San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-07-31
FROM DALLAS.
DALLAS, July 20, 1884.


Ed. FREE PREss The weather is
dry and hot. Crops-corn and cotton
ARE suffering, but a fair crop Of
small grain has been harvested; but
little, very little, has been put upon
the market, because of the remarkably
low price Of both wheat and oats.
While the figures are truly sickening
to the farmers, it is worthy of note
that 80 many of this class of our
people are able to hold their produce.
About a month since the failure of
u. S. Grant and Ward, and not day
since but from one to five failures are
reported of banks, wholesale houses
of dry goods, groceries and corpo-
rations for mandatory. This has,
and it is enough, to frighten our
monied men; therefore money is
close, trade is dull, and real estate
and other property at a stand still.
Add to this the race for months for
President and State officials, and we
need not expect anything very startl-
ing in the near future except the lies
told by stump-speakers and the
political press of all parties. That
reminds me, why was Ben Butler
admitted to seat in the Democratic
convention at Chicago, being the
nominee of the national Greenback
party for Ptesident?. But anything,
yes, everything to beat Blaine and
Logan. Is Butler morally bound to
support Cleveland and Hendricks &?
Alas! moral honesty in the political
world is something we read about
but are not troubled with now. The
party with the most money and its
iudicious distribution is the success
full one. This brings to mind q
matter which I am proud to see our
laboring masses working up to. In
the various Presidential campaigns
since the war, not single live issue
at any time has been presented by
either party affecting the well-being
of the great masses at large for the
consideration of the voting popula-
ton. This is the more remarkable,
because of the vast domain and con-
sequent diversity of interests. In
the several elections the Republicans
relied successfully upon the hatred
and venom incident to hard fought
war, and aided by the host of office
seekers, as well as by the unscrupu
lous use of money and other things,
which so far towards demoralizing a
people, have always obtained q new
lease of power. But as time has
glided or, 80 many of those who took
part in the long internecine war which
may be said to have terminated on
the 18th of April 1865, have passed
away, and among the survivors
featernal feelings have replaced those
of bitterness. the natural result of an
almost death struggle, in which both
virtue and liberty came nigh perish
ing. As result those who are bear
ing the heat and heavy burden of
the day are giving attention to the
living present rather than the dead
past. See the late vote which tabled
the bill to revise the tariff law, in the
lower house of Congress-thirty
nine democrats voting with Republi-
cans, and eight or nine republica ms
voting with Democrats. This is an
important matter, and should and
will receive the attention of politici-
ans in this Presidential race. The
matter of tariff is being brought to
the front, and the people will be
instructed about matter of which
three-fourths of the voters are wholly
ignorant. Those North of the Ohio
and the Potomac enormously believe
that those living South of those rivers
are ipSO tdctO in favor ofFree Trade.
And the converse holds true those OF
the South believe that the inhabit-
ants Of the North favor a high tariff.
Give the masses true and correct
knowledge.
In the matter of State officials it
seems Gov. Ireland will not have
much trouble, and also that friend
Gibbs has the inside track for the
second place. / should hate to see
him nominated for Ii Governor for
several reasons One Of which is,
that he is quite young man. has
been in Texas. say eight years, and
held Office six years. and now TO make
him 1t Governor / fear would stop
him, for with one or two exceptions,
believe. the 1t Governor has never
been promoted, and one Of these was
where the Governor wss elected to
the L. s. Senate. And our next
Legislature vii not have 10 elect 9
Se1ssor except IN case resignation or
death To make him 1t Governor
IN his young dsys which might |
material The great work IN progress
q rcelaiming the Potomac Aats
steslIy improves the health Of the
e1tv. ard nov The great Question Agl-l