The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-30

Then whose doth read,
1 beg him take heed
/ To the lesson these stanzas convey him.
NiH:-Nuw that you know
What Il treasure you owe
To-the Printer, be certain-to pay him!
To the Democracy of Dallas County
TO the Editor of the Dallas Herald.
see in your issue Of the 10th inst, Il
communication addressed, "To the
Democracy of Dallas County, and to
Judge Hord as Chairman Of the DEM
ocratic County Convention. Ipre-
sumo the gentleman, or gentlemen,
mean Judge Hord, who is "Chairman
of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Dallas County"
1t would be gratifying to many true
Democrats to know why the course
suggested was not adopted in selecting
Representative and Senator for this
District, which would have saved
much ,onfusion, and produced much
more general satisfaction.
believe that Dallas county will lose
the Senator and, according to mst,3tc-
tons, the delegates can vote for but one
man for the Lower House, thereby pre-
Guiding all possibility Of procuring but
one Representative; whereas, if our
delegation was unin,tructcd, we were
nearly sure Of the Senator and one
Representative to the Lower House,
with ut least equal chances for two.
As the matter now stands, Dallas
county and city, in the wisdom Of the
late "Convention,n will be represented
by one man, without experience ana
acquaintance, and without prestige in
public councils and political circles
and, however much we admire him rs
ncighbor and love him as friend,
we feel that he, alone, will offer fee
bic opposition to men and measures
adverse to the interests of Dallas
county.
To say that the late Convention was
fair expression Of the Democracy CT
Dallas county is absurd, and do not
believe the delegates themselves, with
few exceptions, Will presume to say
that it was fairOr just. 1t will not be
denied that the roll of delegates was
never called, neither at large nor by
precincts that the delegates and citi-
zens were seated all together, and the
latter voting on almost every question;
and the negative Of many questions
was never asked for by the President.
In Precinct No. 3, / am Informed on
good authority, thcy have nearly sis
hundred voters, but only had twenty
seven at their precinct meeting, nine
or whom were quasi Radicals. Ii
that is fair expression of Precinct
No. 8, it is not Democracy. Many
have talked tomc about it, and have
vet to find one to approve its course,
and charge il TO the work of four
or five men, some of whom are just
now cultivating the down upon their
chins, and who have no financial i'll
tercst in the county, save a very small
trunk of clothes and the prospects Of
the future. How does this sound to
men who came to Texas thirty years
ago, and slept on the cold ground, had
the.blue sky for covering, and the
rifle across their breasts for protection
against the savages?-thc men who
braved the dangers incident to the de-
velopment of this magnificent coun-
try, and are now charged by these
youths with being cold fogies."
! learn that one OF the delegates to
the County Convention was one of the
delegates to the Radical Convention
which assembled here on the 18th inst,
and | also learn that Il man who polled
simply the Radical vote of the county,
a short time ago, and has been regarded
as Radical, was nominated as dele
gate to the Democratic State Conven-
ton, and pollcd seven votes. If this is
Democracy, l have been educated in
the wrong school.
Now, as regards primary elections
for the selection of candidates, | think
it the best and wisest policy; but it is Il
new move, and one that | admire, but
the people are not aroused, and do not
feel that importance in awakening TO a
sense of duty in these matters sufii-
ciently. As evidence, see the lethargy
in registration. 1t is believed that not
two-thirds of this county will register.
Representation is governed. by regis
tration, and the failure of one thousand
to register, would cut of one-third OF
our strength in making new Senate
rial, Representative and Judicial dis
tricts.
Fcllow-Democrats, let ms TO, become
Indifferent to tho welfare of our State
and county, by refusing to register. II
is a patriotic duty TO do So, and every
, man should feel that upon his persona
, effort our success depends. Then vot'
) for honest and true Democrats to repre-
sent you i'm the Legislature, and 70
/, men of the same character to conduc
your county afiairs-men of high re
gard for the morals of our State an.
: county, and who will regard our hnan
: cial interests, Let not the sentiment
' af devotion, respect and admiration 70
: good government be effaced by tn
: trickeIy of corruption, and the pre-
/, sumptious dictation of few beardles
e boys, who charge you with being "ol
!, fogies,n and who are seeking to eontr'
! our county and State.
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