The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-25
THE DRIFT OF AFFAIRS,

natiof debt at lower rate OF interest," anu /
their recent attempt to dictate the legslatioA |
of congress, are contrary TO the best interests
the people and calculated to excite their |
alarm for the future" was in our opinion,
timely. We arc glad, too, that Senator Nor
rill raised his point of order and thus threw
tho resolution into the channel of discussion.
We trust that the resolution will be debated
fully by both republicans and democrats 1t
will arouse the attention of tho country 10
the question. 1t will put the people to think
ing, and after they have thought,
after they have matured the subject
and then give expression to their
will, wa are willing to abide BY that will,
and acq liesce in it heartily and cordially,
The national banks had u perfect right to
withdraw their bonds from the treasury and
turn In their notes if they found it proper.to
do SO; and they had perfect right TO COM
bino and say to tho government that if it
funded its debt at Il rate Of three per cent.
interest, they would stop business. No ono
can question that right, but the thoughtful
man and the patriot stops to ask if it is not
lamontable state of affairs, if the country is
not on dangerous ground, when banks or any
other corporations can by such action and
such threats make tho government do as
they order In this instance congress, IL
having democratic majority in both hcuae',
paid no heed to tho vaporings of the banks,
but went on and passed tho bill funding the
national debt in three per cent.
bonds. Mr.. Hayes, however, a republican
president, yielded to tho demands of the
banks, quailod and crouched under thor lash
and vetoed tho bill and so it died. Mr..
Voorhees,, democrat, reiteratos tho demo
cratic sentiment in his resolution, and Mr..
Morrill, opposes it and deiantly says that if
the democrats want discussion, tho republican
side of tho house will not shrink from it
bpt arc ready. We repeat that We want the
discussion to take place We want the issue
fairly and squarely made before the people
on this point of corporation dc,ation OF
legislation, 80 that they may decide for
themselves. The DRIFT of things is to con-
solidstion and contrsliim IN this country. II
pervades every branch Of life, every part
parcel and feature Of the body polite,
Even in science il has its run
fjr wo have our condensed milk
dessecated vegetables, concentrated lyo, con
centraled meats, eic. The tendency is 70
boil down, to compact, TO solidily. We find
this so in the journalism Of the day--in
everything. Railroad companies form what
they call syudicates and como together,
gaining strength and power b. consolidation.
The bankers unto TO control and rule ilnan.
cial matters merchants come together and
by concert and unity of action, carry the
points they desire. Aud this tendency has
reached the management of governmental
affairs. Tho republican party wants to con-
cenIrate the power of this land at Washing
ton in tho congress and the president II
desires that the people shall be citizens OF
tho United States, not of tho several states in
which they may lve ,hoy desire
that tho general government shall
BIO paternal, directive, instructive and
dctatorial. They want the United States
courts to have jurisdiction over all thing:
decisive by Judicial tribunals regardless OF
tho jurisdiction Of state courts. 1t desires
that state lines should DO virtually bu
imaginary lines they desire that tho genera
government shall alone control railroads
telegraph lines and banks they desire tina
there shall DO no election laws or qualihca-
tons for electors except those prescribed by
congress; in short they desire that we shal
have consolidated, concentrated, central
lied government Mt Washington City from
which all power and authority shall radla,c
This being tho policy aud tho doctrine OF tn,
republican party, ii naturally sides with til,
banks in their combinations, with tho rail
roads in their combined demands, with
the protocLonists, the manufactures
In their concentration of capital
These are facts for tho people TO consider
They can look about them and study lol
themselves tho tendency of tho times, and II
we are not right in the suggestions va Offer
correct us and show wherein wo M,
wrong. In Europe tho tendency seems to b,
just tho othor way. There wo SEQ that tht
people arc tired Of central governments
whore tho power is vested in one man.
They want diffusion Of tho power so thai
the people themselves shall DO tho govern
mont and shall dictate its policy. To secur,
this, we 500 communism in France; Hihilisn
: In Russia; socialism in Germany; land league
ism in ireland with It's English, Scottish ant
Welsh sSmpsthisera. In Europe thoro is
smoulderingyo t soethng volcano that Is YET
10 burst forth and oyerwhclm tho powers o
that country In tho hot lava tide of its pas
sion and Us vengeance for believed wrongs
There Is no volcano with us, still csul
dron Is bubbliug and boiling that tho will
of tho people themselves must cool au,
quiet 1.-THE people want tho republica,
idea Of ccntralism carried into oiloJt the,
have perfect righ. to do /, or vice verso
The bodnoss of tho national banks h, lictl
ting 10 the government what It shal ihal
not do has brough, the question wei gh Il
nm issue, and IL there can be had a II an,