The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-27
Governor Roberts.
be Editor OF the Herald.

dONernOr hoDerts LOT nearly year past AM
nothing has been said If bis favor, so far as
remember, excepting w correspondent
signed Justice some three months ago
defending him from what reasonable men re-
garded as reckless denunciations, for his ex'
ercise of the Communication power, trust you
will allow few words from friend Of the
much abused but honest and popular old
gentleman.
The least as well as the most observing
men know that every stong effort has been
made by portion of the press, editorially
and by correspondence, to array the
Democratic psrty against Governor Rob-
erts, while his friends have quietly trusted
his good name, his high character and his
official action in the hands of the people.
They know his inHexibla honesty, his long
attested wisdom, his love of Texs and his
unseldsh devotion to her welfare. They
know that as governor, assuming office unex-
pecte1ly at an important crisis, when state
affairs were in confusion, state debt increas-
ing, crops almost failure, and his first year
in office, (1S79,) a great failure in corn and
wheat throughout the e-mmigration
not only immensely, but most naturally
checked, and thousands of new corners re-.
turning whence they came as every one in
Dallas or on other thoroughhres can attest
by the great number of families in two-horse
wagons that passed last fall going northeast
he must needs make some mistakes They
know he is man--not au angel. If
he has erred in judgment in regard
to one or two experimental measures
of reform, relief or progress shall he be
destroyed for that? Did he not in his Dallas
speech fully speak of such points as expert
ments, and declare not only his Willingness
but his desire to cooperate with the legsla-
ture in proftng by the experience thus
obtained? Does he not regard the bell
punch as failure, the occupation taxes as
very unequal and needing careful revision,
and now that the finances of the state are in
healthy and improving condition, has he
not declared himself in favor of giving the
full constitutional limit to the school fund?
Can Lang, Sayers, or any clark horse" do
more? Only by violating their osths and the
constitution can they go one cent further
than Governor Roberts is ready to go in APP
preparations for the school fund.
But what is the result Of this perss-
tent and long continued war on Governor
Roberts? Let actual facts answer.
So far as yet learned some thirty-two
counties, scattered in every section of the
stste-old counties and new, large counties
and small-have held their conventions or
through precinct meetings expressed their
choice for governor Look at the Roberts
column as thus constituted.
On the frontier Palo Pinto, San Saba,
Coleman. Kerr Bandara, Banco, with 9th
ers to follow. In north Texas Red River,
Hill, johnson, Ellis, McLennan and two.
thirds Of the others to come. In central
Texas: Washington, Grimes, Williamson,
Travis, Hayes, Bell, Colorado. In southwest
Texas; Dewitt, Gonzales, Refugio and sew
eral others. On the coast: Brazoria, Mata-
gorda, Jackson, Wharton. In east Texas:
Harrison, Anderson, Shelby, San Angus
tine and several Others, to be
followed by nearly if not every
county in the east and southeast, with
similar indications in the northeast and
northwest. Falls county, the home of Mr..
Lang, has also appointed Roberts delega-
ton. Here then, as we have seen, are thirty
counties, thus widely scattered, already for
Roberts. There are doubtless numerous
others whose proceedings have not seen.
Then, what counties have gone for Lang
know of but one, Rockwell, entitled to one
vote in the state convention. On the con-
trary, his own county and his adjoining
counties Of Bell, McLennsn, audit is believed,
also, the adjoining counties of Milan and
Limestone are for Roberts.
And where is Mr.. Sayres Hisown county
of Bastrop, will no doubt go for him, but
has not yet met, so far as seen;
but his adjoining and neighboring
counties of Travis, williamson, Hayes
and Washington have gone for
Roberts. He has not yet received, so far as
have seen, the vote Of a single county.
From your Galveston correspondent yester-
day, it seems he had repeated his onslaught
on Governor ROBBERS in that city--the same
yttsck he has unsuccessfully made in Dallas,
'ort Worth and elsewhere-but as he was
niforced in his extremity by George Fin
v, the originator and author of the odious
punch law, it is not in the bounds of
iison to suppose that such assistance would
d him or injure Roberts in any town in
" has any county expressed desire for
W horse, gelding or piebald nag of any
ssoAnd to show that some speculative gen.
tle} heresbouts don'tknow whereof they
taibok at other facts. One says, "Oh,
yes'o years ago many counties instructed
Tor 0bard and Others for Trockmorton,
yeI, either was nominated" That is |
very rue, but the inference sought
10 oeewn is knocked into cooked hat by
the laow How and why? Simply this
-tn@ counties already declared for Rob-
erS about equally divided between
hu9D1and Throckmorton two years ago.
Ii eltn' d lost such of his votes as are al
ready, red for Roberts, the other would
nave pestanty nominated by the change.
n IeNys more will show how north
texas Wand in the convention. Ellis,
Hill, Jon Palo Pinto and Red River are
soma LOT u.s. The one vote of Rockwell
IS sara 70 structed tor Lang. So far -
Tor oayeN for dark horse, 90. How
wouLu 1t Tyr every county around US TO
60 LOT NSr Roberts, and Dallas, the
centre, 10 a general waver, undecided
between LHatayers, dark horse or sorrel
Seldlng. Democracy of Dallas county
desire any s'hibition9 DEMOCRAT,
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