The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-22
A BUSY YEAR.

Noyt season d 10 pcs busy ono in
roxas politics We elect a nes lgsi''
lature, governor AMI tho entire state
administration We have rapidly grown /
TO be- an immense state, with Interests .
commensurate with our widely extend /
ed borders and vastly improved lule' f.
Nor 10 serve such commonwealth .
a. Texas in any honorable capacity, is
laudable aud praiseworIhy ambition,
and lhaI il is so regarded by the peo-
PIE witness the numbers who are grad
ually coming forward either IN person
or by proxy and entering Tor the race
for all the positions TO be filed While
every man has preferences and friend
ships as we'll es preiudices and enmities,
and under ordinary circumstances II Is
perhaps right to have due regard for
them, yet in a matter affecting the veal
or woe Of such state as Texas, these
considerations should have but little
weight, and the best man for the place
in every instance should be the watch,
word
Above and beyond all, we need and
must have vigorous, intelligent, fear
less and honest state administration,
We predict that it will be a bad year
for incompetenoy, or indeed for med'
ocrity, The possibilities are so vast,
the opportunities so plainly in view,
that the people will and do demand
that we have state administration.
from governor down, equal to the task
OF serving her every interest broadly
literally and efficiently Fortunately
for US, we have a goodly number OF
men able as well as willing to serve her
in this way. Men Of recognized worth
and ability, men Of spotess character,
and men who have been tried by the
seyerest tests, and who have not been
found wanting in any essential quality
necessary to illustrate and develop the
wonderful latent as well as the active
working possibilities Of Texas.
Beyond all question, the most imN
portant office to be filled is that Of gov,
ernor, and while we have as strong per-
sonal attachments as any one else, yet
; our devotion to the grand young state
Of our adoption is such as to enable us
to cast all this aside and earnestly
work for the best man without inter
ference to personal or other cousidera.
tions
The governor be he whom he may,
let the influences under which he i:
elected be what they may, necessariaily
and inevitably exercises potent and
powerful influence upon the policy and
progress OF the state, tinging both with
his own personal ideas and idiosyncra
cies Well, indeed, is it for the state II
he be man to get the bests results
from the means at hand well, is it fol
E the state if he is an honest fearless
broad-yiewed statesman, strong enough
to do right without reference TO either
friend or foe. The present chief magis
trate Of the state has done well, simply
because he has followed out closely til,
q policies of Governor Coke. lie ha
9 originated no startling theory, inaugu
e rated no wonderful policy, or grapplec
with no masterful difficulty, Forall prac
I teal purposes of the future, he Is nearl,
absolutely untried, and it may be wei
for the party and the state to conside,
: if he is the best man to carry the prouC
banners of Texan progress through tn,
next term, or if there is not anothe
, who is better calculated by nature anC
experience to conduct the destinies o
the state and win for it still proude
triumps in the near future.
The next census will develop the fac
: that Texas is entitled to eighteen mem
bers in the lower house of congress
+ This will place splendid possibilities be
fore her The next state administra
ton will have it in its power to mould
to some extent, the policy which will
0 prevail after 1880. Let us be careful
that by our actions next year we do no
give her Setback" by giving her
man as governor who will fix marrow
policy, inadequate to her wants, and in
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