The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-06-12

render both 10 bis country and bis
party, we arc unwilling to accept
the General \ decision asldpnl; and
forever hang our heads in shame
and SORROW because Of our course
Weid0 not intend, nor have we ever
,cndcavored, 10 divide and distract
the people, who are tho Democracy
Of the country, against each other,
but we have warned them Of the
syrcn songs which political plOyNI-
outs arc constantly singing in their
ears, and We have told Them what
fruits have come from the whole,
sale confidence they have hereto.
fore placed in party political lead
ers, and have urged them to shelve
such gentry and take for their rep.
roscntative mon those who arc in
depcadent Of official spoils, and
whose interests are identified with
their own. We have ondcavored
TO divide mono Of our people cX-
cept the true from the false and we
have done SO in pursuance Of tho
accepted maxim, that "virtuc and
vice,when mated produce question
able fruits"
We think, as the General docs,
that now is tho time when the
Democratic press should be boldcst
in avowns Democratic principles
aye, we think as tho Romans did
in regard to the integrity Of public
men, when their country was so
corrupt and corrupted by bad men
that further endurance would have
been folly, and when they went to
honest Cincinnatus, whom they
found blowing in bis folds, and
asked him to lead them from the
troubles By which they were sur.
rounded, and we believe the Amer
lean people viii yet all back on
honest men who will deliver them
wien chronic Office seekers and
professional politicians become less
numerous and seductive than they
now are,
But the General says that, as
san OLD citisen of this place, an old
Democrat, and one of the Oldest
subscribers Of the HEnALD,P Id feels
'ita dutyhe. owes.to himself and to
the DemocracyRof Northern Texas
to express his unqualified disap-
prevail of the reasons assigned in
support OF our recent choice for
Govcrnorof this State If thcmero
fact of his.long residence in Dallas,
aud of his being m ancient sub.
scIbcr of the HERALD,5is any rea.
son, and they are all he gives, in
expressing his disapproval of
our choice for Governor, we
do not know how to repair
our error, unless we take down
Captain Adams name and hoist
scmc "old citizen, old Democrat, and
one Of the oldest subscribers Of the
HERALD, when it was published in
II cedar log cabin, in his stead, in
which event it is possible that
peace might again reign in our
midst. '''
We did not think il an act of
treason Tor us to express our choice
of Captain Adams us u capable
man to administer tho affairs OF
this State, nor do wc think so yet
Notwithstanding General Good feels
it his duty to express his unqual'
flied dsapproval of our reasonsi for
naming him, nor do wo think that
we are Democratic exile at this
time because Of the official ,pronun-
ciamento which he has issued
against us but we believe that, as
a citizen, We have just as much
right to say to our readers that
Captain Adams would make as good
Governor rs General Good, or
any other man in the State. In
all candor, we think that the Cen
erallconh do us more good i'm Con-
grcss than as Governor, and, not
withstanding the fact that he has
banished US from the Democratic
brotherhood, it is quite likely that
we may DO heard "tooting our lit
lle5horn" in his interest for that
position, when tho proper time
,,o,noa IN. ne To do IN fnr certainly