The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-03
We Tell You There Is Danger.

When the act, submittingto the reo-
pie whether or not we should have a
Conrtitutional Convention, was passed
by the last Legislature, we were salts
fed that the friends of Iings and mo-
nopolies had great deal to do in
shaping the language of that act, and
events which have since transpired
have caused our convictions to grow
much stronger. AS we have before
stated i'm these columns, the cry went
up from one end of the State to the
other for u Convention. Almost the
entire press of the State demanded it,
and in each of the six Congressional
Conventions which assembled last
year resolution favoring II straight
out Convention was passed with little
or no opposition. What, then, was
the object in submitting to the peo-
pie proposition upon which
the Legislature already had the di-
rect voice of the honest democracy of
the State? There could have been none
other than the intention of uniting
and organizing all the elements oppos-
ed to a Convention, with the hope of
defeating it, and of thus cheating and
defrauding the people of the State.
For this purpose they are using as an
argument against the Convention the
great cost of holding one, and are as
serting that all the important changes
which are desired are embodied i'll the
amendment which are submitted to be
voted on at the general election in De-
cember, when it is Il well known fact
that these amendment do not contain
half the changes desired; and when it
is equally well known that the State
government cannot be carried on un-
der the present Constitution at less
cost than one million II year. They al
SO take it for granted, and are claim
ing that the Convention when
it meets is determined to
make clean sweep of all The officers
of the State. This they usd as an argu-
ment to influence the oflice-holders of
the State to vote against the calling of
convention. The recent resolution
of the Republican State convention at
Hampstead, on the subject of internal
improvements, shows clearly which
way the radical vote of the State is 60
ing. Here, then, is the programme
to unite all the friends of rings and
monopolies, and the oi1lce-hOlders and
their influence, with the radical
strength of the State, and thus defeat
the convention. The plan may work,
but woe be unto the officer ia this end
of the State who goes into it. He may
serve his present term of four years
out, but should lie offer again, the peo-
pie will teach him what it is to go
against their best interests in order
that he may hold on to his oiiicea while
longer. This, we would inform our
readers, is the way in which it is TO be
attempted TO defeat their wishes; and
the movement will prove successful
unless every voter in every precinct
does his duty. A full vote must be
polled in this end Of the State. When
your district convention is over and
your standard bearers have been Sc
lected, do not take IL for granted that
they will he elected, and hence that
there is no use In your voting. The
nominees In this district will be elect
ed-no doubt of that; but the Conven-
ton may fail simply BECAUSE you failed
| to do your duty. Let each voter In the
district make IL u point To be on hand
at his voting place on the first Mon
day in August, and deposit his ballot
for the nominees and for the conven-
ton The latter is even more impor-
tant than the former.-[ Waxahachie
! Enterprise.