The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-10

l,catc any We'll dehucd tuEning polut
jog our politics beyond siisposition to !
pcat irom the tfelioels q pa-ts OF
the fnaug,al que ton. Aside from-this
leoturc. which seems 20 have placed IA
allowance The Internal rrvelries audtlis.
.ofd- OF the republicans tne7e has haen
ro mgttars of spee.-. interest involves
outside of New YORK, Pennsylvania
aud Wisconsin. New JERSEY, with
Ucu,ibl George B. Mcclellan as the
stsnJir,i bearer. h,- gone democratic
a. veil IS Maryland. Virginia and Mis-
si-rIrpi. and Connecticut aud " ,-sa
cbuseta republican.
Tho coulplrxioa Of the western and
southern vote on the reconciliation OF
silver aud the repeal Of the re-umpsicu
act has contributed it, f1ll sharc OF in
Hurncc on She result in WseousM, Ma.
sschu..tt- and Conn .ie1t rnd 81,
triumph Tor head MONEY. In tarst
state, s,.us OF unrest a1d disadrctsoa
lD the ranks OF the republican party
were pronounced and i,s tendency 70
i.-iulerrstiou marked by the appear
auec Of whole brood o.! news parties
based ON national issues In Wisconsin,
the republicans p'cdytd themselves 90
Jbe sherman policy ag emphaucluy asiu
Else eastern siate- the democrats uomi
uatcd ereoubAck man 90 a erocabaeh
platform, aud aa independent greens
back ticket was put IA ile ieia for the
benefit cot large number OF republic
c4as known 20 he inclined that wsy
Ib" result shows that the greeobscs,
policy is weaker than party discipiiues
GA tho republican side and the hard
money sentiment on the democrats
side strong enough To have caused
democrats to.y0te the straight repubii.
can ticket on an eastern platform.
Similar causes nsd alike effect on the
result in CJunccticat and Massachu-
'ctts. The sixty seven representative
trOn western states and Feunsyivania
who recorded their votes agains: the
enforcement ng resumption, and the
.ixty-two votes Of southern members IN
I favor Of repeal eyef;ed an influence
which overwhelmed the party fealty o.
the democrats and the Dissatisfaction OF
the republicans with tbo president :
southern policy end eiyii.seryics policy.
The result ia Pennsylvania is a dem
/ ocrstie victory Tor re.orm. upon local
issues affecting Philadelphia There
was no advantage Of position on the
financial question. Party discipline on
the democratic side. and general ape
thy and satisfaction among tie PEG
7 pie with the cnrvttptions end frauds OF
/ In" republican riag that had so long
ruled the stale and the Quaker city
effected the chsute ia tAepoiitical status
% the state The deb. OF PhiIa-
is}hh Is sll.6jltlj. In olbor words
while View York has two dollars and
,VcH,s Eve scu,s worth ol corporation
property or every dollar sIe owes
. Fhiiad-lpnia has only one dollar and
tea r'nts 1t is believed 70 be demon.
stralle that H. doLt represents steal
age of 50 .U1DGV0 This debt was crsa
ted 10 an incredibly short time, and tel
II tue ringsters who were poor men o;
the beginning Of the Tascality are no =
worth 5000. OO0--aIl accumulated il
seven years. BY the most no.oriou.
frauds on the ballot box the republi.
cans, through them, always managed +,
override the vote OF the state 10y the
enormous majority they polled in tn,
city. Their overthrow was accomplish
Ell on Tuesday by the democracy ana
the restoration 81 Pennsylvania to hei
proper place in the political alignment
q she states, viii exert an influence OF
national politics akin that Of the dem.
ocratic victory In Ohio.
The loss OF New York city TO tb,
democracy is a reverse in the sense that
the party through dissensions and
apathy has failed TO administer the re,
buke to those who impesched the fitnes,
Of the people for self government, fol
the fight was made against the disfran
chisement OF citizens. The contest wa,
over constitutional amendments which
places the control OF the city govern
ment IN the hsnas Of q branch OF tn,
local Legislatures to be Chosen hy thos,
only who pay taxes on 500 worth o
property, or pay a yearly rent Of $3.50
IL disira nchises the student. the clerk
the uaechanie and the laborers who fol
low the avocations by which the trad,
and commerce of cities are carried on
Ia the words OF observation-disclosures
DoFsheimer. at the great New Ioik
demons ra.ion such law would hay,
disfranchised Patrick Henry, Jefferson
and Washington, Webster. Clay. Jack
son aud Lincoln in their youth indeed
every American who By his genius and
fortitude has risen from the ranks o
the poor and lowly." This backward
step from manhood suffrage, TOWARD
which even aristoeratic England ha.
been progressing, is. the length ana
breadth Of The victory OF the republi
cans in New York city should the OH.
cial count give them majority of the
Legislative candidates. independent O
the city vote the state has gone demo
cratic by handsome majority.
DALLAS PAST AND PRESENT.
The rapid growth. solidity and beauty
OF Dallas Is bosh. and the wonderful
| fertiIitY of the snrronnd ing country ns