The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-23
STATE PRESS REVIEW.


lerg,ben legislative sessions from sixty TO
o0e buuorru days at a per diem not exceed.
ing S. per day 10 Of course debatsble
question. Itwi,h the ether proposed amend.
men,s tc be voted on BY the people 10 Sep
iember ought to be thoroughly discussed
pro and con by the press and BY the people
.hemselves before the election day, but it
there can be no argument urged against the
adoption Of this particular amendment with
more reason or common sense in IL, than the
following from the Rusk county News, why
fought certainly TO DO adopted and unani-
mously. Its not the quantity Of legislation
that 10 detrimental 10 the state. but the
quality thereof, and If the legislature have
the time. which the adoption Of this amend.
msnt will give it, to studiously and msturely
consider the legislation proposed during ito
session, so as to eliminate all crudiiies ard
reject all useless innovations. TIE state will
be greatly bent fitted. What connection tho
psrsonelle of the legislature, in SO far as the
Noca.ions of its members may be,
hm to do with the length of a
session is zone of those things that
no flow can find out" Crossroads
poitcisns often howl from the stump against
professional men being elected to legisls-
lures, and grow maudl,n about "tue honest
yeOmsnry," butsu-h balderdash is out Of
place in sensible newspaper discussing an
Important question with a sens,ble public.
The News says:
Surely legislature can accomplish much
in sixty days, If it goes to work 10 earnest.
Ono If the amendments to tha constitution
that the people will be called upon 10 Sep
tember nexsto vote rs to, will be whether
ths lygislslur5 shall bs allowed to remain 10
session 100 days. AZ SIS per day, instead of 60
DAYS rs the law now provides for, and VIZ
earnestly hope and expect that tho 100 day
proposition will os knocked higher than u
iie." There is AT present, according to our
ysw, altogether too much legislation.
which is calculated to do a
country entirely mora harm than good. We
might mention another fact in this connec.
lion, our legislatures are too nearly com,
posed of professional msn--lawyers partcu.
larly. We much desire to see the tine when
the honest ,eomaury OF the labd-the
horny handed iillers Of the soil-wil have a
larger representation than now. They are
Justly emitted TO 1t, being largely 10 the
majority. A few good lawyers are actusly
needed in the legislature to frame such lsws
as may be suggested by the ripe experience
of the educated farmer or mechanic Let
us at once nip 10 the bud" any movement
that has for its object the frightening of the
Sessions of the legislature, and 10 the future,
Il possible let's make up this body of plan,
practical men, and more general satisfaction
will b. given.
The Corsicsna Independent is opposed to
csmpmee,irgs and gives its reasons 10 the
following. We publish what the Independ-
ent says without discussion, as it might b.
mixing church and state. The Independent
says:
We ore opposed to campmee.ings for sew.
ersl reasons, but especially US hot,beds OF
gross immOrslity, aid Offering open eDcour.
aement for indulgence in the lusls and pas.
sions of the fish. BJ.h the places selected
and the houis are Conducive OF this. The
hoy and piously inclined and the ~ lco
guid'' may shut ,hsir eyes 10 this, and may
hi, their hands in holy horror at The
mere mention Of such charge, but
the charge can be fully subs.nn,iateo
by facts, that ought to blot out for
ever the nams Of 'campmsating' from the
language. A campmceting within range OF
ac!y Is Disgrace 10 christianity and ought
10 bsstopped by law, if the laws OF decency
and morality do not sooner or later frown II
out OF existence The scr pure says, "l,t
everything be done dtcentIy and in order >
lndtcency and disorder seems 10 bs the rule
a!lhese holy fairs, instead Of Tearing Low
10 flee from the wrath to come" We be-
neve those VINO get up camp.
mee!ingsdo so with tho very bsst inlen
non, believing that they are serving their
Lord sAd Master by spreading thu good lid
,ngs OF pardon in every way possible, bu we
Dehe'e they are rrbly mistaken when
they soolhe themselves into the delusion that
h9 good done at them 10 more than commen
sufa1e with the evil enacted The II iuence
o. evil is more widespread, and travels faster
Insn good, and fearful responsibility rests
upon the heads Of those wno give aid and
encouragement to all methods Of evil. The
csmpmeetlng is one Of them, and the "day
will reveal IT,"
The Wsco Telephone but echoes our
sentiments ia the following paragraph
Tho democratic party nor no other party
can afford to tie itselfto the tail of any pro-
@ctionist who buys his way to public
place. The Telephone says:
Its charged by the friends of defeated
candidates before the recent democratic
Convention in Ouio that the nomination of
Mr. bookwsller for governor was procured
~, oroe'y, aud that the candidate spent
S-oVV in Columbus on the day Of the
vVnVent'on. Now this Is either q very
.uameIui SANDER, the authors Of which
,aould Dc punished by oslracsm and pub.
Nv contempt In case the law provides no
Ioie dtnuite punishment, or else Is is q
Su.a which should force MIR. Book waters
nM'nifswal or his defeat at the polls II be
peFs'sssi 10 remsiHipg on the ticket
The Pamela Waterman man, Il IL likely
=" got his foot Ia II, in the following. L
A0agins is the bad man he represents him &c
W." is possible that after the Goth q
august Is passed, and the earth continues Ia
wing around her accustomed circle, that b
y" 20 cunning around Carthage huntir 4
@gofe' But what woula the wstchmsu
A''a 10 II the world was to pa,s In IL checks