The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-25

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,,o of he grain now and then found in il:
The new Lords prayer says il we will for
,;re men their trsspssses, Our Fsther will
s,,ciye us We hope the ladies will heed
tb;s Il does not say nything sbout the
.rsspssses committed by womsn, and Of
course we are not expected 10 forgive them
Apy newspaper man who could even i'm
sgine that woman could commit .respsss,
ought to be condemned to go to female
sewing society and be talked to death
The statements of "Gsth," Mr.. George
Alfred Townsend, are not much to be de.
pended upon, unless they are corroborated
BY evidence and his opinions as rule, are
20 preiudiced or biased that they can have
but little weight Sill, the following from
his correspondence to the Cincinnati En-
ouirer of late date is good residing:
The new census returns rive TO London
ASIA 57l inhabitants. lu 1871 lis population
was 8,254 260; in 1861 it was 2.S03 $50.
More than five hundred and sixty thousand
souls were added 10 the number Of inhsbit
ssnis during the past tsn years, and more
than million during the past twenty Years.
The rate of Increase has been greater since
1871 than during the preceding decade
This is true cfonly five others of the large
Foolish cities-nsmely, Liverpool, Blrming-
ham. Nottinham, Norwich and Hull. When
we reflect that population greater than
Chicago has been added to London in ten
wears, and population nearly as great as
that of New YORK has been added TO it in
twenty Years, II docs look Us if The city on
the Thames had been advancing with very
rapid strides. And yet its pace seems slow
when compared with that Of our own me-
tropois Since 1870 the increase in populs-
ton of New York has been less than a quar-
ter Of a million, while the Increase in the.
population of London has been more than
hsfa million. But while the rate of increase
has been II DER cent in London it ha, been
more than 90 per cent in New York.
The Montgomery, Alabama, Advertiser
while it approves of temperance and would
rejoice to see the cause progress and spread
all over Alabama, is opposed to its being
made an issue in the state election. ltargues
from the standpoint that temperance, being,
great NOR movement. movement for The
elevation and happi ess of man Individually
like religion should not be plunged into the
cesspool Of politics and bo all besmesred
with its filth. l. says.
Ii the people of this state desire legislation
on the su ,ject If totl nb.tinance, they can
make ii known to their Representatives with
out making the question a political ore, or
luggiugi II into the contest next year as dis.
tinct issue for new party. The people Of
this state have suffered SO much from radical
rule that they will not go into any movement
that will separate them from the democratic
party, aud by divisions thus created, allow
the radicals to obtain control of the state
government and legislature. II any am.
bilious gentlemen desire promotion by the
getting up Of what they may call TEN
persnce Party" in Alabama, they will b.
sadly disappointed in lis results, and perhaps
for years to come the pc pie would have
cause to regre. their conduct Temperance
is virtue--not only 10 the matter of drink
ing ardent spirits, but in the general conduct
and behavior of mankind Intemperance in
speech and action often do irrepsrsble
injury to a cause which, properly handled,
would be Of incalculable benefit.
The impression prevails throughout the
country that it was the order of General o.
D. Howard that smoking had been prohibits
cd at West Point, but it seems this Is not the
case. We are glad that one of the msny
things laid at the door of this pious ex pres-
dent of the Freedmen's savings bark,
"tu.ted," is not true. However, this order
is good one and should be vigorously
enforced. The New York Evening Mail
says Oft:
West Point cadets were exasperated re,
Gently by an order prohibiting tobacco
smoking at the military academy. Cadets
at the naval academy are nov in consIerua
tlon at the prospect of an order from the
secretary Of the navy similar to that which
Secretary Lincoln recently issued sgairs,
smoking at West Point. The medical off.
Gers OF the naval academy and the academic
board urge in the strongest terms that per-
mission 10 smoke be revoked, lhres Years of
smoking by the cadets having proved"injuri,
Gus 10 their health. discipline and power OF
study" 1t will be seen, therefore, that the
order against smoking 1T West Point was
not the product Of Puritanic pr,udices on
the part of General Howard. bat of conse.
quences which have been quite as percept-
bic among the naval rs among the military
cadets The prohibition of smoking at the
two national academies should produce
profound impression upon the whole coun-
try. Tobacco smoke is poisoning the blood
and running the hes tn of American boys. In
some foreign countries smoking is prohibited
until certain age. Prudent parents will do
what they can to discourage smoking by
boys yet in their teens.
The New York Sun and the Arkansas
Gazette both agree exactly with the HERALD
as to the duties Of journalism in regard 10
charges made against men either Ia public
or private life. The Gazette says:
The New York Sun has instructed ia
correspondents to send 10 It the evidence TO
sustain any accusations which they may
make against men In either public or private
life. THAT" says the Providence Pr ess, is
good journalism If The editor of the Sun
enforces this rule no will spoil many good
sensation, but make more respectable
newspaper" Ia the opinion Of not few
editors, journalism consists in.effor,s to as.
sass'nnte public and private character BY
printing fslsohoods, the theory being that,
no matter how improbable the falls hood,
soma person can be induced 10 believe
them.
Some of the papers in Texas would do
well to read carefully and digest we'll the