The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-03

governor says they are Peabody concern
enlir, IT, and that Mr.. Holdings worth, as
cub agent for the Peabody fund, established
them. Governor RIB rts is reported
to have remarked once that il Texas
went TO h-bsdes, it should
g according to law, and the seni-
ment is good one, one that we most heart,
ly endorse, aud it seems 10 be the policy of
the powers that be to sickle for little things
and watch closely sll minor encrosehnen
upon the law which is good and commenda-
bic, for it, you save the dimes the dollars will
awe themselves, and if you prevent small
and seemingly Insignificant violations of law
Or usurpslions Of authority, made under the
i siduous excuse Of "for the public good"
you prevent the big ones, "rhe Texas
Board OF Education" has 10 authority or
warrant of law to establish or c'ntrol "uCr-
NAL institutes" no matter ir Q peabody
fund trustees do pay tho 4. lenses. And
furthermore, the support of the Sam HouS-
ton normal school at Huntsville out of
the public school fund ia Illegal, is without
even the color or warrant or authority, snd
Texas had rs well go whcoping 10 gehenns,
not in accordance to law as for any portion
of the public school fund, intended solely for
the children of the state, Incorporated
to be violently taken posse sion of to support
a normal school. If we are going to site 10
for the strict>letter of the law, regardless of
any liberality Of its spirit in one thing let us
do it in all.
The Philadelphia Times of the 2S!h ult.
contains we'll written article suggesting
Mr.. r ,scoe Conklipg for the vacant seat in
the supreme bench, in which il both belitlts
and exslts that gentleman. We think the
Times has misjudged the temper and the Ca
pAbiities of the man. BE is not whipped ty
any means. Wellington WAS worsted a. d
b fl d 10 Spain and suffered many areverse
( ON the arms of Napoleon but Waterl, o
dtwned for him at last. Frederick the
Great contended against adverse fortune for
w5ary years but triumphed in the end
With trsnscendent abilities, a will that consd-
ers no obstacle and pride that will not yield,
Mr.. ConkliLg still lives and his blade will
fl ,sh in many a political battle yet. He is
not the man, in cur judgment, to scknowl-
edge defeat and to give up the fght by ac-
csptiDg the oblivion OF an associate judge,hir
on the supreme bench. Because he is pure
because none of the slime aud filth Of specu
lslion and corruption cling 10 his skirts h'
still lives and will raise up host to follow
his bsrnr, even as Cadmus did. The Timei
say:
The {, nth of Judge Clifford, of the gu
preme.c art devalyes upon the president tb,
duty of eelecihg new supreme judge, auC
already tina names of Senators COIking
HGar and Edmurds aud Judge Grey ant
DeveDs are di;u,sed Had CJIkhng re
NAMED in the senate, instead Of reiigniDl
in moment Of foolish p'que b
would not have been considered for tn
vacant Juogrsh'p, LOT the very COCO reaso
tnat he would DOT have entertained the ide
81 buryipg niu sell on the musty shell OF tn
sup enc court. Ii was ten ertd the chic
ju.ticesbip by President Grant, but b.
d, clned it because his tastes and expecta
lions II that time ran in political channels
and he Wou d now decline The subordinate
place on the bench If he wete still senator
but the case being altered alters the Care
and it lie moro Than probsble that Conkinl
would now not only accept the position, bu
that he would be GLAD to become suprem
Judge for life and tbu' sbsOluteI!
retire himself from politics. He will no
seek it in any way, nor will he slow hi
friends to plsge him in the position Of SO
netting his appointment, and he may evel
20 SO far Us to profess his unwilinghess tC
enter upon Judicial duties; but it is none tn
less reasonable to assume that ii Preslden
Garfield tender him the supreme ludgeship
no will gratefully accept 1t.