The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-21
STATE PRESS REVIEW


srn papers sctus,ed BY the sans oonserVs.
tive feeling and spirit that has always char
sc,erized the HERALD there would have been
less of sectionsli,m in the land. The editor
Of the Illinois paper referred to by the Jour
nal must undoubtedly have showed himself
lacking of Judgment and of common charity
and he ought to take the consequences. The
Journal says:
HIN. Wheeler. the editor of the Quincy,
H., Herald, has got himself into trouble.
He declared in the columns of his parer that
Mr. Garfield deserved to be shot. Wheeler
was fool to utter such sentiment stsuoh
time. His claim was that he exercised
merely the right of free speech, and the peo-
pie of Quincy are exercising the same right
In their emphatic denuncistions of him.
There is one feature about the matter that
causes US to rejoice-W had bic paper
exist north of that line which the Dallas
HHRALD declares 10 DO myth, Mason and
Dixos's. The nearest approach TO Guitesu
and Wheeler that the south has ever been
cursed with, was Bill Herman, of the Oko-
Iona States and he was an importation, and
ceased his wild rawlings when the republican
campaign committee had no further use for
his valuable services.
The Waxahschie Mirror is clearly of the
opinion that large majority of the Amer
lean people do not want General Arthur in
the presidents seat, and commenting on a
paragraph from the New Orleans Democrat
of contrary effect, it says;
But q statement that the majority of the
people in the United States desire Arthur to
assume the duties Of the presidency, is SO far
preposterously absurd and foreign to the
truth, that we marvel at the brszsn assur-
ance of any one who has the effrontery to
make such unwsrrantable assertions. Since
the firing of Guiteau's bullet we have not
converted with single man or woman upon
this subject, who did not contemplate with
feelings OF dread and apprehension, the sue
ceusion of Arthur to the chief magistracy Of
the nation, and We have too much confidence
in the wisdom, virtue and patriotism Of the
American people to believe that they could
evor accept The statement made in above
paragraph, otherwise than as vile SANDER
upon their honor, integrity and good name.
The late vice.president is now president of
the United States, and many millions people
can be found who never had the slightest
objection to his being there.
Every man is supposed to be innocent
until he has been proven to be guilty, and
as the colored lieutenant, Flipper, is now
on trial before q court martial on charge of
embezslement. wo ihiuk the following rea
marks from the Terrell Star, unkind and uns
timely. The Star says:
The himsiest subterfuee to enlist symps>
thy is being made on behalf of lieutenant
Flipper, the embeEzling colore1 officer. The
argument is used that be is the victim of a
conspiracy TO get him out Of the army, and
this is being urged upon leading colored men
in Washington, to secure Their influence in
his behalf. As Bob Inger,oll says, 1T won't
do The evidence is so strong as TO leave
nc doubt of Flipper's guilt, and it ia credits
able to the prominent colored men that the
sentiment against him is one Of bitter indig,
nation, so that If the court martial before
which he is to be tried should impose
rigorous sentence no effort will be made on
their part to mitigate his punishment This
is as 1t should be. The mere fact of Flpper
being colored man should not exempt him
from the consequences of his crime. or
course it is bitter disappointment to the peo-
pie of his race that the first colored officer
should prove TO be q thief, but they would
not mend matters by bestowing unmerited
sympathy upon him.
Tho Marshall Messenger after indi!ing q
homily upon the instability of human sf-
fsirs aud the uncertainties Of life, homily
replete with philosophic thought and with
truth then comments as follows:
We are led into the foregoing train Of
thought by rejecting upon the drought
throughout the country and the suffering
that it threatens TO entail upon the people.
For several years past we have been blessed
with favorable reasons and abundant har.
vests which we have been able to cell at
good prices Since recovering from the eff
fects of the financial crisis Of 1873, we have
enjoyed almost unprecedented prosperity
until this time. Our people we're unpres
prred for the failure Of crops this year, but
now the trouble is at our door. We mus,
confront il like men. Many of our farmers
will not be able to pay out of debt this year
and some will perhaps find difficulty in pro-
curing necessary supplies for their families.
All must practice economy.
We do not sgree with the Messenger in all
it says above. The drought tina. prevailed
this summer has not been 60 disastrous as
WAS feared and crops of all kinds are more
abundant than it was believed month ago
they would be. Furthermore about the
same shortness Of crops has prevailed every
where and they sre bringing excellent
prices.
The Mckinney Enquirer says:
The republican legislature OF New Hamp-
shire defeated bill making buying and SELL
ing votes In that stbie crime. How happy
Sessions, Borber, Phelps and the other
indicted half-broeds at Albany would be II
the purchase ut votes were not a crime in the
state Of New York II Is interesting 10 note
that the avowed reason for the defeat of the
bill in the New Hampshire legislature was
that II II passed tho republicans could never
carry the state again.
An honest confession Is good for the soul
aud II Ia beneficial TO the public good a, well,
aud the Enquirer ought not 10 blame New
Hampshire.
We do not conceive Of any better plan
30 further the material interests of Texas
taan TO put into the hands of people abroad