The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-22

" Nuh pNlillHl w Nh w WV iFN'E
election 10 make choice between them
and their Maternal opponents,
Individuality In free government
will not yield TO the fairly organized
expression Of those holding views IN
common, then the door h wide open
for their enemies to sow the seeds OF
dlssenslon, aud, as now IN the United
States, for the minority, who favor u
dospotlc form ofgoyernment, TO over
reach the majority, defeat liberty, aud
cnthrono a kingly government,
Fellow Democrats, be not deceived !
There IL m effort on foot IN these
United States, to destroy Republican
government, aud, on IT. ruins, to found
an Empire, with privileged orders
Dukes, Earls, Counts, Barons, etc, ETC.
That the chief lights Of the Radical
party are In favor ofsuch scheme, We
have no doubt. The way to defeat 1t
and restore the country TO its original
Republican charactor Is for all the
friends of liberty to unite, and vote for
men of their own faith far every Office
In the land, from President and Gov
ernor down to Aldermen in our towns
When the hydra-headed monster Is
rendered powerless, then we may relax
the extreme of party disciplinc-not
before. Men, claiming to be Democrats,
must not expect, however we esteem
them rs neighbors and personal
friends, that Democrats can sustain
them In any matter calculated to dis
organize the friends of constitutional
liberty--in this perllous hour, never!
never!
Now, look at our county ticket. No
one denies the excellence Of our state
ticket. For District Clerk, We have
Alex. HARDWOOD. Who Is he? Ask any
man who has lived in Dallas county
at any time in twenty-nine years He
has been here all that time-movcd
here and all his children have been
born here. Ruined by the war; he gave
up the last thing he possessed to pay
honest debts. He scorned TO withhold
or conceal even u COW and calf He If
poor man. iirst-rate clerk, q true
Democrat and has u heart void of of.
fence.
For Sheriff, we have Major James Il.
Barkloy, brave Confederate soldier
from Missouri, poor, honest, capable,
as full of energy in office as n jar OF
pickles is full OF vinegar. A compare
tive newcomer, he has been here long
enough to stamp his character before
this people as n faithful, fearless and
well qualified public officer AS we
the writer did not vote for him at
the primary election, being bound by
stronger ties to another, it is with
pleasure we declare our readiness to
sustain him rs the choice of II majority
of our political brethren.
For Treasurer, we have Martin Y.
Cole, the present officer, whose father
was the first Probate Judge of Dallas
county in 1916, twenty-seven years
ago. He has been reared in this neigh
borhood and has been known from
childhood by all of our old citizens.
He Is q man of feeble health and can
not labor, but is honest and compe-
tent.
Mr. r. NJ. Cook, our candidate
for Surveyor, is an old citizen,
q farmer, good surveyor and II stricly
honest man. What more do you
want?
Messrs. VIM. a. George, Thomas L.
Frank, II. ID. Coats, Charles Barker
and John ID. Kerfoot, our nominees
for Justices of the Peace, are al capa-
bic and honest men. Kerioot is con-
sidered by able lawyers one OF the
finest Justices in the State. No one
denies his superior qualifications. The
only ground of complaint is in regard
to the building of 30 expensive Court
house, and its location Mt one edge OF
the town instead Of in a central posi-
ton on the hill. Admit all this, and
We (the writer, believe better course
could have been adopted, yet Kerfoot
is DO more responsible than others,
and was Influenced in his actions by
the manifestations of public opinion ms
presented to the County Court, OF
which he was member. BE just and
fear not.
Billy George, one of the candidates
the member from Lancaster--we have
known ever since he was little boy,
q dutiful son to his widowed mother,
afterwards rs u fearless Indian fighter
on the frontier under Old Kip Ford,
then as a gallant Confederate in Old
Virginia, and since as worthy citi-
zen. The others are also worthy.
The ticket is good. Every Democrat
and Conservative can consistently vote
the whole. Patriotism says do it.
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