The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-25
NORTH TEXAS IN THE NEXT CON-
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North Texas presents the picture to~
day Of u strong man generously giving
up his rights 10 his weaker brethren
and lending aid aud comfort 10 those
who have M yet displayed little dlsposlN
ton to return the favor Since Throck'
morton was driven out Of office by the
hateful policy Of military reconstruct
ton, We have had no state officer except
Major Dorm, the present treasurer, In
tho present race we are asking Tor
nothing but the Reinstatement OF
Throokmorton, and are doing that only
because he Is equal 70 the broadcast ana
best man in any section Of the state,
and immeasurably the superior to any
man yet named for the goyornoNhlp'
We will enter the convention claiming
only well understood and commonly
acknowledged right, and ono in conflict
with no principle or previous good poll
cy of the party, We can perhaps Afford
30 do without other sections who have
their men TO urge, but they cannot M
ford TO do without U.s. We have les
climate strength sufficient to force our
views upon the convention, but hither'
TO we have not done IT, simply because
We are not selfish or greedy, Now,
however, we are terribly in earnest in
pressing Throckmorton's claims, and
nothing but valid objection can force
US TO abandon the purpose deliberately
formed and, M yet temperately urged,
In doing this, and in thus expressing
the purpose openly and frankly be 1t
understood, We do not war upon the
purposes Of other sections, their men or
measures, We concede all, and 30 far
as other state officers are concerned
north Texas is supporting no man from
her section for any other position than
that of governor. On the contrary
her preferences have been freely spoken
for nearly all the other state Offices
and they are, without exception, in
favor of mon from other sections Of the
state than her own. Oar forbearance
in this matter, holding AZ we do such q
decided balance of power, should insure
| that attention to our wishes which the
circumstance in any other relation in
lite would insure. When we reflect
| that while Throckmorton is unques
tionably the iavorite of our section, yet
he is not behind othor candidates IN
other sections, 80 far rs personal popu
larity is concerned, and when we come
to compare the confidence of the people
in his integrity rs u man, and his states
manship as ruler he Is UNNECESSARILY
the superior of Lang, Hubbard Lor tn,
best dark horse" which stands to4dal
in the political stables of the schemers
All the indications to day are to tn,
effect that, but for local ambitions
there would practically be no Other
man in the field Now when Others
stop and weigh their local interests ~
we have, they will arrive at the conclu
sion that that same interest demands
their wsrm support for Governor
rhrockmorton. We deprccate section
al considerations in the election ofstat,
officers but Others have made the issu,
and we are only showing that we have
all the advantage when it is made W,
do not care to use it, but il
forced, it is well for Others tc
consider the weight and force
of the position. To this end
and for these reasons, we would urge
upon the county conventions the great
pr0priety, nay necessity of selecting oui
truest and best men rs delegates to the
state convention; men who estimate
properly the strength of our section
and who are intelligent enough to un,
derstand her interests, and with the
nerve to stand up for them until success
is assured. We are rs much devoted
to the time honored principles and usa
ges OF the party as any democrat in
America, nor have we the slightest feat
that the abrogation of the two>thirds
rule is necessary to secure Throckmor
tons nomination. yet we hold that the
numerical majority is more democrat
ic in the truest and best sense of the
word, than the rule as it stands, and
hence would see it abrogated without
apprehension. If we are to consider
the wishes of the majority--which is
only democratic--the honest expression
of those wishes ought to be respected
ought to prevail The outlook now is
that the rule will be withdrawn, and
should it be, the man that Texas really
wants for governor will not only be nom
mated, but triumphantly elected.
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