shell against it and 10
have the ssppers and miners undermine il
and blow it up when possible. This Is
what the Courier journal is doing agsins:
the uniqr'tous protective tariff, and we are
going 10 help it all we can BY reproducing
the gist Of its articles and firing few shot
of our own now and then. The Courier.
Journal in late issue says on the sub
iect:
A tariff for revenue only il, in isct the
only kind of tariff ever contemplated by the
Constitution of the United States, which
reads. article one, section eight, that congress
shall have power 'to levy and collect taxes,
duties imposts ana exci:es to pay the debts
and provide for the common defense and
general welfare of the United States, anu
excuses shall bs uniform throughout the |
United States" Congress also has the |
power "to regulate the commerce with for |
eign nations" None buts willful miscon-
structionist can see anything 10 these pro-
visions which permits Congress to levy
prodigious assessment on The msiori.y of \
the American people to pay bount'es TO
few individuals who are engaged in a special
occupation. The obvious meaning Of those
the power to establish system Of duties on
-"9 -. tflcient to meet the reasonable
extrs ordinary. Among, the expenses are
the interest on the public debt, the main,en-
ance of the army and navy, the clearing away
OF distractions TO navigation in rivers ana
hsrbors; all of which promote the general
woh"to' We Ho tOiu ny Io prottVtiOuists.
however, that protecting duties and bounties
are essential 70 the general welfare" A
little child becoming acquainted with the
facts, will naturally see the sbsurdity Of this
claim, and the men who made our constitu-
ton never had the intention of giving con.
gress the power, besides that of raising money
Tor public uses, TO take away the property Of
some people snd give 1t to Others, and to
make portion of American citizens subserv.
lent 10 the avarice of sect of their fellow
men. "The endowment of one class of men,"
says John Taylor, "by the names of their
occupations, at tho expense oil another, il
evidently the same in substance as to tax the
McGregors 10 enrich the McDonslds. All
these cases. however modified, are an actual
subsection of labor and free will or self good,
10 the use ct avarice, and if this be not
tyranny, know not what is."
In making extracts from our OK changes for
this column, it is our desire always to make
them as brief as possible, compatible with
tho gist Of tho article. In this instance, how
ever, the following extract from the Chicago
Times, we must make longer than usual, be-
cause of tho importance of the subjec,
matter thereof and the manner Of It's discus
sion. 1t seems tina, 10 the C Institution of the .
state Of Delaware-('province" the Times
calls II, and under ruling OF tho national !
supreme court, as given in tho extract,
province" seems TO be correct, for the rul-
log kills tho states and virtually obliierstes
state lines). the political franchise Is restrict.
cd to white male citizens fthc age of % and
upwards. A statute Of the state passed In
1913, seventeen years after the adoption of
said constitution, says that all sober ana
Jndicious persons" who arc lawfully qualified
voters, shall DO liable TO serve as Jurors.
except public officers, lawyer, doctors
ministers Of religion, bank cashiers and per.
sous over 70 years Of age. A negro was tried
In the province, so called, of Delaware for
murder and convicted, bu, he took bis
case to the national supreme court on tho
argument that negroes were excluded from
tho grand and petit urics because the word
"whi,e" s.ll remained in tho "proviscian
constitution. Commenting upon the case.
the Times says:
This argument both the national court and
the providcial court say Is unsound. Though
the words of the provincial enac,men,s hsye
undergone. no change, tho law contained In