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

To the Editor Of The Dallas Herald:
Tho Radical State Convention, which
met in Dallas on The 10Th Of August,
has put forth Il platform rs full Of Il =
ccit rs has been the conduct of some of
its principal members in their tyranni-
cal outrages and expressions ofthcpco-
pie of Texas for the last four years.
Some of their Understanding express
pressions and promises. remind sensi-
bic men of that memorable action Of
Satan when he tempted the Savior. 1t
is only necessary for the long-outraged
people of this State TO know who were
its master spirits to see ut once that
none of its works, pledges or declara-
tions will do for the people of Texas.
L,t us look at the array:
OF the Radical State officers there
were prescnt,-Davis, the Governor;
Newcomb, Secretary of State; kuech-
Ter, Commissioner of the Land Office;
Alexander, Attorney General; DeCress,
the delightful and winsome Superin-
tendcnt of Public Education; BrittOn,
Adjutant General and late Chief of
Police; Malloy, Superintendent OF the
pcnitcntiary, late General of the negro
militia, VINO robbeE the people of
Limestone under Dat VIZ martial law;
Glenn Chambers, State GeolOgist; a
District Judge, now under impeach-
mcnt by the Legislature; Andrews,
Borden, another Judge under charges
80. -, ,tk, ni;,-.p ti,,
Judge and saintly person who so long
lorded it over Limestone and other
counties, and whose biography would
form fitting sequel to book entitled,
"livcs of Atrocous Judges in Eng
land,n how many moro Of Davis
charming Judges we do not know.
Then comes Ruby, colored Senator
from Galveston; Randall, Baker, Row
son, Saylor, Tendick, white Radical
Senators. Senator Matt. Gaines absent
by an engagement in the penitentiary.
Colored Representative Washington,
(yaller)9 Roberts, Moore, Phelps, Allen,
Anderson, and SO on, all pure in color.
Then two late candidates for District
Judge, unanimously rejected by the
Senate, Bob Taylorand Lovejoy. Then
a host of lesser lights, and hangers-on
as ex-otlicers and employees of the Rad
icaI Legislature-toO small to name in
document in which such illustrious
names as Oliver and Matt. Gaines
occur. United States officers in abund-
ance, as United States Attorneys, GUS
tomhouse officers, postmasters, secret
service men, etc, etc, too numerous to
mention. Railroad lobbyists pretty
well represented.
Then follows Il fine array of fugle-
men, false accuSerS zone old one from
1arrant), prosecutors, ballot suffers
Hill county for instance), and such Il
general d splay of the descendants Of
Ham (best average element in the con-
Germ as to form an a8semhlage never
to be forgotten by the good people of
Dallas, who drank in the scene in all
its multitudinous and variegated love-
illness. There were, truly, gentlemen
in the crowd; for instance, Judge Sal
bin and others. 1t is also true some
seemed i'll at ease, as Senators Saylor,
Randall, and others. The Flanagans
were away; so was the 'princcly Dr. X.
*. Smith, the man whose mOdeSty has
so long kept his name out Of the news
papers; and that other Smith, of i5rcn-
ham fame, the cashicrcd officer Of the
United Ssatcs army. The absence Of the
two Smiths, Only think Oft! Had they
been present virtue would ut least have
had an abiding place at Puts garden!
But perhaps ii had anyhow, rs the
man of Birlville was there a little
leaven has great weight. Whether
Sergeant Lufllin was on hand we can't
say. A great void was made by the
absence Of little Clark, who held Gid
lings seat so long, and the scarlet
haired Ochiltrec.
The darllics were delighted at their
success, Six candidates nominated
and nary darl;ey on the ticket.
Harry Moore, an honest old black man
from Marshall, said he didn't like the
smell of that loaf-de butter and de
crust was all on one site--wOrse dan
slave times. Turkey TO de white Iipd-
icals, buzzard to de nigger-de old
storyri That ticket will wake up and
unite Democrats in every nook and
! corner of Texas. 70.