The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-12
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.

free school for Texas children, he has not
learned the first principles of progressive
ivilization.-[ Ennis Commercial Recorder.
DECIDEDLY TEDIOUS.
A merchant may manage to grub along
without advertising, and SO may man
empty hogshead ofwater with teaspoon,
hut both are decidedly tedious undertak.
kipgs.-[Texas and st. Louis News.
BLOOD THINNER THAN POLITICS.
Wash Jones and Roger Q. Mills are cous-
ms, and in their debate at Corsicana the
other day Mills said Jones' record in con.
gress had been pure and blameless but
with all this he felt it his duty to oppose
Jones politically, as q disorganizer of the
democracy. Exchange.
AN APPROACHING PROBLEM.
For the school fund to lie idle in the
treasury is worse than folly: The only
feasible and iudlcious way to dispose of the
matter at present seems to be by leasing or
renting the public school lands.-[Waxa-
hachie Mirror ---
THE WAY IT WORKS.
A protective tariff and q tariff for reve
nue. are two different things. AZ present
there are over 1000 articles on the tariff list
In many instances the tariff is SO. high Is
to be prohibitory, and the protective tariff
in all such cases produces no revenue at all
-[Brenham Banner.
When Wash Jones talks it is "me and
Davis" when E. J. Davis talks it is me
and Jones" You can't tell whether it is 6
republican dog with greenback tail, Oh
vice versa; and, indeed, when you remove
the very thin independent skin, it is impos
sible to tell where the verteor9 OF the non
descript animal ends and the caudal ap
pendage begins Longview Democrat
PROSPECTIVE REPAsT.
To,,o, . h; he 10 dra oil the hlOrnV
handed" to his side by referring TO demo-
Gratis as the "kid glove gentry Neverthe'
less many a "horny hand will drop in a
vote to the effect that they want no Wash
,ones in "their'n.n &c. W" is q willy
coon, as Colonel Mills said, but he will BE-
democratic meat on the 9TH prox.- Mexii
Ledger.
A CONTINGENCY.
The loss of any one OF the eleven con
gressional districts of Texas to the democ
racv NAV lose the party the organization o
the next house, and should such calamity
befaii. out 90 about hail OF the representa-
tiyes whom the people of the south have
chosen. The next house is 10 count tn,
presidential vote two years hence, anC
should il be republican, no scheme Will b'
too bold for execution, should democra
be elected to be chief magistrate.-l Beltor
Journal.
At the present rate the syndicates anC
speculators will soon be the owners OF thu
soil in northwest Texas. Let Mr.. waist
continue the good work and weary not il
well-doing. The next Legislature Will holC
mn his hands and endorse what he Ina
already done. Land in small bodies 4
actual settlers-land for the man o
moderate means-a living chance for brawI
AID honest industry-will be the policy
after this year. IL should have been IN
p,licy long ago, but II is never too late Z
mend bad policy, which the one now II
force certainly is.-[W Examiner.
AMAZING
The NEGATIVE fortitude of the bourbons ]
amazing They have been whipped. killed
laid ont decently and even buried severa
times in the campaign. Bot they pay. thei
funeral expenses like men and go sientll
into the fight again like Indians IN tn
woods. They hope 70 win by closing ~
and keeping the machine working, bu'
there is a power superior even TO apolitica
machine-the right hand OF the people vii
vet dash that machine to pieces and vii
treat with well merited contempt thOs
v-ho dared 10 nut a collar on their neck an
a ring in their nose The tide Is swelling
and windy gusts are sgirling over the eK
panse OF popular feeling, and from scor
/ Of centres through which the campaign ha
d 81
the luminous growing Of the thunder
I heard that fOrebOde a crash upon IN
/ bourbon ramp in November. such as the
[ have never felt before and which they wi
/ BE- utterly unprepared 20 WITHSTAND
I Houston Post.
THE rsDErESDrsT cArN.
/ Since Hon. g. WASH Jones has taken ~
uo-ition in the pending campaign hs the m
aependent candidate f1r g0yerngrs noini
mated bv p ]. Davis and endorsed ~ n
-ruubiicaus. be has Become the politlca
4 ss.1riafs Of John Cain, bis c0l0red apostle
vho IA n candidate Tor state senator irur
] ne ninth district In q recent speech 4
Ve-nrafeed this c0iorcd champion q ind
/ rar,llsrfisr took extreme grounds winch
v7U - rerr hard for Mr. Jones o. an.
esFs- -rf.ffe. intelligent citizen % eudors'
90 oavrea.ef social equality 70 tie %
.-..-..s ~ wanfei schools Wherr ~
. 1870 I'D hIsrts shall BE- elucated =
vrahe- He ras IN fsruT q she repeal
Re sfafr-fe rrdhibiting marriage betNei
--ts.rssr,f fInrks. H sid When Nns
lore Il elected governor. and an elecif
s.r,fn-. " vii iuauEurHts = rene-Hl ?
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dur.fefir Cair's idea Of i1teper1ertl sr
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Ir~es I, eren irfiurte that he ente-tsl'
80 i5rus. ~ ttar - hes nrT sgrr1'att
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49, Eith ne refnet ssilsltiIitiss 81 &c
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