The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-09
pFouTs, ELLIOTT a. NALL.
A SICK BABY.

IT IS surprised 10 KNOW lnas lho PooPio Va
Fort Worth should give the Dallas HERALD
any support. The people of Fort Worth
are sensible people and act with good judg-
ment in pstronizing so newsy, wide awake
and useful daily paper as the HEBALD,
and It is not TO DO wondered at that the
Democrat, is surprised at any transaction
that has good sense in it. The reason given
by the Democrat why the people OF Fort
Worth ought not to support the HERALD, is
that it abuses and says little things Of Fort
Worth. So silly charge only excites our
risibities. The HERALD has never dono
such thing. II is now too widely known
for pursuing just the opposite of such course
of Journalism. 1t has always spoken kindly
of the Fort; commended the energy and
enterprise of its citizens, has always done
what it could to advance the material inter-
ests and prosperity of the place. Every res
porter the HERALD has ever had at Fort
Worth has bsen instructed TO this end, and
wa shall ever continue to act in this matter
in the future as we have done in the past. IL
is 10 the interest of the HERALD for Fort
Worth to prosper and grow, as it is for every
other town, city and community within
its re Oh. The HERALD is newspaper, run
Oh strict business principles. Its object is
TO increase its circulation and its advertising
patronage every day and everywhere, there
fore it would be unwise in it to say anything
in its columns to antagonize the people of
any town, city or community. Further
more, to indulge in little filings at Fort
Worth, to belittle the place or its people, to-
attempt to retard its growth and its PROS
perity as the Democrat VIGOROUSLY does by
Dallas day after day, would be puerile and
disgusting. The people who read newspa-
pers have intelligence and common sense,
and they do not want to be continually
nauseated by such silly stuff as can be
almost every day seen in the columns of the
Democrat in its references to Dallas. The
regard for that exalted spirit of journalism
which is actusted only by right, justice and
common sense, as well as for the intelligence
of its readers, to indulge iu such twaddle- 1t
is not jealous of Fort Worth, nor is tie city
of Dallas jealous of its neighbor, nor do we
believe that people of Fort Worth have any
but the kindest feelings for Dallas. We
believe that each city feels a pride in the
prosperity of the other. North Texas is
large enough, and productive enough, and
rich enough to make both places grow and
flourish end develop into handsome, thriving
young cities, yearly waxing stronger 10
commercial Importance and strength. We
know that our patrons in Fort Worth have
never seen line in our columns derogatory
to the welfare of their city Notwithstanding
what the Democrat may say to the contrary,
and we know that ii is not necessary for US
to make any disclaimer to them, but we have
deemed it proper on this occasion, once for
all, to notice what the Democrat has been
pleased to say of the HERALD and what it is
constantly saying of Dallas Hereafter we
shall not condescend to notice any vsporings
or fstulences that may be INDUCED in by
the Democrat, We have noticed when men
in business or newspapers, were in nori-
bund condition, when they had reached a
point where they saw only their own wreck
and failure, that they became soured, men,
tally dyspep,ic and INDUCED in grabbed,
spiteful envious remarks of their more pros
porous neighbors. The Democrat alas has
had some experience before in riding the
rude waves Of embarrassment and stemming
The cesssless current of adversely that daily
paper must sometimes meet, and when its
bark stranded upon that dresry shore o
failure where 20 many newspaper wrecks are
strewn, TIE HERALD sincerely regretted its
sad fate and commiserated lis misfortune,
and go expressed itself. When it revived
that is when a new vessel with the same
name and under the same auspices, the
present Democrat, was launched upon
the waters VIC were glad and felt
an interest in il, and hoped that it
might ever sail over placid seas with
green isand here and there 10 delight it with
their spice laden breezes, and we hops now
luhl AOh epeh ~ BhO"f
nor Ishmael upon lie stern, however much
the indications may point that way. We
suspect that the Democrat does not feel
gracious, because the HERALD so often
fbds occasion 10 Gull matter from the columns
of thst most excell,nt, worthy, able and
courteous paper, the Fort Worth Advance.
The Advance We re glad TO know, pursuef
the QUIT, even tenor Of lie way, as becomes
assaable newspaper under well balanced
guidance. We see no evidences Of eavy, no
green marks Of jssiousy, no spiteful cater
vAulings 10 lie columns. With that broad,
generous cstholicity Of principle, and senii-
nent, IL sees good in the prosperity and
development Of every section Of the state, Of
ever town and city within the limits Of the
continent No pent up Udcs Of narrow
and bieOisd prejudice chsrsctsrizss il. bat
with rare ability and the studiOus psinstsk-
ing II is doing noble service in the bsttle for
Tsrss and The advancement Of Der cause in