The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-07
THE TRUE CONDITION OF THINGS.


THE TRUE CONDITION OF THINGS.
It Is but Justice TO the city Of Dalla
to the county of Dallas, to the state of Texs
and to the entire south that the true cor
dition of things in this city should be right
fully set forth and understood. On Tuesda
Colonel John Stone, a northern man, a re
publican, and the nominee of the republica
party in this city, was elected mayor. A
night after. the votes we're counted, his pc
litical sdherents and friends serenaded him
and he very naturally and Of course made
few remarks 10 them. The speed
that Colonel Stone made on this occasion, W
give, as reported, as follows: Fellow Citi
cens-The battle Is fought-and won. II
those who are beaten we attend the RICH
hand Of fellowship. The only right we asl
Is that we may have harmony in this, ou
present victory. This, gentlemen, l claim i
arepublicsn victory, and we have only asked
and now ask the right TO express ourselves al
free AS we should DO allowed in other states
trust that mossbackism has passed by ant
that the word advance shall be the watch
word. Gentlemen thank you for your kindly
greetings tonight and trust at some future
time l may have an opportunity to expires
myself more fully" We give tho speech in
full, il being short, that we may in no wise
misrepresent HIM, or puta wrong coloring
on his reported words. lie claims his cleo
ton to be a republican victory. and says;
1--WE have only asked and now ask the right
to express ourselves as free as we should be
allowed in other states" These words con-
vey, we may say, a fearful report. - People at
the north, strangers, people everywhere,
reading them, would naturally infer that re-
publicans had been denied the right in the
city of Dallas to express themselves and to
act as freemen. Any where in the limits of IL is
union, men have the right to express them.
selves and TO act. We will do Colonel Stone
the justice TO say that we do not believe he
meant to convey the Idea that republicans or
any other class Of people are denied their
rights in Dallas, that they are buldozed or
subjected to any species ofterrorism. In the
excitement and the citation of the moment,
without preparation or previous thought
he doubtless uttered these words without
weighing them, without for mo-
ment considering of their import, or
meaning to produce tho wrong impression
that must follow them. II is not true that
freedom of speech or action legally or NOR
ally on subjects political, social or religious,
the right Of any man, is denied to him in
Dallas. No better proof of this exists than
the election Of Colonel Stone, himself. The
vote of this city is democratic over republi-
cans and greenbackers combined by hand.
some majority, and over the republicans by
large majority, as the figures of the votes
cast at the elections hold last fall and pub
lished in our local columns this morning will
attest. Yet Colonel Stone, republican, and
the republican nominee, was elected
mayor Of the city on Tuesday. That no re-
ceived democratic votes there is no question
and he and his republican friends know Il.
Some Of the very best citizens of Dallas,
leading business men, representative men,
democrats in principle, who always vote the
democratic ticket when party principles are
involved, supported Colonel Stone. He has
never been ostracsed, either In business or
in social circles, nor has any other republi.
can In Dallas, If worthy, personally, OF busi-
ness or social recognition. He, with !
numerous other republicans in this
city, number among their friends
and companions and ntimates, numerous
gentlemen of this city VINO are democrats,
who are true aud devoted southern men. Not
only is this democratic community, but II
Is Christian community; but it is neither
narrow.mlnded nor bigoted in political or u
Christian or a religious sense. Political
liberality and freedom exists here for no man
is ostracisod or socially outlawod and Stunned
because either Of his political or
religious views and convictions. Did any
man ask Colonel Stone when no
was running for mayor whether no was
catholic, protestant or a skepticY Has he
or any Other man within the limits Of this
city been prescribed because no was or was
not the one or tho other 2 Does no. CO.,
Stones election, aided by the votes of
democrats, greenbackers and republicans,
christians and skep,ics, Jews and gen,iles,
prove that this is rues We have here
defended Dallas agains. tho import and the
literal reading Of these words quoted from
Col. Stones speech, because We believe
that he did not mean them in tho sense In
which they read, and because wa know that
Dallas does not deserve any such reflections.
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PROFESSOR Tice says the 9th, yesterday
and tho 7sh, to-day, would DO clear or lair,
With rising barometer and falling temper.
ature. Tomorrow TO tho ll,h, he save, will
DO cloudins and threatening with local
storms. HesAid in earthquake ATTITUDES earth.
quake causes would exist from. tho 8rd 70
The 9th In their greasess energies, and tho
dispatches tsll us that In tho island Of Ohio
an earthquake occurred on tho A.h ,hs,
killed 5000 people. This ssoms 70 b. ,uor.
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