The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-12
STATE PRESS REVIEW.

crystalized. The legislature has been literally
beeeiged with petitions asking for prohibi
ton. Itwould create great aatter all over
the state II tho amendment should be sub
mitted 10 the people, and wo believe il will
be Submitted. Whisky is a great evil, but
the rex, question after tho adoption of the
amendment would be- TO enforce tho law
against tho evil. IL Is asserted that there is
more drunkonness in prohibatory states than
any whcrceso.
The Jefferson Democrat defends is own
position in opposing prohibitory law and
ct the same time hits those papers favoring
that yet advertise drinking saloons, side
wipe. The Democrat says
The Longview New Era characterizea
these papers that are opposed to prohibito
Yy liquor iHw, as giving aid and comfort to
the whisky business, aud romarks "that they
must DO expecting large revenues in the why
of advertising in the future, for whisky
Dealers" And Immediately afterwards re-
mRrks: ut Is true we have advertised for
those engaged In the business and may do 80
again, but that has nothing 10 do .ith our
views on the business, neither arc we pos.
sessed OF bitterness against the gentlemen in
toleratee the business that wo would hurl
thunderbolt"
Business, business. business! In other
words, as long rs there Is u doln, TO be made
by holding out allurcmentB to men, young
and old, by describing, ia elegant Language,
tho destinations Of "A drinking saloon, the
columns oftbe pous editor of tho New Era
are open to them. II sttkea a plain man
a utln kuna
deal TO do with the editors position, mad
leaves him open 10 reproach. His nbstrsc
views on the business according TO bis theory,
are one thing, and his making himself use
tul TO the ssoone for money, isquite another
thing.
As everything about Mr.. Jay Gould is la
vested with m interest for Texas readers just
now, We take tho following from the Waco
Telephone:
jay Gould IS popularity supposed to DO
buying something every day or 80, in the
shape of railroad. telegraph on steamship
property. Heis also an extensive dealer ia
stocks and bonds, and takes rs lovingly to
mining interests rs to other spcculations. He
establishes iron works. builds elevators and
operates barge lines. lie lot il DO known at
Galveston the other day that he might proba-
bly, build railroad to city at tho
mouth Of tho Brszos II Galveston
falls 10 appreciation Of his plans. 1t is not
surprising then, that the public sometimes
wonders why Jay Gould doesn't buy news
paptr--ono Of the metropolitan daies In
New York. II twas perhaps sequence Of
this trsin Of thought that started rumor in
New York state the other day that Jay
Gould had bought tho Now York Herald, the
leading newspaper, by all odds, of America.
The tunor gained extensive circulation, and
streightwav the Herald was delugod with ia
qu'ries to know il il too had gone the way
OF railroads, Telegraph systems, etc, and fsl
len into the clutches Of tho groli absorbor
tselacled enc interogstory and gave thereto
the following reply, which suiliced for ell:
Nv Is irae that Jay Gould has bought the
Herald Ho purchased il yesterday. lie
paid three cents for it,
The Telephone ia behind tho times il IL does
not know that Mr. Gould owns newspaper.
In fact he owns two, both metropolitan dailies,
The New York Tribune and the New York
World, and to show you wha, his politics
are, one is partisan republican and the
other d partisan democratic paper.
We clip tho following from tho Houston
Post:
Yesterday We smoked cigar handed us
BY DR.. John A. Downey, made of Cuba To-,
bacco grown by Mr. +. j. Webb,of Columbus,
and found II very good. Tho flavor was
decided and tho ash was white m tenacious.
II lacked strength, but wo were informed that
this was caused by tho leaf having been
plucked before arriving at full maturity, and
that any and all grades of strength can DO
made OF tho same tobacco by skillful msnip.
ulation. The seed had boon procured from
the West Indies, and this was tho result of
Tho itst experiment upon ii. Mr.. Webb
proposes TO embark In the business and TO
devote his whole energies 10 tho effort Of
raising quality OF tobacco tba! shall CON-
pare fsvorsbly with the foreign article.
While VIC do not believe tobacco can over
be madoa paying crop anywhere in Texas,
unless II DO in the eastern timbored portion
OF tho state, Yet we commend experimenting
in Its culture. II takes heavy dues to mature
thoroughly and give richness to tobacco, and
these we do not have in Texas, especially
west of tho Brszos river.
The San Antonio Express is opposed to
too much regulation Of railroads especially
by legislators who never cav rod until
they won't to Austin TO take their seats. Il
says;
The railroaders have sent memorial 10
tho legislature showing that tho railroads In
this state have been unable To nav dividenda