The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-09
To the People of Dn,ra. County.


for the support of the Democratic convention
OF this county for the nomination or the leg.
islalure, it Is but justice to you and to myself
that define my position upon the vital po-
litical issues ofthe day. Whenever gen.
tleman aspires to any position within the gift
of the people, they have right to know his
sentiments, views and convictions on all
questions ofpublic interest. II may seem like
presumption in me, a comparative stranger,
to seek to represent Dallas county in the
state Legislature but feel that ought not
to be stranger to you. For more than a
year | have talked with you through the
columns Of the daily and weekly HERALD,
in my capacity as editorial writer on that
paper. | have, under the supervision
OF the managing editor of the
paper, discussed for your reading
the various questions that have been before the
country, and although | may be personally
unknown to the bulk Of the people of this
county, yet it ia presumable that you know
| something Of me from the HERALD. A ma.
tive Of Texas, Ms | am, and having lived
ferent tlagi its interests are dear to Inc, and
| could ask no prouder boon than to serve
Dallas county, one of the largest and best
counties in the state, in tie legislature.
Pride and selfinterest, and that high regard
have for the good will and the appreciation
of my fellow citizens, would be stimulus to
me to serve faithfully and diligently, and with |
all my ability every interest of my county |
and of my state as a legislator, should ! |
be honored with the nomination. The inter |
ests of the county and Of the city of Dallas |
are virtually identical. Yet as the popua- |
lion, according 10 the census returns, Is about |
equally divided between country and city, it |
seems to me that it would be equitable to |
nominate one candidate from the country |
and one from the city.
am in favor OF an etiiCieu. system of free |
schools rs provided for by the constitution |
think our present constitution faulty in the |
matter ofits restrictions AS to immigration,
do not believe the state ought ever to
spend dollar in the way of passage money
to bring immigrants to her confines, but do
not think I've or ten Thousand dollars per
annum could be more iudiciousy
expended than in advertising the
facilities, advantages and superiorities of
Texas, in the shape of descriptive pamphlets
and newspaper articles, embracin all the in
formation as to climate, quality and variety
of soil timber, prices Of lands, school and
church facilities, for the information of I'M
migrants to America from Europe, and to
those people IN the older states who are will
ing to find new homes, Every year Texas
pays out of her treasury from one hundred
and fifty to three hundred thousand dollars
for the protection of the frontier counties
from Indians and lawless characters. If
ludici0us effort was made, at cost not eX-
ceedng the maximum sum have named, to
ecure immigration, these counties
would become populated, and instead Of be-
ing burthen they would help to pay the cur
rent expenses of the state as well as add to its
commercial importance by their products. d
| believe in preserving the public lands for
actual settlers. The policy that obtains now
of selling it ia specified quantities look upon
rs ruinous TO the best interests of Texas. I
Such policy inures only to spectators
and corporations and not to the general good |
of the state
While | do not endorse sumptuary laws, I
yet deem it eminently proper that there S
should in the interests of morality and out of
respect to religion, be modified Sunday.
law. The one at present in force is
too extreme in its provisions, and is there {
fore unreasonable The law that obtsined /
prior to the establishment of this one seemed {
to give general satisfaction, and was appa-
rently acceptable to all classes of people, and {
| see no good reason why it should not be J
revived. 1t is hardly worth while to refer
to the bell punch act. 1t has died of its own /
stupidity, and will DO buried as soon as the t
Seventeenth legislature convenes. $
North Texas has become 80 populous and t
the multiplied interests of this section so i'm. 9
portant that careful, studied and judcious G
action ia demanded on the part of the legis- z
lators from this section. Situated as the city
of Dallas is in the midst of this
thickly settled region with its rapidly in
creasing wealth and population, it is but Just
that the supreme and appellate courts should j
hold terms each year in this city. 1t has :
come to be necessity, and should be hon.
ored with seat in the legislature | would
strive diligently to this end, and | believe
that | know how to accomplish the purpose.
While there are other points on which |
myself on all those Of principal moment be-
fore the people, and trust ia a manner suf.
hclently candid and explicit to be fully uu.
derstood. In conclusion, fellow cit.
zens, permit me to say that
have served Texas whenever could For
four years bore arms in her defence, and for
eight years past have batted in the Demo.
cratic cause, the cause of my people, as
writer on different newspapers in the state, rs
well a occasionally on the stump, and while
know that there are thousands cf gentle
men in this county whose abilities and claims
are prominently superior to mine, yet feel
that have right to ask tkis elevation |
seek at the hands of my countrymcn. If you
feel me worthy and cap BILE to represent you
in the legislature shall feel honored to ac-
cept the trust If you de M that it is to your
interest to select some other gentleman for
the position it will be my pride in the interest
of the general good to give way to him and
support him zealously and earnestly. Re-
spectlully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES l.. MARTIN.