The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-18
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Oi llir ttllrlill lAllU olIl'',
I In ma much NJ DO rule has been laid !
down f,r determining the hass ofrcl'
resentnllOn, recommend that lhesev' |
ora counties send such numberOf del |
egates ~ they deem proper, leaving II
To the Convention, ~ has been done
heretofore 10 determine the number
of votes which cncll county shall DC
entitled 10 cast,
There has been no united expression
OF preference for any one plnGc NJ which
The Convention should be held. soy;
eral points, haye been named, md
among the numhcf, AIlstin hns been
selected rs being as suitable ~ any
other, having liz view The importance
Of securing MN attendance IN warm
weather.
Are YOU ready for the COnycnllon'
IInyc you perfected your Local orgillll-
znllOns. Have you determined In your
own minds the policy I hut should COY
an IN future, and selected suitable
men 10 represent you? II you have
not, Let me beg you 10 delay these I'M
poriant matters no longer,
DO you wish still to he governed w.
the tlmc-honored, conservative ana
well understood principles which have
united you in the pnst, and In the
maintenance of which you have here
tofore stood shoulder to shoulder In
triumph and defeat? Or do you desire
TO loose the bnnds OF that union IN
which YOU have heretofore found your
strength, hpspnle Dp,is .foa''us Of n new
departure, u third party will-o'-lho-
wisp, or another lack-wiih,a-laptcrn
search for u split in the Republican
party A#
DO you demand that we shall return
TO aud stand by the doctrine of econ
omy In public expenditures, and that
taxes should only be imposed IN order
to dclrhy the necessary expenses of
government, economically administer
ed? or ARE you willing that your prop
city and your earnings shall bc taxed
that othgrs may embark In gigantic
enterprises FOR private benefit, IN the
interest of the few and the expense Of
the many
DO you prefer that your officers and
positions Of trust shall be filled by men
whose sympathies and interests are IN
harmony withyour own? or shall they
be occupied by strangers and political
Adventures? These and kndrod sub
jects deniandyour attention, not only
| In State Convention assembled, but
IN your precinct and county meetings.
| let me urge You to give 10 them the
cons!drratc attention. their importance
That half civil, half military, half
civilized, half savage body, composed
to grcnt degree Of irresponsible and
Ignorant men, ealled-stnle Police, no
longer lords II over the people. You
are no longer required 10 dance four
DAYS attendance at your county seats,
in order that YOU may deposit your
vote, butsinstoad YOU have 4 fair cleo
ton law With prpdnct ballot boxes,
guarded against fraud IN cveryconceiv-
able manner. The people Of Texas are
once ore free to manage their nilhlrs
in their own way, II they choose TO 90
so.
o 'NI,lch lins been done already, hut
much remains 10 he done In order 10
fellevc The people OF Texas from the
'cfIccts of the mialulc Of the pms, which
they have shared In common, though
Enot to any greater extent with their
brethren Of other States of the South.
I'Phc work yet TO bedone requires united
cxertion and stcadncsS of purpose.
The situation Is II present hopeful;
civil government Is fast replacing mil
fitary rule. The Executive canno longer
| suspend the writ of habeos corpus, or
by Il dcolarati nof martial law suspend
| the action of the courts, and try the
citizen before Il drum hcHd court mar,
1 tial
In national politics you need not en-
poet that Democratic ideas will be I'M
derstood or appreciated so long as there
| ~ q majority interested in Keeping
alive the prcjudiccs and animositics
engcndercd by the past, or a powerful
political organization fails to restore
the contis(ated property of n0ll-com-
batants, and refuses TO permit the plnc-
ing Of n flower or nm evergreen on the
grave of u fallen Confederate. Our
principles, however, will survive the
preiudices of the hour. The sober see
ond thought must givereason her sway,
or else the work of GENERALIZATION will
go on to completion. Let us wait and
hope, for the best. Meanwhile, let us
all, unmlndnul Of pnst political differ
enccs, and inviting the co~opcra-
ton OF all good citizens, whether
native or foreign born--llnitc M one
man in building up our material inter-
csts, and securely guarding them by n
sound and wholesome State policy, by
good, and wholesome laws, admins
tered by honest and upright officials,
in the interest of the people, with due
regard for the protection of life, rcpu-
tation and property, avoiding all UNI
necessary burdens and restraints on in
dlvidual freedom consistent with the
public safety.
Hoping that Ill portions of the State
| wifi I've represented in the Convention
by good and true men, that wisdom
and prudence, tempered with modera-
ton, and Il spirit of Cancellation, mny
characterize your deliberations, and
that you may put before the people the
names of men who will carry our ban
ncr to brilliant victory, | am your
obcdicnt servant,
c. M. WlNKLER,
~ Chairman Dem. FIX. Com.
('orsicana, Texas, July TO- 1873.