The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-03
BARGAIN AND SALE.

BARGAIN AND SALE
We have had frequent occasion to
refer, in severe terms, TO the evident
trading proclivities Of the present
national administration, We havehad
also occasion to clide our Democratic
Congress for the same grave moral and
political fault. But we were almost al.
together unprepored to believe that
this modern political trait had worked
half the evil and demoralzing effect
which Colonel Mills shows 80 clearly
that II has, The speech from that gen.
man, which we published Sunday morn.
ing last, will be read with painful sur
prise by many an honest man, who
still chung to the comfortable delusion
that there was some honor remaining
in the Republican party and its lead
ers, and some lingering manhood yet
among the Democrats. This speech is
a part of the inside history Of the last
session, which we could only have had
from Colonel Mills, and no other. The
other members OF cur Texan delegation
were opposed to the views taken by
Mills, and Of course it would be asking
more than human nature is Gu,
pable of, these days, TO suppose
they would volunteer the informs
alton which is contained in this
frank, unbought expression, from an
able clear-headed clean.handed, brave
fearless and devoted public servant.
Colonel Mills chivalric defense of his
colleagues is as just and correct, as is his
scariiication of other high Democratic
digntaries 1t is only what one has a
right to expect from him, because,
"The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving nro the daring"
What gloomy prospect lies before the
country if the Democratic party accepts
finally the standard Of party fealty' and
public political morality erected for it
by its foes live can purchase return
ing boards land if we are shrewd in
their appointment we can always do
that, it is our highest party duty to do
so if we can accomplish that, we en-
hold national power to the end of time,
and party fealty demands the effort.
No other civilized government on earth
has ever sunk to such level before,
Even Mexican ambition is manly
enough to fight to accomplish its ends,
rather than obtain them basely by bar
gain and sale.
Few people at the South are prepared
to hear the truths which Mills utters
but they should hear in order to be able
to guard against the fastening of the
hateiulpolicy upon our political leaders
Poor and impoverished, as our
people are, made so by the usurp atoms
and tyrannies of the general govern
ment for the last iirteer years; no true
Southerner would see his State or sec,
ton rescued by tho sacrifice OF honor
manhood and purity. Let us not barter
away these great qualities for mess OF
pottage, which will quickly turn to bit
ter ashes in our mouths. Let US remain
true to the standard of political purity
and honor erected for us by Jefferson
Patrick Henry, Calhoun, McDulie
Troup, Crawford, jackson and others
who illustrated and adorned the earlier
and better years of our political history,
If this is Bourbon Democracy, then
we are, and are proud of the fact, a
Bourbon of the deepest die. II
to be progressive, we must trade
and traffic in the honor and man
hood of the country, as they do
stocks in Wall street, we do not want
to be considered progressive, and this is
no solitary utterance Of u single paper,
it is the united voice Of the manhood
and intelligence, not OF Texas alone,
| but of the entire South.