The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-07
RrpResEN1ArlHE UNITY.

Our representatives are one by one
lieing themselves to Washington for
.he session which commences ON the
10Th instant, and few words in this
connection, and by way of friendly
counsel win not, we trust, he considers
cd very greatly out OF our place, or NAL
qppropos Texas Is like all Other states
in this respect She has her own local
political interests to care for and il
would be expecting more from human
nature than IL is capable Of TO suppose
representatives did not sympathise with
the local ambitions of their consttu-
ents. Indeed, they are expected and
required TO do so, and they would
fail in duty II they did not How
ever there are class of subjects upon
which our representatives will be called
TO act this winter, on which there ought
not to be the least division of sentiN
ment Indeed, the utmost harmony
ought TO prevail The cases are where
the general good OF the whole country
is concerned where the interests Of
the state are concerned, and where
no usage or precedent OF the
democracy is violated, There are
some appropriations which are necessa-
ry to the welI.being OF Texas, We
ought to have at least ten millions for
coast Improvement. Now, in case such
aquestion comes up we expect the rep
resentatives of the northern section Of
the state to stand shoulder to shoulder
with those more directly interested in
their advocacy Of the measure. If an
appropriation IS asked for frontier de-
tense we expect them to support the
petition with equal earnestness.
There is every reason why the Texas
delegation should be unit on all the
great measures likely TO come up before
congress in which the state is interested
On one subject they ought to stand
solidly, because no more important bill
ever came up before that body for It's
action, and yet upon this bill alone are
our representatives likely to differ, We
allude to the Texas and Pacific bill
| The measure is one vital to all the
present and prospective interests OF
| Texas; not Texas alone but the entire
country. We can hardly realize that
any Texan should be able to reason
himself into determination to oppose
n measure Which will prove a bulwark
against Indian ncursons forever open
up our waste territory to the Pacific and
pour untold millions Of money into our
Golfers and bring our state prominently
before the world rs the great supply
depot for the grand thoroughfare Of the
worlds commerce. Because such a
route as this cannot be made to defect
to Mr., Reagans resident village, does il
argue that Mr.. Reagan's constituents
must needs oppose it, Because it will
not touch point nearer Corsicana
than sixty miles, does it argue that Mr.
Mills constituents feel no interest in
the completion Of this giant concep-
ton which viii surely change the face
of the travel and commerce of the
world. Because % route having
such grand points Of departure and
termination can not bend and wind
about with the agility of twopenny
narrow guage, and must pass no nearer
than within an hundred miles of Bren-
ham, must Giddings therefore oppose
itY We utterly refuse to believe our
representatives incapable OF rising above
such trivial and childish prejudices as
the opposition to the Texas and Pacific
bill on these ground would indicate,
and yet no stronger or better arguments
have been advanced by the Texan OPP
ponents Of the bill.
We plead for unity. We want our
representatives to make common fight
for the advantage of Texas, and all her
other hopes sink out of sight before the
majesty Of this one majestic enterprise
If it is to be defeated, let it not be said
that our own local jealousies were the
cause of IT,