The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-12
STATE PRESS REVIEW.


considerable fuss over "tho bible In the pub
Tic schools" aud the teaching Of secthrian re-
ligion IL them. TIE school law, on the SUD-
ject, should be neither prescrptive nor pro-
scriptive--itis question which every com
munity should have the right 10 regulate Tor
itself The less legisltLion in free govern
ment on religious subjects, the better.
II is proper enough for any community
tina; desires the bible taught ia the free
schools in its midst to have it done, but
is not home and the Sabbath schools the best
place for teaching children bible lessons? A
Baptist does not want his children taught
the scriptures from Presbyterian or Meth
odist standp oin! and vice versa, and tho free
schools being made up of children whose
parents are OF different religious denomina-
tions, how can all % them be pleased
The Corsicans Independent is opposed TO
the Sunday law, and says:
Although the present Sunday law is, to n
very great extent, a de1d letter on the statute
book, vet any one violating its pnrtanlcAl
requirements makes himself omelable 70 ITS
LdTT' Auu llSUlG Nv auN iluliiNub W ~ VIZ
victim of some mpecunious officer. II this
law Is so obnoxious as to cease to DO re-
epected by the masses, let il be wiped from
the statute book At once, and our present
Legislators will only be undoing the niqu'lies
of their predecessors. Wisdom never walks
like crab
The Galveston journal is apprehon'ive
that Mexican revolutions, after American
railroads are built into that country, may
occasion much loss Of American property
anilsl TO an "unpeaaautness" botweca our
country and that. Itsays;
The race for Mexico on Che part Of rail
roads is still exciting interest. II auggasts
further possible complications When our
railroads hsys mSdo that country tributary
to this, may not com lcsti)ni arise BY which
"lLtie lalsAntness" may eusua between
the two republics? Mexico unrSr It's present
rulers is favorable 10 nEr-GOmmerce with
the United States. In coun,rg whose
chiet characteristic has baen revolution, how
ever, 1t cAnno. bs expected that tho present
state Of things will long continue When
revolution comes, Of course the heavy
American ntereets in that country will suf-
fer, aud The outr'g3s against American clti-
zens will ba subject 10 stonement. What
more natural thAn ltts war in which the
Uai.ei States will, 10 use p0eticsl expires
sion, ";Goos in" Mexico? When il occurs,
just remember that the journal "told you
So"
MOI much danger Of revolution, we !ske
it. for railroads with their civilzing Influences
will put an otlectusl end to thai species Of
Mexican amusement. The Journals 'tol
you SO" Will DO hardly have to be ut'ered,
but dos tho Journal remember that the
Old woman exclaimed, 81 told you sol" when
informed that the COW Lad eaten the grind
stone2
The Panols Waterman is opposed to the
employment of women rs clerks In the de.
partmenta NJ Austin and gushe, thus:
We arc for charuing women under any
and all circumstances, but We question the
propriety of the adoption Of this resolutions;
because il brings her 10 open contact with
the vulgar world, and the fsct that she a.
sumel the sphere Of a msa, tenis TO lessen
the respect the opposite sex have FOR her.
gether--the mAin pillow that bears up tss
ediGce OF our social organism, and to ba raw
Crenced and ad0rod A. she nov is, she should
not be exposed in public places. Mr. Presi,
dent | move that the resolution go under
the table, never sgaia " BIS resurfocted il
this Ttate.
The Waterman ought TO come out Of th'
pine woods of Pnnols now aud then anC
catch breath Or two Of progress and I'D
vaneed civilization. To show further hos
far behind the ago and the necessities Of tn
times the Wa Gilman is, nc also give from i.
columns his paragraph:
Lieut. Gov storey thinks common schou
education should be confaed to the thre
Rs resdn', rim and rithmelic-Wsc
Examiner.
This il evidence Of tho governors goo
sense. The government never intended {
educate any except the INDECENT, snd Chi
class emily 10 tie rudiments Of the Englis
LANGUAGE.
Toerer no use in denying IL Ills alamen
sble fac! that specimens of pllocene man al
here in Texas, actually .alive and apparent
doing well.
The Marshall Herald is enthusiastic in i
endorsement of the railroad immigration ei
terptise headed by Hon...W. w. Lang as pres
dent, and says:
'Tnis is one of the grandest institution
that has ever been Organise and has
boundless field for its oper tons, and
destined to accomplish more in populatr
and developing the states interested than q
hsimni grafton bureaus and land measure
established by state legislation. The co
' psny mas DO lands of it's own TO sell, and vi
not present the claims or advantages of OF
state, or county, or railroad over those OF AZ
other, This will insure to every immirraI
honest and fair information upon whiJ
they can rely"
Because the railroads are doing so muC
to populate the state, it is no reason tho sta
should do nothing just so far as 1t can
under existing constitutional inhibitions
ought to 20, and it ought, also, AZ once
rid itself Of the constitutional stone wall ba
ring it from efficient action in this diractio
The Henderson News thinks deep water
Sabine Pass will greatly tend to devel,
eastern Texas and advance the CONNIE
cial interests Of that section. We fail
comprehend how Sabine Pass will az.
the.e results moro than deep water at Ga
weston will. We have no word 10 ur
aa.inst tho itnrro am ant ~ Tho h.r =. {. IL;