The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-12

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; reached and made 90 WELD an lniluenc
: fraugbt with iDCaloulabe good. There
. 40 doubt bat the terrible lawlessness tina
IL disturbing our country Is i1stigated b,
, the acts OF those claiming 10 occupy higi
positions, politically and religiouslY. III
enough TO call upon one OF those at time
and II the greatest institution OF the coun
try can DO induced to reform, set an ex
ample and exert is influence in behalf Of
moral excellence, we may yet avert the
disaster that Is threatening us.
Let legislation, state and national, 90
justice TO the people? In managing the al
fairs of government, make the people feel
that they are amply protected and that
there Is no distinction made between indi-
viduals. Let no statutes be passed, the
benefits OF which do not accrue in like, In
exactly equal proportions to every citizen.
Let no man or body of men have the bene-
| fits of legislation that some other man, or
some other body OF men have 40 interest
in-receive no benefit from. Nay, do not
give any man or body OF men privileges out
OF which they are to derive great benefits
to the detriment or deprivation of any
other man or any other body of men; or
that will have the effect, directly 10 depress
distress and disparage others. Wnen the
people are made to believe they have a
good, just and efficient government they
will execute the laws, but while they are
dissatisfied, discontinued, and feel that the
government is a curse instead OF u blessing,
they will take no interest in seeing the laws
enforced. Conduct the government with
such fairness, such justice and such ability
that the people may respect it, may reyer-
ence 1t, may feel proud of it, and they will
do all in their power to suppress evil and
dissuade and discourage evil doors.
1t is great misfortune that the leading
men of the country do not see, do not know,
do not understand the unfortunate state of
the public mind-of the feelings of more
than nine-tenths of the people toward the
government. 1t is astonishing that they
do not regard the growth of depravity, de-
moralization and lawlessness of the coun-
try and make some enquiry into the cause
OF it. Is it possible that they do not take a |
thought of the fact that there are an I'M
usual number of demented persons, of
suicides, of divorces, OF murders, of rapes |
and robberles, and that they take no |
thought Ofthe cause otthose terrible things?
Do they not know that a large proportion |
of the train.robbers and horse-thieves who
were from this county were sons, or des-
cendents, Of the very best citizens? And is |
that matter of no wonder, of no surprise?
Do they regard them only as degenerate
sons Of degenerate sires of whom nothing |
better could be expected Aye, but that |
degeneracy is found in every class, and in |
the very highest official positions; and there
the toulest wrongs are perpetrated and
piled up mountain high; and The most |
heinous offences are committed without
the slightest com junction. or fear of penal !
ties, until he ', )ple are disguised and ue.
nounce those who manage the affairs of
government with the bitterest cursigns. |
And there is nothing the children hear so
much of, ana become SO familiar with, as |
the wrongs OF government; the dishonesty |
OF legislators, congressman and government
affairs. They are told that by corrupt
legislation the lands of the state were given
away to railroad monopolies; that by unjust
legislation the people were compelled TO
submit to their demands for right of way,
and that they are still subject to exorbitant |
freight rates and unjust determinations;
that their fathers are required to pay oner-
GUS taxes that are squandered, wasted and
stolen by rascally congressman and thiev-
ing officials. They are told that it were bet
ter we had no government; that the Of !
ticers, from the president down, ought to
be hung They are told of great oppres-
sions OF monopolies, banks, bonds, tariffs,
interest on money, etc, ETC., until the
youth of the country believe it is their duty
to make war upon every interest created
by capital or legislative enactment. And
out of the same spirit OF aggression and re-
sistance to oppression and deprivation,
crime has been multiplied until it has be-
come fearful. In q word, it is understood |
that congressman and legislators are, by |
virtue of their official petitions, licensed |
to depredate upon the people aG will; that
they exercise these privileges to the utmost
extent, in self-aggrandizement ard the ag- |
grandiZement of favored few, by which |
the rights OF the great masses or the people |
are disregarded and their interests trampled |
under foot. Indeed, more than nlne-tenths |
of the people LOOK upon the management |
Of the United States government as con-
Quoted by remorseless thieves and robbers |
q position in which they can ply |
their vocation with impunity, and in such |
proportions as TO defy APP
prosch; while the prodigality of legislators
show too little respect for the peoples
means. Hence, the lawlessness at the
head has aroused moie fearful la glessness
at the other extreme. and the extent of the
depends upon where the
greatest amount of combustable matter is
situated. Reason is the only element that
could be applied, with success, in controll-
ing the flames, and the only questions are:
Are intelligent mad men more likely to
yield to reason than illiterate mad men
are dishonest aggressors more likely to
yield than honest defenders?