The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-18
THE rHRocxmoa1os GROUND SWELL.

No man has ever aspired to the posi-
tion OF governor of Texas who has es.
capped a scathing at the hands Of tbs
press. Somehow, or other, our Texa,
newspapers have the trick of sayinl
plain things, let it hurt whom il may
but as rule, when the opportunity for
the sober. second thought comes, nearly
all of them are ready to do justice.
Early in the candidacy of Throc kmor-
ton, charges were made which are
now rarely ever spoken OF, because they
have been frankly met when of such a
| nature as to be entitled to reply. The
simple truth is for long career OF srdu-
Gus public service, there are few pre-
texts even TO essail him, on.either his
record as public man. or his life as a
private citizen. The people have not
forgotten that little pliancy to federal
usurpation would have enabled Throck-
morton TO complete his term, but that
In standing upon the noble platform
bresthed by General Hancock's letter,
he rendered the people of his stste
more valuable service than he could
possibly have done had he attempted
70 carry out the plan of reconstruction
marked out by red-hot radicalism after
the war. The people of Texas remem>
ber with gratitude the public officer
who refused to make the state govern
ment of Texas the willing slave
of the gospel of hate, which ruled the
dark hour when passion. not reason,
guided meme actions. The few months
OF Throckmorton's administration are
still remembered as opening up brill.
liant prospect before the state. Then
and there was formed the veteran pur>
pose to re-sest him whenever a proper
occasion came up, The time has ar.
rived, and Texas will serve her own
best interests. as well as requite faiths
tul public servant, by electing him to
the same position from which he was
driven to make room for Davis and the
black years which followed his eleya.
ton, and the crew of cormorants who
tattened on the taxes wrung from an
impoverished and heart broken people,
While doing all this the people will, at
the same time, understand that they
are giving to Texas governor who is
fully abreast of the age of progress
which has so lately and SO auspiciously |
dawned upon our young empire" No
man understands all that is comprised
IN that sentiment better than does he !
OF whom we are writing. and no mau
has or can make greater sacrifices than
he to secure all for Texas which can
come by and through an administration |
OF the state government in harmony |
and active sympathy with it.
The people of Texas are thorou ehly |
united in politics, business and in |
state progress, and it is foul |
SANDER to charge them with diff |
ferences which have never and can
never exist. The people of north |
Texas deride the attempt of the Calves |
ton Nesos correspondent to fix sn impas.
sable gulf between the democrats of |
northern and southern birth. The |
radical bloody shirt has been a lost
factor in our political sum for years,
and the confederate garment of the |
hue has never been heard |
of IN these ATTITUDES before the brilliant
\. A. t, found it, and brought it forth
to friehten the babes who are shortly to |
assemble in Austin, TO say who shall /
lead the hosts to victory this fall, The |
frontier is coming up soiidly to the front
and the Throckmorton ground swell is
becoming current before which not
his excellency. Mr.. Hubbard, nor even
the " dark horse" can hope to make
head. Ali the elements which are
usually indicative of success are present
already In the canvass, and we conf
IDENTIFY hope to chronicle the grandest
popular victory which has yet been won /
since the war, in any of the states. One
hundred and twenty thousand majority
will be Throckmorton's new record, or /
there will be big mistake to weep |
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