The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-23

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that BODY Inc eAtrohio VI
tronchmentnud reform" sometimes
lea,isgcntlc,men who 'arc'vcry SEN
sible on all other subjects, into posi-
tions which, in. their lucid intervals,
they are heartily ashamed OF. There
isaveryuseful idea connected with
this thing of retrenchment and re'
form, and then again there is very
useless thought connected WIN IT,
With some men IL is n sort OF mon
omania, and on that particular SUD
iect we think it would be well to
sue out an inquisition Of lunacy to
ascertain if some of the worthy
members of the Convention havn l
got it n little heavy on the BRAIN
There was once Woe unto you, "
upon certain scribes and Pharisees
who paid "tithe of mint and anise
and cummin, but omitted the
weightior matters of the law and
we are little fearful that some OF
tho members of our Constitution
making body are in danger of bring
ing themselves under Il like imDre-
cation "To save ut the spile, and
lose at the bung" is a very homely
saying, and yetit is frequently very
appropriate when applied to the
gravest and most deliberate of MS
sembies,
The extreme tmidity Of politl-
clans, particularly OF those who be-
long to tho class of new men, when
out of sight of their constituents,
is proverbial. Dreaming at night
of how the voters at homearo scan
ming their every notion, 1t is sim
ply shadows that are striking
terror to their souls" Be not
alarmed, worthy gentlemen, for the
rctrcnchment and reform which the
great body polite is now demand
ing Of their representatives in Con
vention assembled is rs TO the
weightier matters of the law,
and not that tithos shall simply be
paid Of "mint, annis and cummin.
1t is not expected that you save The
treasury OF the State from deple
ton ut the Spite whilstit is all run
ming out ut the bung Nor are tn,
people at homo watching you
movements with that enviou
criticism which some are soapt t
fear. What they do desire is tC
know, in the clearcst and most sal
isiactory manner, just what thu
Convention is doing, and the poopl,
are willing everywhere to pay fol
tho information. What Mr.. Darnel
said on the stenographic debato il
eminently to the point, and isappli
cable not only to his own constitu
cnts, but to those, perhaps, of ever,
member of tho Convention. q
want to send my constituents thu
proceedings OF this Convention; they
are n reading people, and not u SO
OF ignoramuses' And we heartily
endorse the sentiment of JOIN
Henry Brown. who said "hc was in
favor OF retrenchment and reform a,
far ~ reason and common sense do
tatod-no farther, and that til,
people should be kept posted as I,
all the proceedings Of the Conven
ton.
Let it be emembered that tn,
Constitutional Convention is n,
mere idle assemblage Of gentlemen
to mako themselves famous in the
sphere of politicians simply. 1t il
understood to be u dign;fed repre-
sentative body, collecting the viii
and subservient to the interests of a
great people. tits a body convened
to lay new foundation stones for a
great State, whose extent 10 nm EN-
pire, and whose population, before
the youngest member of that body
shall reach forty, will be millions.
What, to such a State and TO the
coming Of such u multitude, is the
pitiful expense of few thousand
dollars OBSCURE accurate, full and
satisfactory stenographic reports Of
the Convention. Such men as West
Ballcngcr, Wright, Stockdale, De.
Morse, Mum, Crawford, Flournoy
and others, men Of intellect and OF
intelligence themselves, with liberal
AMI enlarged views OF the true. in,
forests ,of tho potplo, are willing
that all the eople shall have the
same advantages with themselves 10
at least knowing what their repre-.
sentatives are doing intho matters
which above all things 10 NEARLY