The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-03
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ocrat of the lat instant has an article, refer.
ring, we presume, to public patronage. In
that article the Democrat asserts that the
HERALD is given the patronage or "psp," -
Il insists upon calling it, of the state admin
istration, nlthou n the HERALD opposed the
denomination Of Governor Roberts, while our
city con,emp, rsry that favored his renomi-
nation and battled valiantly for him is over =
looked. We believe our journal has been
given few public advertisements, but We
have no other thought about it than that
they were given on strict business principles =
simply because II WAS the best medium for
advertising in all north Texas, its circulation
being greater than the combined circulation
of Ill the other dailes in this entire section,
fact to which the postmaster in this city
has sttested over his Sign manual. There is
one thing sure, no man can truthfully say
that the HERALD has ever solicited this
patronage or in any way, manner, shape or
form, sought after It. We are happy to get
1t and have the proper feeling Of obligation
for it, and we return value received for il
getting no more for the work and service
performed than she law presctibes, by
laying the advertisements ia question before
largely greater number Of people in all
this region round about us, than any other
newspaper published in said region could
possibly do, or than oil Of them combined
could do. Az to opposing the denomination
Of Governor Roberts. all we have to say is
that what we advocated prior to the nomina-
ting convention held in this city in August
last, was done as q matter OF principle and
from the elevated standpoint Of progressive
ideas and advanced policies for the general
good of Texas and of the democratic party.
The policy and the views Of Governor Rob-
erts as then understood, not only by US but
throughout the state generally, were not
in harmony with the views and principles
which the HERALD champioued and bat
tied for, but after the nominations we're made
and the canvass began, and Governor
Roberts in his different speeches set himself
right and showed conclusively that he had
been misunderstood, that he occupied ground
just as advanced as ourselves and the other
progressive, wide awake papers Of the state,
the HERALD could very cordially take him
by the hand, and while it regretted that he
had not been fully understood sooner, still
rejoices that it was delusion and
not q fact that it had been COM
batting, previous TO his nomination for
governor. And again, not only
did Governor Roberts during the campaign
dissbuse the mind Of the Herald of its pre-
conceived ideas of his views and policy, but
in his messages to the seventeenth legislature
and 10 bis efforts 10 induce that body to give
the state legislation in accord with these
progressive doctrines advocated BY us and
entertained by the people at large, he gave
indubitable tangible evidence Of the fact that
he 10 abreast of the times not only politically,
but in what tends to the material prosperity
and we'll being of the country. He showed
that he was far ahead Of the bulk
of the legislature in an In.
telligent and comprehensive
appreciation and understanding of the de-
mauds and needs Of our day and time, and
the editor Of the Fort Worth Democrat was
member of the seventeenth legislature
And as a meuiber Of the legislature the editor
of the Democrat ut one time showed a
marked hostility to the most Potent form
and factor OF responsiveness Dads, and
the railroad enterprises Of the state. What
his subsequent action may have been in the
latter days Of the legislative session we don't
know. Tho Democrat further says: "The best
way to secure the favors Of public men is to
abuse them. They are always willing to
coRciliate their enemies at tho sacrifice Of
their friends. The Democrats opinions are
in the interest ofthe people and that only
The assumption that public men have more
fsvors to bestow upon those who abuse them
than upon those who are their friends
10 puerile one 10 entertain and
asti'l more puerile one to give expression 10,
1f,his assumption be true, public men are
either fools, knaves or hypocri,ts or all three
and We are not willing to subscribe to the be
lief that public men are either, that is to say
Is a rule-there may DO some lamentable OK
ceptions. The admission Of the Democra
that " its opinions are in the interest Of the
psrty-snd that only" Is evidence that II il
not overly wise. To be- welded to part,
only Ia TO sacrifice at party behes,
honor, honesty, conscience, integrit,
and free thought 1t Is to surrogate III,
convictions of ones judgment, and the ap
prevail Of tho heart to party dic,ation. Th,
newspaper that does this never does, neve
can give 70 the people that straightforward
candid, impartial, just expression Of sentimen
they demand and that 10 best for them, an,
such papers can never succeed, can neve
hope to attain any position Of influence; An,
II the Democrat persists 10 this course,
may have 10 suspend again. The herald
while II IL earnestly an advocate Of genuin
democratic principles and devote,
to the pure and unsdulterated doc
trincs Of nr0Cresaive undeAlad Aar,,,