The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-09
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW.

YIN EhAL FhsNS REVIEW.
The New 70 k Banker ani Be kar, like
other papers in no,tn, are WAX n up 10
the fact tina! northern capital is Sc, ng n
vesiment tbroug hout the south, where en- T.
NOUS business awaits them. L; thus poiIt
out:
The extension Of railroad facilities in the
south and sou beast is going on OF rapid
rate Yet, with the full promise OF success and
profit the fed of railroad enterprise has
for the time being been transferred from the
northwest TO tne southeast, and the latter
justfi tho extensive operations now pro-
ceediDg even more than eVes did the former.
How vast ace the enterprises now develop
ing In the sou bern states it ls impossible to
clearly show, except ia series Of articles TO
come. No one farniliar with the vast re-
sources OF the south will question the >dvsn>
tage of pushing.railroad development in that
section. The country possesses wealth, has
immense productive resources, is thickly pop
ulated and has Lumber of important COM
mercial centres which heretofore have been
almost aolapd. The railroads hat are nov
being completed are opening vast
territ Try, which possesses innuners-
bic advantages over any similar exs
tent of country which has lately been the
field of railroad enterprise The railroads
are simply pushing on TO points where enor-
nous business awaits them, ready and at
hand. There i5 no speculation regarding
the possibility OF the roads getting business,
tits simply question wh3ther the roads
now pr jectcd will answer the demands of
the country even for short time. For
long time 1t has been apparent that the
south WAS suffering for chesp and rapid
transportation, and that it's ability 10 pro
duce wealth WAS restrained by lack Of com
munication with the outside world Despite
its disadvanlsg it has made gigantic strides
toward prosp rity, and now that it ia being
supplied with the necessary railroad faciliti Q
Its future becomes most promising. The
railroads that ara building up this section
will shsre hsndso nelly in the profits that
must result, and thee profits are not only
certain, blu! they will be immediate.
The cue ton OF fuel Is yearly growing to
be moro and more serious one, as our prsi-
RE sections are filing up and bringing il in o
dem nd: The New Orlssns D,m ,ora, calls
atten ion to som1 eigaifcant facts:
The report Just issued by the census bu-
roau on the fuel Of this country, showing the
comparative use Of wood and coal presents
some interesting facts which were not gener-
ally known. la Name, New Hampshire and
Vermont wood is almost the only fuel known,
in Massachusetts and Connecticut the per.
centags of the two fuels "a about the same.
OF the southern states X sntucky uses the
greatest amount of coal. The gulf states are
generally wood burners, except in the cities,
and even there the consumption OF wood is
greater than coal. l. Minnesota Is 900 peo-
Pile wet found who used neither coal nor
woo J, and warmed themselves with hay.
Hay wsd used for fuel ia Michigan also, and
hay, corn-cobs and corn-staIks 10 X ,nsas
The general summary shows that in Msssa-
chusetts, CJnnecIicut, the coal regions OF
PennsylvAnia, Oao and other coal producing
ttaies, IS well rs in Ksnss0 and Nebraska,
Wn Gu ara treeless. Coal forms perhaps one
fa'f the'fuel; while from Mary land to T, xas
AMI the Pacific coas +, wood is used almost
enur1ly.
The obe-Democrat discoursing on the
recent cleo ion in North Carolina, put, in
some tel ing blows against overpowering po-
litical party IMPURITIES. When parties grow
too strong they become arrogant, caucuses
select the candidates and the peoples wishes
are left unconsidered. Then q reaction sets
In. Independent people won't stand this
party tyranny, they fly of and bolt the NOM
ination. and triangular fights occur as is the
case in Virginia to-day. Texas is ,fll cited
with too big party majority, and unless the
greatest of care and beat of behavior be exer-
cised by the managers. 1t will one day have n
mill stone explosion. But the CD. says.
The signs OF the disintegration of the solid
south" are no. 20 obscure out that they ma,
be read by the careful observer OF political
movements 10 the states of which II is or has
been, composed. When body becomes
very solid it is liable to crack. When DO
litical organization control, a state 81 entire
ly that Lo other political organic. ion has
any chance Of defeating 1t, the action of 8
ctucuaes and conventions become tsntsmount
to popular elections. The consequence 10
that after while the ambitions of candidate.
and the general weakness of human nature
render those csucuses and conventions the
scenes of such bitter contests that disrup
ton Of the party Is sure, sooner or later, o
follow. When the result Of the popular
election is doubtful, tat fact e1.
erts restraining II fluence ard
creates forbearance which prevents splits.
Such. at least, is usually the case
Where the restraining Influence Of common
danger does not exist .here is much more
probability of trouble. A ring which as,
sumes TO control things grows 10 sel6ihness,
and by grasping for too much invites rebel.
lion. Such has been the experience OF
number Of soutbern congressional di.iricts
aud even some states may be included in the
category. Two ss's of democratic cand.
dates hsve appeared in tn field, and es one
set as well IS the other, knows all about tho
intimidation business, 1. ceases to DO
practced TO sush an extent ns formerly.
There ars numerous local Issues, also, upon
which there is inbe to b. breaking up of
party lines, and thu ugh which the habi, of
free voting Is strengthened, This habit,
once es.ablishe !, can not be set asi 10 very
easily. TIL 70 was very little complaint Of
unfair treatment At tho last Virginia cleo
ton. Add such was the case 10 Tenne.s,
to grea. OK ent. Tne process of disinte.
grafton OF the "Solid s nth" has fairly CONS
msnced 10 the state, OF Tenn ssee and V,r-
GINA. There is no dnminsnt party in those
states which feels itself strorg enough 10
practice the Alsb ana and Mississippi meth.
DDS. The influences which have SO, ured
comparatively free bsllot in the two states
mentioned are spreading aud making thsm-
selves 'elt.