The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-17

cotton crop The practical discovery IL Il
be testsd at the coming cotton exhibition in
Atlantis, and should its virtues prove to b.
what they are claimed to be it must open uT
nav era in agriculture and work untold
advantages, not only for the south, but also
for other parts of the country.
Whenever general elections or special cleo
lions either, are on hand, the two or three po
litical parties of the country that essay "a
dominate and direct its destinies begin IA
make preparations for the selecting of suita-
BILE candidates. The convention system has
been most Ia vogue and seems most popular
though the rule has occasionally been de.
parted from Ia localities, primary election
by each party or soma one of them, being
resorted to in lieu of it. No matter which
plan may be adopted, there is always more
or less confusion and complaint, pickering
osckoitings. Politics ia so I'LL of tricks
and wiles tnat this is a natural consequ ence
and the wisdom of man has not yet devised
me ,ns of obvisting difficulties of this na-
ture. 1t has been urged by regulating phi,
maries for TIE selection of candidates BY law,
that the corrup'iops and frauds heretofore
attendant upon law may be prevented. This
has just been done in Pennsylvania and the
Philadelphia Times commenting on the law
says:
Under the new law regulating primary
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to enforce his rights, and it will be certain to
work decided revolution in the nomination
OF candidates in this city. Any one who
carefully reads tho statute, however I'm.
schooled in the technicalties of the law, can.
not fail to understand the PLATA English in
which every form of corruption is forbidden
with severe penalties, and any one coura-
geous citizen, with the law on his side, will
be more than equal to q contest with the
trained ballot thieves Of bis precinct or
ward.
We regard this law as the harbinger of a
better domination in both parties. IF the
corruptionists could always be msrshaled in
one common cause, they might eude the
vigilance of unsophisticated citizens; but
fraud will now confront fraud, and
there will always be enough of disap
pointed politicians who know the sim
uous ways of the machine, to call
the guilty to account and assure their
conviction in the courts. 1t is terrible
broadside against the whole ramlticstions of
tho corrupt control of political parties. L.
strikes at the very root of the evil BY bring
ing party, ward and general committees
under lis provisions, and presenting the
prison bars TO every committeeman or inside
officer who belrays his trust.
Tho one ques ion of moment to the hon
est citizens of all parties, is the enforcement
or non enforcement of the new law: and
thev should understand at the outset that
it will bs controlling or dead letter lust az
reputable voters decide. If the better class
OF republicans and democrats will now per
form their duty, the law " !! st once become
the terror of the bosscs snd ballot thieves
who run the primaries u 10Th parties, and
II reputable voters refuse to enforce the
statute, it will soon become valueless. LIE,
the better class of citizens now resolve to
assert.and maintain their rights. and they
can easily triumph over those who have 80
long and so arrogantly ruled them. The
law 10 all that honest men coulj ask now
let honest men be honest with themseye,
and with their parties and machine primary
forces will be summarialy e>ied, and the
people Of all parties will be heard in the
selection of party candidates.
The New Orleans Picsyune, commenting
upon tho many evidences of thrift and
prosperity in New Orleans so visible on
every hand, and the identifying processes
going on, says:
Money used in identifying a CITY and in
rendering it attractive is well spent. for
apart from the pleasure thus afforded the
resident population, the result attained
spreads with overwhelming influence and
draws the man of business as we'll as the man
of leisure. Jockey clubs, and all kindred
organizations, should meet, IS they no doubt
do' with hearty response for lust these
reasons, and should be regarded BY our peo.
pie 10 The same manner as the bewitcbe,ies
OF the toilet are held by a society belle.
ihese thoughts were in part occasioned b,
the chance remark Of origner man OF
large travel and of consequent information.
that re wss writing to vii his friends of the
many beauties of the south and of New Or
leans; OF its hospitable people, OF the enter.
prise OF It's merchants as evidenced in MANY
ways, OF the richness of the soil for agricul.
tural purposes and lastly, but not least. of
nls emphatic denial of those silly but widely
believed reports of lawlessne So and disorder
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