The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-12


10 tho Editor Of tho Dallas iIerldl
Tue HEnALD, more than any paper
IN the State, las kept the people ild-
visod " the vote on the Now Consti.
tuition, It's errors have been % Hide
rather under than 0yGr tbs mark,
Having selzed every opportunity Ia
got the official vote Of the counties NJ
published IN the county papers, sub.
mlt the following, ~ the vote on the
Constitution In one hundred aud one
countless
For tbs conHlltntlOn,r,,,, ,,,,,r,,on,,,nmll9,7A
Against this Constitution ,.....,..,,n,....r isb7
Majority for Constitution u.,n-,"--rrn 72,2l!
This shows nearly two and half Il
one for the Constitution. OF tho as
IA votes against the Constitution, 10 II
safe 10 say 10000 were negroes who
knew nothing about what they were
llOIrR, leaving about B,67i while men
in the l0l counties voting against the
llO,76G white men who voted for II;
or IN other words, Of the white voters
Of the lOl counties, fourteen white
men 10 one voted for the New C0nstl.
tuition. .-. .r
In these counties alone, iDrty-seven
being 10 hear from, the majority fOl
the Constitution Is 81 ,2ll greater than
C0ke's minority over Davis In 1873.
The total vote In these one hundred
and one counties Is l0S,30O which
II 10000 greater than the Whole vote
cast IN 1873 (the largest vote, M you
have stated, ever cast In the State,
Yet we have iOrty-seven counties Ia
hear from, the aggregate vote of which
nm sure will be fully thirty thousand.
Considering ali the foregoing, ! feel
sure that the entire vote Of the State
viii be Ut least two hundred thousand;
| think more, which will be by over
forty thousand the largest vote cast In
the state.
llas any State In the Union ever
adopted u. constitution by 80 decided II
vote?
Again: Should this overwhelming
expression Of the p0pularwill adm0n-
islI certain newspapers that the people
are willing TO try the new constitution
AZ II H., ut least till the election OF an
other Legislature to succeed our pres
ent now one, before amendments nre
thrust upon them. Facts look this
way. But If the incoming Legislature
desires to submit amendments in nd.
vance of trial, let them try II on,
| venture the prediction that any
amendment proposed by the approach.
ing Legislature will be overwhelming.
ly defeated by the people The com
mon sense OF the country says: Let
us try the new Constitution fairly; If
defects, on fair trial, are proved, then,
and not I'LL then,we are willing 10 vote
for amendments But common
sense, with unmislakable emphasis,
says to all dissatisfied men IN all parts
Of the State that we, the people, will
never adopt m amendment TO take
rom Us the right to elect our judges,
and place that power IN the hands OF
any Governor, now or hereafter to be
elected. We, the people, feel as com
petent TO elect our judges us we do 10
elect Sherills, Governors and presi-
dents. We want no man on earth to
have power to force upon US judge
contrary to our viii,
The idea OF amending u constitution
solemDly made aud solemnly ratified
by two hundred thousand froemen, be-
fore 1t has been tried, Is slightly
nauseating to common sense, common
manhood and common decency. Let
the new Legislature occupy itself in
reforming the laws, correcting abuses
and reducing taxation. We, the peo
pie, want no amendments to the Con-
stitution until we have tried u for ut
least two years. Theories are played
out. Practical demonstration is what
we want. Pillow HANDLE.
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