The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-24


with as great assurance of success Us To-
those of the Republican party.
orr MONETARY SYSTEM,
The Republican party IL the indispui-
al,c author of u financial and monetary
system which IL IL safe to say has never
before been cquaiod by that or any other
nation,
Under the operation of our system of
finance the country was safely carried
through nm extended and expensive
war, with u national credit which has
risen higher and higher with each sue
cccding year, untllnow the credit of the
United States Is surpassed by that of no
other nution,whilai Its securities,at aeon
Stantly-ncreasing premium, are eagerly
sought after by investors In all parts oi
the world,
our system of currency Is most all
mirablc in construction. While all the
conycnicnccs of II bill circulation attach
to il, every dollar OF paper represents II
dollar of the worlds money standards,
and as long rs the just and wise policy
of the Republican, party Is continued,
there can be no impairment of the
national credit. Therefore, under
present laws relating thereto, 1t will bc
impossible for any man To lose penny
In the bonds or bills OF the United
States or in the bills of the National
banks.
The advantage OF having bank note
in the house which will he aS good In the
morning as IL was the night before,
should be appreciated by all.
The convCrtibility Of the currency
should bc maintained intact, and the cS
tublishmcnt of an international standard
among all commercial nations, liking
the relative values of gold ana silver
coinage, would bo a measure of peculiar
advantage.
ISrER-STATE, FOREIGN COMMERCE AND
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The subjects embraced in the rcSOlG-
tions respectively looking TO the promo
ton OF our Interstate and foreign conf
mCrcC and to the matter of our foreign
relations are fraught with the greatest
| importance 20 our people.
In respect to Interstate commerce,
there is much to be desired in the way of
| equitable rates and facilities for trans
| pUrtation, that commerce NAV flow
! freely between the States themselves,
diversity of industries and employ
mcntS to he promoted in all sections O'
our country, and that the great grana-
rics and manufacturing establishments
| in the interior may be enabled to seri
| their products To tho ScahOard for ship
mCnt to foreign countries, relieved UI
vcXatious restrictions and discrimna-
tionS in matters of which 1t may cnl-
phatrally be said, 'time Is money" and
also of unjust charges upon articles dos
. tined TO meet close comp htitiOn trCSp
the products OF other parts of the
world.
AS to our foreign commerce, the enOr-
nous growth of our industries, and our
surprising production of cereals and
other necessities of life, impera-
lively require that immediate and
effective means be taken through peace
iul, orderly and conservative methods
to open markets, which have been and
nations. This more particularly relates
to our sister republics of Spanish Amer
lea, as also to our friends the people OF
the Brazilian empire. j..
The Republics ofkpanish America are
allied to us by the very closest and
warmest feelings, based upon similarity
of institutions and government, com,
The "Great Republic" as they proudly
term the United States, Is looked upon
by their people with atfectionate admira-
ton and as the model for them to build
upon, and we should cultivate between
them and ourselves closer commercial
relations, which will bind all together
by the ties of friendly intercourse and
mutual advantage. Further than this,
being small commemorative, in the
pean powers, they look to US rs, at least,
u moral defender against system of
territorial and other cncroachments,
| which, aggressive in the past, has not
been abandoned at this day. Diplomacy
and intrigue have done much more to
wrest the commerce of Spanish America
from the United States than has lcgiti-
mate commercial competition.
Politically we should be bound to the
| Republics of our continent by the closest
ties, and communication by ships and
railroads should be encouraged to the
| fullest possible extent consistent with Il
wise and conservative public policy.
Above all, we should he upon such terms
of friendship as to preclude the possi-
bility Of National misunderstanding be-
| tween ourselves ana any OF the members
of the American republican family. The
best method to promote uninterrupted
peace between one and all would iio III
the meeting of Il general conference o.
congress, whereby an agreement 70 sub
init all international differences 10 the
peaceful decision Of Friendly arbitration
| might be reached.
An agreement of this kind would give
to our sister republics confidence in each
other and in us, closer communication
would at once ensue, reciprocaliy al
/ vuntagcous commercial treaties Nigh.
be made, whereby much of the com
merco which now flows across the At
lantic would seek its legitimate chan
nels, and innre to the greater prosperity
Of all the American commemorative.
The full advantages of Il policy OF this
nature could not be stated in brief dis
cussion like the present.
| FOREIGN POLITICAL RELhTI ms.
| The United States has grown to be a
government representing more than G0,-
100000 people, and in every sense, en-
cepting that Of mere naval power, IS one
of the first nations of the world. As
such, it's citizenship should be valuable,
| emitting its pOsSessor to protection IN
every quarter of the globe. | do not con-
slider it necessary that our Government
should construct enormous fleets OF ap
proved iron-clads and maintain COM
mensurate body Of seamen in order to
place ourselves on war footing with the
military and naval powers OF Europe.
Such course would not be compatible
with the peaceful policy OF our country,
though it seems absurd that we have not
the effective meansto repel Wanton in
vasion Of our coast and give projections
| to our coast towns and cities against any
power. The great moral force Of our
country is so universally recognized as
to render an appeal to arms by
us, either in protection OF our
of any just international right, quite i'm
probable. What We most need in this
| direction is firm and vigorous asser-
! ton of every right and privilege belong
ing to our government or its citizens, AS
well as an equally firm assertion of the
rights and privileges belonging to the
general family of American Republics
situated upon this continent, when OPP
posed, If ever they should be, by the
different systems Of government upon
another continent.
| An appeal to the right by such gov
ernment as ours could not be disre-
garded by any civilized nation. In the
treaty of Washington we led the world