The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-25
THE CANE NTATED.

On next Tuesday, only one week
from this day, the first general election
in Texas for eight years, unawed by
lbayonets and untainted by fraud will
take place. The issue Is made up and
p. well defined. 1t is u contest waged by
the truest bona fide citizens of the
State ~ recover the right Of sell-gov-
eminent from tyranlcal faction
who, for four years, have violated
every fundamental principle liberty,
and treated our people as though they
were Inferior and conquered serfs.
Every intelligent man in the State
knows that, rs n general rule, this is
true. With n few honorable eXcep-
tions the people know that Radical
rule and Radical officials have been UNI
fair, unjust, dishonest and tyrannical.
To escape from then, power and restore
their lost rights rs freemen, the people,
largely regardless of old party dissen-
si0ps, are nov united under the name
of Democrats. They have in the fair
est mode possible, agreed upon u list of
candidates for all the offices to be filed
by election. Thinking men, embra-
cling the best patriots in the land, are
perfectly agreed in the conclusions
that at such time, in such a contest,
Involving such interests, all men who
claim to be opposed to the Radical
party and Its wrongs, should yield all
personal feelings and vote in solid col
umn for the chosen ticket. The
nominees from beginning to end,
stand solemnly pledged before the
country to be faithful, honest and in
corruptible officers. Ifprofessed Demo
Gratis disregard all these solem-
nities-if they ignore the fair
lyspJ expressed n voice of the
majority and cast their votes for mere
ly uhpledged men Offering, Us so-called
independent candidates, and who as
such must expect the Radical vote,
then we earnestly say TO all such,
How do you ever expect to relieve the
people Oof Texas of Radicalism, bad
government, high taxes, irresponsible
State police, and all the ills we have
50 long suffered? Virtue cannot COM
promise with vice. Democrats cannot
compromise with Radicalisrn. Liber-
ty cannot join hands with despotism.
The kiss of Judas is as odious to-day MS
II wasls7S years ago at calvary. He
a that il not for liberty and honest gov
eminent In times like these is against
/. !tiieniaS aA 6.gbTs}Sa&t@
We write not of persons, but of prin-
ciples, and the mode Of carrying them
out Fathers and brothers, however
dear to us personally, must not ask us
10 desert sacred principles and join
In factions aDtagonistic to them, when
We honestly believe duty to ourselves
and our country demand that we
should stand by our whole ticket in
order to serve and save our country.
Men who refused to take any part in
our primary election have perfect
moral right to oppose the Democratic
ticket, but with those who did take
part In that election, by voting for
their choiceor running for nomination,
( have no moral right now, especially
ON the eve Of the election, to come out
as opposing candidates and IL any
such do 50, how can professcd Demo-
crat abandon his flag and vote for
them? 90" rs,
aN Only eight days before the election
b Mr.. j.. NJ. Brown IL announced for re-
election as sheriff. The question arises,
as Mr.. Brown Is protested Demo-
crat aud was solicited in due time, why
did The not Submit his name with Bark
ley Moon, Prather, Taylor and Raw
Inns for nomination before the whole
party In the primary election? Did he
not vote for his choice in that election
and refuse to run himself? How ear
be, therefore, ask consistent Demo-
Gratis to vote for him? Was not Majo
Barkley, our nominee, long his deputy
giving general satisfaction? Is no
Bafkley honest and capable? Is h
not poor? Has not Mr.. Brown he'll
the ONCE and received vast incom