The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-14
THE LOST PARTY.

Five years since the republican partl
ruled the state Of Texas, with mn iron
rod, IT was the one potent political
power In Texas from its decisions There
was no appeal, against It's usurpationr
and drug onory, there was no defense
A worry Robcspiouo was It's head, and lac
also was the Cllcinl head Of the state !
government Texas Poancd and srug |
gled in the folds olthis ruthless tyranny
but all TO no purpose, until returning
reason recnfranohised the manhood If
Texas So soon az the state govern
mcnt passed out Of their hands, and
there were no more spoils to be gather
ed in Texan fields, the struggle OF the
factions commenced over the distrbu'
ton of the federal patronage in the
state. 1t was this struggle which DIES
uoycd the republican party in Texas
Davis and Tracy, Ncwcomb and Quick,
Ochiltree and Lem Evans, and host OF
other lesser, but fully as determined
men fought and growled like iackOlls
over heleast furnished them by federal
patronage. Indeed, 1t was the old
feline fight described in the following
lines, and the result as the poet DIES
cribes it, was prophetic;
oThere once was two cata In Kilkenny
And each cat thought there was one eat too
many.
80 they scratched and they bit,
And they grOwled and they ~
rlll, excepting Tie points Of thoir nRlls,
And the tips of their tails,
Of 10th cats there wnr'nt lett any
There is nothing left Of Davis, moths
ing of Boulds Baker Newcome, Frank
Britton, Morgan Hamilton, or Webb
Flanagan but q rank, unwholesome
memory, which will stink in the nos
trils of the state for century or so to
come. There are, however, other re-
publicans of whom no such bitter mem
DRY remains. They were the honest
few who really believed in its doctrines
and who cared nothing for its patron
age. 1t is only those whose object
was the spoils of war and the cmolu-
ments Of office, Of whom the mass of
the people Of Texas retain feeling of
resentment
When the irritating cause OF
bad feeling was removed the
the feeling itself promptly gave up the
ghost itself, When Grant refused to
furnish United States troops to defend
Davis in Office after his succ assor was
duly elected and qualified, the death
lnell of republican power sounded
through the beautiful Wales of what has
since become peaceful Texas, When
Mr., Hayes was inaugurated and am
nounced his southern policy, the
funeral was consummated, because
without bitter partizan policy oil
the national administration, rcpubli.
can theories must soon die out and re,
publican camp followers desert so soor
as their supplies are cut oil or begin tC
flow into other channels
Is not the history of republicanism i,
Texas valuable lesson for the democ
racy2 If we would perpetuate its be
nign reign so auspiciously begun, GU
objects must not be like that of the re
publicans, mere gain and the prestig,
of official position but the homes
purpose Of II faithful support Of its doc
trines, and the best good of the state
and all its people, parts and interests
1t has been said and not inaptly
that the democracy is hungry for office
while this perhaps is true Of few
lnvcterates, let the party not forget tina
so far rs this state Mt least is concerned
it was this greed for Office, and tn
rivolrics, cnmities and ioalousies whicl
procured for the republican party it
eternal death The lesson is an impress
siyc one, and there are many young Us
pirants now who are clamorous for pos
ton, who, if these things are brought t
bear on them, will cease their impol
tunities rather than invoke the DIES
truction of the party by the same pro
cess AS that which destroyed SO elfec
tually the republican party in Texas