The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-06

oor,r,oroiol world the fact If their freedom
for some time at least, from thfea'eh'"e
legislation. o,o,m
However there need be no further sia'in'
The man selected by the democratic nou'o
as its presiding officer, the leader 10 whose
keeping the party has in this hour Oh ahA
ions interest, entrusted the powerful lorna
tive influences that lie back OF all iegisia-
ton in this country, has proven hlmseii
equal to the emergencies, the dem anus anu
the fears Of the day. He has Just soiemn'y
and explicitly in the presence OF the houSo
honoripg him with the position OF speaker
snd the country awaiting bresthlessly an
expression as to his policy and detefniho-
thong spoken the most reassuring, moder-
ate and wisest words. In accepting the
speakers gavel he declared empna'icany'
Sudden and radical changes III the law
and REGULATIONS affecting the commefcial
and industrial interests Of the people ougn'
never to be made unless imperau 9"
manded by soma public emergency, ana IN
NV opiniop, under the existing ciroum-
stances, such changes would not be laV"s
ably received by any considerable numoer
of those who have given serious attention
to the subject. Many reforms are unooupt-
edly necessary, and it may be your duty
after careful examination of the subject IN
all its bearings, to decide how far thev
should extend and in what manner they
should be made. If there be any VINO
fear that your action in this ID
any other subject will actually be injurious
TO any interest, or even afford reasonable
causes of alarm, am quite sure they WIZ
be agreeably disappointed.
Nothing could be more explicit, nothing
more reassuriug or satisfactory to the COM
mercial and business interests Of the couu-
try than the wise, moderate expressions Oh
the new speaker. They indicate most I'M
mistakably that he will not yield to popu-
lar clamor or party suggestions in inausu'
rating sweeping reforms and threatening
legislation, nor lend himself to any scheme
to unsettle the business confidence ana
prosperity of the country.
| His election means that the democratic
party is committed to the policy OF reVe-
nue. reform, aad opposition to high protec-
tive duties. but he himself declares that
legislation of whatever character shall go
far as his influence can go, be only In re-
Spouse TO the demands of the time, and
not so sweeping or precipitate as to alarm
business or jeopardize investments. This
manly and conciliatory address of MR..
CARLISLE ought to quiet all the fears
that have recently been express
ed, whether sincerely or for effect,
ia eastern business centers, and IL
will doubtless have such effect. 1t is also a
notification to the north that in selecting
Mr.. CARLISLE the democratic party has
chosen no fiery and impracticable reformer
O preside over the deliberations ofthe most
important branch OF congress, but a calm,
cautious and wise leader, who appreciates
fully the exigencies ofthe hour, aud COM
mits himself especially to the protection oil
invested capital and the varied interesto oil
the country, while representing in his e.e'
walton and views the higher and more pro-
gressiye political thought of the time.