The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-27
Tu ESDAY, MAY ~, 1873.
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.

for an election in December next,
when IL is hoped that tho true men
of this State will forever place
Texas beyond the reach of Radical.
ism in any Of it's departments, by
filing every Office in theirgift with
honest men, who can appreciate
the existence of something more
in official duties than mere person.
al ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The bent Of
politics, all over the country, seems
to lean most winningly towards
reform, and we hope that our pco.
pie will take up the term and in
doctrinato it as n cardinal feature
in their political platform. The
mighty West has been so surfcitcd
with swindles, back pay and cor.
ruptions Of every conceivable kind
in official circles, as to produce a
revolutionary result, which wise
mon predict will ultimate in great
good to the masses for whose benc.
fit the ends of government were in
stituted.
Professional politicians, political
brokers and spectators arc below
par already, and are daily bccom,
ing loss marketable, whllc the pre-.
miums for honest men and honest
representation is daily Increasing,
The farmers of the West are taking
n deep interest in shaping the ad.
ministration of their State govern
monts, and have organized them.
selves for earnest action when the
time comes for them to decide upon
the men who are to manage and
control the destinios of their re-
spective States, This movement
on the part of the solid, sturdy Gle
mcnt of the country is but the re-
sullant effect of y known cause, and
is clearly traceablc to the invcsti.
CATION made by Congress into the
gigantic frauds practiccd upon the
government by the Mobilieritcs,
whose successful operations in rail.
road stocks has been feeding popu-
lar contempt Tor the past year.
The various Investigations which
have been instituted behind the
scenes that conceal the mysterious
operations Of StdteSmen(O have dem.
onstrated to the people Of the coun.
try that our republican systems
were becoming rapidly changed in
their application, and that the great
constitutional declaration that the
consent of the governed was essen.
tlal to the success Of our govern.
mental principles was being in
verted so as to require NO consent
except such as would be financially
profitable to those entrusted with
the affairs of State. This much
they now know, and to prevent the
presidents inaugurated by Cakes
Ames and others from being en-.
grated upon the future admins.
trations of the country as cardinal
principles, the strength, bone, mus.
clio and honesty of the land are Or
ganizing for vigorous campaign
during tho coming election.
We are rejoiced that the move
ment has been commenced, and we
trust that it will bcpdshed forward
with that earnestness and determi.
nation which will successfully re.
store integrity to our representa-
tive councils and forever quiet the
longings after official heshpots now
so contagious among the profess
sional politicians of the country.
We have had quite enough of per-
sonal government, quite enough of
experience in the workings of pow
erful politicians, anG we shall favor
and encourage with al our might
the interests of those organizations
which protest against corruption
and corruptionists, and who have
for an object restoration of those
pristine usagcs in office when gov
crnments were blessings and not
burdens as they now are.
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