The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-17

vessels for his trade at no higher cost to him
than 10 his foreign compeiitors.' And this
policy would be an appropriate remedy, for
u would counterSail one of the causes
which, according 10 the conclusions Of the
committee, originally led to the decline OF
cur merchant marine" Following in the
same strain, ho said: I'VE have in this
country an extent aud fertility of territory,
a richness Of mine and forest, wealth Of
muscle and brain, which will always enable
us TO produce in uneXampled quantities the
staple commodities which enter INTO
the commerce Of nations With these
advantages of soil and factory, Of physical
energy and mental activity, America, ODE
dent to the DEGREES of destiny, must be-
come the chief granary of the world and
great store house OF its manufactured pro
ducts. Her people, instead Of relying on
the business OF carrying between other ma
tions the respective products of each, will
command, If need be, into their service
these nations as the carriers OF their pre-
ducts. Sir, it is not agriculture, the great
source oGwealth, but other classes Of labor
that are most benefited by our ship-build-
| ing interests; agricultural classes are
prodted only in 20 far AS the growth Of
these interests may increase competition
among tho agencies Of transportation and
thereby lessen rates Of freight. Asa strict
question OF dollars and cents, 1t matters
| LII IA IN iha pf il,fu urh
his grain, cotton. tobacco, and other fruits
OF his fields are exported 10 foreign markets
in American or English bottoms his chief
concern in this aspect Of the case is cheap
ness of transportation. The power to tax,
even when temperately exercised is severe
and onerous in its exactiOns This power
can be rightiully employed only to raise
revenues for the support Of theg0vernment.
| When excrtcd to prevent or obstruct i'm
p0rlatiOns in order to enable the home
manufacturer 10 compel higher prices for
his products, 1t becomes an engine of rank
Injustice aud oppression Tho result it
then accomplishes is nothing more nor less
than The Coerced transfer, under forms of
law, without compensation, of the property
of ono citizen to another. But II is urged
that this subsidy will benefit the
lohoring classes, and on this point the cham
pions of the measure warm into unusual
fec ing and eloquonce. ask these gentle
men how many persons in their respective
districts would be benefited by government
bounties granted to industries that have
localities only in three or four slates?n In
deed, tho whole speech, from commence
congressman had been close student Of
tha great subject ho was handling, and in
| dicates an exhaustive research, comprehen-
slve grasp, keen logic. and defiant ex-
preston rs to these infamous burdens on
our American merchant marine, and
was another laurel added to fame
rs orator and statesman that has
already passed beyond his state into ma.
tional recognition. This district and bal
las in particular, is TO be congratulated on
the high order OF talent by which we are
| represented in the national councils. The
shipping bill, as it finally passed, will be of
some little benefit TO the shipping interest,
lnasmuch as it repeats and mobiles certain
sections of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, and which, for number of
years, have affected iniuriously that great
interest which has been so burdcncd, as
Mr. WELLDoRN remarks "by scores of leg
is!Ntiyo wrongs aud an lliad of economic
woes