The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
\ Plea for Fair Play for the en-,
Fathers

Fathers.
To III" Editor OF the Dallas Herald,
1t is rumored upon our streets to.d,,
nat Tour of our city fathers huyr Jr
clared their intention 10 resign NJ m,
next meeting Of the CITY Council bcin,
lmpeHed to that step by the continued
un'r'endly criticisms of their acts by
our city papers, some of which have mar
heslIated on occasions to question tho
honor if not the honesty of their mo.
tiyes Wv
NOW, Mr. Editor rs Tnr Hga,lp I'M.
not been the least complaining of nur
papers in this regard / hope YOU viii
not refuse insertion in your column, of
plea in behalfoI our Council or NOR,
properly speaking remonstranco
against the (you will pardon the word)
abuse that you selflicensed public cen.
Sors ! allude to our city papers g.ner.
ally not speaking to YOU are heapinp
upon the devoted heads of these zen.
tiemen upon whom we have imposed
the, 10y no means easy task of nanar
ing our city government Our Council
Is composed Of our leading business
men, who from their known ahiit, in
the management of their own business
Their large pocunlay interest in the
proper management OF the city. and
Their reputation for honesty i'm ther
own business tansactionswere eutrust-
ed oy us with the financial and lcgisM.
i've management of our city affairs The
office OF Alderman is proycrbialy a
thankleSS ono, and no Just dignity
honor or pocuniary emolumouts nj.
tach to It, No one will charge thai
these gentlemen accepted the Office for
the honor or pay they would receive
but we wanted business men and Sc.
lected them, and they consented to
serve though at a pccuniary sacrifice. ma
every one must admit.
Mr., Editor, it is all very fine and pa-
trlotic and philanthropic and all that
sort of thing, for gentlemen to take the |
time from their business, meet two or
three nights each week until ten or
eleven O'Clock, and devote generally all |
the other evening 10 committee work |
for the benefit of the other resi-
dents and property holders of Dallas.
but when gentlemen make these sacrfi. |
ces for the public's good, and according
to their best Judgment do everything
that can be done to maintain the credit
of our city, keep il in good condition
and at the same time make taxes light
upon our people, | submit that il is
giving them Il poor return to oriticise
their every act find fault with them
and speak Of them as public enemies.
Why, sir, these gentlemen have as
much interest in the welfare of our city
rs any of us, and whatever they do eff
tecting the material welfare of our city
effects them as much as US. Their
is not ana they do not pre-
tend that il is mtallible but, Mr.. Editor,
it is much easier to oriticise measures
than it is 70 form and execute them,
and you gentlemen of the quill have
great facility in that sort of thing The
press seems to have absorbed all of the
legislative and executive ability of our
and we will soon have to turn
over the management of all public at
fairs to these Bohemian philosophers
md statesmen or give up the political
ghost Mr. Editor, am friend Of the
press, and recognize the wholesome in
iucnce that it exercises upon public
measures and morals, but it seems to
no that yGu are sometimes little in
'onsderate in your structures upon men
md measures
] shall not attempt to review or dis
'uss the various measures introduced
before our present Council, which have
,een the occasion for press criticisms
hat is not the purpose of this letter |
will merely observe, however that while
Dnly two years ago our city scrip was
icing huwked about our streets and sold
u thirty cents ON the dollar, it now
,rings par that is something we can all
appreciate. and it is wonderful how this
ould have been accomplished by such
ct of block hoads rs you would have us
,elievc our Council is, for our present
.ouncil is principally composed of the
nen who accomplished this change,
In case the gentlemen 70 whom !
AVE alluded should resign, we would
rot be likely TO secure better ones or
more competent, and in my humble
opinion wewould be likely to get worse,
nd believe | express the sentiment of
! large majority oil 0ur taN-paylng clti-
ems, when call upon these gentlemen,
IS do now, to reconsider their inten-