The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-04
RETRENoHMENr.
The W ord POlltl.ipn Views OcNn EIni.
nest GcnNcman Upon the subject.

nest Gentleman Upon the subject.
70 the Editor Of Tho Dallus Herald
The positions of your correspondent,
7. II. c., in yesterdays AERALp, are
sound aud well taken. The catch
penny Specification of late years given
TO the word "politlclan" is misuse OF
the word. A politician primarily is
one vcrsed IN the science OF governs
ment, than which none is more hon-
oahle. Properly worn, whether III
private or public life, it is n badge of
honor The retired, unselhsh and
most patriotic citizen, in its true sense,
may te thorough politician. And in
this sense the Ignorant Intriguing
place hunter, Is not politician, but
rather an office hunting jockey. ButI
ii. G. is right in pointing out the rene
dies for evils commonly complained OF
by electing honest and competent
men as law-makers), as well as execu-
tors of the law One fault lies With
some of the best citizens Of the coun-
try. They seem to have lost hope of
re. establi,hing pure and economi-
cal government aud therefore fail
to exert their just influence to
bring it about But, for one
/ think they are wrong. Such
wrongs and publications, in the nature
of things, in state so large and with
such n large elementofne new citizenship,
unfamiliar with our past, cannot be eff
fected in moment. The foundation
1.-THE consttution) being wrong, almost
every general thing basedupon it needs
repairs.
There are yet plenty of honest and
capable men 10 restore wise, ecunOm-
ical and just state government tried
men, who are willing to serve in the
convention, but are not ambitious for
mere office. IT is an honorable amM-
ton moreover in the man who is emu
lous OF serving his state In an unseilish
and patriotie desire to reforms abuses,
to lessen public hurdens, to protect life,
liberty aud the rights OF property, and
thereby to secure once more peace, har-
mony and mutual confidence among
the people OF the commonwealth. Is
such a man TO be classed as a
"politioiau" in the offensive sig
Indication of the word ? II So,
then wherein is The indictment
foi mHn TO be faithful public servants
There are also men Of the same char
acter--iu no wrong sense office seek
ers--who would be willing to serve a
session OF 50 in the lirst legislature um-
der the new constitution, vet who have
no desire for active political life. They
would do so from the purest ofmotives,
to assist in forming the laws under the
new dispensation and rendering them
such as free people should have.
All virtue did not die with the late
war, nor has 1t ceased to exist Since.
Parents loveihem chldred as devotedly.
since MS before the war. Ave they not
as anxious now as ever to leave them
o good government? II moi, why not?
II seems 60 me they should be illiensi-
he'd in this desire now even more than
before tyranny and corruption invaded
the land.
The patrons Of husbandfy, If true to
their mission, as 1t Is believed they viii
be, can do much in the direction indi-
Gated. Their true interests hnrlnOnizo
with those of all who live by legjti
mate means, whether mechanical.
mercantile OF professional 10 an such
good government should be common
boon. E H.