The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-08
srArE PRESS REVIEW.

Ia II not time enough for the senator from
Georgia TO condemn the senator from Vir'
ginia, when the sovereign people OF his own
state disspprove his course? They sent MN
there knowing that he would be the peer OF
any man In the senate chamber; that no
would act honestly, sincerely and frankly !;
that no state or people had q truer man |;
that no dishonest political clique need hope
to escape his pursuit, or buy or Brighten him
from Lis path OF duty. His public career
and social virtues are before the country,
from the boy soldier standing guard over
the property Of his native state at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute; later, as the brave
confederate soldier with his drawn sword at
the mouth OF the crater; lastly, as tho do
fenGer of the old common wealth, against
infamous funding bills, framed by, New
York brokers, syndicates and monled mo,
nopolies, seeking TO sap tho lite's blood OF
his state. For this last effort no is appIreci'
tied by all true Virginians, end crowned oy
hem as their senator to-day.
The Galveston News is disposed to DO
severe and sstirical on the Unitol States
senators, saying:
The United States senate, while In some
respects at stand.still, is making wonderful
progress in dissbusng the mind OF tho puo-
lie Of the delusion that the leading members
Of that alleged august body are patriots and
statesmen of sublime order. 1t is true that
the deluson WAS not widespread, but still
there were many persons in this country
who, having the ma oes Of Clay, Webster,
Calhoun and other intellectual giants run
ming through their heads, were unwilling 10
believe that tho United States senate had dc.
generated into a monkey show or a mob OF
csckling and Misunderstanding old women.
It has no more sense Of dignity than the
Galveston city council. This is, perhaps, a
severe thing to say, but 1t is moro than war
ranted by tho facts. The bone of contention
is the same IN both cases-the filling OF the
offices. The trouble seems to be that the
members of both bodies have forgottcn-ii
they ever knew--whst they were elected TO
do, and that tho people expect them to DO IT,
Tho personal wrangles between Mahonc ana
his present allies on one hand and his former
friends on the other are becoming tedious.
A little of that sort of thing, where the bel
ligerents are provided with abundance OF wit
and sarcasm, may do now aud then for a
change, but when II gets to be an everyday
affair, to the utter neglect fthe public bust
ness, then 1t is time for the people to protest.
Again, the quality Of tho senatorial fire.
works is very poor.
The editor of the San Marcos Free Press,
in long article upon the duties and cares OF
an editor of country weekly paper, says
The pressure of the entire business read
ing up preparatory TO editorial work, can
wasting, collecting, keeping up tho cores
pondence, keeping the books, making up the
mails, reading the proof, ordering material
taking orders and making estimates FOL
advertising and job printing, besides super
vising the mechanical department-to say
nothing Of entertaining the bores"-super
added to the cares of home and family. are
quite too much r any one III IA I, perform
or attempt IN justice io himself and the
character of his work.
It's feeling picture he draws, and the
dread agony of entertaining the bores, being
polite to tho exchange friends and keeping
ones temper and Impotence in CHECK, is
fearful ordeal on any newspaper.
The Houston Post thinks republicans AM
democrats are both right in keeping up tn
deadlock in the senate, and says:
Now, we think that the senators are RICH,
In the discharge of their constitutional fuac
tons, they have got into deadlock. |
they were to disband, tho deadlock woul
never be broken, the principle would neve
be solved. The result would be draw fight
and such results are like poisoned arrows
They rankle until they perform their mission
of death. Resignation on the part Of tn,
senate would only be lodging of the point
an evasion, a skulking retreat. Let then
fight 1t out to the bitter end Alter such al
issue, profound peace will onsue and mutus
respect. There is aprinciple more or les
involved in all such affairs, and the ,clums,
butchery Of a carving knife cuts across tn
nerves and fbres Of innocence, and tho right
as we'll as across wilful contumacy and tn
wrong.
A short time ago the HERALD published
paragraph in which 1t took the ground th'
there should be law of the state TO prever
tho sale Of oleomargarine and butterine ,
genuine butter, as we'll as many adulteratc
articles Of food. We took especial care
say that any man had right to manuIac.ul
Oleomargarino and bu,terine and sell thel
to whoever desired to purchase them, but b
had no right to represent them falsely
butter; that no had no right to deceive poe
plo by selling them under any other name {
As any other commodity. The Mexia Ledg,
prints our paragraph, and with an obtusene
that is sad to contemplate, makes the 70
lowing comments.
Too much legislation, Mr.. HERALD. 81
sides, you arc Inconsistent. Did you n,
argue on the prohibition question that ms
has right to eat and drink what
choosess Then lot him revel in ole
margarine. If 1t is his desire. Following OF
your own line Of reasoning, every man Is Il
steward of his own stomach, and no ms
has q right to dictate rs to what ente
therein. If our Lawmakers should mal
adulteration an otfense, our statute bool
would swell in such numbers that tho &C
ofprinting would eat up tho public domai
and tear our ''little cash balance"
smithereens. No, there's too much adulter
ton In this world for that.
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Tho II. Louis q Texas Narrow Gaug
Railroad.