The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-25
LOOKING AT RESULTS AND FORGET
TING PROCESsIS

TING PROCESSES.
Quite spirited debate occurred few
days ago between the Louisville Courier
Journal and the NASHVILLE American, with
reference to the effects of protective tariff
upon the growth and development of Ten
nessee, the former, of course, seeing only
disastrous and the latter beneficial re-
suits under protection. Tennessee, as it
is well known, is one of the richest states
in the Union in iron and coal deposits, and
will some day be one of the great manuiac-
turing sections of the United States. The
Courier-Journal took occasion to remark
that under tariff, Tennessee would soon
become second Pennsylvania-"hal mill
lionaire and half pauper." The American
caught up the remark, and in commenting
upon it, said: "What terrible fix
We would be in if the tariff should do
us like it has Pennsylvania One city
IN the state every year, manufactures and
sells goods which in value exceed the en-
tire property of the state of Tennessee by
fifty millions. What a terrible fix we
would be in if our real estate, all at once,
was TO jump from two hundred millions
to twelve hundred millions What terri.
bic fix we would be in if every town in the
state OF Tennessee was to become manu-.
featuring town, so as to make home market
for the produce of every farmer in the state
What terrible fix we would be in if gu.
farmers, instead of producing eighty-siI
millions should produce one hundred and
eighty-three millions. This would be terri
BILE. Try.t again, Mr.. WArTERsoN.n The
legislature of Tennessee short time back,
declared for an abolition of the tariff and
1t is singular that in the face OF the ex.
pressed will Of the people. the leading daily
at the capital would not only continue to
hug the delusion of tariff, but take such u
surface view Of it at that. The extract
from the American indicates that the editor
In looking at the matter, saw only the re.
suits from one-sided view. The prospect
OF increased manufactures and large expor-
tations, the multiplied millions, have, for the
time being, thrown veil over his eyes, and
he does not stop to count the processes and
note the means by which this change is to
be brought about TO build up through
out the state, under the fostering care of
government, a multitude of manufacturing
towns, would, AS the Courier Journal
stated, be to reproduce in Tennessee the |
condition of life in Pennsylvania and Mass
acluypttg Millions nf unnba aud ,rn,,,.,.
would be sold, but the profits would find !
their way, as Of old into the pockets of the |
manufacturer, and thousands of men and |
women and children would suffer under |
the burdens and miserable pay they would |
gain by the change. The American wants
wealth and development it seems, come
how they may, but in this it is forgetful of
some of the most obvious conclusions OF
reason and justice and common sense. No
state can be truly prosperous and with a
happy and contented population where
the wealth and trade of the state, however
grand and imposing these may be, are
based upon and spring from the ilnpositions
placed upon the masses. If Tennessee
wants TO grow rich in the same manner that
has built up Pennsylvania and for the sake
OF very few rich men take all the evils of n
redundant pauper population, with strikes
and riots and want and suffering pinching
thousands of its people, the American is
taking the right course to bring about such
development. The journal in question fs
sim plv fnllnwin Z, Ia tho ,,.,I.o ,,r III III.
press, and people who profess the princi-
pies and entertain the beliefs now adyoca-
ted by it. When towns grow rapidly
and the leading citizens build palatial
residences, and the hum otindustry is heard
day and night, they fancy they are in the
higli'road to prosperity and happiness as n
community, when the fact is the very re.
verse is true. That community or state
only is progressing and prosperous where
a majority of the people are daily lettering
their condition. The protectonist points
to the millions rolling into one mans Golfers
from an enterprise, and fails to look at the
thousand dependents who are poorly fed.
poorly housed land poorly clothed, and
who, from year to year, are never better
provided for. The people are forgotten.
The half millionaire" only is seen, the
half pauper" is too insignificant to notice
or care for A state had better do without
commercial activity and wealth if
these are to come from viola.
ton of natural laws of deyelor.
ment and trade, and at the expense of the
people at large. With all their wealth and
industry 1t is beyond dispute that the
masses of the population of Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts,, in the manufacturing
towns and centres, the feature about which
The American is chiefly interested, are in
q far worse condition than are the people of
Tennessee, laboring as they are, under
high taxes and vicious financial policy.
Whenever half Of a state is to be made pau.
pers to render the other half rich, the true
aims Of republic have been forgotten and
an aristocracy has taken control, lust such
m aristocracy as the CAMERoNs and other
represent In the keystone
State. Natsral growth Is the only safe pro.
less for trade and increase of wealth to pas,
through.
TuF rat M nf uu,h man Al.