The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-01

ull0nal eUDgeuiinn, had pne been
passed through ille legislature pfllrg,
lag, II demanded ny lllf pfNNpl WAT
iheY had q rghi w 2 rNliffiilipil
whatever mY npinlpn NJ llif PROPHECY
OfbDlding 0nf 10 ihat llmp Might W.,
fel with the highest respect all
Difference ur ihr views ~ lllnsr Niig
differed with mp, | Thought ihen, anl
liink nov, ihaf the legislature acted
wisely aud juilpipnsly in deeilniiig W
assemble ilif gpuYpnllpn 40 llAl lliiif,
Our ihen unsatisfactory Anl ulsfllltl
federal relations lhRilnanelal plAla w
which We We're involved Rhl ne heAl
ana passion pf ihf popular lhlnhi on
geuderei Wy recent pplllleal epinlilp,,
lipns which had stirred lhe feelings ~
the people ~ lhflr lHplpnllpal
depths, have given place W appnpllpli
al lhiugs when We can 500 our WY
clearly, politically And financially,
when our minds $40 gleAr uilprpur
diced ana Conservative, Afipf Twelve
az fifteen months NJ administrator
under llle present. CONSTITUTION, Wy plll'
Gers iu harmony with lhe people
whatever Ut good there 10 10 v can we
500 and appreciate, without prejudice
and la the formation Of = new epilhll'
tuition retain w. rejecting nlily lhp
HVil, Forming new constitution
with dellbprnllpn And caution, We are
APT ~ bn more Wise ANA our work ptl'
lrr adapted ~ or WallH, ana lesh w,
ilr, Nv Il fnW years. ~ lac sllpeleelrl
with slill another constitutions ! want
a good constitution ulr that VIII last
and hn reyetd hy llin people o. ppll
situations were IN old llnrH, WrhhNe
built NJ aud pulled down constitutions
in late years unlll We have lost Hll rev
rrpnre lur organic lAw-lhhl reverence
which h lhe suresl guarantee Tor $40
! bilily in our government our people,
| broken from their ancient moofillHhl
have become restless, Impatient Anl
enger fnr change, | desire our new
constitution 10 bp the RESULT OF the
most MIXTURE deliherallon Of our wlhehl
mon, aud such ~ instrument ~ VIII
ruOhniu the affections Ol tho people
aud produce conservatism anu stability
In their political views and action, nlld
give rest aud tranquility 10 the cOull'
lry, Hence, ! thought " wise 10 wait
untll the popular mlnd hld fehclleU
that frame, Wlenl lnclnuden ny pas
HInu, prejudice az excitement, ana ull,
awcd by the apprehension Of federal
Interference, aud unomhnrlnacd by
financial distress, II could como % the
work Ut framing n nov organic law
bringing lls highest aud best cnpAol'
Ties. The people Of Texas, IN The
meantime have been busy with The
problems 10 ho solved In frmlng Il
constitution, aud the hest minds IN the
atnte have been surveying The Held OF
action for the convention aud crap
plIng aud investigating the great qucH
lions 10 bc acted on hy that body when
| II COnycnes. The work Oln convention
assembled under such auspices, VIII
necessarily hp more thorough, because
better understood, aud for the aant
reason, viii be wlnpr and more compre
hcnslvc and better adapted 10 lac pres
eat wants aud opr0m0li0n of the Iulur,
growth of TeXns aud development u
her splendid resources than If don,
moro hastily and under circumstances
lcW favorable TO calm and thoughtful
! dCllherhll0n.
Whatever may have been the dillcr'
cnce of opinions NJ 10 the policy OF cal
Ing n convention ut nm earlier date, Il
" now agreed on all hands that whcl
the legislature meets In January, u CON
vcnllon should At once he called, and
IN view Of the fact that n long session
OF the legislature will be inevitable nl'
ter new constitution IN adopted, thai
the lnhors Of the legislature In January
should DO restricted exclusively TO do
Ing that which IA absolutely indlspen
sable TO he done before another legIsla
turc, under the new constitution, cal
| bp convened.