The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-08-13
he Trade !:
IRELAND AND THE DE
MOCRACY.

Judge Irelund's Gonzales speech, be.
ing his opening effort in this campaign.
will very naturally attract widespread
attention. In the main it is II pleasant
dignifed a i cvcu-tcmpercd Discourse
uon.committM on some points Of sta .
interest and quite explicit in regard to
matters that are outside the domain Of
-tntc politics. His views on national
finances, for example, aud national
currency would possess importance
ming from a nominee for congress. A.
the utterances Of IL prospective state
official they are simply interesting
nothing more. II may be urged that he
~ vaguely indefinite in his allusions to
the subject uf railroad Legislation or
regulation. It is doubtful if any poll.
tlciau is prepared to approach the mat
ter with larger degree of frankness
than is exhibited 10y Judge Ireland. He
admits that It f delicate question aud
he is not ready to discuss it yet
In this he displays discretion. at
MI events. 1t Is to be regretted
thnt he did not see fit to exhibit
equal discretion and sagacity i'll dealing
with the topic Of all topics-so far as
state interests are conccrncd-that Of
public education. In the whole speech
there il not IL word of friendliness or
even endorsement Of the public school
system. There il simply the dcclara
ton that personally he is in favor OF the
| ieuominatlonnl schools drawing their
| pro rata Of the free school fund.- We
hardly prepared to believe that Judge
| ireland estimated the full Significance
II his nttcrnnce ON this subject. II he
! did uut--it 1t WAS mere random re-
mnrk, not intended to Indicate line Of
policy that will characterize his admin
istrn ION then the loast that can besaid
Of it is that 1t VIA - very unfortunate
! laundering remark. II IL to he lDled
| Judge Ireland is not given to thess IN
discreet episodes II he il ho will hand
lcap his purty In its aspirations aud Its
pledges for progressive, bcnciicent gov
crnmrrt. II he threw ont this suyges
tiou as a"fecler,' to gauge public 'ontl'
| ment, IT is us well lint he shOuNi know
right now that the democracy OF Icxns
will not consent to have the free
school System stabbed to death-made
mockcry, u re, roach, il fraud and
TINT, too. through democratic agencies,
Judge Ireland knows, as duos every
other man with u grain OF common
sense, that this theory OF his, i pur-
sued to It's Legitimate conclusion, fould
be the deu Ii blow to pubic cdgl glntion
III Texas. More han thi., he knoTt that
such nm issue projected into the bliticr
oJths state would make its hauetul in
tiuencc felt down through every grad,
and phase to the very bnse of society
IL he prepared, il the democratic party
prepared to preci itate two such lssue
as these he party X not, whatGYe
may be Judge lrclHuds position. w
can tell him plainly that here are thou
sands Of democrats, as luynl to the part
AZ he Is. aug ''-' Ly.k.-'th /
ar,, ut IT, n(r a." and tyoly to 'o,,,oo T'o Ghro,
p"''' ,.,i,yr that this pec'~n''tNv ,Na S''''1' y.
they o'',''n ' an ,ndlcodou OF WIS di
ann Wv" nls Efforts and il'lNeD,. ',.,ed dire,
~ ~ w." 'an'.uce he Is sAioly s' mot mn
II "'.n,,,orial "hSn chair N Vs., ;, nU' norn '4% m