The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-02
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" designating day for Thanksgiving on the
recovery OF the president, is almost .unWer-
sally condemned by the press of the state,
and as far % we can learn, by Il majority
of the people, Ii the governors action Is
prompted by desire for notoriety, he Will
no doubt be grstlfed, but such hotorlety
will by no means benefit the governor Oh
Texas either. The matter is looked upon
with profound regret throughout the state
Henderson Times
VLADIMIR Roberts because he is not
policy man because he is strictly consul
tutional man; because no has hrmnesss TO
do right let the people say what hey may
because he ia guided by principles and not
by popular sentiment; because no Is n psi,
riot of the Jefferson type. If he is peti'ionea
10 resign by those bowling demagogues
three.fourths of the honest, toiIlDg people OF
this country will petition for him to re.
main where he is. That man in this sge OF
corfu otiop, who will DO right, has rugged
road 10 travel. Narrow is tho road In which
honest people travel. and few governors
there be who 6rd It,
Delta C0unty Banner.
Governor Roberts refused to proclaim
day OF thanksgiving for the recovery ot tho
president in cont arety TO the conduct VI
other governors and the solicitation OF dov.
Foster. II Governor r bete thinks TINS
plea, the state nierferes with church In TINS
regard, sufficiently jlstities departure Ito III
precedence and custom, and that inc poo
Die on iorse his selfish and dlcLatorial views,
he is mist,ken. The common courtesy OF n
people TO their president demands such
token if no solcitude were felt, M IL Is an
cerely by this wholo country. III no was al
WAYS as scrupulous about exercising his
authority, peni,entiary convicts would noi
ba 40 fortunately remembered by tho par
dohilg power,
,.Jngvlew New Eta.
I.isn now matter OF surmise that the
production credited to Governor X Dberts M
his ans wer to Governor Foster, was simply Il
freak of one of the Inmates OF tho lunsdc
asylum, who .imsgined he was Governor
ROBBERS, and that Governor Fosters lele-
gram WAS addressed to him, d he accord
ugly answered it. Thus We $40. this being
true, much of the editorial Ammunition vast
cd on Governor Roberts WAS misappied.
We are not prepared TO Say that the above
surInise Is true.
Bolton journal.
While the journal regrets very much the
action of the governor ia refusing to ISSUE h
proclamation appointing II day of thanks.
giving tor the recovery OF the preside mt,
believing that the extraordinary occasion
demanded setting aside Of his peculi r
views on the subject still we cannot acc any
good sence In getting into rage and calling
down all SORTS of auathemas upon his venr
cradle head. Such violent patriotism from
so trivial a cause smacks of tho old story oil
wolves ia false clothing. The governors
action Raises some very nice ponGE Does
be, as governor, represent hllnself or the
people in matters OF this aor,? Ii tho people
how is no 10 interpret their wisbea! III
himself does he mot become ruler instead
OF servsn,? la our judgment the gov
ernor Ia merely the mOutnplce of the PEG
pie, and II being the custom TO Issue such
proclamations and custom becoming the
unwrit,en law OF the land, he had no other
recourse but 10 do rs u age bid. However,
denuncetion was not in order, and should
have been refrained fom. Disapprot alton
could have been shown in tome more be-
ALtlng manner, and the action OF certain
towns 10 holding iGldmmatory meetings has
aroused the Suspicion that there are several
chips lying around with bugs under them.
Sulphur spr ngs Gazette.
The governor is severely criticised by the
press aud people OF Texas for HIS refusal to
accede to the proposition OF Governor Foster
TO appoint day of general Thanksgiving And
pray or for the recovery OF the president.
Governor Roberts me o An lexcu:aOle bun
der in this instance aud his reasons for his
refusal to appoint day of thanksgiving are
altogether uutenable. Ii he intended t. m II
tify his constituency by placing f,xis IN All
unenviable attitude IN the sisIerhood OF states
composing the American nation he has sue
ceeded TO his hearts content.
Graham Leader @
In 1873 the legislature of Texas passed an
act which say: "All days appointed by The
president of the Unite States or by the gov
ernor IS days of fasting or thanksgiving are
declared holidays, and sbnll be uested us
Sunday or the Christian Sabbath" Ga the
2S.h day of February, 1879, the R;visei
Code. containing the above act and All net
closing the Public Free Schools on all legal
HOLIDAYS, was pI o ,en,ed to Gov. r ber.s aud
received hi, sanction. II will thus be seen
that Gov. Roberts s'quiesoed in an act
passed by the Legislature of Texas, which
conferred upon the president of the Unit
States the power to make legal holiday
in our state and thereby close
our Public Free Schools on that
day. Now however. the governor says: Il
do not tn ok it con, Q! ut with my position
as governor t, issue proclamation directing
religious services where church and state are,
and ought to be KEEP! separate" If Cover
nor Roberts spoke the truth 10 giving the
above reasons for his refusal to unite with
the other governors of the union in setting
apart day of Thanksgiving, he deserves the
severest censure for scquiescing in law
which is imperative on the people of Texas
TO regard as legal holiday q day Of thanks
giving set apart by the president of
the Uaited States. The proclams alton
which Governor Roberts was request
ed 10 issue would have bad no
binding force on any one; but q proclsma-
zion Of the president OF the United State',
setting apart day OF thanksgiving has a
bindi ~ force on the people Of Texas as IL
makes The day a ie gal nold " and closes our
public free schools. 1t looks very much like
hypocrisy and approximation to the demi.
gogue TO talk Of unity Of the church and
state as reason for declining 10 unite with
the governors of the other states Of the un-
ion. Tits not surprising that Governor Lub-
book, ia an interview with Galveston News
reporter, should express the opinion thai, in
few instances, TO study the character aud
hab Is Of men 10 authority at Austin, wou d
be dsleterious to youths sstending !he stale
university.
EN- Try Argus.
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