The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-22
THE PRESS AND THE aOvERNOK
Ungracious and Uncalled For.


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""'ves'oh NEWS
In the name OF the inteil'gent ana right
thinking people of Texas the News enters q
dist,nct and omnhstic nrotest avsinst Tho do
uho..,o -.c,,, rs - D e., t.
'ooi".0 '''u''' VI "o'''no' i'oo''s' w "''''
with the other governors In proclslmlng a
common day of Thanksgiving and prayer for
thu recoverv of the nresident To s,v that
tho rsfnsal wss nncuIled for and ,hs, tbo
msnnar in which Gnvsr,or Fact, "a disn.,cb
inviting tho concurrence If Gnve,nor r H.
er,s wss tre.,ed bv the latter was or,reueIv
nnn,scon. ia 10 sneak with tina n,mns, mod
arai;on Tha d;.n.,ch wa, san, on ,ha IN h
insiant and IN Il, tina 10Th Instant N rsnlv
wss m ,de IN II Gnvernnr Fns,nr tn.n "a =
ano,hor 5;snatcb p. n,a,;n, tho ono nr.y;nus.
lv ssnt ;nfprminy Gnvstoor r. harris ,hs,
ans wars had haan ra,.,ivad from Vii ,ho o,h,r
oovornors and reous.t,nv him N ren,v so
that the ernreusio,, miohs ha nnsr,mp1s on
tho snhi,ct of se,,;ny ansrt a dav of
thsnksoivinv and nrnvrr Two davs After.
ward. On tho 18Th mat Governor Robsrls
ranlisd In these wor3s. "Mv f.inra IN
Snswer Won favorable ia not nm .cconnt of
anv want of Az mnn,hy for The p,esiden, bnt
bsc.u,eI do not dsem IL consis,, n. with nv
position IA governor 10 i,sue A nrocl.ma,inn
directing religious servicss wbere churcn and
stata ara mr. ong;,t IN ha hen, sensrsta in
their f,nctions 7 Doubt. nnt tho neonle NJ
Tsxs. nave "a strnnyIv w,shsd md u,,i, a.
nevo,,,lv nrsv for INA ,ecovarv of,ho nro.;N
4, Mt va anv pennla in ths JTr,o, Sts,es y
Tn a snhseonept ip,erv,ew Gn,erno, r. 'her,o
stated mora flIv mia re.sons for
set,ino bimself nnsrt ma SOLITARY
dssenijent IN tho nrnreed;nos nj tho oibar
vovernors "S,ncs Uenrv VIJJu ha sa;d
arebelled apainst tina p,ne IN Enrone. ,hn
crowned head ia tbe head of In, church buI
in renublc the poveru mani b.s M mora
to do with issuiny proclnmn,,ons DIRECTING
robpious services Than Won have. Al, ii,dr,
ment ia that il ia n th,ny Ia be l,ft eut,r.Iy
Ia tbe nreachers Ono vovornors direc,;n,
that relipio,l, services be held for any mr.
nose. in INV opinion ,ends In miy M s,.,a
and cbur, h. and ia An enteriny uedee in ,h.,
direction" When asked If he ,hvuyht Ina
annual Thanksgiving procl, ms,ion nj ibe
president did not have . tend, nov IN mon.
arcbizs this country. he repIied ~ mos,
certainly do" AdmittinJ tina sinc.r,n
of this crotchet of tho GOV.
ernor that tina prac,ice of tb.Ik.-
giving and PRAYER with o,ecu,ive sanc,iun
has been a conspiracy ap,,ns, republican
government. he could not have chosen n
more inopport,lne moment for 0,untiny II
before the world. III. insults contrmnorsry
governors of thirty seven states. of ali ,h,
states excepl Tex,s-by imolyinc that ,bey
are either fools or traitors: fonls If thew do
not know thai their pr, ,csedipr, in the mat.
tar in question were unconstitu,,ona,a mad IN.
republican, and traitors If thew did. More
over, no insults the iatpllipeucs and The re.
lIpious feeling Of the American people who
evidently desired some such ne,ion "a that
which has been taken in order that thew
might unite in some signal t,s,,mnnv II
gratitude for Tho deliyernnce of tho pyesi.
dent from tho ASA sin blow which they be.
lleyed TO be a bow alike at tho stability of
the government and the life of IN, rennIlir
The argument that il ia inconsistent with
his position as governor t. issue a p,oc.
lsma,lon directing religious services wber,
church and state are and ought 10 be kent
separate in their functions" ia a ouibble
hardly worthy of a peluiogving LAWYER. IL