The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-20
TINE COMING CONVENTION,

lhe Counting pphFnhHph WIZ INV w
he force and effect Of al election, oW'
ny 10 tho heavy majority Of tho demo-
iraoy over every kind and degree Of op
position, aud its expressions and eandl'
lales will stand out 40 tho accepted
policy Of the state, Too much care
cannot DO had 10 put tho party on
record az 10 tho great questions now pe-
fore tho people, some definite line Of
policy on finance ought W be taken
This Is tho one great question before
tho whole country, aud Texas has too
large q stake Ia the general prosperity
and well'belng 10 neglect q frank OK
preston Of her Views, The policy held
by tho nominees Of this convention boz
comes u matter Of tho aupremeat I'M
portanoe, aud they will DO called upon
TO express them fully and without
evasion, That the convention VIII give
w good officers, honest, capable men'
We do not doubt, but We must know ~
advance that the new state admlnlslra'
ton will be IN unit on these great ques'
llons, 10 tho end that tho weight and
influence Of our state government VIII
not be dlssipated and utterly wasted ny
internal divisions and diasenaona'
The democracy IL tho party OF reform
II advocates rotrenehment aud ooon'
omy, At tho same time II Is tho party
of progress, 10 lind the exact line boz
tween enlightened llberGllty which u
tho iruost economy, and unwise aud
waatelul parsimony ought to be- Ia care
Tho people will expect our convention
TO give out no uncertain sound on Thu
matter Frontier interests, such NJ
future encouragement and defense, In
ternal improvement and the utilization
of the states previous granh 10 rail
ways and canals must receive atton
ton, The public domain has been Law
ished on these thing Now we mus
seo 10 II that tho works bo speedily
completed, or that the grants Mt ono'
revert TO tho state, TO bo used for mor
promising enterprises, Somc' polio,
with regard to public schools ought u
be adopted Our splendid provision
must be- 40 utilized M that the pres
ont generation will have ilS lai
proportion Of advantage. The iitlu
and imperfect efforts made BY
the state for reimbursement Of th
money expended in the public de
lense must be better conducted, nn'
give place to something moro likely II
force success, The convention ought u
put the state on record with regard Il
u present and future Mexican pole,
which will not only secure poac
and quiet on the border but conduco Il
profitable commercial relations between
Texas and that government for tn
future In tho past the wretcbed poll
cy prevailing on both sides of the III
Grande has been such AZ TO not onl
make peaceful trade relations impossi
BILE, but TO mako war inevitable, Moth
ing has been done to conCiliNto b
either party. The consequence il TIN
instead of growing rich upon II profits
BILE trade with our noighbor, We N
growing poor by reason Of her superic
stealing qualities, and the money W
are com PEELED TO waste in providing lo
the defense of our frontier. A radicl
change of state policy is necessary. Tn
state must either make war or treat fc
q real peace on her own respons
bility and without reference
the national authority, unless "
can prevail upon tho general go
eminent to take more interest in tn
question than she has hitherto don
Upon this question the convention mu
be very clear and explicit, and it wouI
be well Tor aspirants for position at i
hands to prepare themselves in advan'
to meet this just and reasonable expe
tation of the people.
The convention ought to be he
early, so that very full and compile
canvass may be made-not that there
the slightest danger ahead for its nom
nees, but that they may see us much
the people as possible, and the Peep
learn as much of them as possible b.
fore the election comes Oft If we max
our own rulers, we certainly ought
know what we are doing, and we ca
only learn by personal contact an
comparison.
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