The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-11-07

HE w AGO Examiner OF tiie flil III
slant shows the result of the polls in
that city to be, Mills, 3oS; Yell, : Sand
says that clears are entertained that it
was even worse in the country" 1t
supplements its report OF the election
with the following remarks:
We fear that the "IIon. Roger O."
has been over confident. He has not
only failed to make any canvass to
rouse the democracy, as urged upon
him and other candidates by this paper
long ago, but he has manifested no
concern whatever, not even providing
for the printing and distribution of
tickets, or even so much rs publishing
Il card of compliments to his constit-
uency, since he received the nomina-
ton. II defeated, Mr.. Mills has lost
the golden opportunity of his life, and
he may set it all down to his own
supineness and neglect.
The Examiner is democratic to the
backbone, and has done its level best
to secure the triumph of the democrats
ic candidate. Outside of its grangeEpro-
clivitics, that have sometimes.nade it
lose sight of the main-ksue, it has
fought an honest, square, zral9uss
democratic fight. We cheerfquS ac-
cord itAlLtHe honor of IA party leader.
At-fIe same time, we cannotrestrain
>ogGs5ives from traveligg"so far Quiet
GlN own ~immehiateS bailiwick hg to,
take issue S7rT~tM censure laid upon
CGSl6NMills in the foregoing eXtractc
Flo idea is, tla1ejf Colonel Millsris
,Mleatsd, it jJdae g hlseWnJsfpine-
ncSsJtndnsgN-"U at he had made no
effort 10 baye tickets printed and dis
trrlHAAs>Aer had he even pyfis|Ted Il
nominating bim. ESefacts stated by
the Essugrt~cr-r r no doubt literally
u+e.~GIlonel Mills did not busy him
self about the printing and distribution
of tickets, nor did he publish IA card
of compliments to his constituency"
In the early days of the republic a
candidate for congress would have
scorned to seek the popular vote by
appearing in person Mt the hastings
and soliciting the ballots of his con-
stituents. Colonel Mills was reared in
the school of the old time patriots,rand
would feel that lie was dishoIfogfng
both himself andthepQ position hesodght,
by appearing as a personakr~ politi-
cal mcndicant. He was the nominee
of the democratic party. The party
agreed to do its best to carry him
through when it nominated him. His
duty was discharged when he went
before the people and made
his principles known. If those
principles were c0nsonant with the
ideas adopted by the convention that
nominated him the democrats of the
fourth district We're in honor bound TO
rally to his support. If through over
confidence on the part Of the demo-
Gratis of his district, or any other cause,
Colonel Mills has been defeated, let
the blame rest where it belongs, upon
the Indifferent aud a~pathetic white
people of that district, but do lot add
to the modification of his defeat the
uncharitable thrust that democracy
has failed to succeed through his neg
lect aud supineness.
If we have in Texas a Bayard-sdas
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not in any sense of disparagement to
others, Roger Q. Mills is that man.
Could we respect him as we now do if
we were to see him industriously
gagged in running the machinery of his
own election? We mistake the feel
ing of the people of Texas if the above
question could be answered affirm
atively.