The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-04
VOTE CAREFULLY.


most important elections we have had for
years past The improvement of the town.
the making of Dallas, really hangs in the
balances, and therefore the questions before
us are of no ordinary character. The HER
AID has most persstently urged the I'M
proycment OF the city and the Inauguration
of measures looking to the making oil
Dallas among the most attractive
Of southwts stern towns, but so far nothing
has been done. In Philadelphia, Chicago,
rInjl st. Louis, and perhaps other cities, the
,stion of street improvement has occu-
| d for time past the most conspicuous
co in public agitation, and has been
~ the one question of all Others which
interested us of Dallas. The HERALD
tried on every occasion to arouse sentl-
NJ ON the subject and secure, if posi-
the passage of ordinances calcu-
ID to benefit the citizens and
us reputation throughout the state,
C( without effect, 1t is singular, indeed,
- - no greater strides have been made in
NV mulleT IMAM We HdNo NitHNo'N'' W.
y seen during the months of January,
;ruary and part Of March how sadly
need street improvements. The rains
I prevailed during the period we
mentioned made Of our thorough
IS loblolles OF mud. They
.ame nearly impossible to vehicles
&C any kind, and the crossings
were but as quagmircs through which pc
destrians had to wade and founder as best
they could. The whole city, sen of slush,
was an cye-sore to citizens and u thorough
disgust to strangers. There is no way of
estimating what the condition of our
streets during the early part of the year
cost Dallas, but there is no doubt that 1t
runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Every prospecter who stopped here look
ing for location went elsewhere,
for he could not stomach our streets and
crossings aud we cannot blame him. They
lost us immigration and they lost us trade,
but the present city council, as whole,
seems to be blind or indifferent to these
facts To-day we will secure certainly
three and perhaps four new aldermen, and
in each ward the voters can lind
u candidate who is progressive,
| who has liberal and advanced
views as to the correct policy which should
be adopted in the administration of the
affairs of the city; and every interest
worthy of consideration, every hope for the
future of Dallas, depends upon the seec-
ton of such aldermen. The days Of
antediluvian ideas have passed and
all who belong to such school, how
ever upright and honest and conscientious,
must be RELOCATED to private life,
for they are hindranccs to the prosperity of
city, dead weights paralyzing every,
hope of development, every prospect OF adj
vancement, every thought of progressive
ness. Dallas cannot afford to remain in the
mud. She cannot stand still. She must
so forward or retrogradc and without pub
lie spirit, without enterprise on the part
of her city government without
libcrality and the disposition to profit by
the advantages, natural and acquired, OF
which our city can boast in the admins.
tration of her affairs, she must retrograde
The people who pay the taxes want street
improvement, and they are tired even to
disgust of the twaddlc about the styl,
of economy which has character.
lied the present administration
The people pay the taxes and they want to
see something for which their money is
spent, They do not see ii in the little
scratching here and there that is given first
one street and then another, nor in the
patching of bridges and make'shil sewer,
and cutters, which keeps the city engineer
busy. There isno grumblinga taxation
If the money is not squandcred, for 1t doe,
not matter how much the citizen pays II
taxes iChc gets value received for IT, but |
he does not get value received, as 4.
the case now, under the present regime
II is eNtortion TO require him to pay u cent
Vote for the men of liberal aud advanced
views, Vote for the men who will sit down
on all manner of old.ldtyism. Vote
for the men who want to sec
Dallas become great city and
who give their best efforts, who will
strive diligently, intclligcutly and persist.
oltly toward the development of the citys
resources. Vote for tho mcn.,wno will do
something toward the improvement of our
streets who will take some steps toward
sewerage. Vote for the men who will try
to make Of Dallas something more
than n country village, Vote
for the men who will do these
things, and you will have done the best
days work you ever did for Dallas. The
HERALD is glad to note that nothing of Il
disQuicting nature has happened so far in
the canvass, and trusts that such may be
the case throughout the day to-day. There
seems to be deep intcrcs, felt by every
class Of citizens which We are glad to see
for II augurs u selection OF the best men
without regard TO politics, which cuts but
little figure in our municipal elections.
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Ii some sections tho American land
league is demanding the recall of MlSlsrrl
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