Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-22
WASHINGTON LETTER,
LEGISLATION LARGELY a DAT
TER OF LOCAL CONCERN.
No Congressman Seems TO Think of
the whole Countrywide Outcome
May be PeaceabIe Separation.

motives of the great national lNW-ihak-
ing machine for the first time. the all
powerful motive of sectional localism
must make the greatest impression. 1t,
the local give aud-take. is the great cog
wheel Of the plant and predominates
over every other so entirely that no is
sue is free from It
The long-htard demand for tariff has
had for its chief argument that the Present
protective schedules were for the benefit
Of favored localities, that the manufacture
ing East has heeu III tide rich ia bounties
taken from the agricultural and mining
West.
Every issue made here is met with
some argument of the same kind and
the welfare Of the whole country collec-
lively seems seldom seriously considered.
In the prevailing notable battle Of
the standards, the question is so plainly
divided on sectional lines that one be-
gins TO wonder where the love of her
people for common country under 4
common ilag has gone. The creditor
East is almost solidiy set against the
debtor South and the mining West
And it., the lOng-favcred East, is holding
up its hands in really ridiculous amaze
mcnt that the West should be so impu-
deaf as 10 petition the lawmakers to
consider her industry in the making of
laws which concern the whole coun-
try.
True, the East of the past, which has
SO long domin itcd all legislation and
received the greater shore Of congress
sonal fuvoritsm. has been at least enti-
tied to soma advantage in majority
plan of government from the greater
number of her population. But this has
Gbout come to nm end The population
OF the West has so fast increased tllt,
together with so much of the South us
is allied with it, it IS able to take up the
debating power and may ga rs deep into
tondemnablc local legislation as its old
opponent has done.
At any rate it Is clearly evident to a
dose observer of aiiairs mere that the
desire for sectional benefit fur over
reaches whatever of common patriotism
there is in congress.
Looking at this prominent governmental
trait through Texas eyes what outlook
does the future offer? When that state
shall have attained her growth, when
she is as old, as densey populated, AS
the East as full OF well-deycloped in
dustries, what Il power she will WELD
| in the common administration of the
affairs of the country! Or will the pres
cnt system lie able to survive such wide
spread development and growth? Win
not the clashing of such enormous in
terrsts threaten the very life of the
general government?
To any one who has watched the in
tcnsity of the present contest and who
! Is in any way gifted with an eye to
prophecy 1t is easy to foresee on this
very line a division, probably peaceful
one, of the Union in the event of the
certain failure of the government to do
| justice to the interests of such a far
reaching ull-comprchensive empire.
| Either this dissolution is inevitable or
Il return TO the plan of government of
the old Democratic fathers is necessary.
1t will be impossible for central gov
eminent TO pass laws acceptable to such
| llXprERut lutprpSts
the fni,v. dcvn,nnsI conntrv will have,
and III, senorote stntcs win have ia
ngoin tnke an tho indennndent sovereign.
ty which they onre noss...,J. and rn.
drce the common government but TO n
conf ,dcratiou for peace and general bro.
faction.
The people of The south and West.
the people OF tbr rreot sovereign states
ye, 10 feel their mower. have ALWAYS
preserved This as sncred' right and
their rebellion from tho domination of
the East viii be the r,rusr of the re-.
establishment Of the copfedcrucy of The
states if such a peaceful end should Le
reached
The present serious contest in congress
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