The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-17
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.
DON'T BE IN A HURRY.

DON II BE IN HURRY.
From what we can gather from our ex-
changes, we do not think farmers should be
in hurry to sell their yeafllngs. The range
is good, and cattle can easily winter them
selves. Next spring prices will undonbted'
~ be higher than at present. Dublin Ga'
zette
FIGURES HEvER--THAT Is, HARDLY EvER-LIH.
The Post has tried very hard to elect
Wash Jones according to the rules oil thelr
independent arithmetic, but they can't do
il. The heavy democratic counties OF the
northwest will bring Judge lreland's ma
iority up TO 5000 The state is not yet
ready to be Mahoneized.-tSan Antonio
Times.
THE ROAD LAW.
The present statute is but tax after all,
but poor and rich alike must pay ten dollars
ycar-the former in labor, for want of
money, the latter in money if he prefers
not TO give his labor. The practical result
Is, however, that each citizen gives five
days of his labor, either in person or by
substitute, to road duty, and by this equal
duty, unequally distributed without regard
10 individual interest In the work done,
aCcomplshes result beneficial to the
public in general--with the exception
always, however, of a very considerable
proportion of the people who by the very
nature of their condition cannot participate
in its benefits. AS an abstract question,
there can be no question of the uniairness
of the present road law Whether any plan
can be devised which will be more satisiac-
tory must be left to the people through
their lawmakers to determine,-[W Waco Elk
amlner
WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT.
The honest people OF the co ,ntry and Of
Texas are getting their dues, and no won
der, for the most Ciabolical sets OF political
sharks combined against them that ever
entered iAto any sort OF CO. pcration. They
agreed to cooperate, but not being bound
together by any principle except that of
plumber, bad faith ensued. Here is what
the San Antonio Light, under tho head
"Was There Treachery?" says about vii
famous combination: 1.-The vote of Bas-
trop, Travis, Williamson and Burnot coun-
ties begins to make IL look as il there was
trescherv and deceit prac,iced by the green
hackers in those counties toward Gov
ernor Davis. The republicans made
ers The candidacy Of Governor
Davis was pledge to Jones
that the republicans in the state would give
hin, their undivided support, and in return
Governor Davis should have received the
entire vote of Wash Jones in the 10th dis
tfict. Some suspicious got allont before
the election day, but they were choked
down, Had Governor Davis spoken the
word--a word that would have flashed with
The speed OF the lightning over the state.
Colonel Jones would have found himself
leading q forlorn little band of imprac,ca-
bic politicians instead of a host of people,
with prospect OF victory. Colonel Jones
failed to say a word to Lis followers to
stand by Davis; how does this contrast with
the course pursued by Governor Davis, who
stood firmly and calamity to his word, and
gave Calonel Jones his strength over tho
state. II Jones polls heavy vote in Texas
IL is because the republicans were faithful
TO Davis. The defeat of Davis shows that
Jones was not faithful to the republicans"
Il Austin Statesman
ABOUT MANUFACTURERS.
Terrell has several large manufacturing
establishments and thousands of dollars
invested in manufacturing, but still the
Terrell Star wants more, saying what does
big city amount to unless IL is properly
surrounded. There are too many mer-
chants and professional men and too few
manufacturers. The Star is right, there is
throughout the country too many mer-
chants and professional men and too few
manufacturers and agriculturists. Many
difficulties are now experienced in making
small manufactures pay. Capital is con
centrated and all the latest lapor-saving i'm.
proyemenis are in use in the large manu-
factories, IL matters not what the article
manufactured, whether II DO wooden tooth
picks, matches or marine steam engines la
bor-saving nachinery is used and the arti-
Giles are made IA the largest possible guam
Titles at the smallest possible cost and at
the least expenditure of labor, fuel and
material. This Is one reason why small
manufactures fail TO pay in tho south; the
large manufactures in the north can make
an article and pay the freight on 1t to dis
tant points in the south aud then sell it for
less money and make profit than IL can
be made and sold for at home. Time will
overcome these difficulties and the large
manufacturers will establish factories in the
south where the articles manufactured are
consumed, Take, for instance, tho article
Of wooden'ware, say pals and tubs, In st.
Louis there are two factories making spe-
cialty of these articles; they supply an inn
mense territory, including Texas, Now, IL
Is evident that If such mandatory was
located at some good distributing point in
Texas, with equal facilities, that it could
successfully compete with st. Louis, the
saving in freight alone being an ample mar,
gin for profit, The main profit to be look Cd
at in the establishment OF manufactures IL
Texas is, to be reasonably certain that they
will pave successful; one successful manu-
featuring industry will do more good for
town than ten failures. Within few year
our sister republic, Mexico, will be opene,
up by railroads which are now building
and she will be market for manufacturers
articles of oil kinds, Texas has the climate
aud the material for manufacturing cottol
and wooden fabrics, woodcn-ware, wagons
agricultural implements and many othe
things in daily use in the state. and whicl
will be in demand in Mexico, Brennan
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