The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-04

Roberts II In antagohlsm with the people,
Ills opposition " immigration onn DO traced
10 tho sans source Before lllo waF tho
Southern States, and Texas as much 30 ~
any Of lhom, we're nyerse 10 immigration from
tho Nodhara States, that Is 10 spy tho free
States, They wanted ~ lnAu S ofpeople hostile
to tbs institution ofsavery, Peace aad quiet
at home aud tho perpoluatlon Of the nslllu'
ton made this policy wise one There
was no hostility 10 tho young mon or the
families who now and then left tho free
States for homes Ia tho South, because what
ever may have heen their sentiments md pro-
iudlooa before, they soon learned that slavery
wis not tho bugbear II was considered 10 tho
North, and they speedily identified them
selves with tAe interests Of tue South Hut
change has come o'or tho spirit Of our
dreams, Slavery NJ longer exists aud
tho Southern people have learned that
they aro b,tlor OIL without Il, The ndlyd'
uallty Of tho people has been developed,
Every man has become tho architect Of his
own fortunes, relying upon his own brain and
Drawn In tho battle Of life. The develop
mcnt of the country mud Nil Ia latent ro'
sources Is what every citizen now desires TO
500, Pnd 1t Ia m appreciated fact tint only
immigration can do this, therefore the people
want all reasonable efforts made 10 secure i'm
migration, In this particular Governor Rob
erts Ia not gu rapport with the people, lilo
does not appear 10 comprehend that the TeSAs
of to-day Il not tho Texas Of
twenty years ago, Tho generation of
men who swOyod tho dcstuics
of Toxas nearly quarter of II century since
have, with some splendid exceptions, passed
away, other to another life or to that rotiracy
which hides them from tho general view
New thoughts, new ldoas now interests have
taken the places of tho old, and new men,
who are In harmony herewith arc naturally
enough TO the fore, Tho press Of the State
has Il different tone from what it did twenty
years ago with perhaps the exception of u
few papers that cling to the old regime. We
believe there aro now but two editors in the
State who edited papers before the war,
There may possibly BE- more. In all these
changes tho State has advanced. Now noces-
cessitios have developed, now interests been
brought TO life, Can then this great common
wealth Ia the flush Of Its youth, whenits every
prosperity depends in great measure upon the
of the State affairs, afford 10
elect any one rs Governor whose toelings
views, hopes and actions arc rs II clog to it,
progress and Development A large major
lily of the Democratic party, we believe, are
at least opposed to Governor Roberts be-
cause Of their antipathy to his policy Of
hostility to public schools, to immigration;
because of his desire to force tho sale Of the
public lands in manner TO create landed
monopolcs and to realize but little for the
land, and it is our honest opinion
that if no is nominated an indepcnd-
ent candidate, who stands upon platform
of to-day and that reaches out into tho flu
turc, will DO elected All this faniaranadc
about money being boarded up in tho treas
ury and "pay as you go" amounts to nothing
with thinking people who know the facts.
With an increase in revenue of nearly II
million dollars per annum over any other
Democratic administration, and with appro-
priatons for public schools, frontier protec'
ton, conveying prisoners to the penitentiary,
and in salaries paid to clerical help in tho VA
rious departments greatly decreased, the
wonder to sensible men is that the balance
in the treasury is not greater. The Demo
cratic nominee for Governor must be an
available man, and his availability must con-
sist ia that he favors free education, favors
immigration, opposes landed aristocracy and
respects the will of the people. If this is
not the case, we doubt the election of the
nominee.