The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-11
ADEBTOf GRATITUDE.

One reason u no other why thepeople
Of Texas should place the Hon D. W,
Throekmorlnn " The gubernatorlal
chair OF his much beloved state, 10 be-
cause Of tho very aIlroeloua manner OF
his removal by tho satrap govern
ment which took ioroible possession
aud held sway at tho time bis term Of
office had just fairly begun The unjust
ground OF his being Tan impedlment 70
reconstruction was IN keeping with
the fairness aud Justice Of all tho other
outrageous proceedings OF the military
under the wings OF corrupt and un'
scrupulous party, and no VIA in accord
nnoe compelled 10 retire that he might
give place To usurpation, In lslong 10
DO remembered arralgnment Of the
federal government for the injustice II
had perpetrated upon the state Of Texas,
he cited the danger whish hia fellow
ollzens we're exposed 10 on the frontier
At that time predatory bands of In
dams were numbering and plunderinl
those unfortunate people without fen
Of punishment, and when no told o.
how citizens had been captured ant
property stolen by the sayagea
no response came from the "mill'
tary government" The Legislature
which was elected with him, at tina
time made ample provision for the pro
lection of the frontier, but the shoulder
strap authorities would not permit Tn
troops, organized Tor that protection, Il
take the field, and they were disbanded
lIo spoke OF this an q flagrant violation
Of the constitution, rs II was subversiy
OF tho right Of the state and destructiy
of liberty, Although he failed TO i'm
press the government olllcials who ha
80 ruthlessly wrenched the stat
out of his hands, Of the importanc
, of carrying out tho measure
hc had inaugurated, ho did not despaI
of the future, and trusted TO the CON
ing of u time when he would again b
called TO the executive chair TO contiI
ne his programme of protecting tho bo
der by every available means. He re
, tired gracefully TO his quiet homo !
! Collin county, where he engaged in tn
: practice Of his profession until Gale
' by his tellowcitisens to represent thi
the third district, In congress, Mo-
!, that .his time Ia about TO expire thj
, people surely can never forget MI
/. Throckmorton for standing by them !
!, tho hour of peril, aud will certainl
} return him to the Office from which h
was removed for no other reason, whic
was no reason vt all, than '"bcing n
impedment TO reconstruction lIa
no been permitted to remain as go,
ernor he would have served the peopl
faithfully in every respect and it wi
be u personal pride with him TO do {
much or more for the people whom h
is again indicted into office, Alread
q household word in every home in tn
state, noble and lofty in his ideas ,
state, an accomplished gentleman an
bold statesman, q patriot whose heal
throbs with pain because OF the failui
OF success in his noble effort in congrel
to give the people on the frontier ths
protection which other respectable gov
ernments give their citizens, pure an
respected as man, and quick to act i
emergencies, he will make for Texu
Just such an executive officer as she dc
serves and absolutely requires at thi
particular time That he will triumph
antly receive the nomination at the Au
tin convention we have never &c
q moment doubted, but the littl
. cliques of oiiiceholders and disappointe
politicians" who have inaugurated
number Of side shows in the interest {
Tom, Dick and Harry, certainly fee
their littleness when they reflect upo
J the excellent service the gentlema
who is the subject of this article ha
already done for his state and is still
capable Of doing, as they compare hir
with the other candidates in the felc
who of themselves having little heed c
anything but the greed for Office car
little for the fact that the peoole @
Texas owe to Mr. Throckmorton
debt of gratitude for his eminent ser
vices in the past, But there are non,
80 blind as these who will not see
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