The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-18

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iIoc our politics Ia the standard Of III
Justice aud Islander do not impugn
hr motives Of the Sherman Courier;
Its editor IA doubtless n Just man, but
he has committed great wrong on u
gallant, gifted and truc-hearted son Of
Irexas, aud IL, under peculiar surround
ings, II IL not my privilege TO advocate
the nomination of tina, gentleman,
God forbid that | should see him UNI
justly assailed. Such meanncss and
cowardice would make me loathc my
self. The average honest multitude
want facts. Then let us state the facts.
Old DR.. William NJ. rhrockmort0n,
the governors father was Kentucky
wing. jim, his son, grew upa wing,
just rs good boys become BaptisiS,
Presbyterans or Catholics because
father was SO. Coming 10 Texas in his
youth, Jim was in this sense II wing.
But we had no distinct party lines in
Texas till the memorable contest of
1855 between the democrats and the
new know nothing or American party.
When that party sprang up, Tbrock-
morton refused to join IL, and the whiS
party being dead, he rallied with the
democrats. BY them he was elected
to the legislature for the third time. In
1851, and again in 1858, he had been
elected, while merely II passive wing,
by democratic constituency.
He went to Austin i'm 1865 mot in
1865, as stated by the Courier, but nine
teen years ago., and there, in the dem
ocratic convention, l met him in full
cooperation i'm the selection and cleo
ton of a democratic speaker and Off
GERS OF the house. In the same winter
he was n delegate to the democratic
state convention in Austin which
nominated democratic presidential
electors and a full state ticket. In that
convention he was also my colleague.
Again, in 1857, he was elected to the
state senate rs democrat, where l was
again his colleague, and in the winter
of 1878 we were both members of the
democratic state convention.
And so he continued u consistent
democrat until the war came and blot
ted ont party lines.
He opposed secession as did many
democrats, but when the people OF
Texas, spoke, he bowed as n dutiful
son to the majesty of the state, and
said "your God shall be my GOd!"
Throughout the war, when not pros
trated by painful and wasting dis
ease, he was fearless and gallant sol
dier. His courage was displayed at
Chustenallah, Elk Horn, Pennington
and i'm half the battles of Louisiana.
Since reconstruction began after the
war, his noble and unselfish course is
known to all Texas.
While constitutionally and morally
q brave man, he is also by nature u
thoughtful and conservative man. He
has that exalted moral courage which
withstands false public opinion and
rests upon its own integrity. Dema'
goguery has no place in his heart. He
is Il democrat simply because time has
convinced him that democracy is fol
the good of the country. Having been
for forty years a democrat, having
known Throckmorton' course for hal
that time, am unwilling to see him
unjustly assailed. DEMOCRAT.