The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-07
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.


Az exchange says Judge Norton, of BAL
las, Is suffering from the effects of poison
oak. Perhaps SO. But he is suffering with
deeper and deadlier political poison which
no independent narcotic will neutralize.-
lDenison Herald-News.
AN OLIVER TWIST TOWN.
At the November election the people will
vote on the location OF the branch of the
university for the colored people. Austin
has been placed in nomination by some of
the most influential citizens of the state.
Il Austin Statesman.
Lesson FROM THE Loss or THE LEE.
IL is the brightest Jewel OF such a calamity
that II affords the only possible occasions
for the demonstration OF manhood OF
which the commoner experiences of life
would lead MS to doubt the existence
Interstate News.
COAX,
We learn that the Texan Oddities, Dal-
las humorous paper, suspended publication
after career Of sixteen weeks. Mr. Lord
The publisher of the Oddities has sold q
part of his printing material and will quit
the newspaper business. Wedon't see why
the (Mrl Lord did not succeed, unless he
was overcome by the ink-begrimed name
sake OF his satanic majesty, the devil. -
lTcrrcll Times.
ASTONISHING.
II Ia astonishing how some of our ex-
changes I'LL up their columns with "dead
beat advertisements. They had better
work little harder and I'LL this space with
reading matter for their readers. We get
more than one paper published in good
towns that have two or three columns OF
advertisements, for which the proprietors
get nero song if anything at ALL Wax.
ahaohe Mirror.
A REMINlsCENCE.
The Bastrop Advertiser, published ut the
home Of Wash Jones, reifeshes the memory
OF the people In n way that Jones no doubt
dcspiscs. II recalls the day when Edmund
!. Davis, who is now the cndorser OF Jones
was governor, and tells how Edmund
threatened the people of bastrop county
with martial law, and attempted to bull.
dove Judge Mcfarland, one of his own APP.
pointecs, IN compelling grand Jury TO find
INDICTMENTS against citizens who were
guilty OF no crime Houston Age.
MOTLEY CREW.
The. very incongruities and diversity OF
ideas have called around the so called ban.
ner OF indepcndentiSm 4 large following.
All prcludices and ideas have been buried,
and the slogan of "Down with Bourbon,
ism, has been sounded along the line.
The ridiculous Inconsistencies of the leaders
OF the opposition have perhaps caused the
apathy that exists ia the ranks OF the dem
ooracy. But the opposition is insiduously
and surely making inroads upon us, and
unless every democrat does his duty from
nowuntil the November election, the proud
honor Of being the banner state OF dcmoc.
raoy will pass from us, and In u few years
the control OF the government will be
wrested from our grasp Emory Argus,
SINS or OMISSION.
Olamora are heard OH every side for re-
vision OF the idiotic homestead exemption
law, our leaders refuse to act in the prem
iscs The road and jury laws are burden
to the people, yet our leaders do not dis
ouss them. The arbitrary Injustice of
system OF taxation which In three years gives
surplus OF S2,0OOOO0 attracts universal
attention, yet our leaders studiously avoid
bringing the issue to apractical settlement.
The injudicious way in which the public
domain is handled is noticed and resented
by every voter, yet our leaders evado the
issue. Thointerminablc trouble caused nv
detective laws of entail and partition of es-
tateS OF deceased persons Is Il fruitful source
OF lawsuits and years OF trouble, but our
leaders allow the trouble TO Increase. -
Hamilton Times.
WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION.
III too many of the st0tos-roxas among
the number-,he convict lease system has
been adopted toau extent that cam ut but
incur The dlSapprobation OF society Mt large
IL Is not that any great number ot honest
laborcrs arc thus barred ont of employ
mont, but the principle, waving all con
slderation OF its specific application to this
Or that community, is faulty aud not in aC-
cord with the spiri. of our government or
institutions, which dignity rather than dis.
courage honest industry. We shall be glad
20 see the day when all the states win cease
10 larm out their fclous to the highest bid.
der TO be used as check aud a disco uragc-
mcnt to the industry OF honest men, Wash
JoneS'-and here Is point for the dcmoc.
racy TO considers winning many adher-
ents in Texas simply because OF his earnest
warfare against the convict system of this
state Waco Examiner.
THE EDUCATIONAL RUG NBOO
The immediate future Of the university
will largely be colored by the action of the
next legislature. Liberal treatment will
insure the immediate success of the efforts
bevng made by the regents, and will enable
them TO proceed in the development of the
university with safety and propriciy. And
just here we would pause to call attention
TO the unfortunate and uns;atcsmanlike
position OF Judge Ireland upon the univer.
sily question. Judge Ireland declares that
he is IN favor OF the university, that he de
siTtS w hCp " cSlNnlSucN after the Tree
public schools have been made u success.
In the same breathhe declares that five
months during the year is all that the
people want for their children lust now -
therefore, of course, there can he no uni
vcrsi,y on this basis for the present. In the
course Of time, according TO Judge lreland's
iden, the public school period will he in
creased, and, when some Indefinite point
shall be reached, il may he proper to pre-
coed with the university II Houston rost.
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A sonsibie Woman.
"Gracious alive, screamed Slumper, the
other morning. "Lucilla has got bilious
attack send for half dozen bottles of that
mixture we had last right away" "m.
deed, you shan't,' replied his wife indig.
nantly. "l'm Just tired OF buying so much,
aud all for nothing. Our hoy was sick the
other day ard couldn't eat, so gave him
dose of SwayneS pills and hc pretty soon
had an appetite like his father, III Just
Try them again" Now, that was y sensible
woman. The pills she spoke OF are the best
medicine cytant for the complaints alluded
TO; also constipation dropsy, languor and
tcvcts.
a Nevada BRIDAL Tour.
Thc other day old Uncle Bailey's niece
was married at the Flank house. The next
day tho "ole man" took the new couple OF