The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-04
COLONEL ROGER O. MILLS.

beleau mas It's lessons, as Wei as sue
less, and calls TO the surface the higher
and better qualities Of true manhood.
The gentleman whose name graces the
of THE HERALD this morning
is one who the people Of Texas are
fast learning to rely on their respect
and confidence he has always possessed
from the first moment of his entrance
into public life. There is nothing of the
time'servcr or trader about Colonel
Mills, His honest conception of duty
is his guide Of action, and when almost
alone on the floor of Congress he front
ed the schemers and the duped, in his
manly, nay, almost sublime attack up
on the commission, he gave one Of the
finest exhibitions of nerve, steadiness
and generous devotion to duty and his
pledges to his constituents, ever seen
in that body The picture is indeed a
fine one. 1t has many enduring tints,
and it will remain bright in the mem
DRY of the people Of Texas as long
as they continue to roveve true man
hood.
His course on the electoral commits.
sion bill was an evidence OF his pos.
session Of lSeener insight into the diff.
hculties Of the presidential situation
than people generally gave him credit
for Every one sees now that we gained
nothing by acceeding to the pro
position Of the schemers, except, in
deed their contempt. Mills saw
it then, and did not hesitate for mo-
ment to put himself squarely on tho re-
cord as against it, Men of this stamp
are valuable, they are rare, and when
found and their worth fully understood
they should be made to feel that public
confidence rests with them.
Without disporogement to our repre-
sentation generally in Congress, we
may say that Mills by his course in
this matter, has stepped at once into the
confidence of the people of the whole
State, as he did that of his own mmc
diate constituents when he first en-
countered Governor Davis and his co
horts, at the threshold Of his owr
home. Whatever may be said of the
| hotheadedness of the Texan Democracy
!, it has ever been conspicuous for its gen
/ crosby. No man ever serves it faith
$ fully and efficiently, who is suffered tc
r 90 without his reward Many of the
u papers of the State have already nom
+ mated Colonel Mills for governor. He
may desire such position, or he may
not Certain however ii is, if he does
there is hardly any combination posi-
Q bic to defeat the result The editor
: of TUE HERALD has enjoyed Il
.. long acquaintance with the
distinguished subject of this article
r and he can say of a truth, that no such
I thought ever found II lodgment in
:. Mills breast, Os that luturs political
1 hope could influence in the slightest
d degree an action Of his, to-day. Unself
II ishness is one Of the distinguishing
n traits Of the man, and when he crossed
/ the hawso of the Democratic majority
o in Congress on the commission Qucs,
ton, to all human observation the ac
was a desperate adherence to duty
= when the chances were that it wouC
t result in anything else than an addition
a to the personal popularity of the man
Indeed, at the first blu.h, the press o
The State anathemiaed the act, bu
Y with Characteristic frankness they sooi
}, changed their curses into blessings.
i To-day, with the exceptionofGove
+ Coke, Mills is the most popular publ
t man in Texas, and the people will pro
Q vide suitable reward Whatever tina
y may be, it will be worthy of Mills, a
y well as of themselves, and of this fac
!, we are perfectly convinced
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