The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-30
THE INTERNATIONAL RACE,

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with deeeney and in way 70 impress
strangers iayoably with Texas, Some
iew papers which arc endeayOrlng IA
end the strongest man financially arc
resortlng 10 mean, little, oontempIlblli'
tics 10 bring out financial express
sion from either or both, but "a yet
there IL total lack Of evidence that the
tricks have proven successful, Fables
~ contemplate and obscure az they are
Hat and stale, have only gathered
FhrOokmOrlon's friends closer about
him, aud have won no aeeesslons 10 hls
opponent TRANSACTIONS Of serious
charges from German paper ara seat
tered broadcast over Texas, ostensibly
TO afford the Ne'os an opportunity TO dee
fond Hubbard, but In reality ara the
mero lhumb'screws used TO press him
10 the wall aud induce u truce on amoney
basis The tripOrtlte virtues of gold,
silver and geenbacks, atone and alto
gother only can put period to these
exasperoting tranSlations, aud tho
equally damaging milk aud cider de-
tense, With this circumstance ellmi'
mated from tho aonlest, II would hes
come one In which no mans amour
propn could be wounded, and all No.
cesslty or excuse for groasnem aud per-
sonalily would DO done away with,
Governor Hubbard has his friends IN
east Texas and in the neighborhood OF
tho capital Not more, however than
has Governor Throckmorton himself,
while the latter has north Texas, the
most p0puloup section m unit for him.
self, aud there can be but little doubt
now that ho will carry west roSss with
almost os complete unanimity an that of
his own section, These circumstances
ronder his friends indifferent TO the
rule 10 far IN His nomination |
y concerned, but IN u matter of prncis .
bio and in view OF the harmony of tho
convention in other nominations, we
no willing TO zee the rule abrogated.
As mere friends of Throckmorton we
would not DO inclined TO touch the rule,
,ut M democrats, loving the harmony
md good name Of the party, and anxS
Gus to remove any and all possible
'auses for present or future misunder.
londings, wa would gladly part with
rule which in the past has wrought
vii enough to insure its hearty con-
Mt the hands of tho party or.
anilatlons both state and national, and
or all time to come.
The enemies of Governor Throck,
norton fight him ON account of his
with and advocacy of the
'exas and Pacific railroad, and singu>
nrly enough his friends advocate
lis claims as much because of
liz position upon that important
as upon his splen-
lid craftsmanship and stainless record
8 public man, Texas sadly needs
abroad facilities to develop her bound
esq resources as well as to accommo.
late her present immense business,
Governor Throckmorton many wears
ince saw clearly, ana fully appreciated |
What is now plain to all, and the best
ears of his life have been given TO the
Hort to furnish rail facilities to his
tate. To him more than any other is
lue the fact that we have now the un>
'qualed quadrilateral of rail from Dals
as to Marshall, from Marshall to Tex
'rkana, from Texarkana to Sherman
md from Sherman to Dallas. The
'ast increase of sixty millions in the
aXable values OF the state last year, is
mainly attributable to the completion
md successful operation of this road,
~ that part of il already built.
1t is urged that the Texas and Paci>
ic viii have interests to be subseryed
" state government friendly to il.
What are they, and of what nature and
Xtent1 SO far as the grants from :
Texas are concerned, all has been
,ronted that the road requires or needs.
'he is asking nothing. She is only
resent IN the state as any other cor
oration, asking only for the protection i
'hloh others receive, and not asking
xemption from pains, penalties, or
axes. Indeed, We happen to know
hat, so Tar as tho company is con,
arned 1t does not feel greatly obliged d
the states demand of the entire \
'rvice Of the gentleman, who in serving i
lem 50 efficiently, was also serving the .
ate and her highest and best interests. '
hose who oppose Throckmorton on 9
'ch grounds are unwittingly render !
Y the Texas and Pacific service. y
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