The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-03

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Of 1.-Two enterprises We aro resolved TO be
always in tho van.
Now in It's thirty'1rst year. this paper has
seen tho State and this city TO grow from their
small beginnings 10 their present magnificent
proportions, and in simple Justice TO some Of
he fine mtellccts and onterprsing and potr-
otto spirits that have handled Tia business or
guided lis columns in the days gone by, it is
oninently proper 10 observe that the HERALD
had much TO do in the web OF benefits
that the hand ofprogress has woven from the
warp and wool of events ind time. TO such
Of these that are dead, wo would pour from
the golden ohalico Of our esteem our sincerest
bcnizon,; to those living, who hayo furnished
| I leir favored contributions, let us award the
brightest praise that noble efforts ought 10
ensure. The present management, IN taking
control Of tho paper, determined on n
coarse of Journalistic policy, which, while It
has almost always elsewhere succeeded, has
Tor its basis II jus! regard for tho require.
m 'ats of the times aud full appreciation OF
~ general intelligence, ind that policy has
| blcn to furnish all the news Of interest ~ our
people that is procurable. whether general,
State or local in the sort, and political com :.
| mcrcial or social In its nature, The charac-
ter of our political editorials has been OF
a free-lancs order, but always from tho stand
point of sound Democratic principles inter-
preted with broad catholic spirit and re-
strcted by no Procrustean admcasurement.
We have meant to DO and have been and
will continue to be untrammeled by anything
like straight-laccd psrtizanship that some
times unhappily for the general good rs we
have had ocvaslon to say before, has as
sumed the right to place a sentinel on duty At
the mouths roof to arrest the independent
thought on its passage to the lips and set'a
spy upon every escaping monosyllable not
labelled with the smbboleth Of partizan en-
dorsement.
In the matter of our more local concerns we
have unreservedly sought to announce and il
lustrate what we have honestly conceived to be
the true interest OF our State, section or city
While we have cheerfully proclaimed to the
world our advantages, We have not hesitated
to herald the dangers that threatened and
yet not so with Wow to depress too
much our own citizens or discourage
people abroad as to stimulate local pride TO
timely enterprise and judicious investments
by an honest diagnosis of existing cases and
prescribing the proper remedals. This
frankness, and this independence, and this
vigilant sentinelship together with the elimi-
nation from our columns Of all sensational
ism and improper scsndaism, and with the
intended fairness of our criticisms in cour-
teous method, are we are persuaded, win
ming for our reports and our utterances the
respect and confidence which policy based ON
principle will always bring to generous de-
velopment.
Within the past twelve months we have
made four changes in the form or size of our
sheet and If bushes, shall warrant, we shall
make yet other improvements, always how
ever, on the basis we now occupy--freedom
from any debt or obligations of any sort
whatsoever to any one. Within the past fow
months our subscription list has continued
to increase BY the hundreds, not without
effort on our part, however, for. welded to
our profession, we yield to none in anceasing
labor and vigilance to advance our claims
Determining to keep abreast of the times,
and in view of the probable future, we are
now contemplating replacing our steam
power news presses by four cylinder Hoo
IS the two single cylinders now in use, are
inadequate for our daily and weekly work.
Political matters, National and State, aofl
,rest pith and moment" will soon Fish
themselves upon us; indust'ip'' e.N.s7ri.e,
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