The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW.

The Montgomery, Alabsns, Advertiser
while IL approves Of temperance and wou''
rejoice to see the cause progress and sprea'
oil over Alabama, Is opposed 10 Us beiul
made an issue in the state election. IL argue
from the standpoint that temperance, being
great moral movement, a movement for sh'
elevation and happiness of man individually
like religion should not be plunged into the
cesspool of politics and be all besmeared
with its filth. 1t says:
II the people of this state desire legislation
on the subject of total abstinence, they can
make it known to their representatives with
out making the question political ore, or
Juggling 1t into the contest next year as dis
tinct issue for new party. The people of
this state have sufferc so much from radical
rule that they will MOI go into any movement
that will separate thelA from the democratic
party and by divisions thus created, allow
the radicals to obtain control of the state
government and legislature. If any am
bilious gentlemen desire promotion by the
getting up of what they may call Tenn
perance Party" in Alabama, they will be
sadly disappointed in its results. and perhaps
for years to come the pc pie would have
cause to regret their conduct. Temperance
is virlue-not only IN the matter of drink
ing ardent spirits, but in the general conduct
and behavior of mankind. Intemperance in
speech and action often do irreparable
injury to cause which, properly handled,
would be of incalculsble benefit.
The impression prevails throughout the
country that it was the order of General O.
O. Howard that smoking had been prohibits
ed at West Point, but it seems this is not the
case. We are glad that one of the many
things laid at the door of this pious ex presi-
dent of the Freedmen's savings bark,
"busted," is not true. However, this order
is good one and should be vigorously
enforced. The New York Evening Mail
says of IL
West Point cadets were exasperatcd re-
Gently by an ordtr prohibiting tobacco
smoking at the military academy. Cadets
at the naval academy are now in cons:erna
ton at the prospect of an order from the
secretary of the navy similar to that which
Secretary Lincoln recently issued agaiost
smoking at w est Point. The medical Off
GERS of the naval academy and the academic
board urge in the strongest terms thai per-
mission 10 smoke be revoked, three years of
smoking by the cadets having proved"injuri-
Gus to their health. discipline and power of
study" 1t will be seen, therefore, that the
order against smoking at West Point was
not the product of Puritsnic prjudices on
the part of General Howard, but of conse-
quences which have been quite as psrcepti-
bic among the naval as among the military
cadets The prohibition of smoking at the
two national academies should produce
profound impression upon the whole coun-
try. Tobacco smoke is poisoning the blood
and running the heath of American boys. In
some foreign countries smoking is prohibited
until certain age. Prudent parents will do
what they can to discourage smoking by
boys yet in their teens.
The New York Sun and the Arkansas
Gazette both agree exactly with the HERALD
as to the duties of journalism in regard 10
charges made against men either 10 public
or private life. The Gazette says:
The New York Sun he's instructed its
correspondents to send 10 it the evidence to
sustain any accusations which they may
make against men In either public or private
life. Chat saye tho Providence Pr ess, SIS
good jou .oalism. If the editor of the Sun
enforces this ru- he will spoil many good
sensation, but make more respects' V
newspaper" La Tao Opinion Of not few
editors, Journal consists insefforts to as
sassinate publ s.t :,.Aa.t charact by
printing falsehOods, the theory being that,
no MISTER how improbable tho falls, hood,
some person can be induced to believe
them.
Some of the papers in Texas would do
well to read carefully and digest wsll 4 "
foregoing paragraph from the Gazette, il
addition to what the HERALD has said, and
then perhaps they may SEQ light.
1t seems that almost everything 10 thi
world goes by cycles, or epidemics. 70,
instance, inventions, suicides, esthetic
manias, speculation crszes and internal inn
provement enterprises. Sunday excise laws
and temperance waves seem not to DO the
rage everywhere. We have both here in
Texas, and what the New York Evening
Express has to say relative 10 the Sunday
law in New Jersey will be read with interest
here in our state;
Paterson was treated to dose Of the blue
laws yesterday that must have been decidedly
uncomfortable for the sociAllysinclined
Jerseyman. 1. was impossible 10 OBJ ain
beer, liquor, newspapers, or even the iunoc-
uous ice cream sud sOdu-wster. Strange 10
say, his condition Ct sfisits was brought
about by some Of the liquor dealers them
selves. 1t appears that some time ago tue
police made tbemselves very ofiicious by
arrestirg violaiors Of the SubdAy excise lsw.
II was noticed. however. that the arrests we're
those Of the smaller dealers, while The larger
ones we're permnted 10 do a thriving business.
Upon this The former banded themss Ives
together ard agreed 70 lodge information
sgsinst spy perbOn discovered violating the
Sunday laws In any manner whAtsver. The
result is general consierna.ion. and the blue
laws have been 20 obnoxious thst IL IL more
than probable there will be some sort Of
compromise. This il not an age when blue
laws can be made p0pular