The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-10
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW

cling more than we d., or can more heartily
discountensnos II, but we think in treating
OF this subjective Chiesgo Inter Ocean makes
itself ridiculous, indeed excites Disgust
There are circumstances that Arising make
tsn absolute necessity for two gentlemen to
fight We have no idea thst the Inter-
Ocesn can rise to an appreciation OF this
fact, sad 1t is better to 60 out in the hslt and
fight fairly, where no oae can ba hurt but
themslVes. no friends be involved, as is too
customary in stree! fights. The luter-Oceau
says:
Some Of tho newspapers of South Csroli-
ns, backed by the bot,er puolio opinlon,took
the matter up sud Cash was indicted, but not
convicted Nobody supposed he would be,
but il WIS great pOint gaioed ~ have the
public authorities of thst state nouee even
Intellectually. of the crime tbst hsa been
committed. But the newspapers hava nos al-
lowed tue matter to drop out VI slgnt,
and thera has grown out OF tnis
duel widespread pooulsr reVui-
sion against the code and
practice Of dueling Colonel Cash RACES
funkeys,' notorious cuokol1s,' vampires
who now disgrace the once proud title of
editor who 'hsve found something upon
which 10 glut their morbid appe,ites, and
who for wee ks and months have printed
everything, false and true, that was cAlcu-
lated TO keep up and increase the natural
excitement against him. The excitement
ought to DO natural, sure enough, aud if IL
should prove strong enough 10 drive Colonel
Cash out of his ancestral domain OF CASKS
vile, aud even out Of his native state, per-
hsps tho price would not be too great to pay
for bringing into disrepute the barbarous
custom OF single combat as method of set
Ting controversies relating TO real or imagin-
airy wrongs and Insults.
The 81. Louis post-Dispstch, still harp"
ing Ga the crime and lswlessness now dis
grazing that city, and which fact makes us
down here 10 Texas really afraid TO 90 up
there to de any trading or sight seeing,
says:
Although the murders have fallen of
little during the past week there is no sbate-
ment in the smuggling" affairs which are CIV
ing this city reputation of which it ought
to DO proud Only yesterday three men
were besten up by roughs 10 different parts
OF the city simply because they we're inclined
TO resist robbery and insult. The police
know almost as we'll IS the pooPle' of the
existence Of certain gangs OF hoodlums,
which gather in well known localities purely
for the purpose of insulting psssers-by. SO
we'll is this known that these localities are
avoided as though smitten by the plague.
Nothing but necessity of the most pressing
kind can induce citizen 10 walk along such
q thoVougbfare Rs the lower end Of Cass
avenue, Tor instance, after dark. II Is fecog-
nized snd admitted that ouch walk is
merely an invitation to the plug uglies to
insult and beat the pedestrian. And Csss
avenue is only one of the many similar
streets where hooolumism is the religion of
state The time has come 10 put down
these lawless gangs and the police must dot.
There has been something ola disarmament
here lately, but unfortunately 1t is only the
lsw.sbining citizens who have put away their
means Of defense. The corner roughs are
fully fixed for any sort of emergency. II the
board of police Commissioners expect to
have the support of the people in putting
down lawnessness they must show that the
law has some powers and some terrors.
What the taxpayers Of this city are paying
foris protection. but what they are getting
for their money is an average Of more than
one murder and twelve cutting and slugging
experiences weeek-,all from the hoodlums,
who have their we'll known headquarters. II
the police cannot do anything to protect the
citizens let them stand back and the citizens
will protect themselves. As a rule we are
Just rs plucky as the rough and just 90 able
10 hurt the rough 40 the rough is to hurt us,
and when wo understand that we are thrown
upon our resources, it will take about two
weeks to make this town as quiet and pescea-
bic as the New Jerusalem. Somebody will
got hurt probably, but our dangerous
classes" our beer-guzzliDg, should
corner-loafers, who palm themselves oil for
recupersting workipgmen on Sunday after
moons and issult women and children Sun
dsy evenings will have by far the largest
casualty list.
The Chicago Times go plainly, SO forcibly
and at the came time so mildly outlines
Mr.. John Kelly and his past iniquities in
the following that we cannot refrain from
repeating IL;
John Kelly, who continues by very
narrow msjority to be chief OF Tsmmsny, 10
AZ Ills Olu Lrlcks. IL no isn hiioWeu W DOES
the whole party he serves notice that he will
bolt. In his address to Tammsny he en-.
dsavors TO demonstrate by the election re-.
turns of 1880 that Tammany did It's full
duty By Hancock, but he ignores the essen-
tisl point. Persons acquainted with the
situation do not charge that Kelly vas
faithless in the presidential '''clJn. lhey
20 back 10 1879, when he nauIonly and in.
excusably bolted tho nomination Of
Robinson and set himself up
as candidate for the governship,
not with any hope of an election. but solely for
the purpose of beating the regular nominee
OF the party, whom he happened not TO like.
The 10000 votes which he drew from Rob
inson operated to elect Cornell and give the
machinery of the state 10 the republicans, to
DO manipulated, with all their admitted
skill, in the campaign Of 1880. The,result
was the loss of New York. With New
York, Hancock would have been elected,
and with democratic administration az
Albany the state would have given jts cleo
toral vote to Hancock. His defeat may be
charged directly upon Kelly's selfish bolt in
1879. The claims of the democratic party
upon the popular vote msy no. be great,
but while it.remains at tho mercy of SO ash,
arrogant, faithless boss like Kelly, IL Is better