The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-04
HON. ROGER a. MILLS.

home from his first session IN congress
on Monday. We had but a short in-
tcryicw during the few hours he rec
maincd over here, hut wer" glad To
lind him in good trim and spirits. In
der the new arrangements of districts,
Colonel Mills falls in the fourth, while
we are in the third. But rs al pres
cut he Is n congressman at large, we
may speak of him without impropriety
aud express our desires for his rcelec-
ton. Besides, rs his new district
stands, it embraces our former home
on the frontier, aud knowing the no.
bic service he, with the Hon. John
Hancock, of Austin, have rendered for
frontier people, that portion of the dis
trict at least will appreciate our feel
ings
Without going into any fulsome pam
egyric on him, simple truth awards
him the merit of superior ability, strict
integrity, great independence of char
acter and industry. a part of
the fruits of his labors, aided
of course by his colleagues, is the order
for line of telegraph across our thous-
and miles of frontier, from Red river
to Brownsville on the Rio Grande; an
order to place all the Texas frontier
troops OH a line below the Fort Sill
reservation; an appropriation to deep
en- Red Fish harbor at The head of Gal
weston bay, and other important mat
ters. He laborcd. hard, also and next
winter hopes to effect a transfer of all
the troops in the southern states to the
Indian frontier, and also division OF
the United States court so as to add
Waco and Dallas to the places for
holding the same.
The habits of Colonel Mills, aside
from his native ability and well stored
mind indicate him as man fit for
great usefulness in congress. All eX-
perience establishes the wisdom Of re-
electng men to that body as long as
they prove worthy. 1t is well known
that old members WELD II controlling
influence. Every member, however
able, has to stand u sort of probation,
before eXerting any considerable power
for his people. 1t was by returning
the same tried men for many years
that Virginia, Massachusetts andSouth
Carolina so long shaped the policy of
the government. But of late years
the thirst for Office and the unwise cry
of rotation have reduced the standard
of congressional ability to II standard
far below that of other days. We trust
that Texas, as fast as her representa-
tives develope their fitness, will retain
them ut least for several terms, and so
feeling we hope to see Roger q. Mills
returned by the voice of the people.
In continuation of the thoughts re-
ferred to, we regret that Messrs. Han
cock, Gddings and Willie-the two
former having served three and the
latter one session in congress-now fall
into the same district. Each has made
a good mark in congress. Hancock
and Giddings, so far as we know, have
made but single error, and no one
who knows them imputes wrong mo-
tives for that. But one of the three, If
either, can be returned to congress.
We have heard incidentally, though
not reliably, that Colonel Giddings
does not desire reelection. We should
be glad to see him returned were the
door open. But we are free to say mat
Judge Hancock, by his ability, firm
ness, prudence and industry, has won
his way in congress to II position OF
great usefulness, especially in matters
affecting our Indian and Mexican from
tier. 'ro dispense with his services
now and send On new man, would be
a misfortune Su'l, each district must
be its own judge, and We would not be
understood as going beyond friendly
suggestions on general principles Of
utntJ.
Mr.. Mclean, aur immediate repre-
sentative, now fails in the second dis
trict, wherein Messrs. Cu!berson ana
DeAIorse are warmly advocated ny
their respective friends for the seat.
Whether Mr.. Mclean will be in the
field we do not know. His labors at
Washington, as we are told by Colonel
Mills, have been faithful and useful.
Culberson and DeMorse are both able
and honorable men. Our only desire
is to see Texas honorably and ably rep
resented throughout her quota of men,