The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-10

the time, and tho best manner Of
meeting them in behalf of pRblic well
fare. But as the conditions of tho
country and the relations OF tho people
arc subject TO change, opinions must
change also, "Tempora Mutsnter"
etc., which could not be If no latitude
were allowed to party teslty or il party
feslty had no rights.
A largo part of tho people, psrtic-
ularly OF the South, still cling 70 the
OLD party nomen Of DEMOCRAT, which,
in the early past years, expressed GER
tain political principles and maXims,
and under that name, indeed, accom-
plishsd tho bost work of its existence
the defeat of tho Republican
party. That alone, possessed
all-sutficient integrity for The
continuous organization of the
party under that name, but that hav
ing been accomplished, it must now
look at the changed condition Of the
country and reorganize its policy so rs
10 meet public demand. When this is
done there will be no noed of exhorta-
ton to the party fealty, uOr Of defense
for its violation,
The destlnies Of this country arc on
a gigantic scale, and the administrG-
| ton of its affairs must be of an order
to meet those destlnies, or the party in
powor Will very properly fall into dis
favor sud defoat.
! This was the history Of tho Republi-
can party, for with all the great facts
al its hands, of emancipation, OF the
| best financial system OF tho world, and
establishing tho present protective
tariff, IL then, with all this great ma
| torial to work with, Kept its rame, but
fell into being q mere organization Tor
| tho distribution OF public spOils and
Office; falling 30 see in those treat
| facts the raw material to DO worked
up for more advanced conditions, IL
halted in this midst OF its work for the
Indulgence of this paltry purpose.
Whether these facts are acceptable
TO the Democratic party aud tho South
or not, they are already accomplished
events, are here to stay, and are now
TO be 40 arranged gs 10 send the fort
unos Of the country on 10 higher
standard OF prosperity, instesd Of
pgOstratiug them Us ST. present. The
philosophy OF all political organiza-
lions is either to exhaustion, or 20 such
changes in principles, measures, and
margins designed for advancing sooie-
" ana meeting tho eXigcnCies thgt
I
IL need not be said why tho E9pub.
lean party dropped out Of power
sufficient % say that for Whatever
Cause 10 loft q great quantity OF pOliti-
cal debris, Of the moat imposing char
acter; to all " which he Democratic
party has fallen heir, aud IL must eth
or formulate IL into working order a. q
progressive system Of prosperity, or in
itsturn drop out Of existence Just 90 tho
Republican party did, IL may here no
/ asserted that tho Republican party
could have kept in power forever, with
all its SINS, If IL had properly worked
up ana knit together tho splendid ma.
terial it had in hand. The Democratic
! party is itself now on trial before the
! unseen powers Of society, Lot us see
what 10 will do with the opportunity.
Mere loyalty TO Mr.. Cleyeland's ad-
miuistration will not I'LL the require
meut-that is an aftermath of IT'S fu-
ture history, and will suggest itself
when Mr.. Cleveland has identified
himself with the progressive stops re-
ferred to. Az present there Is
, nothing to be loya' TO further
} than his official changes.
Yet he must not DO precipitatoly con-
D. d, mnad.
Tho majority of tho press and OF the
. public men arc given 10 making
, optlmist assertions of tho "new
81 South" but ono swallow docs not
. bring summer, nor does here and
I there rather tlOurishing town, or Z
, few sporadic factories and railroads,
81 built of foreign capital, indicate the
{ r9Cuperatol prosperity Of tho PEG
-. ple-vory far from lt--nOr Will thorC
, over be, until the darauged conditions
1 | nave spoken Of arc adjusted anC
o formulated into a working, prOgroyS
i've system, Questions Of such magni
tudo are not settled by the mere arbl
trary scratch of pen, nor in accord
ance with mere party whim orsoctlona
preiudices, but on great, pure business
! principles.
There is g certain positive autonomy
u OF working order, and as positive
unilication of interests Ia every sepa
k rate government, which can not b.
] violated by ono party without gren
VI damage 10 all. Tho wealth that wa
IN slavery was very 'argo part of tn
q wealth Of the whole people, though di
y rectly belonging 10 the South. IL wa
u in this wise that II was tno wealth o
the whole country: That IL wa
through this wealth that Southern
:, agriculture was great customer {
tue manufactures Of the North, whicI
:, business relationship has been almos
y entirely destroyed, and hence tn
= present business depression; all othe
:, assigned causes arc mere bagatolle
- For several years after tho war thu
North did not feel this loss OF vealt
and Southern trade, on account OF tn
vast volume OF currency lett by Oh
war, which belonging there cN
D. clusively land without being redeem
able In coin) made every mn9 Gus
n tomor 10 the industry of the other
Il and resulted In such progress an
/. prosperity as the people had nSvor be
ioro enjoyed, which OF itself IL an M
ni impaachable reiutatlou OF tho capital
& lists assertion that u people cannC
v, prosper under redund ant ourreno
o when not rodeemable In specie.
h, But the payment Of the public deb
b. together with the continuous oonoer
a traction OF money, stGcks, etc, In
r, few hands, has placed the currenc
~ out OF ordinary roRch, aud the BUS
20 ness OF tho North ia now almost rs de
pressed ~ that OF tho South. Thos
conditions are here 10 stay until tn
Just aud obvious remedy is applied.
-. do not pretend 10 say that oonoer
" tratou capital VIII not under all or
40 cumstancos, TO It's fullest oapacity,pal
o. ticularly In the South, as the moro III
A. occupied field, ho invested; but l moa
a that Ia the face Of this there will DO
10 continuous decrease of popular pro-
10 perlty Mt tho South, and the North a
OF well-Ovon with the annual appeal
o, anoe of some recuperallon during Oh
10 harvesting OF the crops, with u col
10 tinued decreasing scale OF prices
Il, ia sOmn aonse favorable to tue te'
j. but at all times ruiuous to tho man.
But even manufactures, whit
owned by the wealthy, say thoy on
a not sustain themselves gg linst Va
m ropoan competition without protu
v ton. Yet IL ~ not TO bs expected thl
er tho many will tlx themselves tor 81
fow unless the revenues arising sh
DO so applied as 20 bring back an q
creased prosperity 20 tho people. Her
nj then, comes Ia She point upon whi'
y turns the whole question OF popul
OIL prosperity. Let tho revenues OF
N protective tarln' bs devoted