The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-25
branching the Supreme Court.

',5ke out Dallas and insert Tyler, Mr.
Diner moved TO reject the amendment
Senator Piner said Mr.. President--I
.bould not further weary the Senates
',tience by d speeohupon this question
F"t for the deep and abiding interest
,oIt over this question by the people of
Iesrction Of the State from which (
same. Ny motion, if adopted, would
A., one branch Of the Supreme Court at
DALLAS instead of having it remain at
In determining this question Senators
should lose sight of every other feeling
save that invoked so often on this floor
h, lhe advocates of Tyler the greatest
sood to the greatest number, senti-
rapt rs lust us it is democratic, and to
'.rictadherance of which | shall hold
rbe friends of Tyler
When the Supreme Court, or rather
branch thereof, was fixed at Tyler, it
must have been for certain good rea
,on and from the discussion of
tbe question again yesterday and to,
,iay we can re- Oily see the reasons for
UOlllH tidl sIbuIi lblutllISu WIG ltElS-
hture. These reasons We're:
First. Tyler was the centre of the
voting population of North rexas,
Second. 1t vas the centre of the tax
having population of North Texas
Third. 1t was more easily accessible
10 Il greater number of cItisons than
ans other givel point
These were good and sufficient reasons
then, are they less cogent nowY | think
not. If these reasons were sufficient TO
determine the question of Eastern North
Texas then, should they not now be
equally conclusive for Central North
Texas and Dal Ias to-day.
We do not invoke sympathy for Dal.
has or our section of country, as Tyler
and her friends have done, though dis
claiming to do 80 all the time But
North Texas and her people demand |
Justice and fair consideration at the |
hands Of this body; and if we show that
we are justly entitled to what
We demand upon what pretext
will Senators reject our claims?
Y6u can vote us down, you
c,n DENY as Justice. but | trust that
Wv" viii not do 40 I hone that Won
a ,HI nnt toacn a., naonIe Of V6rtb
Texas that might makes right it is a
cruel lesson and dangerous one for
Eastern and Western Texas to teach
the mighty section that now comes to
80" ', ,"r, r~pf i''' hor rights and teach
2 2on ,,.ar annin tho Samn lesson
!0r Over 's"i '''v ,v% I' odrocotod Tylor
,.,a'. ad H owov thoir cause rwhen
tG'' ' ann'o fos,ga"a and sov that the
%.2int aro,,nJ D,,,ag now outrotes
' .ha, ~, ,n,' "o1' T,ID" %y ,ao tbonsamd
' '",' ''S Snnol,. Z that ;yonId bs = smtH.
, ,S,,' ,, "I'pl ~ " nlo"t goynrnor Il
." d aIsct branch Of tLr Sunreme
S""u,N 'i put D u.s. sno r. thny Lara nd
u" puv ,I' 'I Ia '~ no no to r,cts and
%',,g.> ,nd 5cca will say that as lie
Gentlemen Lsy complained Of the Sen I
otor from Da'ias fof using newspaper a
articles and ca alations, viii quote
from fine records ,''Skep from the office 4
Of the COMPTROLLER add secretary OF
State The gentlemen en- meyer an t
swor these fiGures. and they forever set
tle this Question in favor Of Dallas.
There are thrty.fve organized c6nn' l
i., that propprly come within the Dallas J
district. t
TYLER has twenty-three, but claims c
wenty-nine. The voting population {
Of these thirty.live counties for !
Dallas So 433, while the voting popula-
dou claimed for the Tyler district is +
only u OOq; but that is not all, In es. t
tmating the strength of the Tyler dis
rict we have embraced the counties Of /
Delta Hunt Kaufman, Red River, e
Rockwall'and Van Zandt, with voting J
,lotion of 10 ,9S3, and all these coun
poP'', - # choice, as shown by numer--
'eS VIII 20 with the Dallas dis
Gus , PeJ mt 'as the population ques-
,ilc'' I ms ie"'> n Vas has Ga, 4l6, and
VIVA Ioi' as w., lo'l 9I 0oe - otn ~ words more
a y'er has Wv oa 49, u uo ~onld prefer
I n'm Vw'ce ~ n" Any 'o, ooh9 But how
pailaS ~ ho' 'l'uv 'i .Ia o,,not OF
. rne question: 10 W ''o P"' Il
"'A"s omo;o1 rocords theI
i, As'In 70 W .ho o ml noI,as and
Mr'yillSe cou u; sI hIoa mh;cb we
S S SiA o 1 " ."sas tn tba amount
Yt nalsi iop oa sr Ply 'aAee W @ aronnd
u gfoi 80 20 hii1 o S,,I n;Str;ot on,v nav
d iEier ilc au M ier 'ev Sniioors 70
%o' oa1roy n?ne ,l'a ,'a,, Of toyns maid
I ~, loi Daii,'s III 1o w"f hot tha geptle.
W ner PeoP~' Nr Nnom Ia Wv. and rom
S nvn from Nv. aa0o 49, IL an error Of
sinn ao T,aiih v'laV .iie. 70 unm DO thew
H o II, . anll ns both os to votes
am1 .lleip o'r'o ul"', nato,;0%aS OF their
",'u '"Aes an "9 ou.ht ~ nave in.
"h "InIl maIic. c onvs onJ County in their
G"t" tu D "mn Wy h " ID tbe;r Nv.
% oS an" ol,.S hIye !" vo,;no and
WI H,s'tioV reSPeo'aple ~ -, Ind we
P aSS ,i ;unes on ' ~ V tars;torv aoal
w o "'i tis, " o',,ue $3.50 tmo them two to
o ~ ", nuS lI L. .'n ouvvG.e tavas in the
So mr' '.'t oe"V Vneih paS lns orr;tory that
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