The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-15
WOLVES IN SLEEPS CLOTHING

We like independence, personal or polih
cal and by its presence and Judicial eXer-
else alone do we believe either man or a
class ofmen will ever be able 10 do them
selves or their country the fullest justice.
But there are mistaken IDEAS of independ-
ence. Some people fancy that it means an
tagonism to every body else, while yet
others regard it as a sort of continued neu-
trality in all things. 1t is in fact, nothing
but reserying the freedom to act
as may seem most fitting to its
advocate or possessor in any
emergency which may arise, IN
other words, to act, but at no mans or
party's beck, but at the dictates only of the
individual conscience. There may be lean
. ngs and preferences, as, indeed, there
always are, but there must not be blind fo!-
loving of these prejudices or predictions
In tins sense the HERALD is and has been
= an independent democratic newspaper, and
if proper, reserves the right at
any time to criticise or refuse
10 follow the democracy in what
ever may be the question of the
hour. There is, perhaps, but one promi'
pent man in our politics to-day who comes
near to being pure Independent, without
any special partially for either of the two
great parties of the country, and that man
is SENATOR DAVID DAVIS, of Illinois. His
vote and voice will be found generally as
much on one SIDE as on the other, and no
systematic following or blind devotion by
4. il l.Allt. Al.
In opposition or contradistinction
t. him are hundreds Of others, so
called Independents, who are always
found voting and acting early and Of
ten" with but one party and that the one
where their former associations existed.
In other words, their boosted indepen-
dence is but a CLOAK put on to catch the
masses by false colors. It's but a change
OF name to decoy. the public into purchas'
ing agsin an old, old article which 1t had
tired Of long before. OF this latter class
and as illustrative Of our ideas may be cited !
well.known example in our /
own state-that Of Mn. GEORGE
WASHINGTON JONES, who, though |
protesting great independence and aspiring /
to become one Of the founders Of a new or
ranization or coalition which is to lead the
people from the thraldom Of party and
preach a new evangel Of political liberty
aud progress, has, since his advent into
congress and particularly in the present
session been, If we mistake not, systemati-
ctly allying himself with and voting with
the republican party. 1t is but natural,
perhsps, that having had to fight
the democracy alone at home for
bis position, he should have no
especial love for them, but his course only
illustrates. as we have said. how often the
nsme independent il but a means Of accom-
plishing thing by one name where anoth-
or would not do. But that which We par
iiculsrly desired to call sttention 10 in this
article Is the "true inwardness" Of the 50
called independent movement" in the
south Is disclosed bye a recent dis
patch in the New York Herald
With q Washington date 10 IT,
d viii readily explain the great interest
taken In the movement By the northern re-
pbbiicans and particularly By the admins
tration. We quote Northern republican
leader have imagined that the opposition
10 the dem0crufie party, which is 20 strong
IN many paris q the south, could be turDsd
.aio tbe rspubliezu ranFs. They bsgin 10 :
80 th.f this i an error. TIE southern IL
Isper5c-f VII not csil himself rtpuslioan 2
lssruss the republican maze vrs made to- .
,Sious by scandalous snisruis. vhich .
E 81 TirifiT rrmembe-e1 Hitherto :
b. s5rfhcrn independent hss been only .,
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