The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-12
sT, LoUIB LETTER,
Why People Don't Come TO Texas : Tho PreB o
tho"ruture Great - Tho Globe Democrat
and tho Little Grant Boom In Penn.
syyania - 81, Louis Girls,

ST, Louis, February o, 1870.
Correspondence OF the Herald,
Tho hotels here aro full Of people on their
way west TO prospect. Tho tide seems to DO
moving towards Kansas and Colorado, with
something Of tendency towards Now
Mexico. Among tho many Southern pros
pectors here arc two gentlemen from Missis'
sipp one from Aberdeen and the other from
Columbus, both Of whom aro well known
TO some of our Dallas citizens, | said to
them, "Why don't you so to ToxosY' They
said, "Iho truth Of il Is, the people of Mis-
;, sissipp ARE tired trying TO raise cotton with
Y negro labor, and they want to go whore they
can get rid Of cotton negroes" | replied
TINT II seemed n rather unique circumstance
that the white people and colored people
should both be running away from ono an
other and that, too, TO tho same State. II
also seems n little strange in this
connection that Georgia should have
passed n law making tia criminal oilenSo to
induce immigration and that Mississippi Is
trying 10 adopt the same law. But that
there 10 deep dissatisfaction, not only among
the people Of Mississippi, but also of other
Southern States there can BIO no doubt. II Is
also obvious that they aro not looking with
much favor upon Texas, nor do they want TO
settle in the good Democratic State OF Mis-
souri,. But looking across tho line thoy have
seen the splendid progress made by the States
under hepuDlichn RUE, ana long 70 shhre tno
prosperity OF Their people ies, inc pam
iact OF me GUINNESS ~, tilht wni'o .ho polho1,
racy IS detcrmineu that no 9Iher parry shhll
gam II ioothold IN lhe SCUM, the pcop'o are
qu'etlY snppihg AWAY 10 outes "no'o o.noc
parties rule. inc convlct'on Is every
where gaming GROUND 'hnt some
now or olhor INC hepupiichn
party knows now 10 estaolish ana c9huuce
government IN the interests OF material pros
perty ana enlightened progress ~ IL very
common TO hear II asserted now that emil
grafton never moves towards Democrallo
STATE" Even inc most pourDoh,ierot's
Democrat IN our State must admiI that the
mighty 'ldc oil immigration 10 leXaS pegah ul'-
der Republican RUE, ana thal Just rs soon MS
tho new Democratic constitution ana laws
got fairly into operation II commenced To az IL
mnlsh, ana hnaly stopped aitogo'h9r' II
one-third OF inc Democrats VINO he!p 10
make up That hundred thousand majority
would 80 over to the Republican party ana
give it character and strength, the tlde oil
Immigration would soon return ana give inc
state such prosperity Us ~ never ca,e ENJOY
under the moss'covered sway Of bourbonlsm.
know that TO some OF our Dallas democrats
TINS VIII seem IKE o9tragequs a e s, navy nS
less regard for preludices than Tor iacts, ana
hnQilns III think If too strong Tor their
nerves, you can give them something sooth-
ing in the edito ial notes.
st. Louis claims population OF ilve nun
bred thousand and yet has butStour English
dailies, and only one OF these is making
money. The Republican Is holding Its own
well, the Post-Dispatch is hopeful, and the
Times is improving and expects to stop losing
money before long Inc Glope-Denocrat
claims to have made one hundred and iorty
thousand dollars clear last year, ana Sooo
judges say that 1t is making more money
than all the rest OF the papers put together
l do not think that it was particularly happy
over the result of the Pennsylvania conyen-
ton. For while the votes were secured YET
it was such tight squeeze that all inc loIly
roundness was taken out of the boom and
the GID. dropped its pert and saucy, ways
and fell into an explanatory MOOD that
savored ola downright attack OF the plues'
The Democrats here have no fixed choice for
the Presidency, and are looking for the Great
Unknown. The Republicans are going to
vote for Grant, and are very confident OF his
election.
feel that should not be doing my en-
tire duty to the human race if did not say
something about the ladies. 1t
may be that am partial
to st. Louis ladies, because the one lady IN
whom Tam specially interested is native
of the place; at all events, ! admire them
more than the ladies of any other city. New
Orleans has some rare beauties, and man
is often dazed by the stunning toilets seen
on Broadway, but st. Louis ladies average
well, both in looks and dress In the first