The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-09
4 GLOWING FAME.

This morning we publish in other col
umns, as contained in an editorial lately APP
pearing in the indianapolis Sentinel, eX-
tracts from the now famous speech Of SEYA-
TOR COKE, made recently on the tariff to-
gethcr with the exceedingly complimentary
comments thereon of the Sentinel. Since
! the senator's removal to Texas, over thirty
years ago, his record has been not only a
clean and successful one, but one which
has steadily grown in fame and good deeds
to the state of bis adoption and the country
at large, until now it is known and read OF
all men. When SENATOR COKE first took
his seat in the senate, in 1877, and for
time thereafter, while ability and learn
ing we're conceded to him, his intellect was
REGARDED as rather of the sluggish order,
and it was thought that there was in him
an indisposition to methodical or extended
study and research. 1t is not the t,e-
quency or piquancy of speech-makilg
which gives man reputation in congr IS,
but the well-digested and well-timed efforts
delivered on occasions of moment when
the nation, as a whole, is interested. In
this particular SENATOR COKE has been
peculiarly fortunate, and after his first
great speech made after his entranceinto the
senate on the question of Southern Pa
cihc railroad, his colleagues and confreres
from the array of facts and mastery Of
handling considerably modified their opin-
ion OF him. Then later came his powerful
effort On the finances and which served to
rank him with the ablest of the able men
of the senate q short while back. His per-
sonal relations with his brother senators
only added to his growing fame and inhu-
encc, and by the argument on the tariff n
few days ago, he at once and finally shot
into the first places Of renown which the
field afforded and has achieved a
national reputation. But few speeches,
so few, indeed, as to be almost impossible of
recall, made by public men for years past
have been so extensively or approvingly
ss he late one referred to,
and we of Texas, who are tie senators CON
stituency cannot hlf'~eel a pardonable
r. Do fhraat We can rest assured we
Lave q man iu tine national councils who is
a power and an honor TO us. As for the
facts and figures of the argument itself, we
can hardly conceive how it is possible to
neglect their Importance or controvert |
them. When six dollars and half are |
given to each of the individual monopo- |
lists Of the land for every one received by |
The nation as such by the same act, or
when petted few are allowed to turn over
TO the government only $193, 900, and
take from the people 81 go 0O0, 900 annually,
i it high time indeed that that men like
front as great popular leaders in national
crusade agains. the grasp of class and class
egislation-that the people we're awakened
o an intelligent appreciation of the stua-
ion. Then is this particularly so when, as
he senator says, that during the only period
n which we have had revenue tariff, SIM
by from 1916 to 1881, the /,
wo great facts were DEM
,nstratcd to be true, viz: that pro-
ection is not necessary to healthy growth
# manufacturing industries, and that low
uties produce greater revenue for the gov
rnment than high protective rates. In
he language Of SENATOR COKE while
did not become enormously
ich as before and since they were prosper
us, their business healthy, and their pro-
ress solid as the history Of the time sbund-
nifty shows" II is TO be hoped that these !
-uths will continue TO sink deeper into the
ublic mind, and that as they become more ,
lily recognized the fame and worth Of !
lch ,len as sExAroR CoKE will continue I
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