The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-28


IouIe Llliolo OF tho iomll
~ sIanoing over The columus of "a,
pAllha Daily Commercial, issued Jun,
-nlh, | ln1 an article headed as foi
lows "Ihe Proposed Excursion
HlYen In Honor OF our Enterprsilp
Wise anu Generous City Fathers
Tue author OF that article mas have
thought that ho was accomplishing
something grand, and &c may have
/ uton done with "a good intention. hut
~ any man who cAu stomach the urst
reading Of H. 10 can be clearly seen
lhHl II was uwarranttd aud unoalled
| lor ana rather dem0uslutrs lO the
mind, that there must have been some
feeling Of bitterness 10 the onllrc city
authorities.
such articles, Mr. Editor, aud clti.
Iens OF Dallas, may be- healing balm
70 some preildiced hearts. 10 may be
lunny 10 a simpletOn, yet, TO an ens
lightened community, Il Is a slauder.
not only on true aud good officers, but
II casts a reelection on the constituents
OF those officers, who are none else
than the citizens OF Dallas, and more
especially Is tn reelection, when Il
originates In the journals Of our city
The council has been abused time
and again about some hog wallow in
the streets, or mud hole around
somebody's premises Occasionally
such place can be seen, IL IL true, but
nom whence does It come, lfthepeo.
pie will watch the boys IA they use the
water from the water works, they can
soon lind out that the hogs making the
wallows are not quadrupeds.
Again, II the streets were full of
mud holes, ask how will you rene
iG You say by the council ordering
them filed up. How can this DO done
without money? and toNday the treas,
ury Is empty, and yet you are out
against the council you ridiCule them,
you burlesque them, SANDER them and
say all manner of evil against them,
ana yet you cannot suggest even how
these many improvements mUy be aCs !
complshed. Suppose the council were
to say u special tax. Then you would |
kick clear out of the harness. and now |
pray, IN the name Of common sense,
what must they d02
Citizens OF Dallas, the truth Is this |
II has become popular TO cast slurs nj |
the aldermeu-it has really become q
IL they do all in theirpow-
er TO aid the city and represent il hon.
estly and wisely, still they are abused
for it. ! say this is shameful il Is
wrong; it is despatched with little
envy, malice, sehshuess and such
like.
can say, and hundreds OF good
men will join me, that the council de.
servo credit for doing rs much as they
have, with no money to hack them.
Such stuff as the article referred to IN.
wolves TO q great extent the integrity
md honor OF some of our nOblest sirof.
There is not u man in Dallas who can,
levoid Of personal motives and feel
ngs, cast Il single slur at the manner
n which our respected aud worthy
mayor las conducted the executive
Illairs Of this city.
And who will say that such men as
Dr. Crowdus, Eryay, Jett, Newsom,
>enS anu OIheTs would prove recfeau,
o the trust imposed on them? Echo
answers, not one.
Who would challenge the secretary Of
ur city for not doing his duty2 and the
MARSHAL, whose services have been OF
he greatest worth to not only the city,
mt the county. Take them asa whole,
rom the executive down to the most
tumble officer, and we havemen who
re an honor to our ely, and would be
D any other city in the State. 1t is the
uty of the citizens to work against
hese false impressions being made
gainst our city officials. If they do
ot, soon it will be that honorable men
ill no longer throw away their time,
'orking for the prosperity of migrate
n people. A CITIZEN.