The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02
Reform
To tho Editor of the Herald.

There Is no standing STILL There is
either advance or retrograde. Wonderful
has been the advance of science and art in
the last fifty years. But there is much
need of advance in civil, moral and social
affairs. There is no security to life nor
prosperity unless We have good and just
laws, and have them faithfully executed, i
hope will be carried out.
see in some parts OF
Arkansas men are called from their bust
ness to tend court as Jurors and witnesses
tor we eks and do not get pay enough to
moro than pay tavern bills. Cases are laid
over from term to term, thus putting the
county to great expense. AS n remedy
suggest that three or four good judges be
elected who shall decide all causes, or elect
by ballot twelve or fifteen jurors us
y standing jury. as failures to exc.
the incompetency or corruption OF
Jurors. That any Of these jurors may have
formed an opinion need not hinder their
giving Just decision any more than II does
good judge.
10 advance rs a people, we must educate
the masses. Colleges cannot reach this
point. Let us, then, make provisions for
universal education, and have compulsory
education. And rs intellectual culture
alone cannot make good soci.
ETY., let us have the NOR
Mr.. Payne says Christ's morals have never
been excelled. SO all sensible, honest men
must admit. Let us have also certain
number Of hours each day OF education IL
.our state prisons. And let us so arrange o,
to make the labor Of convicts pay for stoler
Vsvoperty aud expenses. This reform may
seem extravagant to some, but II is Just
humane and right. Our courts and prison,
should aim at bcttering society. The re-
forms hero suggested will do so. All on
temperance. moves have hitherto proven
failures. First because the friends of 80
briefly have misdirected their efforts
Second, and they have aimed /,
do too much. To prohibit tn
use OF spirits entirely IL impossi
bic. And TO dcnounoc the man VIII,
drink sin moderation, or even TO excess, A
guilty as the basest Of men, is shocking 4
honest men Of common sense. Adultery
lying, Partially, lasincss, hypocricy an
dishonesty are greater and more injuriou
Hut drunkenness and drunkard.makin
arc bad crimes.
Then suggest, first, that TO max
or sell poison spirits be made q crimns
offence mbjccting such TO severe penal,,
Then put the seller Of good spirits undo
bond. And purish him Tor letting . min,
or drunken man have spirits. And punis
him p,.o Tor letting men get drunk at h
hcu<e To try 10 deprive oil men from III
use Of spirits by prohibition becaul
eanis - II one should say b
cause aoms men steal horses let US ba
ish horses from the country. No, let
put the thief In the penitentiary and NAL
him work and ray Cor the horse II not +
stored, and educate MIN, a. well as wo,
him.. And Let Us fine every man Sc,
drunk IN public. go f.r the iirs, often,
80 for the. second, and II need b
and education. A great m,
hes sa!d "Tho)oye of money l. the root
~ evil" ISh Just - long . Office. hcl
Ing 10 lucrative corrupt, selfish partlr
money: peoken viii seek and obiaIn On,
Though Iual Or Rsntlcmen 81 washir
5 Con 70 live n spleidof Cd 81 The Sws2t a
.tcn q b .poof, ofzl,iais ought
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