The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-29

The Waco Telephone has the following to

The Waco Telephone has the following to
say,
The Cincinnati Gazette is authority for
aging that Mr.. Hayes saved 100000 out OF
me presidential salary during his four years
term. 1t says that the executive mansion
was run on strict business principles from be-
ginning to end of the last administration, and
the consequence is that the late incumbent
retired With handsome fortune, independent
OF what no possessed before. A very pretty
showing, which will relieve his grateful
counsrymsn Of the necessity OF getting up a
fund for his beneft-if such a thing were in
contemplation.
1t Is an outrage upon American decency
that any man should ever retire from tho
chief msglstracy Of the country with dollar
Of his salary left He Is paid large salary
shat he may be able to msintain tho dignity
OF the country with generous hospitality
mot that he may be enriched.
The Waco Examiner seems 10 argue
against the punishment Of criminals for their
deeds, in the following extract:
There seems TO be something catching and
fascinating In crime and its results. The
idea that the detection and punishment of
the criminal deters other evil-doers Is not
borne out by facts. Let a man DO executed
for crime, and other evil minded peraons
seem TO court notorety by porpetuating tho
very crimes for which their predecessors
were executed These reflections arc sug :
geated by the fact that the telegraph wires
are buruened, since tho successful blowing
up Of the Gar, with the accounts OF the de-
lection OF similar plots in all parts of Europe,
against tne crowned heads aud nobility.
Even in the United States, the Socialists
what misnomer-- md the communists, IL Is
said, are discussing the opiety Of sending
some of our rich nabobs into the other world
by assassination.
If it DO true that tho punishment of Grim
inals does not deter others from committing
the same deeds, ought not capital punish-
ment to DO abolished tina! the state can got
some services out of tho criminal
II is well that the legislature is not wholly
defenseless. The Terrell Star comes TO Its
rescue and actually pays 1t a compliment
BY resolutions already adopted tho legis-
lature will adjourn on Friday next Between
now and then great many small bills will
be hurried through, but it is highly improba.
bio that any measure Of importance will
hereafter be adopted. In one sons ut least
the present Legislature has been success.
They have made few Innovations upon estab-
lished laws, Hundreds Of bills have been
introduced, but the conservative wisdom of
few of our solons has happily succ, edtd
In preventing their passage. 1t is not at all
improbable that u special session of the
legislature will be called early next year. If
there are no other matters OF sufficient i'm
portance 10 warrant such CALL the re-
districtiDg tbs state so rs 10 create ten
congressional districts Instead of the six we
now have, will be an imperative necessity.
The impression seems generally 20 prevail
that there was very little wisdom maniIeated
by the l7lh Legislature. The very things it
ought to have done it either did not attempt
or else refused to do. Every assault that
could DO made upon the development aud
advancement of the State, was made by va
rlous senseless attacks on the railroads, md
by the refusal to do anything in tho interest
Of immigration.
The Sherman Courier commenting upon
the varied changes that have taken place in
Texas 10 the last few years, and the rapidly
with which tho early settlers sre passing
away, says:
He who lives now, who lived 80 year,
ago, has seen two generations spring up
"a du saI now sv,nu' ne eo'm ns,"s WIN 'u'
new business era and new lilo, Society i
changed, as we'll as association. Everything
u onsng,a. Inc sam, same roads are Travelled nc
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