The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01


very latest data. To do this no pains have
been spared by us. Our own special agents
have been sent through the state, going over
every section of 1t at great expense, and
oonsump ption oftime and the expenditure Of
labor, and have gathered up the data which
have been again carefully revised and pre-
pared for publication In the offices Of the
HHRALp. In addition to this We have laid
the officers of the state and county officials
tributary 10 US, and in this way have OBJ
tanned all such matter as was not gathered
BY our own men 20 that all of it may be re-
lied upon as strictly accurate, or a. nearly
so as can be obtained within the borders Of
the state to-day by anyone in any possible
enterprise. To pursue with anything like
perseverance, and consistency, such broad
plan a. originally determined on would
necessarily require vast amount of data,
and II inaccuracies or errors occur, it must be
set down to want of time in sitting and
classifying the data. A mass Of matter has
necessarily been left over owing to the late
hour Of lis arrival at our ONCE. and much
has proven valueless in consequences of the
manner of its compilation. The subjects
upon which the major part OF
such data treated, however, have been
written up from other authentic informa-
ton thereon in our possession. In word,
the state has been literally ransacked, and
what has been learned has been given forth
in manner in all cases which seemed most
fitting to US and best calculated TO bring
out most prominently those facts under
the various heads, about which there was
the greatest interest and Inquiry. As be-
fore stated the subject proposed, which was
Texas, has been viewed and treated from
every conceivable standpoint Of general in
toros. 10 the public, end first in importance
and that about which there have been 20
many conflicting rumors 10 Its
POLITICAL CONDITION.
In discussing the state politically We have
pursued an entirely new plan, striving to
give upon 90 weighty q matter the very
best and most authentic information posi-.
bic Of being obtained. 1t would have been
comparatively easy to write up the political
condition Of Texas ourselves, making such
declarations as we chose, and dwelling at
such length as we chose upon the state gov
eminent, the various departments,
the manner In which they were
run and the status OF Affairs within
our borders at the present time, but
had We done this many might have ques-
toned our statements In the frst place and
in the second our remarks would have been
entitled 10 no more credence than those OF
some one else who. equally honest, might
have yet taken altogether different view
Of Affairs. irresponsible utterances ire
plentiful, both in the streets and BY the
press, and political sfflistion too oasn
oolors 20 highly the criticism that truth
suffers. With these reflections in mind
and in order that the world might take un-
hesitatingIy our political write up OF Texas
a. the actual condition OF things, we have
published the officiaI reports Of the heads
Of the various departments themselves
under oath and the great seal Of the state
Of Texas They hsv. been, it is true. con
d.ns.d 10 rome extent to suit the present
purpose, but what has been given !, strictly
Official. One OF the chief subjects Of In
guirx and OF especial Interest 70 both the
citizen and the strargsr i a. % the politi- /
cal coniifi0n Of q STATE, what ss depart
meuts and government. financial condition.
how public aHsirz are administered and
fb. eract status Of things The
man Who s-tsnfivsiy rssds What ne
have rive1 him With referenoe
20 the rgrernm.ni an , p1iiticsl CONDITION
o. Tsras vin %. only be sn.blei 20 sse
just ho~ q T. sitoa-ed. buf be uili find her
rm1nE The mos prosperous sd not fsTor-
ally oosii-iuned rstst in tie American
anton. fnrrcially. ns 70 lsv and ordsr. and