The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-22

J. W. ThrOckmOrton, She Soldier.
statesman and Patriot snd Flower
OfSOulhern Democracy, ShOHIa
be E0xey's Successor.
To the Editor Of the Herald.

To the Editor OF the Herald.
The time is drawing near when the pespls'
representatives in the Legislature assembled
will DO called up TO exercise ono Of the mof
important and momantous duties thst d,
volve upon them, which is to choose from IA,
citizens Of Texas enc to Represent them in
thu upper house ofthonatiol's great council
Whether in making Gle choice shsy will bc
guided solely by the hes Of tAsr constlu.
sEcy, is for them to determine. Ia whose
favor a majority of thsir votes will be given.
i; for them to decide. Iii quite apparent
that thu friends and champions Of the two
most prominent nspirsnts for that exalted
position of trust arc doing their utmost TO
persuade and influence by private LISTERS and
newspaper cores oEdsnce the members elect
of the legislature 10 favor hil or their IA.
vorite. Men to whom are delegated the
high and responsible powers of legislation
and election ofreprssentstivcs Of the peopls
to higher and more important positions
should not DO inAusncsd by such.
We de not Intend BY this article that say
man shall be influenced by what We may
say, but we exercise the right Of the "frso.
dom of spsech and the press" which is guar
anteed by our organic law.
We notice several articles have bosn 70
Gently published FROM different portions OF
the state setting forth General Ns1oy'i
claims to the United States senate. Thns
correspondents, Of course, ara MGxsy's
friends. They seem to think that bscsHIs
General AsIsy has served one torn in the
senate, for such reason, and the further req
son that no has done US no material harm
during his sojOurn there, he should bs re.
elected. They agree that Throckmorton 10
"chronic oifiGe seeker" ETC., and fer that
reason he should not be elected and seem to
think that he haI no right even to offer for
that position or announce his willingness 10
accept if elected.
Article l, section Q, of the bill of rights,
says that AL free men, when they form
Secisl compact, have equal rights, and no
man, or set Of mGA, ia entitled 10 exclusive
separate public emouments or privileges,
but in confederation Of public services"
By virtue Of this provision of cur organic
law, we presume that ThrookmOrton'S right
to ask Of the people political preGSrmsnt
cannot be questioned by those who arc en-
dowsd with sufficient knowledge to express
their preference. We have no war 10 make
on General Maxey. His private character as
q gentleman is irreproschable But we do !
think that he is not the man that Texas needs |
at present to represent her in an ssIembsgs
composed Of such men as Conliing, Ed
munds, Blaine and others OF tbs ultra repub-
licSn stripe who hate us with that hstrad
that is incorporating and insStistO, snd
who, by their eloquent appeals to the pas
sions of their northern friends, misreprssent
us aud our feelings towards them. We
should have man there who is tho peer of
any of them ia debate and in the knowledge
of governmental affairs. We should have &
man whs will stand TO his people and 10 his
party.
We should have man who has never
voted in favor of such men as Arthur and
Kellogg, and one who in the dark days OF
war stood by his people on the tented fsld of
battle and protected their lives and property
and who to-day were it necessary, would
willingly sacrifice his life for TeIss-ope who
can come up to the Jstfsronian standard,
not only hsnest but competent.
There is no man in Texas who can Gil this
position better thAa James W. Throckmsr.
ton, the true statesman, brave soldier and
noble patriot.
Let our representatives, do their duty to
this constituency and pay the debt that all Of
Texas owes, and by SO doing the champion
of Texas statesmen will succeed one to tho
senate of the United States that possesses
but one ingredient of the JsfanoniaA
standard and that is honesty.
Yours, DEnosKHErIEE.
WHITNEY Dec 20 1880