The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-16

ranks This custom, however, ln this
section has nov gone out Of lash.
ion, and people Cease TO look Tor
the ablesi, nut catch VIZ the most
available aud locally popular men and hurl
them INTO the legislature on tbs tide Of
party majpfities, and yet these same people
will be lhe first 10 become captiOus and
oayil II their noyioes fail TO display that
pfofundty OF thought characteristic oi
modern Lycurgus. Had the people TO de-
pend upon the candidates for the legisla-
ture Tor the discussion OF state issues they
would be supremacy igno ant OF the affairs
Of their state and, yet they are willing To
send legislators to AuGtin TO frame laws
for them, without seeming TO care III the
least to know what their views are upon
any state issues or without even stopping TO
enquire whether their favorite has acquain
lance with any OF the Important issues that
will be- brought before them. The next
legislature will be called upon to vote in
dlsposing of the free-schoOl issue, the
schuol.land question, and If any OF these is
sues have peen discussed by the candidates
Tor the legislature in this district we have
failed 10 hear fit Houston Sun.
THINGS WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
There are great many things seen and
unseen, In heaven and on earth, that we &c
not understand, but what puzzles us most
is: We do not understand how farmers
can afford to raise cotton at eight ana ter
cents, and pay eighteen and twenty cents
for bacon and lard We don't understand
why they will as intelligent men, risk
everything on cotton and pay ten cents
pound for beef. We don't understand how
they can afford to sell corn at from twenty
five cents to q dollar and pay
such enormous prices for meats
We don't understand why, they
don't plant less cotton and more
corn, and out the corn into meat. If they
would do this they would get more fol
their cotton and get their meat for just
about half what it now costs them. We
don't understand why they don't cultivate
less land, have more pasturage and raise
more horses and mules We don't under.
stand why they don't see that as long al
they buy meat on credit at 20 cents pei
pound, and pay So per bushel for corn
that they will always be i'll debt and hare
run. These things we say we don't under
stand; but there is one thing we do under
stand, and that is, just SO long as they farm
it on the present plan, and just so long a.
they hazard everything on cotton
and refuse to plant more corr
and oats, and to raise more mules
borses, cattle, sheep, hogs and goats, JUS
so long as they will continue to be newer!
OF wood and drawers of water for those who
do the advancing, or those who furnlst
them meat and bread to make cotton on
But, farmers, why mention the matter tc
you again? We have been singing the same
song to you for the past ten years, and /
you have caught the refrain, we have seer
but little evidence of it. Will you change
your old system of farming and be indie
pendent? Or will you refuse to heed oul
advice and continue to be the abject slave!
of others, with the wolf of want continually
bowling at your doors? These are ques
tions for you to answer. No one can an
swer them for you, and until you do MAKE
change you can expect nothing excep
hard times now and worse in the future
I-rPanola Waterman.