The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-21
LANCASTER.
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LANCASTER, June H. looz.-Ooionci W.
liam L. Crawford, one of the candidates ior
CONGRESS In this district, arrived in this town
about midday on last Friday, and after con.
sutation with his many friends acquaint
ancps aud admirers concluded to remain
over one night and deliver speech 10 MS
fellow.citizens upon the great issues In
vo,ved in the canvass. The news OF his ar
rival md purpose was Immediately circu-
lated through the town and neighborhoou,
ami nv nisht-iall q goodly crowd OF solu
and substantial citizens aud sovereign voters
had assembled on the public square III
front Of Beckley's spacious PIAZZA 10 near
him. 1t was beautiful star'hght nigh,,
the atmosphere was soft ana pai,hy, .nu
and eager to hear the voice oil the
ELOQUENT orator. After the usual prepare,
tions had been made and the crowd
was comfortably seated, Captain X. .; Guy
came forward and introduced the dlstih-
puisbed speaker to his constituents IN
brief and appropriate speech. Colonei
Crawford came forward, and wlthous max.
ing his exordium longer than was sulhclent
10 fix the attention of his audience, pro.
ceeded to take up and discuss tne aJea.
questions OF the day, beginning with the
and minuteness of detail the necessity for
n revision of the law as il now stands upon
The statute book of the nation. lie ex-
pressed himself as opposed 10 q protective
policy which is unjust, unequal, tyranhl'
cal and oppressive, and thought that law
looking to a reduction of impost duties 10
strictly revenue standard, was a needed re-
form which the people should imperatNely
demand. He traced the history, OF our
present tariff from its origin, and showed
how IL grew out of the exigences OF the late
war, aud how the false friends put reai gu
emies of the people were trying to perpet-
iiate its burdens in order to enrich the lew
and bnild.up hateful moneyed aristocracy
at the expense of the many. He contrasted
the solid and uninterrupted prosperity OF our
country during the years between lSlo ana
1851, when the average ad valorem duty
did not exceed 20 per cent. with our con-
dition snce the passage OF what ID known
as the Morrill, tariff bill which raised the
duty on foreign imports to an average oi
As per cent. The effect of the latter law
has been TO make manufacturers Gnor-
mously rich, to flood the land with millloh'
aires, to grind down and Cypress the poor,
to enslave labor to capital, and to invest
such power IN the hands OF privileged
classes as to threaten the very existence OF
our free institutions The eloquent speaker
thought that what we most needed was q
law providing for q yearly reduction OF
duties, giving sufficient margin for prepara-
ton for the final result, III tarlii Tor reve-
nue. only, so as to reach the end gradually,
when the people would be freed from TAXA
ton and protection would become merely
an incident to strictly revenue tariff. The
existing tariff was enacted amid the throes
of mighty revolution, and was designed
to raise money at any aud every hazard.
The moment the war ended II ought to
have been remodeled. 1t yields to-
day nearly $2t0,000,000 annually
more than is needed for the expenditures
ofthe government. To that extent 1t Is a
useless incubus upon the productive ener-
gies Of the people. If this unnecessary tax
upon consumption were not collected IT
would remain where II ought to be, in the
pockets Of the inhabitants OF the country:
lift were removed every taxpayer would
have. between twelve and fifteen dollars
mCr6in cash to handle, and hence during its
existence 1t operates with peculiar harsh
ness upon the working classes. IL Is the
plain duty of congress to remove 1t, and
every representative, true to his trust, will
labor increasingly to that end. 1t would be
impossible, in the brief compass OF news
letter, to give more than the mercst outline
of what the speaker said on this subject, and
we must hurry on to the next topic OF his
discourse, which was our national banking
sr""m. Colonel Crawford expressed himself
nd freely on this subject, and while
Jews were thoroughly demo-
they were ut the same time,
ghtened and liberal, that the
ase.hardened greenbacker would
ave been able to lind fault with
Il did your correspondent good to
n, and he would have been pleased
lark, OF Hutchins, and H. Fen
,allas, had been present TO share
with uiui his enjoyment.
The third topic discussed by the speaker
was the Federal Judiciary which by the en-
largement OF its powers Is rapidly becoming
silent yet terrible engine Of oppression,
well calculated to excite the gravest appre-
tensions OF every true lover of his country.
!, tprcssed himself on this question with
canon eloquence and power, and his
words of waning, which rang out clearly
on the night air, made deep impression
and will long be remembered by our peo-
pie. II should be borne IN mind, however,
that the Hon. 0lin Wellborn has delivered
speech OF much merit on the same subject
In the hall Of the house OF representatives.
Colonel Crawford next discussed rail.
roads aud monopolists, and the immense
power which they are welding TO extract
tribute from the laborng millions. He re-
garded monopoly and anti.monopoly the
great and ovcrshadowing issue In our ma.
tional politics. The people were threat
ened with u tyrrany US grinding and OPP
pressing as that once exercised by the Ia.
nous East India company and must arise
In their majesty, and assert their rights, or
else consent TO be slaves. Their enemies
were thoroughly disciplined aud trained
and backed by millions OF money, and were
prepared to make desperate fight, and It
would require unity aud concert Of action,
and general uprising OF tho people, IL not
terrible popular outbreak ~ overthrow
and destroy them. Colonel Crawford re.
joiccd that he was on the side OF the peo'
Pile In this struggle and concluded with an
eloquent and powerful appeal TO the people
to DO true TO themselves and rally to their
own defense, and keep inviolatc those 81.
cred institutions, and that rich heritage OF
liberty bcqucathed TO them by the fathers
OF the republic. His speech was one
hour and half In length and made q
most favorable impression on all who
heard Il. Colonel Crawford retired. from
the stand amid loud applause. and the PEG
pie soon separated for their homes.
On last Tuesday Miss Alice Scheduled
and Mr.. James McFarlin, Of 0villa, were
united In the holy bonds Of matrimony al
the residence OF the brides father, near
Lancaster. The Rev. Mr.. Davis was the
officiating clergyman. =.