The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14
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10, NJ. tile b. ., erss sno-n snd tssor
M, 4 Of oil men IN these Inl,'d State
'Oss Cssr ~ sssos''-msmbef ~ eobsfss'
ron Mes Yoft, Q long cared oom-
binsiion Of isnorsncs, hfss, and stupidity
Hitherto bfsslhiog m the ios. Of ob'oufi,y
Nc has emerged In tho ,un lishi, 10 b.. ~
he night pro~ling BET. blinded by Iis Tays,
Tits ssinlns specimen OF humanity ha'
Introduced In the house u Representatives,
nhing ivo'ihiIds of both houses OF eou'
fI.s. to pass and ihIe, ouHhs at The Thru, :
IL states TO Taiity, on amendment 10 the
constitution Of tie unIsd slsles, allosiup
, tar Of one cent q pound a. be- lad 81
every pound Of eo,loD exported Hom ihr
uni,d sla'ss-a Proposition worthy ouiJ
II q fool or knsye,
Il is n fact perfectly established thu
uCh = buFshen, ,qua. on su AYERS,
N value 10 One-,ifh,h or our,I nth ~ a.
cotton IN ghe uIlrd State, would atolsi
GOTTEN production in The two CarO.ina',
q OTF's Als6ums, Tennessee, most Oi N =
,issippl aud Florida, AVA terribly cripple IL
n Arkansas, Louisiana sud Teas, The
difference Ia tie states I1ntd ARISES ff"u
he Worp out lands in the ioimer, the im-
rsnse eost OF fertilizers and even the smal
yield per sere. In the three later sta''s
with their rich soils, own Z - the scare ~
uncertainty aud high price OF labor, II II
doubtful IL the average net Income 10 ih'
farmer exceeds one cent pouud-,n th'
Did states named IL II eeria!n that IL doe
uot. TITS it enough TO brand with uniysr'
sal .eprobation this proposition Of "os'
Can't RoBIssos."
Tha, H. is contrary to the letter, spirit anc
genius Of the Federal constitution, as mad'
by our fathers, 10 acknowledged by "oSi
CkNr RoBissrs" In this attempt
TO engrait the unrlgh,eons proyision OIL
that great chart OF American liberty.
With the same right he could levy thu
same tribute oil the expectation OF on
wheat, flour. meats. tobacco. rice, lumber
and every product Of the field, and ioresi
but this. even this .o'uglomeratlon o
stu pidity and ignorance knows would pro
huce a revolution. Ho Is content, Ihrr,
ore. to restrict his venom 10 tie uniJTiun
ate states so recently in the pshes OF desols
ior; but We do not believe ihsr, Is STATE
n the American Ufion that would ne
rise in irdigr atom agsiEit SO desolaiing l
Measure.
This ssme "OSE CENT ROBINSON" wouG
not only 90 ihis-tirc ,iy Offering u boDu
o the production OF Indian and EgyptiaI
cotton ia competition WITH the American
Jrodutt-but he would perpe'u
ue the present enormous war tar {
on imported articles OF prime Decessiiy
20 the multitude, embracing every article
fabricated Of cotton, wool, iron, steel
leather and scores OF arti,l les for which thu
people Of this country now pas so per cen'
more than they would were 1t not for thi'
mighty system Of robbery Of the peoIl s fol
ne enrichment OF q handiul OF milliopsif,
manufacturers, under the exploded pre-
tense of protecting American laoor, Will
IN truth their employees strike about once :
year against the starvation wages pait
,hem-provipg to all who are not blint
hat this sC-called protection converts th'
manufacturers into millionsires aud retain
the real workers in poverty.
zone CENT ROBINSON" says 1t would
bring annually thirteen millions OF dollars
into the treasury; but the gu. st on OF PIT
triot3 and statesmen to-day is how to re-
duce the enormous excess OF revenue al'
ready drawn and being drawn from the
pockets Of the people over and above the
necessities of the government. But thi:
lone center" proceeds on the principles O.
the New Mexican free booter. the deceased
BILLY THE KID" to get riches by Ilun''eI
ing the unprotected. He would sec ruiz
and devastation brought upon entire states
and then, with folded arms and sanciifiet
Air, mock ct their talsmities.
A people, In any district of the Unitec
states, who would ret lett such man t.
congress, ought to be stripped OF their pr 8
ses sions and converted into gall ~ liIe 81
until they learned the value OF Liberty hon
esty an justice.
I die 4! Tor the nonce, ZONE CENT ROBIN
SON."