The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-23

of your swaddling clo' hes of journalism you
will learn the lesson, that argument can only
be controlled by argument that by per-
sonalities or silly ridcule. Whenever this
little red headed bsntling, the Times, under
takes to use its little cst'o'nine-tails, on the
backs of gray headed Democrats, who have
been voting the ticket before its little editor
WAS born, then the old Jeffersonisn Democrats
will lay his little carcass on their knees and
give him the benefit of All old-fashoned
Democratic .hngle in other words, these old
Democrats hundreds Of whom are support
ing Captain Veal for the senate simply be-
cause he is the best Democrat Offering for the
position, don't propose to learn Democratic
wisdom from infancy, which it has already
learned in its purest form, from ting fathers
Of the party, in the days when Democracy
was the synonym of purity honesty, capacity,
fidelity and good ovenment.
The party has made mistakes in tho past,
has sometimes by accident and often by
frand put forward incompetent or corrupt
men. In almost every such case the rank
and file of the party have voted them down,
a I'D could moi, have done otherwise II, honest
men.
If the editor of the Times has never assist
ed in the purifying process, he ought to be
asked out of the party. | wish now to ask
the editor Of the Times it he has never
scratched the name of An obnoxious or cor
rupt candidate from bis ticket? | want him
TO answer this QUESTION. lfan incompet at
man, n stranger TO the pure administration
of the law, were to receive the nomination
at n so.called democratic convention, for
district Judge, and he was opposed by either
OF those able jurists, Hon. L. Hunt Judge
Barksdale or Judge Aldridgr, would he vote
for the nominee? If he says yes, then Nr.
r2ign him hero as an enc and "a trsitor
TO his party and his country.
If he says no would vote for the best man
for the Office regardless of the party collar,
theh no aband1ns the whole field and nc.
cepts my position, and every hon st demo-
crats-that fidelity to country is paramount
to party 1t has been truthfuly said by
some eminent statesman, that " he who
serves his country best serves his party best"
In regard to the canvass for state senator
people honestly differ. Hundreds of the
very best democrats in the district not salts
fed with the questionable manner in which
Mr.. Rainey obtained his endorsement, and
not thinking him competent for that high po-
silion, have potltioned Captain Veal to be-
come n candidate, and many other hundreds
vii! & ably vote for him Among them |
know Of a number Of demo cratic nominees.
They will vote for him because they know
he is as good democrat, and will make q
more competent and efficient senator He
is well and tavOrably known to the people OF
b tn counties knows their wants, and will
guard their interests with fidelity and intel
ligence.
Mr.. R.i2ey is wholly unknown to our
people, and while he is clever gentleman
and in timo might maka n passable represent
alive, he is without any experience in public
affairs, and could not, at this time represent
us acceptably,
Even the little Tlm,s had the csndor tt
say, in its issue Of October l9lh avery few
people in Dallas county know Mr., Rsiney-
very few have ever heard of him"
Now, do the voters Of Dallas county wan
such man for senator in this importan
crisis in Der destiny DONE believe it,
In conclusion | will inform the Times tAa
~. not a. aspifNut for any position what
ever. Fourteen years ago resigned
u seat in tho legislature of Texas
and have several times since re-
fused promotions which were rendered m,
by the Democracy, and by the executive.
AN but an humble Democratic voter
and propose to exercise my rights as !ret
man by voting for the very best Democrat
who eters Tor my suffrage, and in this case
Captain W. G. Veal is the man.
Respectfully,
GRo. F. afford.