The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-21
niahOno-ins Texas.

To the Editor of the Herald:
The newspapers seem pregnant with the
IDEA that man known as G. Washington
Jones, by accident Greenback member Of
Congress from Texas, will be a candidate
Tor Governor of this State at'the election to
come off in November next, 1882. That
class of newspapers which have no princi-
| pie and seek to live by sensational utter
ahces, set forth that if this fellow, Jones,
enters the field, backed by the Greenback-
ers and the Republicans, there will be
enough Democrats to go over and elect
him.
That may be So but if so, have esti-
mated at too low grade, large number
oil Republicans, Greenbackers and Demo-
Gratis in this State Let the malcontents Of
all parties try it on. The minorities, COM
posed of Greenbackers and Republicans,
according to the ethics of political scoun-
drels, are entitled to consider all things, i'll
politics, as in war, fair. 1t is the sneaking
refuge of political villains. No honest man
yields to such poltroonsry.
The pretence that Mr.. G. Washington
Jones is man of Democratic pedigree will
not bear analysis. In due time, if neCes-
Nry, il will be shown that from his youth
he has been q political weathercock and
non-descript-tha he never had any
liked political principles, but was
always Il nondescript looking out
for number one, Lot the amalgamationists
rOt him out and his true record will be
made patent
The majority of th. people of Texas are
Democrats and they will remain so till their
party proves recreant to the welfare of the
people vi Texas. They remember the con
oitlOn of things in this State bat few years
ago when the people were held in abicCt
|6ondage-whon tyrant ruled ut
AuStin-whcn men born as free
men marched to the polls through files Of
|merconary soldiers, when no body could
vote except at his county seat, after regis
iration ut the same county seat and then
Often had his name crossed in 4 midnight
caucus, so that when he came TO vote, GER
tlicate in hand, he was denied the right in
herited from his father, and insultingly
turned away rs though he were an impos-
Tor from Van Dieman's Land or the Feiee
Islands.
The people of Texas are neither knaves
nor Tools. They know that the Democratic
|party-their party--the party of the people
has removed all this accursed bondage
and made them free people, to vote as
They please in their neighborhoods or
wards unterrifed by damnable police OF
mercenaries. They know that the public
debt of the State, annually increasing, has
not only been stopped in its growth, but
greatly diminished That our State bonds,
|unsaleable under Radical rule, are now
| worth 10 per cent premium; and that our
Tree schools, smothered unto death by Rad
| ical administration, are now assuming
shape TO bless the children of the land.
| The people are not controlled by the Gal
WESTON News, Houston Post and San Anto-
|nio Express-not bit of it. The utteran-
Ices of these papers simply 60 for the indi-
|yidual opinions of the men who edit them,
|and they seem ashamed 10 pub
Fish TO the world the names
|of the men who shape their
political utterances behind y screen. Tell
me, you editor of the Dallas HERALD, why
|are the opinions of Mr.. jenkins, who
Writes the editorials of the Galveston News
|ioxy, doggy, pointless rs they are), are en-
Titled 10 any more weight or respected with
he people of Texas than the opinions
III any enlightened, honest mer.
[hant, mechanic or farmer OF
luis country? Tell Inc. please,
Talk about your independent journalism
mpcrsonnl journalism What does Il meanY
Explain Il. What ism newspaper but the
Exponent of its editors views, aud who IL
he editor more than any other educated
nani This puts Il literally, for about
Pne-halr of the editors of Texas are not edu.
Sati mc-. Thev are sim.
ply adventures. or a hundred
Huventurers, same open saloons, some be-