The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-12
ASOrunn LrssON IN iNDrrtNDtsi.
isu ~ Tnr GEORGIA CANVASS ANp
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ANOTHER LESSON IN iNDtftN"rN
fau IN Iur GEORGIA. CANVASS hND
ITS nEsUBrs.
Having referred heretofore TO The similar
ily OF the movement and organization
asalnst the democracy In Texas ana ueor'
ea now that the smoke is cleared away
from the scullle Tor power In that old STATE
IL may not be out Of place or unprohlable
to call the attention OF our people TO inc
moral force and cohesion and momentum,
under the excitement Of assault from the
opposing element, Of an old historic party. |
The detection in Texas, although good and
popular men may have been tempted or
provoked to Join the foes OF their party anu
principles, will fail as signally here as IT mas
there. And the sooner these good men see
their errors and retrace their steps, the
more good sense they will show and the
better it will be for them and the country
1t is one thing to err-to mistake 'he PAIN
wav in the time of darkness and storm
all men are liable to do that, and from that
alone but little harm results. 1t IS wheh
they wilfully turn their backs; or, Know
ing, wilfully adhere to wrong course, that
injury comes to them and they inlet IL
upon the public. In Georgia the war on
the democracy opened with more ana
stronger leaders and men, more arms and
stores, and with deeper hate than in IeNas'
The wounds of murderous family conflict
between CoLoUITT and NoRwooD had barely
cvcatrized-they were sores in the flesh OF
many able but defeated men and the ieud
involved the Fourth Estate to fearful ex-
tent. Some of the keenest blades that ever
we're flashed in the face of common foe
we're drawn, and heartlessly driven con-
stantly to the hilt in the feverish body OF
the older mother. But when the war
Iopened, and the people began to see where
the shot and shell, and the barbed arrows
came from, and at whom they were
aimed, they saw that democratic family
quarrel was matter in which republican
leaders at Washington felt too much inter-
est and held too much of the capital stock,
but only on one side, and that the troops
were receiving orders through strange
couriers and from the wrong camp, and
from the wrong point of the compass. They
soon realized that a democratic feud over
the office of governor, between two good
men was small affair, compared with
democratic destruction and overthrow in a
great state like Georgia. The disaffected
press became powerless as were the gifted
and popular speakers, over the ruling In
telligence, that with magic speed and
sweeping velocity threw the people into
line of battle solidly against the common
foe, and coerced the sachems again to camp
eat, drink and smoke together. 1t forced
the disaffected journals in the state to the
omen support of party candidates in some
notable instances, others into quasi
support, and others into inactivity. The
press in that state, as in Texas and else
where, is vast power to guide
and direct and control the move
ment and machinery of the party
1t was the old and tried democratic jour
nails that protested against placing the ban
ner he fought against in early life-undei
at later period, and in quasi independence
! of for the last ten years, in the hands o
MIR. STEPHENS, adored as he is by thous
ands of the people of Georgia, but bitterly
hated politically by thousands OF Others
, there, and all uniting in alteration OF the
, grandeaur and purity of his private life anc
, character. 1t was the democratic press
, that dug up out of the recent past his last
career of ten years in congress. his endorse
ment of GRANT, his support of the HAYES
f claim to the presidency, and opposition tc
, the investigation.of the frauds upon which II
{ was based his advocacy of the salary grab,
and many other things that displeased
southern democrats, when they took place
, But the situation was such, the co-opera
l ton of political influences were such as t.
: overcome it all before the people. 1t was by
many regarded as peace Offering
to the divided factions, to others, the last
t and long-sought opportunity to honor
great and gifted man, a faithful and patri
: otto and pure public servant that belonged
l to the dead past, but whom an over-rulllnt
= providence seemed to hare carried Owe
| with his mind all fresh and wisdom al
t ripe into the councils OF the living present
: He became the nominee of the party regard
/ less of all criticisms as to how he had stood
toward IL. by tnab hO SuiiNAiSA w 49,
= aid the ruling powers of the state-her pc
litical, judicial, municipal and her congress
) sional of1iciary, and volume of talent ant
true merit in men seeking promotion
through the democratic party, that com
bined swept ali the opposing issues before IL
+ A situation with fewer embarrassing fea
, lures will produce similar results in this
: state. Here the convention placed the iial
in the hands, not of an open or quasi enemy
coming in from intimacy with hostile
marauders, and the smell of their CAM
smoke on his garments, to reap the brigh
honor in the gift of the people. But they
chose an old, faithful and true democrat
from whom, II there was any issues, many
, thought it had been too long withheld, and
} who all agreeis now at least ripe and fit fol-
7 IL. In Texas the wrong, are mostly loca
and not many ofthem involve men in per
! sonal hatred and malice. Had those who
differ as to men can act in fun accord fol
? a common cause without a sacrifice o.
honor or pride.
: HON. JOHN HANCOCK AND THE TARIFF
FIGHT.
Z Ii seems that JUDoE JONI HANCOCK
democratic nominee for congress from th'