The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-25
CAMPAIGN SIRAMS-

me action oi W lse, oung and hautN
man counties are valuable indices as
to the unsnimity of north Texas, in
urging the claims of her fsvorite for the
highest office in the gift OF the people.
These indications are peculiarly gratis
fyng and re-assuring when we remem-
Der that they are built upon the ~,
tercourse and acquaintance OF quar-,
ter OF century In all the trials
and struggles incident TO the early set
tiemeut OF the country, Governor
ThrockDortoon took a prominent and
leading part. After this great lapse Of
years. it is no small circumstance that
his old neighbors and constituents
gather in solid masses to his support
now One would naturally suppose
that with the fsietions and irritations
OF busiling, jostling people, gathered
from all quarters OF the world that
man who had climbed up to i leader
ship among them, would incur ennities
Is lasting. at least. as the friendships
so formed, yet in TINS case such result
does not appear. Every competent
autsority which has as yet spoken out
in the campaign. from the bosom of
the old settlements. breath. but a com
mon confidence in the integrity, devo-
ton and ability of our distinguished
candidate. This sentiment Of conf
dence and devotion is a common princi-
pie from the Louisians line on the east,
TO the Llsno Estacado on the west,
from the Red river on the north, to the
blue Colorado on the south. Taken
together, it ls 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.
II, then. this entire and pnpulous dis
trict staud- as unit in his support, as
II undoubtedly does. and he divides
matters with other aspirauts in other
sections, as the Austin city primaries
indicate, we may regard his nomination
with OF without the two thirds rule. as
an assured fact This nction or attitude
Of the democray of the capitol city Is
III and Of itself high testimonial to
Governor Throekmorton The people
there we'll remember the manly hearing
and wise craftsmanship which during
his brief inoumbeney, distinguished his
administration They remember with
gratitude his manly struggle TO retain
the capitol where the fathers of Texas
place il, and 10 save the state the ex-
penses of removal \ 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 inteligzntiy the
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 20 res
turn to his home. and lay down without
a sigh the proud office to which he had
been elevated by the people, This
sort Of forbearance and this sort OF de>
votion is Us rare as it is valuable, and
stamps the man patriot in the
broadest and best sense of the
word. This self~abnegation has
appealed very strongly to the peo-
pie of Texas, because OF the strong cou.
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 atter~
ton to the campaign. Truly is he in
the hands of his friends" and nobly
are they discharging the trust. is it
! not formidable when so much unanimi>
ty exists where so little effort has been
rnade2 Throekmorton' s''strength is with
| she people and does not depend upon
combinations, bargains and urderstan /,
ings which often figure so largely in
campaigns OF this sort. All classes and
conditions OF people are rallying about
the standard OF the ehieftain who ha.
as yet, never known defeat, and whose
victories have always been won for the
people, Thee are a few cen. raj figures
in the modern history ofTexas the con-
temptation of whose virtues bring back
the memory of the proud old heroes oil
! 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 tae deathless models erected
| by Houston. Rusk, Austin and that
noble band who hesitated rot to die
when death could serve Texas.
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