The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-08
RETURNING CONFIDENCE.

we all know, agitated to An unusual extent
by the fears Of, first. political and then a
fnencial crisis, and all clasees Of people and
business have been unavodably influenced
thereby. Representations of evil have
flooded the land and mountains Of terror
have been FILED up. Before the harvest
before tho assassination Of the president, be-
foro even any ono could toll what tho future
would develop, the croakers commenced their
complaints and surmises, and have since
persistently carried on the work.
But the "summor is come and gone" the
blow has been struck at the very head of tho
government, drouth has dried up the
fountains and sources Of comfort and plenty,
speculation has created It's "corners" and ex-
erted i,self TO corroborate the prophets of
disaster, tho press OF the nation aud Of
Europe has given wings TO tho sensations Of
the hour, but the end has brought no trouble,
the country still lives, every ship that
touches our chores Is bringing countless
thousands Of tho gold Of the old
world for our trade and for in
vestmenls, and politically and aasucially We
continue 10 DO happy and pres
porous people. II after all this fear and OK
ci!emenl, with exceedingly favorable condi-
lions for the worst imaginable, We romsir
unsceathed Us 1t wero, up to this late
hour, when the skies are Frightening whn,
need now for further nio about notheg!
The lesson is to, broad to DO misSpprehend
cd and the children IN finance and polite,
are beginning TO learn IT, As n result, frou
Maine TO California aod from Canada to the
gull confidence, tina, most powerful aud i'm
portsnt OF all the factors In commerce aud
governmental Affairs, is bsglnnng to
again take hold Of the public hand
aud guide us in paths of safes
~, progress and prosperity, The silent
thinkers have been busy working, reSssurinG
the fearful, hushiug tho noisy, taking in 'hi
and preparing Tor the storm, until at last i,
has about been discovered tina. tho danger
10 about past We know this 10 DO true, be
cause ve feel IL in our individual cases. Who
now has ono.half tho apprehension of
direful crisis In business or rupture Ia poll
tics that no entertained even two weeks ago
Who Is there but believes that tho COMING
fall and winter will DO ono OF quiet anC
growth and healthy commercial activi,f w,
have been simply passing through tho hours o.
an effort bsseless and sbortive, TO destroy tn,
indu airy aud favorable condition of thu
nation 10 satisfy too greed OF spectators,
adven,urers and politicians. But tho gov
erament, fortunately, was too perfect and
strong, and the prosperity of the people too
widespread and substantial TO give possibility
70 tho vllainous scheme. What other ooun,
Try In oil the world, monarchy, ari.t,cracy
or democracy could have survived for two
trying months, tho utter absence of the exc
cutive head, oppressed In addition with ,
great droulh, and excited to fever heat b,
unprinolplod alarmiss' But this 10 no, all
Is no man now doubts our ability TO ..and III,
strain longer II mood, or accommodate our
selves to even new and greater emergenoie
and complications A rise in prices. some fluc
tusslous in the money market, somo rcoklo.
buying and selling, somo failures, are boun,