The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-07
THE rlEoTrop YESTERDAY,

Az wIll bo seen by the returns THIS morn
inc, Colonel John Stone, tho republican
nominee, was elected mayor by a small
msiodty, defeating Judge Good, tho present
incumbent and democrat, though not inc
nominee Of his party, 40 the party MADE no
nomination. Aldermen Bohny and WheelocK'
of the second and third wards respectively
both republicans, we're defeated for re'eiec-
ton. though In mentioning the politics OF
these latter, we do not wish to BIO understood
that they were party nominees, for IN none OF
the wards nor in the may orally election, can ~
hardly be said that party lines were drawn
Upon the face of the whole matter, Judge
Good democrat, being beaten, and the only
two aldermen, republicans, standing LOT
election being also defeated, it would seem
that a revolution of sentiment, mighty
change in the minds ofthe people had tsken
place. The question naturally arises, why is
il. Why this sudden reversion OF the oroer
of things? That we might the. more In
telligently be able to speak on the suo)ech
we interviewed last evening, after the re-
suits were known, several ppminent, leading
thoughtful, reliable gentlemen, and az cur
rent opinion, give the gist Of what we
cleaned srom them. In the first place, it
seems that the republican party was
thoroughly organized and drilled and put IN
the person of Colonel John .Stone,a regular
nominee, in the field. The democrats were
Indifferent; they made no nominations; they
took no especial interest in the matter, hun
dreds of them staying away from the polls as
is evidenced by the small vote cast through
out the city. Now, the natural qnery was
"Why this apathy on the part of the demo-
crats?" The current opinion seemed to BIZ
that those thinking of the matter at all or
caring thought the democratic party strong
enough to elect Judge Good without their
assistance, while others, especially the busl-
ness men, tie taxpayers, had gotten tired
of continual taxation, OF repeated
promises of reform and retrenchment never
carried into effect, and furthermore, the
monotonous groove into which the affairs OF
the democratic party had fallen. A fe"
men, says one gentleman to us, always
appear at the front, always dictate and direct
at all democratic meetings in the city, men
too, who, in the main, pay no taxes or very
little, and who have no material interests
involved, The business men and taxpayers
are tired out with the routine, and thought
that perhaps change would be for the
better-certainly could not be for the worse
and many democrats voted for Stone,
knowing him to be safe and
successful business man. One gentleman
said to us thst a short time since few OF
the representative business men OF the city,
backed up with the approval of the business
men and tax payers of Dallas, went down to
Austin to represent to the Legislature that in
their opinion as representative business men
OF the state, who had its material and com
mercial interests at heart, and who under.
stood them thoroughly that there ought not
now to be any such legislation as that pro-
posed against railroads. Hardly had they
gotten to Austin before meeting was held
made up largely, if not wholly,
of men woo pay no taxes
who have no business interests
in the matter and the question OF
railroad enterprise and development, which
passed resolutions rejecting upon them, and
of their endeavors. These
things considered with the further considera-
ton of the material sent by the democratic
party of the state to the legislature, the
the enterprising, progressive men,
Democrats in principle, are getting tired and
worn out and say TO themselves: "if these are
the results of democracy, we want to try
else-we want to so up higher
and achieve something better" These
views as we CLEANED them we have given
them and it seems to DO current opinion in