The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-16
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10 tho Editor ~ the Dallas lieraldi
zee by your paper That the sherman
Courier asserts that Governor lhrock-
morton vas never u democrat III 1860,
i've yeArs ago.
While c0mmlttod 10 another Ia the
approaching nomination, for reasons
with which the public have no con-
Germ, ! should be rocroNni 10 the GUm-
mOnest sense Of honor ~ remain si-
lent NJ such al outrage on truth, Let
justice be done, Asa crave and ChlY-
nlrous people, let Texans put the seal
OF repr0butlOn on every attempt 10 re-
duce our politics 10 She standard OF IN
Justice aud slnlldrr | do not impugn
the motives Of the Shermqn CourlcT
its editor Is doubtless u lust man, but
he has committed great wrong on u
gallant, gifted and lrue'hparlrd son Of
Texas, aud II, under peculiar surround
lngs, II h not my privilege to advocate
the nomination Of that gentleman,
'iOd forbid that ! should sec him uu-
Justly assaulted. such mpanncas aud
cOwardlGe would make me luulle my
self, The average honest multitude
want facts, Then lei usslate the mcIs,
Old Dr. William NJ, rhrockmorton,
the governors father, was o Kentucky
whlg. jim, his son, grew up n wing,
Just ~ good boys become BapllslN
Presbylerlnns or Catholics because
father was 40, Coming to Texas ili hIs
youth, Jim was in This sense u wing.
But we had no distinct pnrly lines IN
HAWnA fill fla tYa.tnAuultlt. -
1875 between the democrats aud the
new know nothing or American party,
When that party sprang up, Vbrock-
morton refused 10 join II, and thcWhig
party being dead, he rallied with the
democrats, by them ho was elected
10 the legislature for the time, In
1851, and again In 1903, he hud been
elected, while merely passive whig,
by democratic constituency.
He went 10 Austin In 1880 mot in
1868, as stated by the Courier, but nine.
teen years ago., aud there, IN the dem
Ocratic convention, | met him in full
cooperation In the selection and cleo
ton Of a democratic speaker and OIL
GERS Of the house. In the same winter
he was n delegate 10 the democratic
state convention in Austin which
nominated democratic presidential
electors and full state ticket. In that
convention he was also my colleague.
Again, in 1857, he was elected 10 the
statefonNlc 40 ndelrOeutfwher was
agnlr his colleague, ANT in the winter
of ls1,-S we were both members ofthe
democratic state convention.
And 80 lac continued Il consistent
democrat until the war came and blot
ted out party lines,
He opposed secession rs did many
democrats, but when the people Of
Texas, spoke, he bowed as u duliml
son to the majesty of the state, and
said 'your God shall he my Cod"
Throughout the war, when not pros
t0lcd hya painful and wasting dis
ease, he was n fearless and gallant sol
dlcr. His courage was displayed nj
Chustenalhh, Elk Horn, Pennington
and in half the battles Of Louisiana.
Since reconstruction began after the
wuI his noble and unselllsh course is
known to al Texas.
While constltutionally and morally
n brave man, he is also by nature "A
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 II democrat simply because time has
convinced him that democracy is for
the good Of the country. Having been
for forty years democrat, having
known Throckmorton's course for half
that time, am unwilling to see him
uhJusty assaulted. DEMOCRAT.