The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-12

learned that Congressman arc exceedingly
sensitive Ihelr greatness and tenure 0f
oliioe depends upon this personal fame.
Many OF them, therefore, like Smiler COlfaY,
alieet much godllness, Al home they ara
such exceedingly good men Therefore bad
women seek TO yollmize them. These Gun,
Ming DANES never tackle an editor and simply
beeause-it isn't because we ara pennIless-
but because degree Of don't-0are-a, damatiye,
ness distinguishes tho profession Of which
vote seekers are incapable Blessed Is tho
profession We adom llelya, dear,
IN any event, you should GO slew
iesllna lente for time and never
do you tackle an editor. An editor In Nor
gans, or Shelly's, or llill'a, or old man Came
ron'a TX, would have sold five hundred "ln-
terylews" nj 800 each, and then no would
have been employed at $500 eaoh night for
six months 10 lecture before Young Mems
Christian associations, but no fellow would
be Congressman who runs patent news
paper.
THE CHANCES,
am stlll persuaded that Grants chances
for the nomination aro best Cameron Is his
hacker, But we must not forgot that Blaine
said 10 have won $2,OO00O0 gambling In
Leadyillo mining stocks. II thus appears
that Tllden 10 not thu only man before tho
people having money enough 10 buy tho
Presidency. The common rumor IL that both
tho Grant md Blaine factions prefer "Unclo
Dick Thompson Of the navy rs candidate
for tho Vice-Presldency. Barring his politics
no Ia m admirable gentleman, deserving any
honor his party can bestow. llo "a tho
father OF tho excellent General Passenger
agent Of the Texas ~ Pacific Mt Marshall,
II may be well 10 suggest that the bankers
and very rich people Of the whole country
prefer Sherman ~ candidate for the Presi-
dency, Meanwhile, the railways have their
own candidate ono Jewett, Of tho Erie. In
his interest George Alfred Townsend, the
brilliant, pains'iaking, bittor writer now
trayersos tho continent, Nobody seems TO
know aught Of MIR. Chambers, of Texas
upon whom Brick Pomeroy's convention
thrust much greatness somewhere out West
four or five days ago. Chambers Is 10 DO
the Greenback Vice. President. The HRR-
AID must write his biography to appeaso
public curiosity.
Tho French engineer and Spectator Is
spending some daysin Washington. His face
Is most benignant Kindly, and even fasci
mating, Is the appearance Of the great "dg-
gor' FrenchmOn. Isn't II pity Grant isnot
President How smoothly De Lessep's grand
est schemes would be ground out BY the
why, Captain John Cowdop, who has sought
for twenty-five years TO have Louisiana or
the United States dig n ship canal from New
Orleans 10 deep water in Barra-
taria bay, is expected here to
confer with NJ. Do LcsSeps. 1t is not i'm
possible, since Fad proposes to defeat Do
Lesseps' canal scheme at the lsthmus Of
Darien, that De Lesseps may join Cowdon
and render useless Eads' jetties Mt the mouth
of the Mississippi. Sooner or later the Bar
rataria ship canal must be dug, and Texas is
more profoundly interested in the consumma-
ton than all American States. When b,rges
ireighted with corn, wheat, cotton and bacon
may come down to the sea and go back TO
ST. Louis freighted with cattle Texas will DO
the richest of commonwealth. Railways
deprive Texas beef of half its value. That
placed upon dining tables in Washington is
bereft of its original richness and sweetness
The grass Of the prairies has been supplanted
by starvation, and then by corn and hay. On
bargss these cattle would be as fat and
heathiul at St. Louis as when they left Gal
weston. Mr.. Reagan, ms docs the able repre-
sentative of tho Marshall district, thoroughly
appreciates the advantages TO accrue to Texas
from the construction of the Bsrrataria ship
canal. IL. j. ID.