The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
THE LAST DITCH.

say, "a stiff upper lip" evidently feel that
the sceptre is departing from them, and
that the awakening intelligence OF the
| masses of our people will not allow this
baseless fabric to rear its head much longer,
and beat down the honest industry and
| best interests of the country. New Eng
land has grown fat and rich, in one sense
but poor indeed, in another. While vast
fortunes have been piled up in the hands
of a few individuals, the people at large,
the masses, have been almost literally en-
| shaved. Yet the protectionists point to New
England as the result of protection, and in
sist that it has been rendered opulent there
by, leaving the impression or seeking TO,
that the entire population have benefited
| from the system. The free trade, or rather
the anti-protection doctrines, have been
taking root and hourishing most luxuri-
antly In the west and south, and from these
sections, therefore, is arising the power
that must in a few years br,ak down
| the heretofore practical monopoly en-
loved by New England and the east.
If not checked speedily in these sections
il is patent to even the unlearned AMI I'M
thinking that the whole dollhouse fabric
must crumble. The protectionist, there
fore, is equal to the emergency, and he has
begun vigorously and adroitly to fight his
last battle. Having reached his last ditch,
he is making his plan for the campaign
accordingly. Two or three extracts will
serve to show what the plan of operations
is, what the cry depended upon to counter
act the growing anti-tarif sentiment in the
south and west. The Boston Transcript
rem arks that protection appeals to selfish
ness and ignorance, and it is already evident
that its last ditch, as in the case of all old
blights and drags on our progress, will be
found in the south" The Savannah News
saws that "every democrat who shouts for
protection on the ground that the south
needs it, simplifies the labors Of the barons'
eyangelists." But the plan is laid open in
its barefacedness and entirety in the follow
ing remarks cent by an Alabama protec-
zionist to northern journal, and the idea
advanced by him is exactly the same
as now taken up and elaborated
everywhere by these men who would
combat the growing popularity OF free trade
with us, and remove from New England to
the south the system that up there has rem
dered lie thousands the slaves OF the
few. This writer declares boldly: "a pro-
tectiye tariff has built up the north; what
is sauce for the goose ought to do TO Who'll
,op the gander in. While we were exclu-
siyely an agricultural people, we wanted to
buy as cheap goods as we could get, now
that we are beginning TO manufacture we
want 10 sell for all we can get, and In my
opinion that is all, or about all, that there
is in the tariff" He is right. All there is
in the tariff is 10 sell for the very highest
figures, and free-trade simply means TO buy
I'm the cheapest market. Manufactures are
being built up in the south. and we hope
soon 20 see ours a great manufacturing
section; but, II TO accomplish this fact II is
necessary 10 build mp a few rich landlords
at the expense Of the masses, as has been
the case in the east, we would prefer seeing
the sonth remain Just where it has been.
The impression is sought to be made that
the south As a whole can be made opulent
by the tariff, Just AZ has been the case in
the east. But Just the reverse Is true in the
sast. Only a few have been made rich,
he manufacturers, while theoperatives, the
masses. have been rendered poorer
.nd poorer. Hardly q day passes but we
-ead Of strikes and want and suffering |
among the labOring classes Of the east. |
The buyers in every land under the sun
.rcesd In numbers the sellers and the con
Tession Of the Alabama correspondent that
ne tariff IL designed asa means for the
.eIler 10 obtain the most be can get at the
.rpeuse Of the vast majority, the buyers.
: . confession ct once Of the whole weak.
ness and injustice Of his cause. We don't
rant 20 see the New Englsnd system, the
su wealthy manufactures and the en-
isved and Impoverished multitude, . sys-
en- whose parent Is this same bossted
sriH that Il IL nov being sought 10 render
,opuisr IN and sngr1h upon the south,
-snvr.iau.ed 10 our section. We 90 not
rsut 90 see the frsnchisss Of the multi
u5s ssid f1f an time 10 . few individuals
no NAY Be- fich enough 70 start afsv
~. Fvr-v soufhsrnsr Who wants the
.-if continued bscauss Tie soufh 4 Er0r-
,r IN rnaruisctures IL an enemy 20 he
49, ofhis ps1pls. and ss TIE Savannah
s-ruvs. but sinpllfss Tie lsbors q TIE
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