Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-31
The Time Coms--Go 20 Work.

All tho Congressional candidates or
now nominated, and nearly if not all the
Legislative candidates and candidates fol
| District Attorney. They ara mostly men
| Of high standing and acknowledged abili-
ties all over tie State. The people have
done their dnty-the candidates must now
do their part, aud do it thoroughly and
well. They must moi rely on their nomi-
nations and the zeal of their friends. They
must 60 to " ork, for the time has come,
and they should all be in the field, labor.
ing Justify, If the weather is hot and the
work unlnviling. Ca.tiDg down the ran
noisome weeds Of ridicaliSm, and digging
bitches, that its filthy and putrid waters
may run off, and the land be left clean and
sweet for the growth Of sound democrats
principles, may not be very pleasant oc.
cupation with the Thermometer at 96, but
wants of the people must prove themselves
worthy of their hire and the confidence
placed in them by their masters. Colonel
Mills is out, but where is Willie? lie
should be in the field. Every district can
didate for Congress should be up and do
ing. All the candidates for the Legisla-
ture should be working away like beavers
So, too, the candidates for District Attor-
ney. Let none of them rely upon t he large
democratic majorities of their respective
districts. They must make the majorities'
as large as possible. We; in this section
of the State, are particularly interes ed in
this matter At the last Democratic State
Convention, the basis Of representation
fixed was the democratic vote for members
of Congress in the respective counties.
Now, in the other three Congressional dis.
iricts, the contest was thought to be so
close and uncertain, that every democrat
was registered and brought TO the POLLS
while in this District, the ID, the certain
ty Of Corners election made the people
careless and indifferent, so that thousands
never registered at all, and Of those who
did, nearly half of them failed TO vote.
The consequence was that this district did
not have anything like its proper strength
in TIE late Convention. This must not be
allowed TO happen again. All our candi-
dates must be active, either "on the
stump when they are gifted Of tongue, or
else by "siill hunting" which is cfien most
effective, and ,hsy must press upon the de-
mocracy the importance Of every man reg
istering and voting without failure. They
must rel lister a-d vote, rain or sunshine,
storm or calm, whether they live in the
cities or TOXINS or in the remote portions
of the counties, all must 10 their duty this
one important time. Nothing but coufne-
ment on a sick bed should prevent an at
tendance at the polls. We know how hard
i,sis. unlsr tas infamous radical election
laws now in force, for the voters TO be CON-
PEELED 10 travel, in some instances, from
20 to % miles 10 the county seats in order
10 vote, and then frequently be kept wait
ing a day or two by crowd Of preferred
negroes; but LEI our frieads for one more
tire undergo all this expense and trouble
and the next Legislature vii promptly re-
peal all these iniquiIous enSctmenis aud
restore again precinct elections ana free
ballot. VIC say, thea again, lei ali 20 10
noik -lhc time has ooBc. Y