The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-21
CAMPAIGN sTRAws.

Tying and re'assuring when we remem'
Der that they are built upon the In
teroourse aud acquaintance Of q quar-
ter OF century In all the trials
and struggles incident TO the early set
Element Of the country, Governor
ThroclSmortopn took prominent and
leading part, After this great lapse Of
years, II IL no small circumstance that
his old neighbors and constituents
gather In solid masses TO his support
now. one would naturally suppose
that with the hiotions and irtaliOns
Of u buStling, iostling people, gathered
from all quarters of the world, that u
man who had climbed up to leader.
ship among them, would incur enmltios
NJ lasting, ut least, M the friendships
20 formed, yet IN this case such result
does not appear Every competent
authority which has as yet spoken out
in tho campaign, from tho bosom Of
the old settlements breaths but u COM
mon confidence in the integrity, deyo'
tion aud ability Of our distinguished
candidate, This sentiment Of conf
dence and devotion is II common princi.
pie from the Louisiana line on tho east,
TO the Limo EsIacndo on the west,
from the Red river on the north, TO the
blue Colorado on the south. Taken
together, it is one of the proudest,
popular, endorsements any servant OF
Texas has ever received at the hands Of
her generous people, and one which
bespeaks for the subject the possession
of qualities of both head and heart, OF
the very highest order.
IT. then, this entire and populous dis
trict stands rs n unit in his support, as
it undoubtedly does, and he divides
matters with other aspirants in other
sections, rs the Austin city primaries
indicate, we may regard his nomination
with or without the two thirds rule, as
an assured fact This action gratitude
Of the democray of the capitol city is
in and of itself high testimonial to
Governor rhroclmorton. The people
there well remember the manly bearing
aud wise craftsmanship which during
his brieIi cumbency, distinguished his
administration, They remember with
gratitude his manly struggle to retain
the capitol whore tho fathers of Texas
place d it, and to save the state the ex-
pcnses of removal. A vast popular
majority in Texas took the same view
of it, and it would be idle indeed to
suppose the circumstance will be with.
out weight in the coming campaign.
No man ever served intelligently tho
best interests of Texas as he did in
this case, without his reward. The
people also remember that rather than
be party to the indignities put upon
them during the subsequent admins.
tration Of Davis, he was content to res
turn to his home, and lay down without
u sigh the proud office to which lie had
been elevated by the people. This
sort Of forbearance and this sort of do,
votion is rs rare as it is valuable and
stamps the man patriot in the
broadcast and best sense of the
word. This self,abnegation has
appealed very strongly to the peo-
pie OF Texas, because of the strong cons
trasts which have been brought into
contact with it.
Another straw points with peculiar
force in this direction. While his oppo>
nent is here on the ground, with all the
administrative prestige of the state in
active play, Throckmorton is absent
attending assiduously to his congression-
al duties, and paying no sort of atten>
ton to the campaign. Truly is he in
the hands of his friends" and nobly
are they dscharging the trust. Is it
not formidable when so much unanimi,
ty exists where so little effort has been
made? Throckmorton sIstrength is with
the people and does not depend upon
combinations, bargains and understan 1,
ings which often figure so largely in
campaigns of this sort. All classes and
conditions OF people are rallying about
the standard OF the chieftain who has
as yet, never known defeat, and whose
victories have always been won for the
people, There are a few central figures
in the modern history ofTexos the con.
temptation of whose virtues bring back
the memory of the proud old heroes of
her early struggles, among these proudly
towers the form of Throckmorton and
the history of his administration will
prove that his craftsmanship is fash,
ioned upon the deathless models erected
by Houston, Rusk, Austin and that
noble band who hesitated not to die
when death could serve Texas.
Merely PoIstical Agitators.