The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-10
ron GOVERNOR,
- w. TnRoCT6MORTON, al CoIIin.
Ks .@NIRDAY, NAY 10, 1873.
60 sTRAW JsNATCHERS."

Tue, wast,iplucnii Democratic
organ N tho West is the Missouri
Republican, Its editorials bear
tho signet.ofs what may be termed
safe Rehabilitation, and never leave
ReS hsndvsof :pbsir moaldcr unlcss
fashioned to perfection Of logic
good sense and powcr equallod by
few journals if any in tho country.
in0its aissuc or he 9th, II contains
tho following hints, if not down
right admepitiongtot the Democrat
fc party Which win be Of invaluable
ssryitS 10 our organization if prop.
erl y needed: q"
sSoenali o. docfalic organs in tho North
bsiray The liallGssed condition oftho par
tyety 9luc'iiGg NJ every frngmen,ary lea
taat tioats'byNpt ut empIingio use it as a
At'r~ 1'hc fact that every such effort
dnGs the buoy down With tho party, in
stead f8Eft'hg tio party up with the
buoy, ought to teach them lesson, bu, It
d9esTpo' 9heY ;gtnelfp am iliSly aftor
cseh asncocssiyc 'falItIe, grasp at the next
drifting STRAW, drown IT, and thus 20 on
intcrmaablys Ahht at this time tho most
conspicNYs fragments to be seen on the
watcrys vast e'siAot' lies before the Demo-
cratic vision aYe tlts ,rep-n'Ads movement
in the Mslf end hswatohiul organs OF
the party nrc striving desperately TO seize
themsand make them their own.
aiheasNew York aofli Violently pro-
ohims that the sDenotralic party shall
neilhsrdie nordissoiys, but in tho sane
breath Proposes (ha It resolve itself into
a fres-lralf party which irrssstibly re.
ninlsns ofJ ssh Billings terms TO thee n
droscoegiS lecture committee; Fifty dol
lars and eighty cents \ lecture; he light
be wiling % Knock of tho hfty dollars,
butthe eighiy gents heinsisied on. for the
honor ofStlie profession. Free trade is n
strong aggressive idea, and is asserting
itself with good deal of success In ,he
sepntry;Sbuaa special appropriation of It
hyJhs Democracy just srthis time would
probably DO more TO free trade than good
'os ,s. HSys J5Ea ashA1a
Ard,stil further IL sayS:r
INV worio h0,'ch - 'nn' ifee-'raua, as
im,wouM ghlheIsall freo-lrade Republic.
cans aad thus give he Democracy al OVER
wnssm," ps'lYFlll',yl SlAoe ;, - pre'y evil
avA. .n'. 'n;fe -" popn'ar majority IA
,asy' y. ste aoo.1. w VI ~ pto'ec.lve ~
IS, w. ~, 'nes sgYa sprA evening rosts
replya 70 usl pryposluon shows one fact
which Tho world had not taken into 40
count. md vwAjehwsone olhersDomoo,at tic
ergaly GAnnst be made to recognizes and
admitt WY tlistiAS Dcmocratio party ia
moro likely 10 bring defeat to q popular
,reaaurc ihafS X popular measure Is to
bringsietorystoShc Democratic party.
1,lss,see.e, 'rssViss fc'dsy, we believe, in
pemocratio creed and yet parado1ioa
~ it may seem, the country viii nat ac-
cept one Of these principles at the hands
o! the Dem6crac;. The explanation o!
tais fact is'dbeS found in tho Temper Of
the Northern rsople, who, for reasons
raish L is not necessary now 10 analyac,
are wll1ing toAenl mesa protective tariff
and all tho prevent injustice and wrong of
EspRbiieanrals rather than see the De-
Docracy succeed 10 power.
fA@ waHe8 as0OSw S'@ % "
Some Democratic organs think that the
farmers movement, nov, threatening to
break up The foundations Of Republican
iis 81, in The Nerih Tast, offers an opportuus