The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-05
REFLECTIONS ON THINGS AZ THEY
ARE.

WINE we uIc never ulrpohtN w hl"S
local matters into our columns, aud cs-
pcclally while the great political found
atlons of society are being reformed ana
transplanted back into better soil, we
still realize the fact that II neighbour
hood, town, precinct and county ad-
minlstratlons Nre not pure, II * idle to
expect state matters TO he So The
foundation and grand cornerstone of
all good government among civilized
men Is In the government of the iami-
~. Fathers and mothers Gre charged
by the DEGREES Of nature and OF
heaven, to so govern their children us
TO make them good men and women.
If they fail, II is utterly impossible for
the aggregated children of any state on
country TO form good government.
The thing cannot be done,
So, charging the field, all local and
municipal governments must be pure,
or else become eating ulcers on the
body polite. The poison Of cancer,
touched on the checks Of the purest
maiden, will become II corroding sore.
Dallas is now the most prominent
and growing town in the southwest.
1t is an inland, infant little city
of ten thousand souls, in the
midst Of II virgin soil unsurpassed
in fertility. 1t is dependent for life
and prosperity on the good wilt and
industry Of the surrounding country.
The simple law Of sclf-preservatlon
demands that our city government
shall be honest and economical, that
the farmer, on coming into town, shall
be treated US n friend and bcneiactor,
and not as an intcrloper.
About fifteen months ago, under the
laws and regulations of Dallas, scores
of farmers coming in with loaded
wagons were arrested, taken before
Mayor Long aud fined, because they
did not unhitclt their tired horses, or
sometimes because they did hitch them
10 posts or trees on the sidewalks. We
denounced the proceedings at the time
n an outrage on freedom, and rs II
mere prcteXt TO put money in the
pockets of town officials and their sub
ordinatcs. We went to Austin MS II
SWORN REPRESENTATIVE o. THE Pro
PIE of this district, resolved at all haz-
ards to take from the town authorities
the power thus to maltreat the farmers
of the country, and we did it by getting
amendments to the city charter TO
protect the farmer from such abuses.
But while doing this, the rings inter-
ested in the wrong were busy
in disappearing our acts, insomuch
that for time they deceived many
good men A few men, protesting to
be Democrats, but by nature inclined
TO breathe among the cliques, secretly
joined in the cry, in order to keep all
men out of office who had the honor
and manhood to oppose wrong where
ever ii might show its head. We
know them by their acts.
The same principle is insiduously at
work now. Sly whispers are passed
around to injure the Democratic nomi-
nee for mayor, Geaeral William l.. Ca
bell, a man whose entire manhood, up
to the close of the war in 1865, was
given TO the service of his country
who handled and dsbursed millions of
public money, before the war, and ac-
counted for the last farthing to the
United States before he would resign his
commission in the old army to join the
army of his native state. He passed
through the four years wharf.-the first
rs chief quartermaster in Nirginia-the
last three as brigadier general, and
though he got the name of "Old Tige"
rs a fighting general, no man ever
questioned his integrity or his indie
pendent love of justice. 1t is clandes-
tingly whispered by a certain few that
he is not eligible; that he has not
been in Dallas twelve months,
etc. We happen personally to
know to the contrary. Last fall
, year ago General Cabcll came
here, opened an Office, bought property
'or llome-was our guest part of the
.ime--and returned to Fort Smith to
bring his family here. The Illness of
Mrs. Cabelps mother delayed their i'm
removal, but Dallas was in
aw and equity their home, and his
business was then being conducted in
Dallas. In strictness of law, as laid
Town by our Supreme court for thirty
ears, he has been citizen of Dallas
ince December, 1872.
But, aside from this, look at the
pirit, intent and meaning of law,
nd then 1t will be found that Cabel
'as battling for Texas, as a young otli-
er of the United States army on our
rOntier before some who are now
oters in this city were born, and
wenty years before others ever set
DOT on our soil. Furthermore, while |
he battle ragged and our fate stood sus-
'ended in chance, his family were liv-
ng in Dallas. and spent goodly part
1 the war in our town. For decency's
axe let no more be said on that score.
Last winter James j. Ncwcomb. edi.
or of'the Radical State Journal, and
of slate under the late Mr..
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