The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-19
An Indirect Inquiry directly


We received last evening the following
communication from an esteemed CORE
spondent, and give below the response 10 the
inquiries put:
DALLAS, Texas, May IS. 1881.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:
WIN you kindly inform us in your next
issue how the Episcopaians and the Method
ISIS voted in our municipal election yester-
day? We ask this question of you not from
mere curiosity, but from interest in the
halter, and knowing you to DO well posted
apply to You for tho information. II you
have the data at hand, also kindly tell vi how
TIE Bapt'sts, the Presby terians, the Atheists
iii the Pagsns 10 our midst voted. II sving
Informed us how tho Jews voted we suppose
the rest Of the information was omitted by
mistake In your issue of this morning.
SEVERAL JEWS.
Our correspondent is in error in surprising
that our local omitted the aforesaid .insor.
nation by mistake. The omission was due
to Two causes, first that the information was
no. specially il AT all desirable, and second,
1t WAS not sscertainsble even by approxima-
ton. In the matter of our Jew friends the
case WAS reversed and bo.n things prevailed;
and IN this wise, we assume: A municipal
election involves to greater or less extent
the veal OF cur city, now in its magnificent
prospective growth, with all lis promised
Industrial development, tho improved values
OF r'"i estate, etc and during tho war; and
since The war mereasiile people and o. hers
on the lookout for coed Investments. have
been struck and forcibly Impressed with the
singular faculties of our Jew citizens to
discern tho march Of events, the drifts toward
the successful, aud their happy selections for
the earliest promotion Of these good things
And as rule their discernmtnts snd conse
! quent actions run in the same channel. And
as thev are power both quautitatycly snd
Qnslita.ively, as well as progressively, when.
ever 80 acting, it becomes MISTER Of very
lively interest to consider tbs views and the
acts Of this very large factor IT, our popula.
lStiou, aud which SO affects cit,s welfare,
so closely allied to choice ia u city's i'm :
portant election of its executive. We
assume, we say, that the AFRO of the reasons
why 20 many OF our readers were, and ever
are 50 soliclious to know how this class of
their felow-ctizens look OF have looked
upon the questions involved. In asking how
tho jews voted or propose TO vote, the idea
is not, us our correspondent GEMS to suspect,
and to Intimate, how any religious denumna.
ton decided. but indeed how u large class
of thrifty and singulary successful merchants
regarded matters Sotoo,ifthe Germans or the
| frlsh or any other nationality wese as
unanimous in their V,,55%s on. such municipal
matters it would then became y VERY
important item Of information to aycertain
and 10 report, their action. But since this
Is not the condition OF things in our city, tho
force OF the second part of our proposition
obtains very naturally and 10 full
force. The truth is, we fancy that our
correspondent is overly sensitive though his
communication isso pgeniously and adroit-
ly guarded in expression as well rs good
bumordly put. that one can scarcely, detect
M uncovered point through which to flesh
our lance. The habit is indeed
probably too general TO single
out tbs Jews on SO many occasions, to
often allude 10 them specially distinctive
units Of the general social aggregate that
wben at some times they are very naturally
and properly referred to, the reference is dis.
rolshcd by reason perhaps of association Of
idea with some wrongful relation TO the
past. The HERALD has ever been conspicu,
eusly careful 10 the matter of rigid imparli.
atty o. treatment of sll men and matters
principles and events without regard to
crecdi, sex, color, age or previous con.
dilion, and the reputation already earned
IL proposes to maintain.