The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-26
THE GEpunLIqAn CONVENTION.

NJ Aualn on tho silh Inst
The purpose Of TINT convention Wa
to select delegate, 10 holicpubllran National
convention NJ Chicago, which will nominate
alIcpublloa Presidential ticket, mud lo de-
ternino whether Or not the party IN TefH
would put State ticket into tho field Tlo'o
were tho open mud nyowod purposes for
which tho convention met, but There were
side issues 10 come up before It for fellia'
menI and adjustment Tho strength Of
two factions Of the party in THIS
Smte WINS to DO tested, The controlling
power Of rival leaders wal W hu toflod too,
aud from the first moment OF tho conVHl-
tons opening the contest began In fact
II began on tho dry llo oall for the conYen'
ton was published, The contcatsand "Hb'
bcs Of this convention aro nothing 10 ~
further than their possible or pr0bnbl0 elect
upon tho political welfare Of tho state II
Is evident To M, from Tho reports We have OF
tia proceedings yesterday and tho day be-
fore, that cXGoyrrnor Davis controls
tho convention and shapes IL work to suit
his own ylows, While II Is n matter
Of Indifference in the mnin 10 the Democrats
Of Texas the great mass Of tho people, who
arc ant'RcpubIieun in their oisic' who is
or who il not tho choice of thu republicans
of this State for President, y0t II must be
apparent TO eyory ono who has poid heed to
proceedings of the County Republican con-
ycntions, that General Grant is tho choice Of
tho rank md lllc Of tho party Yet cx-
Governor Davis shapes the action OF the
convention TO General Grants dotrimont
The delegate are to go unlnslructod, save to
vote MS " unit--thHt Is, n majority Of the del
cgutes are 10 control, and from appearances
q majority of tho delegates will favor some
ono else in preference to General Grant, and
that man isapparcntly james g. Blaine. If
II be true, asa number of the Democratic
leaders claim and assert, that General Grant
will BIO the easicst man in the Republican
party TO defeat for President, why, the Dem
oo acy was interested in seeing the Texts
delegation instructed for General Grant
The question ola State ticket has not yet
boon acted upon by tho convention, This is
Is Of no little importance TO tho Democratic
party in Texas. At tho last State election cN-
Governor Davis opposed the nomination of
, Republican State ticket and when one was
put into the fled in opposition to his wishes
md views, no refused 10 have anything 10 do
sith IL and threw tho weight Of his influence
against it in favor Of the Grecnback ticket,
md took with him about halithe vote Of his
,arty in this STATE. He is opposed toputting
,ut ticket this year, hoping that there may
)e an independent ticket in the field, which,
with the strength OF the Republican and
vote in rs favor may defeat the
Democracy. 1t is of interest to the Democracy
therefore, TO watch this convention and pay
iced to what it does, We say this because
he joint vote of The Republicans and Green
packers in the last State election was 7S,6l7
.ainst the Democratic vote Of lb7 ,992, leav-
ng a Democratic majority Of only 1876.
w hen it ia remembered how much tho
n ,iority of Governor Coke was in excess of
his majority, Democrats may well pause to
consider what theeilect ola strong independ
mt ticket would be with the Republican and
ireenback vote 10 swell its strength.
{ is evident that the tone OF a |
srge majority of the Democratic
'arty is for progressiveness--for public
chools, for immigration, for strict enforce
nent of the laws of the State, both before
nd after judgements are rendered. With u
Platform embodying in strong terms these
principles epunciated by the Democratic
tate convention, and the selection of II can
Iidate for Governor pronounced in his enter
ainment and advocacy of these principles
here is not the slightest danger Of an
ticket and therefore, not the
lightcst possibility of the defeat Of the
Democratic party. If, however,
no policy of the present State
dministraton.bc endorsed by the adoption
# platform ia harmony herewith, and the
nomination of gubernatorisl standard bear
" whose sentiments are in accordance, there
$ the strongest grounds for believing that an
ticket will be put in the field. |
And if so, il will rally to its support all the
opponents Of Democracy, and thousands of
Democrats who will feel that it is their duty
10 the party and to the State to oppose n
party that il detrimental TO all the States
pest interests, and that keeps the party in
Texas chained to the eflete ideas and
logmas Of Il past age. Politics progresses
As everything else does, and willis the funda-
mental principles of parties remain UNI
changed that which is builded thereon must
keep pace with the times. II is not the part
Of wisdom to poohl pooh at the suggestions
Of an unprecedented ticket, nor to charge
those who may see proper to vote for such
ticket as political traitors. In this enlight-
ened ago men think for themselves and are
governed by their own judgments needless of
party lashes. Estimating the Greenback and
Republican vote of the State ut the same fig