The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-11

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mail routes not lTaYensd by railways or
steamboats,,
| SEQ "ye editor" has been u Houston
and has given W. boom nice IN In his OK
Oellent letter from that city, ln that letter
he calls w, r. BAKER An "lndependenl -
Democrat We'll, Of course, don't exactly
understand what he means by this expression,
but having known Mr. Baker well for over
thirty years, can tell you what sort Of m
independent Democrat no Is, ! never knew
him 10 vote anything but a straight Demo-
cratic II kOt, even when tho knOW'ROlhlng
wave swept over tho land like M avalanche,
carrying every native Democrat In Harris
county but him aud twelve others before ils
resislefs force, | remember that time we'll,
Ashbe Smith, u, -, |, HAdley, Hiram q,
Runnels, W, II, Baker and six others, whmo
names do not now feooleet, were on tho
honor roll Mr. Baker never WINS oand'
date uf ANY Independent combination, never
run nor voted against u Democratic nominee,
suppose, In his life, II he Is m "indepen'
dent Democrat, them would like very much
to know what Irregular" Democrat IL
liKo.
Certainly tho Democratic ticket for city
officers Of Houston u n strong one, and
augera we'll for tho perlnanonc0 OF the boom
that h nj Inst rewardlng tho industry and on,
ergy " ls people, But tho very best indi,
cation Of her steady Improve Is found In
tho Galveston News, Of last Saturday,
think, though have not timo 10 look up tho
pnpor nov,
| cannot close this long letter without n
few words about the state Of singular expect
ance IN which tho thinking world now
finds itgllf From time 10 time fanatics
have loretold tho cpd of the world
and found delud-d followers, but never be-
fore, since the advent Of Christ, has the whole
earth stood on tiptOe, bronthlcssly waiting
for some great change, You cannot reud u
newspaper u magazine, or u review without
finding some reference to planetary GENUINE.
tons, atmospheric phenomena, pyranidal
prophecies, or some mighty causc or combs
nation Of causes which indicate coming
change of solemn import 10 mankind,
Tho Second Advent, no longer installing
for the end of the world, is finding those In
every religious denomination who believed
in III speedy nll.ment. The philosopher Of
WV nhNhlh VI lIhlN't WV AliIkN
Of England, the vigorous, independent road
or and thinker and scientist of America, are
giving this mbicc, grave and rcvcrent Mt
tonton II has never received since Paul
proclaimed II insuch unmi, taxable language,
and John exclaimed in wrapt alteration,
even so Lord Jesus come quickly"
Ia Benconsllcld In his gloomy
retirement, thinking no Is no
longer Gods special instrument in
the work of restoring Israel? Think of this.
Palestine, by the failure of ia owners TO pay
tn ir enormous debt to the Rothschilds, will
soon belong to them. Tho prophecies ind,.
cate marvcllously rapid rebuilding of Jcru-
salem, sin the last Of the weeks" The Jews
Of Germany alone can rebuild this city on u
scale of grandeur undreamcd of even by the
prophets, and they ARE forming building
association now for that purpose. Happy
are those who are found ready when the
Master Compth. A. III. MOuL.