The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-20
MRS. MOHL's LETTER.
correspondence Of the Herald.


Winter seems 10th TO quit his throne
Rugged hills and mountain Businesses are HI:
lawful domain, and he surrenders it erudg-
ingly to the oppressive reign of summer. To.
dav he is making another desperate struggle
for supremacy, and his gloomy hosts are
marshaling above, reinforced by heavy coll
umns ofmist, which roll up from the valleys.
A useless, but fierce struggle, for presently
the sun will send ont his lancers AID the
mists will part before their gltterng on
ssught, and then the solid front Of bdrnirg
RAYS will scatter the clouds, that his favorite,
queen of summer, may have brilliant illu-
mination on her triumphal progress through
the earth.
"Triumpha al progress suggests Grant, and
Grant suggests Garfield. Was there ever
such very dark horse entered for a Pres-
dental race? With the pavement contract
for bride, and the Credit Mobilier for n
saddle, one would think he was carrying too
much weight, without the additional burden
of his record in this Congress and the last.
heard him SAY in his speech on the army
bin. last congress, that if the rider con-
corning troops at the polls were in separate
bill he would vote for it if he stood
alone on that side of the floor; that he was
opposed to troops at the polls for any pur-
nose, unless sent there by state authorities I:
opposed to degrading the soldiers of this
nation by making police Of them; and then
| heard him vote ag inst that identical sec
ton when, after the presidents Veto it was
put before the house as separate bill. Dur
inc this session | was present when he
proposed the amendment to the deputy
marshals clause in the de-
Gciency bill and heard his admir-.
able speech in'favor of said amendment.
and was also present on call of ayes ard
noes; he voted plump against his own amend
ment. People abuse Mr.. Hayes for want of
backbone; for vascillation and slipperyness;
but Mr.. Hayes is an adamantne mountain be-
side Mr.. Garfield. And yet his party will
take him, soiled record and all, and even
Conkling will make speech for him before
the canvass ends. The Tribune but ex presses
the sentiment of its party when it SAYS, at
is true there are stains upon Mr..
Gartield's character, but his
GOOD qualities so far out-balance
the evil, that we may well forget the one for
the sake of the other" But somehow can't
help having an old-fashioned prejudice in favor
of honesty and against even faint OF cor
ruption in a presidents character. Yet he is
very popular man in his party, and no man
is more warmly liked by his own circle than
Garfield. He is man of fine intel
ligence, culture, and most genial and SYM
pathetic in his social intercourse. Mr..
Garfield must have felt comfortable if he
read the papers the day after his nomination,
for the unanimity with which the Dem
ocratic papers came out with his ugly record
in full, and the ardent Republican journals
defended him in advance, was one OF the
strangest episodes in Journalism The Grant
organs damned him with very faint
praise indeed, while the apologize tone of
the anti.Grant papers was even more
dsmning.
As for Arthur, he has been deprived of
office bv the present administration for NAL
feasance of the grossest kind, which i: his
chief recommendation to the ''stslwart"
wing of the party. Now, if the Democrats
can't get two men TO beat this ticket
the sooner that noble old party
better. | know of only one man now before
us as a candidate for nomination VINO has
any stain upon his honesty, and that man Is
Samuel j. Tilden. Whether the reports about
him are true or not, makes no difference IN
this connection, there are such reports, and
they will be effectively used as offsets to Mr.,
Garfeld's record.
CJuhling and Blaine are study since their
return. Conkling is still very high and
mighty, and more impertnent than ever,
Blaine looks hurt and wounded, as well he
NAV. Helooks MS If ne were repeating TO him
self little parody on the immortal words OF
the old Cardinal "Had | but served my
God with half the zeal that ! have served
my party would not thus be forced to vote
for Garfield
do hope the Democrats won't take a
dark horse, but on the contrary enter the
brightest and best known of all the brilliant
name: that grace its ranks. The stainless
Bavard, the dsuntless Hancock, the upright
Thurman, the spotless Seymour, the lncor.
ruptible Mcdonald. We have q long and
honorable list of available men, who cannot
be called by the odious term, ''dark-horse.
Pardon these political digressions. | am
only woman, but was taught IN child
hood to love my God, my parents and my
country" above all things else, and | was
raised in time when politics and patriotism
were synonyms in this happy country, and
do feel an interest, lively and earnest, IN the
present canvass, as a pivotal perloa IN our
existence as people.
l have received few copies, from the
publishers, of the Liberal League Advo-
cate" of your city, for which hereby re-
turn thanks. If the Advocate will be really
liberal it will be decided Improvement
on other journals ofthe Liberal party which
have come under my notice. | am
Christian in faith, aud a Christian must
be liberal and tree. '1f the trath make you
free you are free indeed, says Paul. saw
when first came to Washington, notice on
the door post of Talmage hall: Free discus
sion every Sunday evening" was very
anxious to attend these meetings, but DID
not want to miss the sermon ut my church,
which is always source of true enjoyment
to me, because my pastor is man OF thor
oughlv liberal views on all sub)ects-broad-
minded, free thoughted and intellec.usl-so
| can never bring myself to miss
genuine intellectual feast, to say
nothinr of chance much needed for
spiritual enlightenment to attend the free dis
cussion meetings. Now, as Sunday is no
more sacred to the Liberals than any other
Lsv. WHY don't they have their meetings in
the week, so that Christians can attend them'
it so disposed, without missing their own
meetings? Idon't want any talth that won