The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-28

about Il when it says thee ere very few
scres in this country not suited TOR cul!ivA-
ton. The stsked plains in Texas, to which
the Democrat refers, afford 6ae growing
lands, and when railroads permsate them,
bringing rains. as they always do, they will
afford agricultural lands, too. The Dem
ocfatsA
The aliases Of twenty years ago used to
show formidable pictures Of the great Amer
team desert, the Sal. Lake desert, taking up
Alargs portion of this continent As the far
west settled up, these deserts shrunk away
before the settlers until they became little
patches of barren ground. In similar man
ner the LlAno E.tac.do, Of Texas, was
always represented M barren, desertsllke
tract, until IL was discovered that II was u
fine grazing country. The latest discovery
in this line il that the territory known rs
the Gadsden purchase, In southern Arizona,
which has been but little explored or in>
vestigsted 10 to within the last few years,
contains thousands OF acres of Ane grazing
and AGRICULTURAL lands There are very lew
acres 10 this country that are not suitable to
cultivation.
The Chicago Times commenting upon the
action of Governor Roberts in declining TO
issue proclamation fora day of thanksgiv,
ing and the reason he assigns therefor,
says:
1t il this explanation which has given
great offsnso no. only to all the religious
folks, but to all the sentimental patriots ia
Texas and throughout the land There is,
nevertheless, moral as well rs 'ational
aspect of the Texas governors offending
which his sccusers omit to consider II is
conceivable that he may be man. like Tho
Rev. DR.. Robert q. lngersoli, possessing a
very tender conscience, delcately adjusted 10
rolAtion to some positive and peculiar notions
concerning religion. Lot us suppose that
Mr.. IngersOll were governor OF the province
of Massachusetts,, and that the pious COVER
nor OF Ohio should request him to "set apart
day" and enjoin every body to keep holy
that day by Offering prayers to deity IN
profound, uncong uerable, aud indignant dis
belief, and whose worship he persstenlly
condemns, ridicules and reviles. Would
there not BIZ something extremely inappro.
pirate in the conduct of Mr.. Iogersoll IT
he should comply with such request
Would II not be, on his part, m
immoral action, an act Of dishonesty, Of n.y.
potrlsy, slultlilcstion of his conscience, and
q mockery of religion he could not accept?
Is 1t not Always q manifestation of arrant by.
pocrisy when q proiane politician, without u
shadow ot respect for religion or religious
beliefs of any sort, proclaims day of prayer
and praise to deity with whom no is not
only not acquainted, but for whose worship
he has mother reverence or respect? Was
not the irreverent Texas governor, regarded
from moral point of view, quite right in
holding that this business OF proclaimng
seasons of public worship belongs in the
proper Junction of the religious authorities
and not In that OF an unregenerated old po
litical sinner whose occupancy Of u governors
office neither makes him the head OF church
nor gives him any standing Whatever among
the elect? Holding tho views he expresses,
the obviously proper and courteous course
for the Texas governor to have taken would
have been to transmit G jvernor Fosters Inis.
sive to the bishop Of Texas, or TO each of the
several ecclesiastical authorities in that prov.
ince, OF course not overlooking the M stems,
Buddhists, heather Chinese. or any other re-
ligious bodies. But rs political officer, il |
certainly WAS no part OF his function 10 act |
rs Nm ecclesiastical agent.
Every few weeks or months we hear ths. |
the country Is soon to have wholesome plan
Of civil service reform put into speedy and
effective operation, and there the matter
stops. The cry now is that as soon as the
president gets we'll wonders are TO be worked.
Tho New York Herald has this to say
about IL:
The breezes from Washisgton come to us
laden with the most delicious fragrance of
civil serve, r,iorm promise and endeayor.
Now tina. The pres lent is happily out Of all |
danger, and that very bulletin from the sick |
chamber is more cheering than the one which
preceded it, the members Of The cabinet in
common with the whole country have been
relieved from the severe mental and ply steal
strain Of the past three weeks. 1t Is not
astonishing, therefore, That these gentlemen
on returning to their official duties should be
deeply impressed with the lesson of tho
event OF the I'd of July, and that they should
be anxious 10 find solution of those office.
seeking and otfce'holdlug problems which
have brought tho country into such grave
poIu. L. Wo uhy UciltNe tuo us
patches from the federal city. the cabinet
10 urit on the question. Each and every
one OF iis members pines for reform, and
we are told that rs soon rs the pr, sident re-
covers We shall have comprehensive plan
Of improvement that will give satisfaction to
the whole country. A curious thing about
this reform business is that lite golden real
izslion Is always In tho future. Poor AIR.
Hayes WAS ALWAYS on the eve of purifying
our politics, endinc tho spoils system and
smashing the machines hut unfortunately,
his term in the white house was not long
enough " enable him TO carry out all his
truly beautiful idess. General Garfield 10 |
more Fortunate than ex-President Hayes in
this matter. He hss the support Of his
whole cabinet. which Mr.. Hayes had not. for
there was At least ono gentleman In Il who
ran the machine under his command with
single eye 70 bis nomination al Chicago.
M, James appears to be tho special cham.
pion Of civil service reform In tho present
cabinet. II no can Induce Mr. Blame 10 fol-
low bis leadership In tho matter and give
him his great support and assistance We shall
have genuine civil service reform 10 q
very abort time.
The following chunk Of solid truth and
wisdom from the Arkansas Gazette, We com.
mend 70 the careful consideration Of some
Of the Texas weeklles and little dail,eG
II man 10 control ofa Newspaper hap.
pen 70 DO 3 Journalistic scavenger rather
Shan Journalists .nui thrower, rather
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