The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-06
THE Waco Examiner of The lth In

THE Waco Examiner of the 4th IN
slant shows the result Of the polls in
that city TO he, Mills, $685. YELL 270,and
says that "fcars are entertained that 1t
was even worse IN the country II
supplements It's report OF the election
with the following remarks;
We fear that the "lIon. Roger Q.n
has been over confident. He has not
only failed to make any canvass to
rouse the democracy, as urged upon
him and other candidates by this paper
long ago, but he has manifested no
concern whatever, not even providing
for the printing and distribution Of
tickets, or even so much rs publishing
card of compliments to his constit-
uenoy, since he received the nomina-
ton. If defeated, Mr.. Mills has lost
the golden opportunity of his life, and
he may set It all down to his own
supineness and neglect.
The Examiner is democratic to the
backbone, and has done its level best
to secure the triumph of the democrat
ic candidate. Outside OF itsgrangerpro-
clivities, that have sometimes made il
lose sight of the main issue, it has
fought an honest, square, Jealous
democratic fight. We cheerfully ac-
cord 1t all the honor of Il party leader.
AT the same time, we cannot restrain
ourselves from travelling so far out Of
our own immediate bailiwick rs to
take issue with the censure laid upon
Colonel Mills in the foregoing extract.
The idea is, that if Colonel Mills is
defeated, 1t is due ito his own supine-
ness andneglect,n that he had made no
effort to have tickets printed and dis
tributed, nor had he even published
card thanking the convention for
nominating him. The facts stated by
the Examiner are no doubt literally
true. Colonel Mills did not busy him
self about the printing and distribution
of tickets, nor did he publish IA card
Of compliments to his constituency
In the early days Of the republic
candidate for congress would have
scorned to seek the popular vote by
appearing in person at the hustings
and soliciting the ballots of his con-
stituents. Colonel Mills was reared in
the school of the old time patriots, and
would feel that he was dishonoring
both himselfand thep position he sought
by appearing as a personal and politi-
cal mendicant. He was the nominee
of the democratic party. The party
agreed to do its best to carry him
through when it nominated him. Ills
duty was discharged when l.e went
before the people and made
his principles known. If those
principles were consonant with the
ideas adopted by the convention that
nominated him the democrats of the
fourth district Were in honor bound to
rally to his support. If through over
confidence on the part of the demo-
Gratis of his district, or any other cause,
Colonel Mills has been defeated, let
the blame rest where 1t belongs, upon
the Indifferent and apathetic white
people of that district but do not add
to the modification of his defeat the
uncharitable thrust that democracy |
has failed to succeed through his neg
lect and supineness.
If We have In Texas n Bayard-sans
pe,v ct sans reproache-and we say it |
not in any sense of disparagement to
others, Roger @. Mills is that man. |
Could we respect him as we now do if
we were to see him industriously en-
gagged in running the machinery of his
own election? We mistake the feel
ing Of the people Of Texas If the above
question could be answered affirm
atively. /