The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-20
LIGHT BREAKING.

Defs OF tue iefsOhal Llocity itASut y. sos-
ton, Massachusetts, is illustrative Of what
IS going on generally among the Germans
and others throughout the country, The
League resolved quite unanimously that
they could not support the re-
publican ticket as the republicans
were disposed to advocate, as the league
say, unconstitutional laws in the matter of
eraIicating intemperance. They believe
that the United States government has no
right under the organic law 20 interfere
with or infringe upon the liberties of the
people in investing their moneys in the
purchase of liquors, spiritual, malt, etc.
This is all well enough, and it
is in the line of sound democratic
views and principles and teachings. But
why not in all other things apply the same
touch-stone to the actions and tendencies
OF parties? Have We not seen, do we not
daily see, the rights and the privileges of
the great populace hampled upon? Is it
right, fair or equitable to prevent
farmer, merchant or other person from
| selling his products or wares at
the highest figures he can procure for them,
so that some other individual may be bcne-
fitted thereby2 Is it right fair or equitable
to compel over threo-iourths Of the citizens
nnd Taxpayers OF the country to pay over
ioper cent. for articles or'hourly necessity,
that a few favored ones may fatten and
thrive? All these things have the repub-
lican party done since ii had possession
OF the powers of the government. II il is
beer is il any less right to restrict him
from dressing in WOODEN goods because the
tariif duty is SO high that he is driven to
the wearing Of cation? IL one law robs his
throat, the other plumbers his pocket. If
one determines what he shall not drink
from certain houses, the other
cniorccs his abstaining from the
patronage of firms abroad, The
principle involved is identical in each
of the cases, and each is alike part and par
eel ola system Of spoiiation that is a dis
grace to the age and severe reflection
upon our consistency anu good sense II
il immatcrial whether the legislator intc,.
fires with the liquor business, abridging It's
profits by preventing its manufacture and
sale, save as u medicine, or whether it de-
mands an absorption of equal
amounts of profit by compelling the
distiller or the brewer to pay most exorbi.
tant prices for his raw materials, tools, ma.
chinery, etc. And yet this il what republi.
can legislation has done to the great masses
of these United States by obliging them to
pay on an average, for all protected goods
some $li3, when thcy would under DEM
ocratic regime nave to pay but 500. We
admit the most extensive of the evils
placed to the account Of liquor. The
papers teen daily with all manner Of out
RACES of infinite hue brought about through
its fundamentally, while goodness giioves
over the facts. The craving for It il uni.
yersal, and the most Incorporate would
most rejoice at its oytirpation iut what
right has n general law 30 declare that this
man or the other needs or does not need a
stimulaut or how much thereof, aud how
often? IL is not the function of law to pre-
vent every man from iuiwinghimsclf. Ifit|
were, then legislation might abolish razors
and knives and hatchets, etc, that there
might he no moro throat cutting. ltmight
with equal consistency abolish the sale and
use of candy because some children die
from oyorcating Of the same The prirci.
plc once admitted, there is no telling to
what extent it could be carried. We NAV
lcgis'atc against the abuse or nuisance of
an article but TO enact It's total extinction
when not ITSELF per Sc, an cyl, is
quite another matter, And yet what do
tile protcCtionistS do but lcgislatc to de.
priyo one Of certain articles made out OF the
country, when thcy put ON a prohibitory
tariff ACd what do thoy do else than by
SO much iniuro the consumer? The liquor
mon have thus the great question of tariff
brought homo to them in their own per.
soAa cases. II is no wonder, therefore,
that they are beginning all over tho
Ca,oU to support the Democratic nominees
sailing under democratic principles, What
has been effected in Ohio will lind rcdupli.
cation IN New York, Indiana, and possibly
in pennsylvania. By avoiding the wishv-
wasay course pursued in tho last prcsidcn.
Tia, canvass, and by boldly proclaiming
aouud doctrine, and clearly cvpound.
INK it, the democratic party is Winning
In all directions. Aud as the lights now
appear the chances are very bright and
assuring tor the possession of the congress,
20 be followed by victory in the next
cUietgAccutiyc race, Tho accession OF the
German element will be followed 10y others
and unless some fatal hindcr shalt bc com.
mittcd within the next year or two, the re.
publican party, as Mn. BmcurE says, will
be driven from power, which they have SO
long exercised tyrannically and prostituied
with corruption,
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PALESTINE.