The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-14
A STATE POLICE,

The American people have an nnoon'
quemble prejudice against names, very
little against principles For Instance,
we can mol stand the empire An
emperor would, 10 our idea Of things,
he political monster whose existence
could only be atoned for by q speedy
and very cruel death, and yet We have
Tor fifteen years lived under govern
ment Us absolute ~ any which has AK
sted In Europe during that time, The
executive will has made aud unmnde
state governments, governors leplsla'
lures, laws, returning boards, etc, with,
out limit, aud has sven furnished decis'
ions for tho latter when probable action
was NJ all doubtful, sun the empire
hating people Of the United states feel
no alarm until some one suggests the
proprioty Of putting tho crown upon tho
head ofan individual
80 II Is with the idea Of state police
force. Davis organized one. It's sim
plo organization was admirable, but that
worthy placed II In the hands OF blind
bitter partilana, and instead Of hurting
il against the lawloss II was sent out 10
war upon the innocent because they
were all opposed to Mr. Davis and
tho republican party, Hence u tre'
mondous prejudice arose IN the
public mind against the system, No
administration since Davis has felt H.
self strong enough 10 recommend the
system 10 the legislature, while praoi
Gully one, or n partial one, has boon IN
full force all the time We do not call
IL state police, We call II the frontier
battalion, McNollys mon, and now,
Halls rangers These forces are very
properly employed in the arrest OF
criminals and in tho protection of the
courts and ministers Of justice, in those
thiply settled districts Of the state
where the lawless Nro no much in the
oscendancy ~ 10 require this extra pro-
vision for their safety, We applaud the
act of Governor Coke in putting the
force 10 such use. II was right in it,
self, and il made double 30 by reason
Of the great necessity for its employ
ment in this way, However We may
call It, II il, and has always been, moths
ing less than state police force. Why
should we thus thinly cover up the mat
ter because ofa laseless prejudice : Why
do We lack the manhood sufficient to
enable us to call things by their right
namcs2
No obseryant citizen of Texas but
knows Chat II state police force of some
kind il one of the grnyest necessities of
our state government Then let us set
about the task of organizing one,
which will be not only effective and
serve the purpose for which it is in
tended, but which will be known to Nll
with well defined duties plainly mapped
out, and strong restrictions to prevent
the abuses so loudly complained of in
Davis day, Such . force, composed of
such men NJ Jones of the battalion, and
Hall, of the rangers, closely and cares
fully organized and handled with dis
erection, if sufficiently strong in num-
bers, would, in very short space of
time do away with tho necessity of
such force forever The bad mon Of
Texas, the lawless and bloody men who
have taken refuge here because of our
inability to execute the laws, are now
making their death struggle, Two or
three years of vigorous administration
of the law, will finish them up Nothr
ing will conduce moro to this necessary
vigor than good, live, we'll handled
state police force, and we for one, are
in favor, not only of its organization,
but of calling it by its own proper name,
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