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

The Emory Argus ought not to bring up
.,ch unpleasant reminders a. it does in the
following;
narer~l Grant certainly has the most de-
',;sa memory in the world, be contended
! !soGe Garfield should withdraw Robinson.
Ss..u.e he was not the choice of the New
%N,L senators. When Grant was President,
,ssnnoipted Simmons for collector at the
~, ~ Boston, against the earnest prot st of
ho,h the Massachusetts, senators; ami Conk-
mo has = bad memory, too, or is inconsistent
tor he voted for the confirmation Of Sim
M sgainst the wishes Of his compeers
from Massachusetts,.
Our contemporary, the BRENNAN Banner,
commenting upon the pardoning of batch
Of convcts in the penitentiary by the Cover
nor. among whom were two or three with
Nfa sentence, takes the Governor to task for
doing it, con,ending that they should have
remained for life. Tho Banner forgets that
the imprisonment ola criminal is not SO
much to punish him as it is to reform him
OF course, the imprise nment is a punishment
but if after long term Of years as convict
At hard labor, the prisoner shows conclusive
" that he is a penitent and changed man,
the yiciousness of his nature has been over
come and that he can 90 back into
tho world and take up the labors
and the duties of man and
perform them as becomes good citizen
thus making himself factor for god in the
economy of life, why not let him &c? His
ten or his twenty years Of labor in prison
earb, mmured within walls by day and a
cell by night, shut out from the communipgs
Of bis fellow men, the presence and the
endesrments of those he loves and that love
him, is terri BILE punishment and a terrible
lesson 10 him, and as man is not totally
deprsved, not all bad, not inherently vicious,
why not give him chance for repsration
and for self redemption when he has, through
his years Of confinement and suffering, man
Tested undoubted contrition aud reformation.
The Banner says:
These men were convicted of either rape
or murder, the only two capital off,Dces on
our statute books. The fact of their having
been sentenced to the penitentiary for lite
must be accepted as prims facie evidence OF
their guilt, and if guilty the sentence should
be executed. A ststistician some time ago
published statement showing that large
majority of the men sentenced to the peni-
Co e.
an average term Of ten years. With aknowl.
edge Of this fact the sentence of life term in
the penit, ntiary is completely Invested of its
terror and significance. The pardonipg Of
convicts sentenced for life Is calculated to
have demoralizing effect upon the criminal
classes, and it shows that the man who COM
mits capital offense stands as good, If not
abetter chance of escaping with fewer years
OF service in the penitentisry than the man
who steals horse or sets fire to house. In
extending mercy 10 the living criminal his
murdered victim seems..to be lost sight of.
The murderer, when Staying his victim, loses
sight of mercy Altogether, and equal justice
demands that the criminal be treated with
no more mercy than he himself showed.
The Sherman Courier. Chronicle is not in
love with General Grant It does not bow
down and worship at his shrine nor throw
Itself under the wheels of his car. It speaks
Of him just like he WAS an ordinary man and
avery ordinary one at that It calls him
nsmes and snaps its fingers at bis supposed
pres nee and omnipotence both. Naughty,
naughty, hsrd-hearted, unregenerate, unre-
constructed Courier Chronicle. Listen at il:
In his gushing interview with Chicago
reporter last Monday, Grant pronounced
himself emphaticslly as with Conkling and
Flat in this contest. 1t was not necessary
for the great gift taker to come all the way
from Mexico to tell US this, and 1t will not
make single convert to tho cause Of thu
party traitors because be did. Any one with
q grain Of sense could have guessed how
Grant stood on this issue. II is not because
no dislikes Garfield or loves Conk.
ling. 1t would have been the
same had any other man been presi.
dent and some other senator playing
the role to which "Lawd" Roscoe is now
engaged. Grants third term aspirations
were sat down upon, and that is all there is
70 his twaddle. The truth is, Garfield has
displayed more tact craftsmanship, and de-
termination TO do his duty, in tho three
months no has. been president than did the
great American hog, during the eight years
OF his administration of affairs. The people
are not interested in what Useless thinks of
this contest; not even to tho extent of having
the Geographic columns of the press burden
ed with his opinions. Ho has had his cay;
hao 1t for long, weary time; md ho should
Keep bis mouth shut, The people fol. re-
heved while no was in Mexico, and it ia their
earnest wish that he return there soon, to
remsin-forever!
The Waco Teleph A., calling attention 10
the pub ication in j. COLUMNS of tho speach
made recently 10 ST. Louis by Ex-Governor
~ b. Hubbard, pays tho following merited
compliments to that distinguished GENTLE
man:
one OF the most interesting snd certainly
most practical speeches ever made by ex.
Governor Richard B. Hubbard is republish-
ca on the outside pages Of this mornings
paper. The ex-governor was visiling at st.
Louis on railroad bushes, ard prior 10 his
departure the business men of that city, rep
resented by the board Of trade, determined 10
lender him a banquet, expressive Of their
appreciation OF his efforts 10 connection with
me Texas " ST Louis railroad, an enterprise
.nat Is destined 10 promote trade relations
between st. Louis and Texas to o wonderful
oeeree. Not alone the leading merchants,
capitalists and railroad msgrates Of ST. Louis
out prominent men from other citiaa and