The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-23
DEMOCRATS. DO YOUR DUTY.

jacob Keuchlcr.
DEMOCRATS. DO YOUR DUTY.
The Republican Convention has as
sembled, completed its work and adj
journed.. Nothing can be gained by
misreprescnting the strength and In
tellectuality that exist In that party,
and, for one, we feel disposed to do il
full justice in accrediting it with every
cemmendable or plausible characters
tic it possesses. We have seen the
delegates sent here by the Republicans
all over the State, have witnessed then
deliberations, and are ready to begin
the warfare with them that will sooi'
resound throughout the length and
breadth of the State. Among the del
egates we saw old, grey-headed men,
whose whole lives bore but one blem-
ish, and that the inefiaceable blemish
of Radicalism; but these men, even in
politics, will carry with them II strength
aud influence that pure Democracy
should Mt once strive to avert. 1t l.
useless to laugh at the principles they
have inculcated in their platform, for,
virtually, they are Democratic doc
trines, which have been stolen by the
mongrels in order to catch the unwary
and unsophisticated men of the colln-
try who imagine that the success of the
white mans movement is inevitable.
Educated intcllects have shaped the
aims of that party, and skilled hands
will apply the means of making it sue
cessful i'm ii e most skillful manner.
No sensible man who loves his country
and would have ii move forward, can
afford in this good hour to stand by
and passively look on upon the harmo-
NOUS and united efforts of the Radical
party, without feeling deep within him
the desire to be up and doing, ere it he
too late to avert the bold endeavols of
the political enemy.
Their ticket is in the field, but on 1t
not single negroes name appears
They claim that this is the test proof
that the cOlored neM of Texas demand
nothing to which they are not entitled,
and that this sacrifice is made in order
to satisfy every inquiring mind that
such is actually true. Their speakers
are already proclaiming these declara-
tons to the people who listen to them.
Old Texans, men who have been in
the State for thirty years, are leading
off in the campaign, and, not being
aspirants for office, CLAIM THAT these
declarations are true and are prompted
by u hearty desire to see the State so
forward in the high destiny that awaits
it. The members of that party are at
work. They are organized and are
preparing for The election in manner
that Democrats should initiate. They
haye all registered, and are now await
ing patiently the dawn of the election
morn to go forward and vote their
ticket solid for their chosen leaders.
Our party is idle; registration is me-
elected, and passiveness prevails along
our ranks. No man is inclined to come
up to the demands of the hour and aid
in diftusing that earnest enthusiasm
upon which the success of our hopes is
pre-eminently dependent, We have
no order, no system, no action among
US. The people are asleep, dreaming
away golden hours that should be de-
voted to earn EST labor in the interest
of Democracy, and the establishment
of good government in our State. Our
Democratic Cub has collapsed, and no
one SO poor as to do its short-lived
memory reverence. The old men in
the Democratic party aie not Us the old
men in the Republican ranks, They
are Indifferent, careless, while with
the Radicals the grey hairs Of their
venerable leaders are constantly seen
in every demonstration that the party
demands. Is this the way for us to
succeed? When shall we begin to or
ganize-to wOrkg