The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-16
TOM soOTTs CANDIDATE,

have opened on the iran, ana 'lom
SCOTS nomination" is the burden Of
theirory 10 shaw how weak and at
lerly puerilothe thing Is, We have only
10 say that Governor l's splendid adj
yooaoy OF tho Texas and Pacific bill IN
congress has very greatly obliged th9I
company, bat while the measure 10
pending, or, indeed, until the road Is
completed 10 the Pacific coast, that
company would be very greatly disc
obliged by l'hrookmorton's withdrawal
from congress, so much for "Iom
SCOTS candidate"
The distinguished subject OF our
sketch, ever since he acquired per-
sonal identity in this state has been
a railroad man, II Is due ~ much 10
his efforts M any one else that Texas
has now several grand trunk lines
stretching over her territory, carrying
the blessings Of our newer elylllza'
ton into tho idle aud n0n'producing
regions, which ten years ago constituted
u yerlAble trra iarognim 10 the outside
world, We have now q great state,
which IL attracting immigration from
all quarters Of tho world, ~ much 10y
reason Of her present and prospective
rail facilities as by reason Of her almost
peerless soil aud climate, Do these
pert olieotors propose to arraign the
men who stood forward In those carly
enterprises as engaged In 0n unworthy
task, and IN having forfeited the oonliN
dcnco Of their follow'citiaoni, If this
~ their object, we accept the ohals
lcngo, aud rest the claims Of our
man ~ much on this circumstance
~ upon his siatosmanship, wellsknown
integrity and patriotism, What public
man In Toxins holds his place in
the government, or in public estimation,
by reason Of his hostility to railroad en-
torprlBos2 How is II with Governor
HUBBARD Even tho gentle shepherd
OF the grangors is ON the record In rail"
road matters and his devoted illuslra~
tor well knows this, WaS IL Thought
that "Fom Soltt's nominee could be
made TO deny his railroad record, or
change his policy because his devotion
to that great enterprise gives little folks
the opportunity to hurl such cpitholsas
these NJ him, How wonderfully do his
dttroclors mistake thepublio sentiment
OF Texas, 40 Car as railroad development
goes The whole world has turned its
eyos NnXiously toward this great ontor-
prso 3 has become one oIflhe ncccs
sites Of the age in which we live. II is
not only to bind together 10y iron bands
two great oceans, and cement in still
stronger bands, tho widely separated
states OF this great republic but it is TO
be an active living bond, binding the
people Of the far east in IAN unscvorable
bond with those Of the active, energetic
west, While, locally we catch short
ylimpsos OF such central figures in tho
os Tom Scott, Frank Bond
and Governor rhrookmorton, yet the
vast millions Interested do not. Men
sink out of sight compared with the
gigantic enterprise itself and the tgo
mendous objects il essays TO serve. Lo.
cally, we hold them in reverence, ONLY
so long as they live or the novelty
exists, but it remains for mere party
prejudice, and partisan frenzy to make
the effort to stamp those central figures
with inlamy, for II devotion for which
all'thc rest of the world applauds.
A broad, liberal government, strong
enough to mako itself respected, and
railroad facilities, are the only needs of
Texas at present, These win push our
vigorous young empire ahead of all her
western competitors, Her climate, soil
and population have each in themselves
deposited the germs Of this wonderful
future which is gradually and surely
ITSELF and Texas will
take care OF any man or any influence
which proposes to work for this future
which, even thus far in advance, fore.
shadows what is to come. 1t is the
right of any man who chooses to do so.
to oppose the grand nomination ofGoy.
ernor Throckmorton but we cannot
but blush that puerility can 20 no high
or than to seek to defeat him for doing
that very thing for which all the re,
mainder of the world is applauding
What would be the weight and force of
the opposition to him in this section
were they to announce their opposition |
rs grounded upon his advocacy of the
Texas and Pacific guarantee? atom
SCOTS nominee has already done
noble work for Texas, and please God, |
We will see him do more in the future
md in the newer and higher sphere to
which the people propose to elevate him
'ext November against the opposition
like of the Texas and Pacific company
nd its enemies. Extremes do meet,
seems, and politics do make strange
ANiCe Pair t0.Draw 10.
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