The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW.

The Chronicle is radical paper 81 Knox
vile. Tennessee. 1t is virulent in its opin-
IONS and hates any thing southern or anybody
living in the south unless it, or he, be OF the
radical color and persuasion. lis pet aver
.ion and de,esta.ion is ex-President Jefferson
Dayia. To call that gentleman ex-presideh'
!, ,he ayes of the Chronicle is treason that
merits nothing les' than hanging, drawing
and ouar,ering. The Chronicle has been
mourning Gu. some Of the vials ofits impotenl
and pusrile wrath upon Mr.. Davis because
be hs, written book and ha, lived long
enough TO make speech. 1t is earnestly to
be hoped that he may be spared to write
many moro books and 10 enuUciate the truth
as he knows so ably and go eloQuen,ly well
how to toll IT, in hundreds and hundreds more
speeches. Tho Knoxville Tribune, sensible
and decent paper, thus speaks OF the Chron
icle's rhodomottsde:
We have beea in deep sympathy with the
Chronicle recently--in fsc', ever since the
war concerning matter that worries him,
We speak of the longevity Of Jeh Davis,
The new book that Mr.. Davis has recently
written has been subscribed fer by the
Chronicle AS curiosity. Yet 1t Is easy to
divine that he simply wishes to ro,d II to see
how audscious man may grow. Inc
Chronicle HIS no patience with nor charity
towards Mr. Davis, and thinks he shows u
great disrespect of republican feelings by
persisting to live, much less write "a book.
Many republicans, like our contemporary,
do not like to see the success and popularity
attaching to man who refuses to renounce
bis CONVICTIONS. They are incapable of sp-
preca,ing the sentiment that binds the
southern people 10 Mr.. Davis, and OF scpa.
rating CHERISHED sentiment from an open
effort. We have heard of nobility among
soldiers, that being enemies in battle, were
civil In debate, it not friendly. There Is no
forgiveness in the radical code, ard rebellion
can only be atoned for and the name changed
70 sweetness by becoming a republican in
practice.
The Railroad Gazette discussing tho live
stock traffic on railroads, has the following
70 say:
The live stock traffic Is one which ought 10
afford the railroads their steadiest and best
sources Of profit, it being very large, and not
capable Of diversion by lake, canal and river
routes, and, so far rs cattle are concerned,
necessarily conveyed every week of the
year, in proportion 10 tho eastern consamp-
tion of beef, and not liable to DO three or
four times as great at certain seasons as TT
others; 50 giving steady employment TO the
stock cars. The latter, it is true, are not
fitted for carrying merchandise west on their
return, but thoy could be used for coal, and
probably would be to much larger extent
than at present were it not that there are
plenty Of box cara for that traffic, aud there
Is usually more haste TO return the stock
cars. The latter, however, are largely used
for carrying coke west from Pittsburgh. But
although this traffic is naturally source of
unusual profit circumstances have made it,
on the average, for some years, one Of the
least profitable branches Of through traffic,
and largely, we are bound to cay, by the
fault of the railroads themselves.
The combinations to maintain rates
which have been so effective
on other branches of traffic, and whi,h have
been made with usual caro- for this, have
failed signally in this; partly because of the
nature of the traffic, but largely and chiefly
We imagine because of years of faulty policy
under which large shippers were given ad-
vantages in rates which finally enabled some
OF them almost to monopolizs the business
In certain quarters, and enabled them largely
10 dictate to the railroads whose favors had
built up their business. No sympathy need
be wasted on the railroads under these cir
eumstances; they are simply suffering the
consequences Of their own sns-sins, how.
ever, which 1t was impossible to avoid With
out cooperation among the several roads
carrying live stock. But it is matter of pub.
lie concern, rs we'll as in the interest Of the
railroads, that the people engaged in the
cattle and meat business should have a
lair field end no favors. They will not
complain of rates which give the railroads
good profits, If they can be assured that they
shall have equal rights as shippers. That Is,
the great bulk of those who sell 10 the west
and buy ia the east will not complain; of
course, those who have secured monopoly
ofthe business BY special rates will complain
OF anything which tends to.deprive them of
their monopoly.
Ills very specous reasoning in which the
government INDUCES when il ssys that IL
cannot interfere in behalf of Michael Boy
ton, arrested in Ireland, and who claims
American citizenship, and it il no credit TO
the enlightenment, love of justice and sense
OF right of the ST. Louis Republican to ar
que in the same way. Michael
Boytcn was but mere child when
No came to this country; his father became
nalurslized citizen, aud when the
late civil war began, he Michael served the
United States government faithfully IS a
sailor in its navy. He believed no was a
citizen of the United States; II was his home:
no had risked his life and underwear. hard.
; ships in its service, and he certainly had a
right to believe he was entitled to American
protection. And virtually no is. Under
similar circumstances Great Britain would
speak out in TO uncertain terms. But when
did tho United States government ever pro.
tct It's citizens when abroad, They may
ros In foreign prisons and lsnguish In irons,
aighlng for that liberty their own govern,
ment can secure them, and in honor and
common decency and in sef.respect is hound
70 give them, but never does. Ifa Garnet.
Dagger comes south, however, and pe,iures
himself In the statement that the southerners
are ku.kluI ard deny him his rights, forty
little United States msrshals ard denu,ia,
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