The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-01

spect ~ its experiences and success within
Tho last two or three years. The life Of q
papef, like The life Of man, Il full Of ups
and downs ordinarily, and It's merit Is gene.
rally measured by the public as the man is,
by the test of success Many questions Of
grave interest TO this section, and, indeed,
the entire State, have arisen since the pres
ent management took charge Of the HER
AID, and no little caution and foresight
were required TO handle them in that man
ner best calculated TO do good, and at
the same time comport with correct princi-
pie and influence public thought. But it is,
we trust, pardonable boast that we bave
striven to place our journal, under all such
circumstances, upon the plane Of progress
iveness and dignified independence, while
we have guarded carefully the interests of
our own city and looked after the welfare
of all Texas. Indeed, the ideas of journal
ism and the intelligence of the masses have
so changed, ard happily, too, within the few
years jusy past, that no paper could
hope 70 achieve any permanent success
by Adopting a contrary course. 1t is
feet patent to those who have watched the
growth of the HERALD for the past two or
three years that constant improvements
have been made in its general appearance
and o continued addition made in the mat
ter of Geographic, general, State and local
news. Indeed it has been our aim and a
determination never lost sight of, to make
this paper newspaper in every sense OF
the word not party paper, not personal
concern, not denominational advocate,
not city advertising sheet or apologist or
state journal, but a metropolitan news
paper where all the controlling and latest
facts, of either State, national or
general interest might be seen
by the reading pablo. In treat
ing of local or general matters we have
been actuated by desire simply to arrive
at the truth, regardless of consequences,
and stripped of all prejudice, injustice, NAL
ice or discrimination toward any man or
party or section. The sensation Of the hour
might have been created by personal attack,
or species Of journalistic piquancy, which
produced the momentary laugh, but we ap-
peal to our patrons as to the persistence
with which we have avoided such course
and adhered to the original intention Of
publishing and building up
genuine, dispassionate and indie
pendent newspaper, simply alive to what
ever was progressive, and dumb on all sub
iects that were merely individual and spite
full. We have been by our geographical
position called upon necessarily to notice,
either in advocacy or condemnation, many
questions touching the growth and expan-
sion and the material and social develop
ment of new country, and as we look
back over the stand assumed in these col
umns under the varying subjects treated,
we will be pardoned the seeming vanity of
the conclusion that our position has been,
in nearly every instance, endorsed finally
by the people to whom our suggestions
were offered 1t may be interesting to the
patrons of the HERALD, those who have
given us good cheer and generous
support in the past, to review with
us briefly some of the questions of
popular interest that have been advocated
by us in nearly every instance before they
became matters Of general notice. LIST. In
the very van of the movement, and second
only to one paper in the State, the HERALD
became the champion pure independent
journalism in this State, and now what is
the result? Simply that nearly every in
fuential paper in Texas is following the ex-
ample and adopting the policy of running
a newspaper rather than an organ. People
who properly support papers nowadays
do SO for the news, not for fidelity to
any sect's or party's views, and the
example and suggestions of the
HERALD and others of its class have
too clearly demonstrated this fact to admit
dispute. !. 3D. Against the Greenback. craze
that was SO enticing to the popular mind
at one period, the paper promptly ard per-
emptorily set its face in combat, exhibiting
and illustrating from day to day the fasci-
mating ana beguiling sophisms that threat
ened to win from honest faith and true
principal, thousands of well-meaning 'peo-
pie who for the moment failed to detect the
lurking financial error that had
ruined so many others, even the
most practical, in times past.
Sd. Months ago. before the matter began to
attract TIC general attention Of the press
and public, we commenced agitating in our
columns the question of a revision of the
tariff, and stood almost alone with the
Louisville Courier-Journal. Since then il
has become a national question Of para
mount interest and discussion and the fact
becomes a matter Of testimony TO the cor
rectness of our horoscope Of the political
future and the advanced character Of our
positions. 4th. But while thus devoting a
portion of our time and space to matters OF
interest we feel more gratihed by far at
the result Of advise given and suggestions
made as to questions of a more local char
acter. We have been the unqualified advo-
cate Of the building Of railroads in this
State and particularly touching this city and
point with pride 10 the successful construc-
ton ofsuch roads as the Dallas Trunk, the
Dallas & Wichita, the Chicago, Texas n
Mexican Central. al enterprises Of which
we we're among the first and most per
sisteut promoters, so far as reaching and
influencing the public was concerned, and
which are bound to prove Of incalculable
benefit to this city and section. 5th. II il
bat a matter Of recent notoriety that the
positions taken by the HEnALp in reference
t. the gas and water troubles Of last sum
mer have been at last substantially adopted
by thee ity Council. We commended that
the city ought not 20 antasonize these
companies or build competing
works. and such intention has
indeed been wholly abandoned
Gth. In all our remarks upon the subject
We have stood BY suffering women. advo-
eating for her ereaier freedom and Increased