The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-13
THE CONVENTIONS WORK

The state Democratic convention, after
having completed its labors in nominating
ticket for state officers, adopting a platform,
ETC., ETC., adjourned last night sine die.
Whether the work that it has done will be
satisfactory and acceptable to the people or to
the party, will be determined in November
next. The canvass has been peculiar one
Ofponderous proportions and immense ma.
jority the Democracy has become unwieldy
in this state ofimmense area and 16l organ
lied counties. Therefore there has
not been in its household that
harmony that bare political majorities
naturally beget on the principle that the
weak must stand together rs against a com.
mon opponent. The adherents of the present
governor have stood shoulder to shoulder in
their fight in his cause and, strange as it may
appear, he has been most warmly supported
by people of the most antagonistic views and
feelings. But they have all been we'll gen.
eraled and skilfully handled al the primaries,
in the county conventions and in the state
convention as well. His opponents, on the
contrary, have been without lead
er, without any recognized head, without
any generally promulgated or accepted
platform Of measures or admitted methods,
and hence disorder has reigned 1t is not an
easy matter to dislodge the ms of power ;
they have such facilities for working to SO
much better advantage than the Outs, and il
is only in cases where they have made them
selves especially obnoxious, or where the
party or its policy have come to be very
generally condemned, that it is possible to
defeat their efforts for reten ion of office.
Personally, Governor Roberts is popular.
Thirty-nine years in the service Of Texas as
citizen, soldier, judge, governor, ETC., with
an unolemshed character and spotless purity
OF life, of genial habits, etc, he
has very naturally won the es
tenn and love of the thousands witt
when he has grown into the silvery hairs o.
the three score years and ten. Yet his views
while in the executive chair, have not a!
understood been such as have met the an.
proval of other thousands in this state
Hence tie opposition. Ifthe governor he,
been misunderstood, he has had ample recen
opportunity to be apprised of the fact, sant
hewill have early occasion to disabuso tn,
minds SO misunderstanding. The leadin.
papers OF the state, as class, have opposed
ms denomination not only on grounds tina
nave done them high credit but il
the true interests of the peopl
and the state, and their attacl
OF tho party in power and against an i'm
mense array of politicians, is matter of CON
graduation. These papers, one and all W
believe to have been influenced alone bv III
sentine's ardent desire to take cara .
the camps Of his comno,r;ot.
and is living example of the ines,;m.h,,
value Of free press when virtuouslv con
Quoted. If the governor has been misundor
stood, 1t has been his misfortune and no, ~
Auit OF the press. In any event II has hoo
the latter that has set before ~
people review Of their best interests and !;
persistence in the effort has unquestionah,
secured results and concessions that in.a 90,
erai apathy or neglect might, indeed won
have brought abou. q disastrous future 10 :,
state.