The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-23

state, some asking that the Sunday law be
repealed, Others pray ing ina. il may remain
rs IL is. As lar As We are concerned, We are
decidedly ia favor OF the law as it row
stands sn1 sre confident that n large ns-
iority Of tho citizens of Rusk county will
heartily sgree with VS.. Ii people will not
observe tbs Sabbath from sense of duty to
themselves and their Creator, we consider it
no wrons for tbs laws OF the state to force
them to 90 so. THIS great howl in reference
to tho buying of shrOpd, or anything else.
that /. required for tho burial of the dead,
on The Sabbath, Is all bosh The law Goes
not contemplate sny such thing as 70 make
the selling of such 90 offonse, and right
thinking people know it. Il does, however,
aim 10 PUT stop 70 the converting of the
Sabbath INTO 3 oisy, business day.
1t may ba true that merch nj will sell
on Sunday the material with which to make
q shroui, but he renders himself liable TO
arrest and line for doing so. There is no
question but that the law should be modified.
1t closes dry goods stores, meat shops and
grocery stores against the sale of even
absolute necessities, and telegraph offices
uhfo NOV 'boHi ~ u u hlAh 10Y S'NN N''N
death he could not telegraph for doctor, or
if dead his friends could not be notified
without violation of the law
The Houston Post wants the legislature TO
make Ri appropriation for the representation
Of the state at the Worlds fair, any how and
says;
The legislature, If lhoy consult the wishes
of the people sud the best interests of the
state, vii, surely make an appropriation for
the exposition of Texas ia the Worlds fair
Of 1888 This could be best done under the
auspices Of a bureau Of agriculture, and we
trust that il will please the legislature TO es-
tablish such q buareau But it is not abso-
lutely necessary that this should DO done to
secure the proper exploiting of the state at
the international exhibition. All that is alb
soutely requisite to cover the point, is that
in making up the general appropriation bill,
the appropriation for the bureau of insur-
ance, statistics and history shall be supplem-
ented by en amount sufficient to make the
proper exposition of the state. This matter
is one of plain and natural importance, and
it is trusted that the legislature will give it
the consideration it really deserves.
We agree with the Post that it would be
greatly to the state'5 interest to be repre-
sented at the Worlds fair and If the legisls-
ture can sec its way clear to making an APP
preparation for this purpose we trust il will
do so, but we don't want to sea the consti-
tuition overrddon. We are a strict construc-
ionist and want to see the very letter of that
instrument obeyed. The closer this Is done
tho mora apparent becomes the stupidity of
vast deal Of it.
Another voice sounds from the dim
musty corridors Of the past, like IN echo from
the recesses of SONS charnal house, aud it
comes from Tyl er, too, Tyler that insists that
the supreme and appellate courts should
remsin tners. The Tyler Oourier'5 is that
voice:
It ia very annoying to a faw pot house
politicians and "pr0grossiye" ueWspG pers
because the present legislature will not
amend lhe constitution 50 that SONS Of the
public money can be appropriated to send
"a Thousand loalers back TO the old states to
chew fine tobacco and talk Of themselves
and how they arc regarded by The govern
ment officials in their own state. Light tax
s,iou is worth all the immigration agents
the state could have. The news of good and
cheap government, healthy climate and pro-
duc,iye soil will travel as fast rs agents seat
out under pay.
You can put the HERALD down as one of
the progressive" newspapers. We have
never wanted q bureau establ ished, but we
do want the state to spend ten to twenty
thousand dollars year in advertising her
law rates of taxation, her valuable land and
all her resources, facilities and inducements
that immigrants may come to US alter seeing
of their own volition.
The Canton Chronicle gives the following
sensible suggestion to the Legislature:
The prsctica Of reducing the jurisdiction
of soma of tao county courts of the state
and then restoring it next session Of the leg
islatura and reduce other counties is Ger.
tsinly bad legislation. The Jurisdiction of
all the county courts should be uniform, Just
'n'f per hd iRhs dsi'trii2 SIs P9u gu ..,o.
ss i.ss wr.Gpa hEAaa had den - ~ H., 49,
The Beltou Journal has bagun to feoi .
sense of the necessity of deep water
on our coast and wants one port attended to
al a time. Bolton has just got u railroad,
and it is wonderful how railroad does wake
people up. The Journal says:
The Houston Post Is disposed TO ceusure
Congressman Mills for his criticism of the
river and harbur appropriation bill, in which
he thought undue prominence had been |
riyen 10 some portions Of the state TO the
excllsion of any especis! aid for Galveston,
ybile the Nows, of the latter city, praises
him for his manly ulterances. All, what
saldsh beings we are ~ bcst Whist else but
selAshness could have provoked suth diverse
opinions The Journal, howeva, is very |
munh DISPOSED to agree with Mr. Mills in his
conclusions There may be bette harbors
ON the Texas coast than Gslveston,io far as
natural advantages are concerned hut at
his Time Il is tho most available on for all |
practical PURPOSES and ought to ieceivs
large share Of national aid; This \ not in
tended to detract one iota from theneri,s of |
your ship channel, Mr.. Post Bot will in
lime be required. assuming that for the |
present one perfected would be sufhient
The Westherford Herald has the SLOWING
10 saw why the Sunday law shouli be re-
pealed;
tJe tsinly no element of religion sould DO
brought into civil law. The prestt LAWS