The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-29


struotion OF the constitution, aud seems 10
think tho time has arrived when We should
be sufficiently progressive TO give the lnrg'
es, amount OF latitude 10 that instrument
whenever any possible expectancy
may 10 suggest. The senator
oaid he believed tho bill clearly
unconstitutional In principe and vicious
as policy. II there is any constitutional
grant that ought 10 be strictly construed II
Is that by which legislator may seek 10
dispose Of the money OF the people,
covered into the treasury by tpxstion.
Now, there 10 only one clause In
that entire national code under
which 10 is at oil claimed that
the sum OF ,ho said SlO5,000OO0 could DO
appropriated aud that 10 the general well
fare" clause. II, under that, such dispo-
eition as proposed can DO made To the
states, congress may 90 yet farther aud
take charge OF education In the states, and
through federal agencies completely coz
troll ihs children and the schools And IL II
can do this 10 win select ths teachers.
the tex books 10 be used aud other man
ner oi detail. W5 Rre not prepared FOR aay
su1h lattuinafisA instruction. 10 i1 ina.
material ,bItWo may b. suffering under 'he
iniusi0n oi .l,ioftoy and ignorance, par
! ticulariy noticeable anon, those whom he
no.lh 30 suddenly freed from slavery. And
10 may DO true that olc9Hon
win mitigate tha, groveling condition 10
the a,strs, bot it IS equally true ,hat 'ase
are nli kinds of il's on y'csG other liam
trcse FROM which we would nl5o Ike 10 ind
rslieL bDt 40 hnd no clause Ia Cha cou8a-
tulion enabling 10 10 secure 10 cave
this general welfare clause which 10
jus, az applicable 20 Tue excessive
use OF liquors, 10 tho dangers
ofcarryips pistols to the cattle dlsraee. to
feuce-cutIing or any thing el.o o. hermiUl
tendency. Upon this one ground alone,
Us we remember II, the senator's argument
10 Irresistible. This Sl05 ,oC0 900 is TO come
out Of a surplus Of $50 000,000 low in the
treasury or some subsequent surplus.
How did this money get there? II
was rolled up by taxea levied On
iood and clothing on the growth
of our lands, on our agricultural imple-
ments and on tho many other niece lsGrios G,
life. The people should DO reinslated as
near es possible into tho condition that
they would be in mad not this unjust, ex-
o6eslyc tax been levied. Then restore to
them the sum by rates whereby the reve-
nues Of the government will
be just so much decreased.
II il the peoples money 6nd let them iu-
vest themselves in schools school.houses,
teschers' salaries, charities or in any other
mode they nav desire. Congress- has no
right TO tax.burden the citizens ana then
by destroying I'll demarka,ion between the
powers and the duties OF the state govern
ments to exercise its sovereign
pleasure as 20 tho method OF
Redistribution among the massea. Besides
this view Of the case il would seem that
the public education OF the children by the
etate itself. under its local..self government,
would slip entirely away, and create a feel
ing OF obligation toward the federal gov
ernment instead of that OF the state. In.
deed the precedent established by tho inuu'
guration OF such congressional legislation
is the clothing Of what ought to be the
skeleton OF Federal power with muscles 20
strong that 1t lie only question of time
when it will squeezs all state Vitality out OF
existence. Texas especially was condi-
toned in her school matters to need no
such proiIered aid. It's an ugly thing TO
extol @ robber for donation out OIL
something he had no right to rob the
posssesor Of. SENATOR COKE was right in prin.
ciple and In policy. The BLAIR bill having
passed tho senate is now on the speakers
table.on the calendar OF unfinished bust
ness. Let 1t 80 the way Of all uuclean
flesh.