The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-05
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lis high time for the people Of Texas
10 be- casting about 10 determine Who
shall bo tho next governor OF the state
This ia subject second 10 no other IN
Importance, and II Is little wonder II
people who love the state most should
feel most anxiety on the subject We
are proud to think that there are NJ
least ten thousand gentlemen within
our borders who would do the state good
service H. that position II chosen, but
II il great mathematical truth, that
but one can MI the place at q time, so
the burden of q choice rests upon the
people. And whore no many eminent
men are ~ "willin'" ~ ever "BarkiS
was, the matter Of choice Is not tho
simplest thingon earth,
veteran attempt will be made TO
lug geographical considerations into the
discussion, Now, we only care that u
man lives inside Of our borders, and IN
what quarter becomes a matter OF
suprcmest indifference all we ask "a
that he be person who knows Texas,
her past history present condition and
future capabilities who is honest
broOdyiewcd and intelligent and who
has rendered her service and Is willing
10 do il again. In social And even bus
mess matters q species Of iayortsm may
be tolerated and no harm result but IN
u matter affecting the veal of great
commonwealth such as Texas now ia,
and which will have, ere the term of
our next governor expires, twenty rep
resontatiycs in congress, our choice
must rest solely and alone
upon the matter of fitness. II becomes
a matter for all Texas, and all for
Texas.
It has become the fashion hero of
late tokoep men out Of high position IN
the service of the state 10y pretending
that his services are necessary some
where else, or in some other capacity,
It MAS attempted in Cokes case and
failed, it is now played in reference to
Governor Throckmortou, aud we be.
lioye will fail as signally as the
case cited Deeply peryading the
minds of the thoughtful and patri.
otto Of all sections of the state,
we find clear conviction that
in merging from third or fourth rate
state to the pround position of Il second,
that we need ut the helm tirst,rate ahil-
ity, experience, craftsmanship and uniIn.
peaohable integrity, A man who has
already done the state goo service, and
who 10y reason of the fact that he has
only reached the prime of magnih.
cent manhood, is able still to do her
more and better service than ever be>
fore. Ile ia man whose domicilc
il fixed i'll forth Texas it is true.
but he il also one of those men who are
not gagged by local considerations. and
who annihilNte geographical lines by
reason OF the breadth and catholcity of
their patriotism. Governor rhrnckmor.
ton is known and loved, and, we may
add, preferred from Brownsville to Shcr.
man. and from San Antonio to CIarks,
vllle and by an immense and powerful
majority of men of all classes
ranks and conditions in life The very
fact that his long and honorable service
in congress has been endorsed 10y all the
people of Texas, and in consequence of
the unanimous endorsement of il by the
people, not of his own district alone, but
tho whole state-instead of being an
argument against his selection, is the
very strongest in favor of it.
What matter if Governor Throck-
morton doesn't desire the nomination,
he has not the slightest right to stand
in the way of the wishes of the
people, and they don't intend
that no shall. We have many gentle.
men in the Third Congressional dis
trict fully competent to look after its
interests in congress, and many who
are DESTROYS to make the attempt We
propose to give some Of them II chance,
10y transferring Throckmorton from his
present position in congress to the head
of tho executive department of the
state. We feel confident that this il
the determination of vast majority of
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