The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-06-17
The Goycrnornhip.

no the Illlnl ul INV h"liln HNlhlh
The card of Major jordan, which APP
ncorcd In your issue Of the - instant,
iurnIshos evidence Of n universally OF
fol6nt which IN this dull and mediocre
aoe 4. 10 sny the least, both encourage
ing md refreshing, That Il man who
throughout u long life has been de-
vout follower of the mammOn OF UNI
rlghteousness, whose views have al
vays had a money colorlng, aud who
las always manifested an incorporate
londnes for banks, stocks, and charters;
that such amal without any proyoca-
lion should suddenly develop into u
hlgh political genius, would IN an age
of mirncles have appeared very strange,
and II now certainly very strange.
There are some things In his card TO
which we object, and which we shall
note hereafter We will say that he
has struck the key note oftho Gubor-
material canvass, The people long TO
cscnpe from the dominion Of Klng Cnu-
nls. are wcuried with monastery of po-
ltiral iugglcrs and thlmhle Triggers
and are fully determined 60 remand to
an inviting and congenial obscurlty
That chronic pest and nuisance, the Of
flee seeker. The people, the masses,
will no longcRsubmit 10 the slavery of
marty cliQups and knaVish schemes,
Thpy demand Il voice and uitcrancc in
public ailhlrs, and will have II,
The farmers, mechanics, the labor
ing man, the tOilcrs, who make the
world what II h, have spoken out, and
with no unceWaln sound. We do not
wish for Governor man more con-
yersant with the mysteries Of Coke
and Blackstone than with the necossl-
ties Of the country and the demands Of
the hour Whilst u knowledge Of law
may be desirable, ii Is not absolutely
necessary, and certainly ut this june
mrp Of affairs, Cmmence in other de-
puuments of life Is more needed, 1t
Is well known that our finance are in
4 dcplOrbly disorganzcd condition,
70 unlanglc them requires high linan-
cial Skill backed by the confidence Of
the commercial world. Texas, too, Is
a YOUNG State and has Il future before
II which the most illimitablc vision
can scarcely sweep Therefore, we
need for Governor an active, apt, pro-
nrcssiVc man, one who having parted
company with Worn-out and cileic
past lives in the present, and acts for
the future. Without detracling from
the merits Of others mentioned in this
connection, we venture to suggest, rs
the most suitable candidate, the gen
lcman whose name floats from your
masthead, Captain :. J. Adams, who
possesses every qualification for the
position.
Besides being Il lawyer Of large at
tanmenls, he is precautionary Il tinan-
cicr, and would, in Il short time, re-
store the fallen finances of the State
and fix her credit upon sure and
slcadNst basis. He is, too emphatic
ally II peoples man. Thoroughly iden-
tilted with their interests and feelings
he will, if elected, bring back the state
to It's ancient standard of honor and
integrity, and make the administra-
ton of affairs responsive To the grow
ing wants and shifting interests Of the
day.
There is one thing, however about |
the course Of Major Jordan which |
strikes Us little peculiar. 1t is well !
known lllat ne HAS never ldhcIl Idlt III |
political affairs nor in any public mat
ter, whatever He has hitherto, if ever
man did, attended strictly 70 his own
business. Why, then, does he seize |
the present opportunity to embark into |
politics, and cXpresslyto mdorsc Judge |
Coke, Il man with whom MAJOR Jordan
has had no connection, and with whom
he has never hePH Wpon terms OF IA
miliar intimacy? Were his petty
lmgs" at petty aepirants' caused by
a ''pettyn jealousy cngendered and in
iuenccd by the success of Il rival cs-
tablishment? Major Jordan will par
don Us for saying that his card will
bear that construction, and that in MS
conclusion he growls like one mad be-
cause in the selection of candidates for
Governor the sovereign but inappreci-
aliyc people should have passed by one
80 prN-emmently qualified and cnthu-
siaStically willing as himself to serve
them if they would only let him
pROFERT.