The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-17
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srRIckgn MEMPHIsREcLAlMEo
BY the Emitted Action OF Her Noble
Hearted ctt xess AL Alliances Com
meada1ts whsatUsea tors the
dooa OF All, aRd EVIL
rcsards Meme.

II 1telntlleS ia INC sudpo Va htori
AocG~, s.OrDs, war, or epidemics gen
ersliy, develop the good or bad In man
kid ant create leaders In these emer
sganciss that otherwise would be
deemed UNNECESSARY, and bring abou,
auniiy OF action or "allisnce" OF in
terest which has previously been
thought uncalle6 for. This was the
case In onr late Icivil war, in the no.
ted c5utisgration in Chicago, Boston,
aud "a taa nlois IN the Ohio and Mis-
sissippl valleys; tue cyclones OF the
various sections, and in the yellow
fever sridemics that have visited our
country.
svlti,a sectional feeling has been
cas- sstae, Rhd By organized effort.
aided by spontaneous, generous, whole
soptsd, Gp6-givon charity, desolste
hoMes have been rebuilt, sor-
rowfui hearts made cheerful,
wahte places made to blossom
as tha rose, aud bereaved, pestilont
baafTupt-strlcksn city bsen rescued
fro1I tue rlamor0us cyeittor, the die
honest ofii ,ials, and the unseen, maid
lNth utltu-QSnliih hiOHuNOA SVhNU
few. slIuds 10 tina ones uniortuu-
ats, almost helpless and deserted city
O, Nemphis. do this hecsuSe 1 think
it is one uf the best illustrations OF
j. WhSsa few determined ieaders san do
wren banded together fer their gem
erRl prosperity, and becsuse no other
CITY In the u nion ever passed through
such an ordeal or seemed 10 have left
80 little OF recuperation possibilities,
whare, in the other instances mention.
cd, there ,wers millions OF capital III
rebuild with. This Inflated city, alter
the ever OF 1873, WIS., dragging along,
her every business crippled, aopelessly
inGeb.e1 a. a corporation and getting
worse, her Mono son pavements rot
ting and filth reeking in every portion
OF har limits. When, in 1873, again she
was stricken with the dread dis.
ease In o. more m9llgnSnt form
than ever; thousands Of deaths almost
depopul ating her fair site; business OF
every character paralyzed, many Of
he bag5 ana most wealthy faarchsntS
ggcing tc other cities. snd her numbers
reduced to some $1,000 Inhabitants
Az sin smitten in 1879, tAouga with leas
virulence, II was sugg stea that 1t was
the plsgue spot Of America, a'ad ought
to bi, burned, that the opidemic might
be exsarmlnated, Yet, In the fscc OF ali
this, few noble, determined spirits
0rpaniz6d the citizsns committee, sur.
rendered their cksrter, originated tho
"Ta,dng District" severed tho city
1.-THE system cG9 Of the finest la the
Uniop), tore up the rotting pavensnts,
repaYed tho streets with granite and
O!hel rock, macadsm'ged the roads
loading out Of the city, funded snd
settled TIE indebtsdness OF the city,
vbicN they ero now liquicatlnG, and
placed her on u sold tounds,lon oil
prosperity, restoring coDfdeEoe
thrOughGu5 the country re 30
hes hea!tllfQlaess; obsaininG new rail.
roads, sccsssions OF capital, various
manu- eeturing entorprises, until 10
day abe sits in royal mhgniloence on
her commanding blati, oity Of over
IS coo Inhabitants with her magniE
cent custom house, her beautiful new
cotton txpnange, 10 sey nothing OF
the very many new private residences,
some costing as much AZ $4,000, and
numerous magnificent blocks OF new
stores, a monument to her uniting on
erey AUD tho "slli2pce" of all heI
Citizen unsolfishly ~otklns shoulder
to shoulder In the usooi humanity
and prosperity.
Then why may not our 6re.stricher
sister, city of Galveston; taks hope
Her condition, troubles and losses, IL
is true, have been great, out nothing
to compare to those mentioned abovel
She has good men ma true
she has wealth, and il ske but
speaks the word, the solid svmpathies
OF tho whole country. Some Of her
best citizens are on the relief commit.
tee, ard by this time leader has been
found. Let an organization be per-
fected, not only TO look alter the pres
ent sui ring, but to be kept in active
life upsiiItheirlire'scarsdoity is rehui {
more aolfdly beautiful than ever. Un-
I'll thev bavo deep wafer over the bar,
or build TO deep water, and until their
railway eystem reacheB not only every
section OF this State, but until tney
have competing lines to all parts Of the
United States and seek other enter
prises as will stamp her as tho regal
concert OF the ocean king, into whose
lap shall 10 poured tue wealth not only
OF The lone Star state, but the pro.
dues OF the great West and North
west that seek the markets Of the
world via the gull. And In this
connection il might nos ce improper
TO eugEcst that In Dallas we need
an "allisncsn Ol all eletGents of trade
for tie purpose of e.sa.ini. mghufac.
tories OF our own--tho only subN.gat1
fof thB retail trade takou away from
MS by the ubiquitous "splnner buyer''
who Plies his vocation In the small es
well ~ the large Towns, aud whose
ship.neuts 90 direct, thus depriving US
OF sbe distant farmers traeo that we
once enjoyed. We want new in place
OF that tho spinner 10 buy tho raw ina-
te,iel here and the manufactures 10
sell hln wares to those who are hare
ready to buy, thus doing away with
the middle man that inc Farmers
Allisnce complains OF, and saving
them snd other csnserns the freights.
keeping The money at home
and crsating more consumers for
farm products. Organized stfort or
alliances are CommcndASlo and oven
necessary now, whether of capital, in
labor, or money; provided they are
used for the purpose Of good 10 esch
and all, and evil to none. And when
operated by reason and justice, there
will soon BIO harmony between labor
whether agricultural, mental or
mschsnicsl), and the monled interests
OF the country; and there .cannos he
prosperity ana peaee without puch
harmony. Then let w organizes, hsr-
moniza aud pr0sper-ao AWAY with the
schooi.bcv jealouaies among individu.
ais, commnnitieH, or cities, and build
UP, hot only tho intorssts Of our own
tmmsdlato sections, but OF tho whole
State. Her prosperity IL ours, ana tho
effort OF every Individual shoald be 10
contribute his iri,e toward making
Texas what she.niust ba--the grsndosi
State Ia tho Union. CoRLEr.