The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-01

VIII lTcuu lllt tUTI between llllS anu
August, especially if no convention is
held, for which there is no prospect
now. Immigrants continue to come
in. Quite number of very sturdy
looking and substantial farmers have
lately purchased land, and are opening
farms among us. PETER GIFT.
Judge Irelnn,i's GALA few More Facts
Democrats Should Lrnrn-"Snuce for
the Goose IL Sauce for the Gandcr''-
"YOU Tickle We and Ill Tickle You"
money Makes the Mare Goa
Bird in tho Hand il worth Two in the
Bush"-The People are Fools and IT'S
My Duty TO Instruct, Vide IrcIand's
Gail.
To the Editorof til, Dallas Herald:
| have been familiar for many years
with party usage and with public men,
who always stood firm and upheld
sound principles of democracy. |
want to ask if the state convention in
1873, agreed upon principles, II combin-
alton Of which cree ed the platform
of the democracy OF Texas, and is that
platform live and binding instru-
ment-dOes ii exist to-day, or did those
seven hundred and fifty delegates
simply meet as II matter OF eXpcdiency
and for success, concentrate all the
powers of the English language in
denunciation of radicals as robbers,
thieves, plunderers of men and the
government, mean and corrupt, and
rapidly bringing our state To bank
ruptcy and our people tn disgrace, if
not to infamy? | believe the hearts of
many who were in that convention
still cherish and are proud of that plat
form, but how is it with, alas, too
many?
Let us see. Judge Ireland, chairman
of the executive committee of the dem
ocratic party of the state, has issued II
dictat0rial mandate, for district con-
ventions to nominate delegates to the
state convention, and does this after
correspondence with chairmen of dis
tricts; yet it seems our friend Aldredge
a true democrat, has not written him
Il line in favor of his behest, but has
boldly announced against such II poll
cy. In this connection he goes 50 far
rs to say these district conventions
should nominate candidates for the leg
islature.
Such vile presumption on the part of
Mr.. Ireland, of the ignorance and stu
pidity of the people of Texas, deserves,
as it certainly will receive, a frowning
of all freemen and lovers of
good government. Why, sir, | almost
trembled to read it. Am | to be throt-
tled-gagged-and made to swallow
this nauseous dose? Such mandates
and dictation may do for the people of
Mr.. Ireland's county, but |
it is too insulting for liberation by the
honest, Intelligent masses of our state. |
IL the democratic masses of Texas a !
herd of cattle and Mr.. Ireland the |
owner, and are his herders so well |
trained that when he takes snuff they |
sneeze? If so, Mr.. Ireland should be
careful. n stampede may come on nc.
count of ill-treatment of his herd-a
want of water, something to live on, or
some other torture, may cause an old
5urly protector, in the shape Of dem
Ocratic bull, to gore his torturous mas
ter, and cause his (poltical) death.
Democrats of Texas! Are you slaves,
and ready to bow to the behest of a
Dne.man power? know you are not,
but the time has come when every
voter in Texas should keep strict ac-
,ount with bie oyants (ot,irarsl and ra-
,,amhor that short settIements rmai,a
,trnnD fr;andS Eorgat tba old and
rec oood ruIe tbaf d.mocroov was
honesty. The developments of the last
,ovs oS graot a 1--we os rodic,Is for
Money md never hesitate IN gat a Iit.
lie here and there, if their constituents
m ha lyant N iunnrannn
mo rernody ia wifi Won md T md
very voter In Taxas Then once
~ q, If iot tha noo,ia Jar,anJ
,nr instanne wbv stote tax IL onalhnIr
# ono mar cent when nronnrtv in
many counties is worth fifty to seven
y-five per cent more than four years
40, and no decrease i'm any county q?
Where does this money go? Why,
he increase in poll tax alone sine 1870,
$ over twenty thousand dollars. What
loes become of the money pail in
axes ? ask the question and every
,oter IN Texas should continue to ask
he same question till he is answered.
IN looking over the table of mileage
n your issue of Saturday, / could see
where quite little pile went. Have
'ou seen it? Just get copy, set down
where your children won't disturb you,
md figure little. For instance, take
ellis county. 1t shows there was two
men in the legislature. In 1870 the
Mileage was four hundred miles null I
iply four hundred by thirty-two, which
5 the amount per mile, and you have
ne hundred and twenty-eight dollars,