The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-04


which when opportunity offers 10 this coun,
try will not fail 10 operate 10 the injury Of
the people and of republican government.
During the campaign of 1880 ridiculous
eff irt was made by the republican leaders 10
get up an "Irsh republican convention"
and 10 convey the impression that Irishmen
all over the country were pouring in hot
haste into the republican ranks. This wis q
feeble lie, which did not have strength to
stand up. A few weeks time suificed 10
expose the gag. 1t brought ridcule upon
the republican leaders from all sides, for
everybody knows that since its birth the
republican party has abused and villifsd
Irishmen and has always been ready to pat
John Bull on the back when he proceeds
TO bully and bedog and kill his IIish sub.
jects.
How little II does take to satisfy some
people. The Bedford Inquirer 10 a republi-
can paper, published in Pennsylvania, and
tits greatly consoled with the idea that if
the president should die no wouli be sue
ceeded by General Arthur. A leather medal
ought 10 ba voted tbs Inquirer at once. L.
says;
patty for the president coupled with ex-
pressions of regret that in the event Of death
General Arthur will succeed to the preei-
deDcy. The feeling which prompted .Lch
expressions as these last has passed away,
thanks partly to the fact that the public has
learned a good deal about e neral Arthur OF
late and has u learned good deal more,
but thanks chiefly to tho manner in when
hat Ia n h,
course of the very trying ordeal TO which he
has been subj ,cted. From being in the
popular view M additional occasion of nlar m,
the prospect OF General Arthurs Contingent
succession has become en- element of conso-
lation.
The American Sentry Is a greenbsck or
gan printed in New York City-you can
fad almost any kind OF paper in New
York. The Sentry is very enthusiastic in
behalf of the greenbaek cause and lets ,ofi
the following;
Five years ago our candidates for president
and vice president received not more than
eighty thousand votes all told. and at the
last election the number actu lily reported.
which was, We have good reason 10 believe,
considerably less than il should have been,
reached 86U,000 while now, after the lapse
OF only lew months, If we had Candidates
In the fsld for those offices, more than q
million votes would DO ready Tor them, This,
o. every one knows, Is not random talk, but
simple statement based on actually occur.
ring facts. Ia every part OF the country
crowds OF men are assembling, coming in
from every district, by hundreds and thou
md N.,k ...r ha "A
and counsel with each other in regard 10 tn, IN.
And at every such assemblsg', u large per-
centage IS composed of men who
but yesterday belonged to one or the Other
of the great political parties, between which,
rs seen from the standpoint of the new party
now forming, the difference 10 too small to
DO worth any serious thought These men
are not srunk. 1t is too early 10 the day for
that. Are they crazy There is method Ms
well as money and work 10 their msdness
This. AS every one must see, is not only a
sudden, but most extraordinary upri,ing OF
the people, occurring also, MS it does, at n
time when no important elections arc i'm.
pending. No lucrative offices are held out
to view. to tempt tho ambition or exotic the
cnpidity of leaders II the sentiment that
underlles this movement is insanity, u denial
OF the fact that political earthquake Is ap.
preaching, 10 something worse No, no
This is tue beginning OF revoluton-peace
sble bloodless-as we believe AID hope, and
yet revolution thst viii not stop until it
has accomplished its purpose.
Itmay be that there are more than nils
lion greenback voters in the country now
somehow there are slways more of them be-
tween elections than when the polls arc OPEN
and down here in Tcxss "lhe woods are full
of EN-" Why right here in Dallas
county there are ut lesst-well TWEEN
ty'ave or thirty greenbsckers. The Sentry
says the revolution is going on which
Ia to be 'peaceabe, bloodless" 1t hopes, yet
II is IA revolution that will not stop until
II has accomplished lie purpose" We are
70 inser then that " 1t cannot accomplish lis
p irpo,e pesceably and without blood, it will
q to arms AM give la opponents taste q
sho. and shell and cold steel and dsluge the
county In blood. Thi. Is not wise way 10
try for recruits. 10 this free land of ours
people cannot be threatened into espousii q
political opinions Although this county
has been cursed with q Gaitesu, nihilism,
nor communism, or socialism can ever take
front here.
II strange sort Of reasoning In behalf
Of murder that the Russian nibilss indulge
in. They Kill emperors to convince the
people that murder Is not murder. The
Philadelphia Times says Of the leading
nibilisl now 10 ,ha country as follows:
Encouraged by Wendell PHILLIPS. out
spoken sympathy with their purposes, ,he
executive committee Of the Russian liberals,
called nihilist., have issued an address TO the
American people pointing out the purposes
Of the present liberal movement 10 Russis
and the means which lie promoters are com.
PEELED TO adopt simultaneously with this
publication tho leader Of the movement, Leo
Hartmann. has arrived In New York and
rciterates the substance OF tho c0mmit,ee's
adore" In conversations with journalists.
Hartmenn Ia tho man identified "a chief
sgont In most OF tho recent attacks upon the
obstinate autocracy. A price 10 pu! upon
his head In his own country and he ia only
safe In Europe on English or Swis soil. /.
was announced somo weeks ago that he had
left London for America 10 carry on ,he
propaeand here The Russian auIhori,ie.
were instantly on the alert, when II was ,elo
graphed that no had sailed for this country
on a R,itriom steamer. He gives, a an
tllneirattau ~ thu f,rova a amen nj tha r.,nt,,