The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-16
w. G. Vel for Senator.
? Editor OF the Herald.

10 Tue EultOf OF the herald.
DALLAS, Oct. IA, 1880.
desire to lhank Capt. Voal. through your
columns, for coming out ,s an indepeG dent
candidate for senator. in the present canvas
know nothing against Mr.. Rsiney, but
Know Capt Veal 10 be man of Integrity,
ability, and of great industry and perssver.
ancc, with many other desirable qualifca.
tlons for the position he is seeking. But,
aside from all this, desire to vota for him
especially, because, having these desirable
qualifications, he 10 an Independent. caudi,
date
This idoa that prevails 80 extensively, and
is SO assduou'y cultivated by tho politician
That pnrty is predominant, and must take
precod,nce of all other considerations. is be.
coming, in my judgment, most Infamous
curse To our country, and Institutions. 1t is
not to DO supposed that all the members of
party can sgree upon all the Questions and
measures TINT come before Legislative bodies.
Du! ieilty to party, requires vote with the
party on all questions, making party fanlty
predominant 10 all other considerations. Il
enables the active leaders and politicians TO
manipulate conventions, get certain persons
nominated, aud thus securing their election.
whether the most desirable or accepAbls In
the people or not.
Inc election OF all candidates for Office
mightas well be LET. to these wire. workers.
OF tho conventions they manipulate, IA To
haveany other vote, except when necessary.
TO see which party is in the ascendant
Facts are better than theory, aud one or
two incidents that have come under my OBJ
serVaton, though not of special Importance,
illustrate the iuea have surge ted.
sp1nt two months al Washington soon
after the war, in m etlJrt t. have Corpus
Christi made port of entry. had pe,.
ton asking for ii, signed by several leading
merchants Of New York. Mr.. McCuloch.
then secretary, to whom prcsento the petit
ton, very kindly wrote letter to the com
mi!tee on commerce in tho house, rec m.
mendlng 1t. Mr.. Washburne was chairman.
but being sick at the time, Mr.. Elliott of
Massachusetts, was acting rs chairman. |
When the matter was presented to him he |
opposed it, and simply on the ground that
II would add one appontee e collector to
the patronage of Audy johnson. This WAS
sufficient. The question OF public inter, g.
had nothing whatever to do with it. 1t WAS
not OF sufficient Importance for congress TO
act on 1t, except through favorable report
from the committee, and | quit tho house
and went to the senate. had partial &C.
luaintance with some of the senators, and
received letters of Introduction TO others
among them one to Mr. Chandler. | met
him one day coming out of the senate cham.
Der, and handed him the letter. As soon as
no had read it, to occupy as little of his time
as possible, said; Il want Corpus Christi
made port of entry" Ala, ha, yoa want
to be collect II, don't you' VIVA. are YOUR
politics?' mo, Mr.. Chandler" replied,
II don't want to be collector | am inter
osled in its being port of entry, but my
business is such it would not suit me to be
collector, and am unable to see what poli.
tics has TO do with it, any way. Ths simple
question is whether it isa matter of public
interest or not 1t was llnally attachei t,
another bill in the senate. passed the senate,
and then the house, and Elliott voted for il
without knowing it.
Many incidents Of similar character have
come under my greyheuded observation, but
his is sufficient for illustration, and | am
more than pleased to have an opportunity to
'ote for an independent candidate, whose
politics are unObjaclionable. TRxAs.
IL, NJ a., GOlarpaI gnn