The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-19

The Pilot Point Post seems 70 have Il
leaning in favor of constitutional amend
mens to prohibit the Manufacture and in
/ portation Of Intoxicating liquors into this
state, and says
Many counties in the state arc sonding
memorials to the legislature Praying the
enactment Of laws prohibiting the sale, i'm.
porLatiOn or manufacture OF Intoxicating
/ liquors IN tho state. What is the pleasure OF
Denton county in this respect? Are her
/ people contentad TO have il dellt to their
/ boys from the back door of one .fourLh OF tho
es Adjustments in the county, ss at present
TIE Brenham Banner opposes any liquor
prohibition, md advances the following rea.
sons therefor;
, If we Gro to judge Of tho temper OF tho
people on the temperance question, tho case
with which the local option law is avoided
and the few countries 10 which it is in oper-
| alton, it would certainly seem that The sdvo-
Gates of prohibition, who have lately been
/ plying the legislature vito petitions, are very
/ largely IN the minority. Prohibition, ia the
absuq1t, is doubtless a very good thing, but
has one part Of tho community any right 10
dictate what tho other part of il shall think!
/ lit ba lawful to regulate drink the law may
be extended 10 solid food and certain arti-
cles Of diet may be interdicted Prohi-
/ bitionists are overseeing the mark; they
should condne their w1N 10 individual in.
stances Whenever tn lN5s of tho people
can be oducsted up to lief that 1t is bad
thing to drink whisky /, -y will cease drink
ing it, and not till thea, Whisky sellers
make moro money in i1a option towns than
they do where it's sale Il licensed.
The following extrac from tho Jefferson
Democrat has tao true ring to ii sud is the
emb oiiment Of tire correct doctrine:
Tho prompt action of Governor Roberts in
relation to federal interference in state elect
ions, is crodiiabls TO him. 1t shows that he
clearly dscorns the motives for the claim of
this extraordinary power by the federal gov.
crnmen!, and the disastrous results to which
It would lead IL . federal court can st
aside state elections, negative state authority
AMI tho popular will place men in office
that were declared defeated, and mandamus
ns well, state officers ind state courts to
keep such men in Office and pay their salaries,
what becomes of the sutonamy Of the states
and tho freedom Of their people? Our form
Of government will Dc changed tho rights
of the states destroyed, and central au-
thority created to rule over them, with no
barrier TO its usurpations. The federal gov
ernmont, instead of being one of limited
powers, with no authority beyond that clear
" delegated by the constu.ion, can negative
state action at pleasure. The creature will
be rendered superior TO its creator. The
state governments ought to offer an unyield-
ing resistance to such encroachmeats.
The federal court Mt Jefferson shas since
the above extract from the Democrat was
written, dismissed some cases before it
against citizens of Harrison county, and the
contested election case of Mr..
Duury Field, against Judge Booty, of the
Harrison county district, because of instruc,
tions from Washington We are inclined to
believe The federal authorities at Wash
ington and the leaders of the republican
party saw no doubt that this court was 20.
ing too far, at least at this time, for the ulti-
mate good of the centralists. There can be
no half way ground on the question of the
rights of the states and therefore can exer-
else no authority not expressly SET forth in
the constitution, or else tho constitution is
dead letter and state lines but imaginary.
and state rights delusion and a m yth.
The Denison News is emphaticsly in favor
of the bill for tho employment of female
clerks in the departments at Austin becom.
ing law, add thus tersely asd forcibly OK.
presses itself:
A bill requiring heads of departments 10
select women to ill at least one-hslf of the
in such departments, passed the
state senate with only ono dissenting vote.
If woman is compelled to work for hor own
living, or TO support a family, and there are
any lucrative places, let her have them. We
much prefer to sec an able-bodied young
man running wood saw than y frail woman
bumped over wash Tub. Fully one-hslt of
the labor in the state departments can be
done by women as we'll as by men.
The Waco Examiner does no. want any
change made in the judiciary, seeming to be
In love with the present system. This view
does not seem to accord with the sentiments
OF the multitude end the Examiner is there.