Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-06-10
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The "Youns Democracy" of
Dallas.


Of a set Of anli-Conner resolutions
passed, iriih sir or eight disssE'.Hg
roiess, Ef the Young Mems nomo'
cratic Club of Dallas" As wehaye
at present no means Of estimating
what PROPORTION the six or elght
dissenting voices bore "a the entire
number present, nor TO what extent
tho Young Mems Democratic Cub
Representa- the general sentiment OF
the people 6f Dallas, We cannot do
eide what weight TO attach To these
resolutions.
However, we judge them OF tuiii'
tleht importance TO merit more
that n passing notice. We will
preface our remarks by the plain
stateliont that we are unwlll' ~ 10
imperil the success Of the party for
the benefit OF any man. We be-
lieve CAPT. CONNER to bc the stron'
gcst candidate in the district, and
Tor that reason we desire to sec him
nominated. Should full anu fair
convention of representative mon
decide otherwise, we shall feel in
duty Bound to support their homi'
nee, whoever ho may be- and We
think this q concession which should
be made by every man who has the
good OF the country more at heart
than this qualification ofany fcrson'
al piquo or predilection.
But whether Mr.. CoNSERic nomi.
mated or not, wo regret 10 sec in
justice done him, especially by any
portion OF the Democracy Of this
District.
The charges made against Mr..
Conner tha; we shall not deny, are
that ho is u "carpet-bagger" that
he was Federal officer during the
war, and that he afterward com.
manded negro company. All
this Mr.. Conner told the people of
every county when h6 first canvass
cd the District. Yet, with full
knowledge of these facts, our pco-
pie chose him to represent them in
Congress. These objections were
not sufficient to defeat him, when II
comEarativc stranger, and we mag
inc tEoir force is not augmented by
Mr.. Cohncr's manly and patriotic
course in Congress.
The "Young Democrats" of Dal-
las seem to have appreciated the
necessity of gravcr allegations for
they proceed to charge that Capt.
Conner prevented removal Of the
disabilities of large number Ct
Democrats in this District" Leav-
ing out ofvicw the absurdity Of the
hypothesis that sihgle Democrat
ic meriber could exert such n trc-
mendGhs influence over IL Radical
Congrb5s, We have Mr.. Conners
written statement, over his own
signature, that the Charge is 0bSo-
lutely false. Radical journals all
over the State took especial pains
to circulate the falseEood until Nj.
Conner, in our paper of April 2Sth,
fatty contradicted it. We had sup
posed this would set the matter
finally at rest. We are truly sur
prised and mortified to see thi5
stale slander caught Up and circule-
ted by professcd Democrats. In
this matter the Voting Democra-
cy of Dallas" county have gricvous.
ly wrongcd Mr.. Corner, and it is to
be deeply regretted.
While we have no desire to Git-
tate to the people Of this Congress.
sional District who sfall be noni-
mated, certAih other parties are
equally as Ghontitled to dictate who
shall not bo nominated; and the
Throckmortch faction shall not lead
this Distritt by tho nose, without
opposition.
i've have iiot yet forgotten Mr..
Conncr's thtulrepresentation md
noble vinditation Of his adorted
State, and however otlivious 9Th
ers may prove to sentiments OF
gratitude, s6s shall ever hold IN
kindly remembrance the gallant lit
tie "carpet- -bagger.' And if the
people decide for him to retire to
the shades OF private life, we are do
tcrmincd that from US, at least, no
unkind thrdst shall come to give
him cause to think that he H&s
served people who are capable of
ingratitude.
LATER.-Since writing the above
article on tEc"Young Democracy"
Of Dallas. We have received the
Herald of The 9th ult., containing
a statement signed by thirty-scren
prominent men of that county,
which thro VS. considerable light on
"those resolutions.
1t is asserted that tho resolutions
were "cut and dried for the occa
sion," and do not represent the sem
timcnt Of that county that they
were gotten up in the interest of a
certain aspirant for the nomination
and that affairs were manipulated
to have none but anti-Conner men
in attendance whom they wore acted
on. If these statements are true
and they are signed by men whose
veracity no one will question-thosc
resolutions are simply diSgrdcgA
fraud. The only defense of tie
resolutions, so far, is contained N a
to the Herald, but as
this defense is merely an annony,
nous production, without any re-
sponsible signature, il is unworthy