The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-11
MIIATH TIE MATTER.

There never was II time In the hist0-
ny Of Dallas when there was such n
general apathy In regard to public
matters directly affecting the material
Interests Of the city, 4 miserable splr-
II of petty Jealousy has cropped out
among SOME who should work togeth-
or In every enterprise likely to be of
any possible benefit TO the place. Our
business men and citizens generally
have certainly demonstrated the fact
that they haye energy, liberalty and
enterprise. Dallas bears the mark of
II striving, pushing people. The num-
her of buildings erected, the manufac-
turing interests iostered, the trade
controlled, the reputation of the place
given II by her men, all testify to the
fact that there Is no lack of material
for accomplishing still more for her.
The question now Is, whether the same
spirit which has hitherto manifested
itself by umanimlty OF action in pub
lie matters, shall continue to prevail,
or whether we shall fall to pickering
and recriminating, fault.indng and
selilshness and play cannibal; or go on
as we began, with the fixed determine
ton to work together for the advance
ment of Dallas.
Latterly it seems to be almost i'm
possible to secure that degree of inter-
est or effort on the part of many which
is necessary to carry out any given
project. The spirit of jealousy creeps
into everything. Men in one line will
not touch this or that thing because
men in another line aremoving in the
matter II has got to that pass that
not even an election of a president and
board of directors of anything can be
held without developing an amount of
feeling that is quite inexplicable.
This Is all wrong. 1t must end.
There is neither money, sense or pro-
priety in men pulling in opposite di-
rections, merely OH personal prejudice.
The public has nothing to do with the
private pique and grievances of indi-
growing out of their business
intercourse, aud the public interest
should not be made to suffer from the
incompatibility of members of COM |
five all go on the principal that we
won't pull with this or that man be-
cause we don'tlike him, or fancy he has
overIeached us, what is to become of
public spirit? Everything of impor-
lance to the community at large is of
indirect interest to each man in it.
You cannot saddle other people with
your share of the burden of public af-
fairs. ftwo horses are harnessed to-
gether, they must pull together, al.
though one PAGES and the other trots.
Il may not he matter of choice with
either of them, and rather annoying to
The driver, but the load must be pulled
whether their gaits are similar or not.
Just so with men. Whenever in the
of public matters il be-
comes necessary for a man to be
brown with another, who is not agree
ible or acceptable az a companion In
he public traces, he must pull with
lin In good faith, aud to the best of
lis ability. Duty is not always always
greeable or palatable, but 1t must be
one all the same. Selfishness is
leasanter to many, but as rule it Is
angerous experiment. federation is
he OF the first principles Of success
nd civilization. Let every man, then,
ONE down to his work and reserve his
lie for something else besides thwart-
NJ progress.
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