The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-25

This ticket will not under any cir
cumstances be withdrawn, and the
votes of the people are asked for it for the
reasons involved in the following issues made
by the Republican party with the Demo-
cratic party;
During four years Of embarrassed control
the Republican party gave to Texas security
for life and property; followed with swift
punishment wrong doors and lifted the lUwly
and ignorant.
During six years of unembarr'ssed control
tho Democratic party has created condition
OF ngecurity for life; has disregarded the
rights Of property; by Incidence and indis'
position permitted wrong doors to escape just
punishment, and oppressed and made heavy
tho burthens of tho lowly and ignorant.
During those four years the Republican
party faithfully and diligently maintained u
practical system o, free schools which be.
slowed its benefits on all.
During those six years the Democratic
party by legislation aud active opposition not
only DESTROYED that system but failed to pro
mote free education by any practical method,
and to tho shame of Texas 1t must be said,
that to-day she stands before the world in
the attitude Of an opponent OF free educa
ton.
During those four years the Republican
party caused, by its energy and devotion to
its best interests, great tide OF immigration
to set into Tex s. adding largely to her pop.
ulstion, her wealth and her political import.
ance.
During those six years tho Democratic
party by legislation and direct opposition not
only destroyed that current Of immigration,
but caused many TO leave Texas who would
not submit to Democratic domination and
intolerance.
During those four years tho Republican
party created no office Incompatible with the
best interests of tho people and kept taxa
ton within reasonable bounds.
During those six years the Demo
cratc party multiplied the offices 10
an Unprecedented and unnecessary extent;
caused their pay 10 BIO drawn from fees and
other undesirable directions; and has entire
" failed to reduce the rates of taxation by
direct levy; and improperly and unnccessa-
rily increased tho revenues of the state by
indirect and unjust methods, until the
energy of the people is crippled and their
property conlscatod under the formula Of
Democratic laws.
Waste, extravaganza and deception are
charged to the Democratic party in the fol.
lowing:
1t did make and impose upon them new
constitution which proved unsuitable to the
wants Of the people of Texas.
1t has by vicious legislation and unjust
conduct checked the railroad developments
in Texas and made determinations unjust and
oppressive.
1t has caused the people to make great
sacrifices of produce and other property
which they could hardly bear during the I'M
productive year of 1879 to save thor homes
from sale for taxes, in order to accu.r ulate
in the state treasury large, unnecessary,
and idle sum of money, nearly one million
dollars.
And lsst-Emboldened by the patient
submission of the people to its exactions, it
attempts and intends further imposiuons, rs
may clearly DO seen in its refusal to adopt a
platform at Dallas which would measurably
commit it to defined line of conduct, and
adopting one composed of gsneralities,
meaningless and intending to mask its future
intentions.
The Republican party pledges itself to q
course which will furnish relief to the PEG.
pie of Texas; and it believes that after six
years of such failure BY the Democracy,
that the people are ready to again entrust 1t
with the direction of public affairs.
For the executive committee,
john w. GLENN, Chairman.
Austin, Texas, september To- 1880.