The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-17
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW.

The Leadville Democrat in homily upon
tho evils of the times, especially in politics
deals "bossism" and its despotism q heavy
blow. Cui bono? Anathematize as much
aGSWill; hurt the Examinations of our indigna.
ton at such iniquities ever so much and still
it goes on. Still money ls supreme and un-
scrnpulousness sways potent sceptre. The
Democrat says:
knowledge is power So Is money. The
two forces combined, are omni-potent in
this country where taere are no distinctions
Of rank or caste. Given, the brains to CON
cieve, the will to direct, and the money to
facilitate the execution Of plans and there is
scarcely any height TO which an unscrupu.
l0us politician cannot attain. Formerly it
was some credit TO man to be able TO orlg.
nate and discuss great measures Of public
policy. Now, ability of the first class takes
back seat, Not only that, but 1t pays trib-
tue in shame faced way to the superior
adroitpes, of Adventures, and st.tesmsnship
yields precedence to bossism and tie party
machine. Bosssm Is the worst and mesnest
form Of political tyranny. Under this avs,
tenn, AS established in New York, every fed.
eral, state and municipal office ia sub.ized
TOR its support, and NO man however WORTHY
or talented, can hope to obtain office without
its aid.
MIR. Edward Atkinson if we mistake not,
lives in New England, but for all that he has
for year ortwo or three past, manifested great
interest in the prosperity and advancement
OF the south and he is constantly writing or
saying something calculated to be of come
advantage 10 this section. For this the
southern people have great.
full appreciation, He is considerable
of an agricultural and statistical scientist or d
seems to delight especially in the study ofthe
cotton products of the country, both the raw
material and the fabrics manufactured there.
from. lie is not always strict
ly correc! in his conclusions relative TO
southern developments, etc, but is so in
the main and his intentions and aims in whs,
he says and suggests are for good. In the
New York Herald OF late issue we find the
following resume of some recent remarks of
his concerning southern prosperity:
In a recent interview Mr.. Edward
Atkinson, who has given much study to The
material resources of the south, called public
attention to two tbisgs that are likely 10
prove extraordinary agencies in adyancino
the agricultural prosperity of the southern
states. A serious difficulty that planters ana
farmers have had to contend against there il
! the fact that 1t has cost three times IA much
1 to iced a mule or other animal as TO support
h,ld hand: One of tho things mentioned
! oy MIR. Atkinson is new machine for seps.
rating the hulls from cotton Set d and cutting
up the leaf and stock Of the plant Ia such a
way as to convert into nutritious animal
food what few years ago WAS almost Who'll.
" wasted. One result will DO supply of
food for from twenty million to forty million
sheep. This number of sheep means from
seventy-hve million to one hundred and
htty million pounds of wool year, which
In turn means an annual addition of from
twenty-five TO fifty million dollars directly
to southern wealth besides the vast indirect
gains that must follow. There 10 little doubt
that wool can DO made staple second only
70 cotton In the south, and there Is reason 10
believe that 1t is destined to be so, Slnce
the war the southern wool product has In.
crease at remarkable rate. In Texas, tho
greatest Of the wool producing states south.
the clip has run up from six million pounds
10 1856 70 twenty-five million pounds In 1880
In the other Gulf states there has been an
increase Of moro than fvefold 10 tho product
BY following up this progress and pushing
It into the field Of wooden manu- features. the
souAh may achieve results that must ALA
wonderfully 10 Ito material prosperity and
wealth. "
Tho other thing Of which Mr.. Atkinson
speaks IL q newly discovered force called
ensilags for restoring exhausted soils and
aeve, :! PIN productive powor. In his opln.
Ion II will provo the means Of rejuyen.lInr
the south and supplying wha. Il bus greatly
needed -namely, succulent food during ia
long hot dry season that Is essential 10 tho