The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
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for fuel. During last winter cora
was used BY many persons and O large num-
her of firms dealt In 1t rs fuel. It's now
discovered that the best substitute Tor WOOD
il sur flowers. They grow rapidly and iuxu'
%riantly. and when dried burn well. A num-
her of farmers near Jacksonville planted their
extra land in sunfowers last year ana nad q
supply of fuel throughout the winter and
were even able to sell to their nelghoors'
Next season Minnesota will probably De
turned into an immense suutloWer pianta'
ton. We can suggest sn even better remedy
than this against the cold-immlgratoh tS
Texas. to a climate where billiards come, II
at all, at long intervals.
The Comsnche Chief is indignant and
har dies the seventeenth legislature without
gloves for changing Comsuche county from
the 12tn 10 tho 18th judicial district IL
says:
H4rdly had our courts recovered from the
ENHANCEMENT into which they, mad peen
involved by the preceding legislature, and
began to work smoothly, with a clean
docket and a Judge elected by the people,
when they are again muddled ana thrown
into a chaotic state. Without a petition,
PRAYER or a request, and without the consuita-
ton or knowledge Of her people, Comahcne
county has been robbed of her place In the
18th judicial district and attached to the TALL
end of the 18th, with a judge and attorney
whom hef people have never SEEM wisnea OF
voted for. In addition to being treated IN
this manner, we are now to have only TWO
terms of court a year, of only two weeks
each, and the result will be an oVercrowded
docket and Jail, aud an increased expenditure
to our county for keeping prisoners. Ihls,s
an act which meets no approval from our
people. 1t is a miserable Judiciary system
that SLOWS any whimsical legislature 70 roo
them of the officers Of their choice ana cnsnge
their courts without consulting them.
The BRENNAN Banner thus discusses inde-
pendentism in local affairs aud the loosenoss
with which party ties now bind the people
of the country
In the recent municipal elections held in
western cities, the order of things has been
reversed; 10 republican cities democrats nave
been elec ed, and in democratic cities re-
publicans have carried off the palm. These
results have been brought about, not by any
revul ion in the political field, but generally
by local causes and local issues; the respec-
tive parties that have had control falied 70
give satisfactory administrators and the
people being determined on a change lett
their politics at home and voted Tor the men
whom they thought would best suoserve the
purposes of q good local government Strict
party lines in local matters seem TO have lost
their patience. 1t is an evidence that in spite
of party dictation the masses OF the people
are being aroused to their individual interests
:.a.-o,.ro oc tha 4. fant n NAV hQVa nnOD
the political party with which, in state and
national affairs, they may affiliate. TIE
lesson is a valuable one, end may with
equal propriety be carefully studied by
democrats and repu Leans througuuuL the
length and breadth OF Lle Land.
The Galveston Journal was enthusiastic in
favoripg the passage of The prohibition
amend ment to the constitution, aud because
it failed hits the preacher members who voted
against it the following side wipe:
A good friend of the Journal wants it to
give the reasons that prompted the preacher
members of the late legislature to vote
against prohibition. The Journal learns, by
grapevine telegraph, that three of The legion
of devils which interferred somewhat with
the pork operation in Gadara, JAILED to lind
q hog dwelling place in that country. They
escaped to Texas. Msyhap they tackled the
preacher members. The Journal can think
of no other probable reason, it this be
erroneous.
The Mexis Ledger is of a ssnguine dispo-
sition and always looks on the bright aide Of
everything, and is always rejoiced at ANY
movement calculated to benefit the demo-
cratic party. Discussing the possible rupture
between the president and Senator Conkling,
the Ledger says:
Somehow or other Lord Roscoe has gotten
the idea fast lodged within his massive cranl.
UNI that the official pap of his own state all
has to be distributed by him, and fercely
resents any and all attempts OF the various
presidents 10 interfere with what he consid-
ers his reserved rights. Garfield seems TO
entertain a different notion IRON his iordshlp,
and Il would appear as If that notion was
likely TO lead TO trouble. That sturdy,
western statesman, despite all the pressure
brought 10 bear upon him, has, it seems,
conclude / that as he was chosen president
by the people, It was, perhaps, intended by
them that he should be president, and so be
moves on with his appointments and other
business, as If such a man as CJnkling had
never crossed his path. No doub. a battle
will have to be fought overt this question, and
Il may be q very fierce aud destructive one,
but 1t could scarcely result in any way that
good would not come 10 the democracy by II
Let II come.
The Denton Monitor says: A short time
since at Austin some Of the progressive
democrats sowed the first seed of q scism or
an advance sep in the democratic party. At
present the old and wise heads laugh at the
matter, but who knows TO what point this
move may leadi Our people are no.ed for
being restless, aggressive and ambitious. but
few democrats can now be provided with Of
fees, yet they shrink from joining the repub-
licsn party, and have no respect for the green
back organization, yet If they could get up
another party that would not be too much
against their consciences, they would go into
IT, and we have q sufficient number OF discon-
tented men In the democratic ranks to make
a formidable showing in q new party, II hey
can get able leaders, such a. Ssyers, OF bAs-
t-op, Stewart. Of Harris, and Robertson, OF
Waoo-