The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-07
JUICE iRELANn's Opening 1rBE@
NAToRIAL CANrAIGN sPEECH

from debt, his predecessor having lett
$500 coo cash in the treasury. And
yet, before DAVIS retired we
find that taxation had run up tot
over 81 on the $lC1 property valuation
Corruption and deialcation were rampant
under that rule of the twelfth Legislature
And now, says JUICE IRELAND, by dint Of
the economy and ability and the integrity Of
succeeding democratic regimes, We find the
taxes again reduced to 80 cents or the 800
Of property, along with nearly $4,000 in
the treasury, the public debt almost en-
tirely wiped out, and peace, order, pros
pori'y and happiness rcigning throughout
our borders, with our inancia, credit un.
surpassed by any other states, with name
familiar to the world as sort Of happy
land of Canaan for those in search OF
gOodly living and the most llalterinR OF
prospects through the extraordinary de
parimcnt known to man. This condition of
things, JunGE IRELAND thinks not only hon
ors the political party under whose regime
they have been brought to pass, but IS the
"in hoe signo yinces' by which thatparty, in
its great deserts, will march on to % NEST
overwhelming triumph ut the polls month
after next, The Judge reviews at length
the platform Of principles and policy
adopted by the Galveston convention in
July, and with cicarncss and yigor well
worthy his anal ytiCal mind, .cXpounds aud
eucldares the several provisions, demon
strating that they are founded in wisdom
and the true interest of the state of Texas
and sound political philosophy. On the
question Of decentralization he is explicit,
aud he dcnounccs the DRIFT Of certain pnrtir,
into the reverse system In the matter of
national banks and protective tariffs he ID
as ltitiyc ns Coke about the former and
MuLs in the latter And 20 of civil
service, free ships due protection Of
labor and free ballots, he aigus
himself whore all good and true citizens
and well-wishers of their country should
be, In the matter however, of state poll
tics more particularly, lac is pronounced in
the regarding OF our common school system
as justly the pride and glory of a great PEG,
pie and state. And whilst distinctly favor.
ing the university aud normal schools. he
very properly says that the common school
should receive the preferred attention. 70
the lurthcrano2 of this end, he considers as
necessary M amendment to the constitu.
ton, since as matters now stand, Il lower
inG OF the state tax, ON which the school
fund is dependent for It's annual in
come, would be just 90 much reducing
the latter, when it ought, indeed, yearly to
be increased. The ten months schooling
term, he thinks we IRE scarcely vet
ready for, although such thing il most
emmcntly to be desired In the matter of
tho school lands he, like others of us who do
not desire to do anything hasty, is At sea,
as to really the best method to adopt so as
to realize the most from them. II isamb.
jet requiring much discussion and fore.
sight, for there are those OF us owning
lands located as are these school lands, and
yet know not whether II he best to sell nj
present obtainablc figures and clsewisc re.
invest the amounts, or hold for higher
prices, We believe, however, that locality
and surrounding circumstances must dc.
termno our conduct as the chances
are that some of these lands
will scarcely enhance in market
value for years to come, whereas others
must certainly do so. Concerning railway
legislation the judge is certainly conscrya.
tive and just, 1t will I've remembered that
hc never favored the donation Of the lG
sections of land as per that act, but, as he
observes, that isa thing of the past, and
cannot now be rcmclicd. lilo thinks roads
WI continue to be built in the state five
shall deal fairly and Justly by them, and
having such legislation as may be right and
proper for tho people and iair 20 the com.
panies. lio of course, mvors frontier pro.
tcction, and promises to sec to that to
the best of his ability. Indeed we
are trucly gratiiicd at the liberal progressive
views and stand the future governor of the
state has seen fit to announce. When from
the first we gave JONI IRELAND our sup.
port and best wishes, il was because We
knew tho man and appreciated the patriot
and knowing him, know that he had been
so miSrcprcSentcd by somc who sclf.ntcr.
estcdly soughtto iastcn wrong ideas in tho
popular mind by such catch words Ms
"Ox'cAnr JonN, "and"Moss.pAcx lpglANp.n
A man Of noble impulses, of that fidelity
that pursucs one even to his grave to re.
eiprocatc Kindness extended to him. n
man with n personal lite uutarnishcd, and
long political career of uusullcd white.
ness, loving his state and learned in It's
laws, familiar with It's past history and its
future wants, we are well warranted In
looking for all possible good lrem his adj
ministration,
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A COTTON FACTORY roR DALLAS.
Recently the llrgALp urged the necessity