The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-11

aud crcdulous, could DO deceived,
The chief purpose Of tho docu.
mont, apparently, il to prejudice tho
Grangors against tho Democratic
party, M will be seen by the follow
ing extract;
THE GRANaERs.
Az to the Changers, they nrc such II
stupid, One-slded net that, II left 10
themselves, we should not have much
10 fenr from them. They fondly I'M
ngine they can be farmers, and ut the
same time their own carriers, mer-
chants aud factors. No doubt they
Gan-try. II ~ quite certain that we
shall not permit them to he their own
politicians Through our people,
who have worked Into their
organization, we ought easily to con
troll them. At all events we must fiat
ter aud cnjole them M Gov. Coke and
Judge Ireland, the chalrmcn of our
State committee have done, 40 ns, if
possible, to prevent them from nsscr-
ting themselves AN II distinct political
power. So far M may be prudent and
circumstances may warrant, they
should 10 treated M our young men
M being In state Of pupilngc. The
impcnctrnblc dullness OF their leaders
impels them to hang on to the skirts
Of our public men and TO take on pride
IN being permitted To associate with
them. So long M they continue To do
80 we are safe. BY appearing to
defer to them and giving II
few crumbs of office to
some of their number (taking care, ut
the same time to have IL widely
known we can scarcely fail to con-
tlnue to manage them, ny we have
done heretofore. Still they must he
manipulated gently, with the most
prnctlccd skill, and watched closely
for they Will hear watching. The mct
that our friend l'hrOckmorton got the
Changers OF Northern Texas to petit
tion Congress to subsldise his railroad,
hns demonstrated that the organiza-
ton can 10 made to do whatever IL de-
sired. Besides our railroad friends can
he relied on too, and are hound to aid
us as occasion may require in keeping
the Changers in their proper places :
IN the field"
We give tho above long extract,
because it is the gist Of the whole
thing, although but small portion
OF this extraordinary document.
We regret that our space does not
permit us to give il entire. We
cannot refrain however, from adding
some choice morceaux, such rs the
following:
"Great caution, AS well AS profound
secrecy must be used, In giving effect
TO the foregoing suggestions. We re-
peat Our young men must DO oecu-
pied, BATTERED and to some extent (ifl
need be) rewarded, In order to keep
them contented In that suggestion
which Is their proper place"
1.-THE circumstance that the Radicals
have determined not to nominate can
dldates for the approaching Constit,,-
tional Convention, renders the task of
our editors, at this juncture,
very delicate. They will have
to change their tactics, and use
more discretion and forbearance than
their wont. II the RAIDS. poke fan mt |
us, 1t will never TO for our editors,
either to fly into flinders, or to gravely
controvert their Jokes.
We cannot forbear intimating that
our regular electioneering funds, raised
ny assessment, are sometimes used
without due regard to economy, by in
Nesting them extensively Ia whiskey.
inns Is q mistake. An inferior article
when might easily be passed OIL as
nrst rate, isthe sort which our people
are used TO, and our funds should not
ee wasted In buying anything better.
Our prospects, upon the whole. are
good. The visit Of Ex.president
Jefferson Davis has produded heftar
effect than was anticipated, but n 10
deemed best that he should be only
supplied with money, and should moi :
be induced to remove TO this State. for
In that event he would get elected to
the United States Senate, and that
would hight the. ASPIRATIONS OF too
many OF our prominent public men,"
In order TO give this stupid fraud
the appearance Of gensineness, the
following admonition in italics is
put at tho bottom ofthe circular;
~ R.-Me printed and signed note
Y frUf,spaiftlf af'oopai ,ftl,yiag this circu.
ir, Us 10 De destroged as soon as read,
. hat II may not be ks'owa By or to
HON IL Is sent.
II is needless to say that there
as no mote Of transmittal accom-.
anying this circular" but as the I