The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-11
sHORr,sIGHTED PREJUDICEs.

sHORT-sIGHTED PREJUDICEs.
congressman to any schemes looking to the
material advancement of the SOUTH aud
particularly the southern cities and sea
boards, has been more pronounced aud no.
ticeable during the session OF congress Just
closed than for some years past. The
growth of railroads in our section, within
the past two years, is unprecedented and
startling, bringing the entire list of south
ern states into close connection, not only
with each other, but with the various sea-
ports of the country and the eastern centres
OF trade; the deepening of the water up
proaches at the same time to such cities as
Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile and other
minor points the rushing of capital into
the south for manufacturing purposes on
an exceedingly large scale, and many other
evidences of new awakening and q rapidly
approaching and wonderful development,
seem to have aroused all the old-time
jealousy existing in the north against the
growth of southern industries. The bitter
political strife of few years back is being
rapidly suppanted by business rivalry,
which bids fair to give us almost
equal trouble for few years to
come. 1t has as yet only made
its appearance guardedly, but yet sufl-
ciently to be seen. We had occasion to no.
tice few days since the antagonism dis
played by northern members to the np-
preparation for the efficient service OF the
health board, and the narrow, i!ly-con-
ccaled, bitter views expressed. treating with
Indifference the great question of the health
OF this section, and on the last day of tho
recent session of congress another blow
was struck at the Mississippi valley in a
most unfair and unanticipated way. A
committee was moved and appointed to
inquire into and report on the work on the
iettios along the Mississippi, and the labors
OF the river commission generally. There
was no time for discussion, but the scheme
seemed to have been gu cently maturcd
by the party in power to have
the new committee packed against the
continuance OF the work and the interests
OF Now Orleans and the entire valley. Bun.
ROWS, Cox, of New York, HOLMAN, BUTTER
WORTH and RoDINsoN, of Massachusetts,
are members of the committee known to be
hostile to the improvements contemplated
and in progress. Such manifestations of
opposition to material progress and needed
a N ntNrin a Cnr
greatly regretted and II persevered in, will
lead to a new and continued rivalry be-
tween the sections which will stand directly
in the path ofprospcrily Of each. But the
northern states are standing in their own
light in arousing counter antagoni.m
which may cost them dearly in the very
near future even. No portions Of the com.
mon country are advancing III all respects
so rapidly rs ARE the south and the west
and the manipulations on the railroad
chess board are tending to the closest bust.
ness union between them. Both too are
looking to the Mississippi and the gulf
ports AS nearer and far more advantageous
for shipping purposes. They are alike in.
tercstcd in generous legislation for the de.
velopmcnt Of these heretofore neglected
fields, and if the middle, northern, or New
England states betray II spirit OF envy or
rivalry which shall he allowed to influence
legislation, they will be met by the CON-
bined forces of the great west and
the new south, and the sceptre will
be more than likely to depart
/ from Judah. The only wise course in all
these questions is to act with caution and
fairness, aitcrmaturc presentation Of the
case and i'll manner only where undoubt-
cd good will result to the people at large.
Local disputes and rivalry do more than
anything else to retard broad national de.
vclopment, aud II our brethren of other sec.
tons are mt all wise they will cease to be in.
iluenced by petty jcalousics, arising iron,
either politics or business, and which arc
permitted to operate us dcad-weghtsto use
full and necessary measures of national
Importance. The tiglres of the censu.
recently disclosed, and the vast returns o
the harvests of this year Enthusiastically show
where the great tides of population, activi
ty and physical development are setting in
and it cannot he but few years before i
will he suicidal for any party or section t,
manifest antipathy to any such measures
as the south and southwest may deem nee
essary for increasing their products anC
extending their commerce, The opposition
aud skepticism of the eastern men, there
fore, democrats, MS well as republicans, I,
propositions of legislation, originating will
southern and western representatives, there
fore, rs unkind as they are unwisc, and vic
versa. We shall look for more patriotism
as We look for more power in the mex
congress.