The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-20
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Ne Auslh Statesman tfoting n The
congressional appofllonmeht n the state,
kays. a"fl. dslIail should bc constructed |
simply On ~ ba.is ofcommorcisl and bu1
noes interest Nf sections, and Mrssn7,
1igA0Vy, Mtfs and Cutngrsos and The
other, should be- left 10 take care Of them.
selves under such IN ppportionment.' This
idea or suggestion Of the Statesman IS
wrong In the abstract and Is grossly unjust
In principle MEssns. REAGAN, CrLnERsoN,
WELLBoRN, MHLs and UrsoS the democrat
ic delegation Nom Texas In congress, have
proven themselves TO be the right men in
the right place. They are able, efficient,
faithful, honest energetic and influential
members of congress. They reflect credit
and honor upon their immediate constit-
uents and upon theentire state, and having
proven themselves worthy and valuable
members ofcongress why should they not be
retained in that body? They have acquired
the experience as federal legislators neces-
sary to ensure eff cheney, and they have
been eminently faithful to the trusts re-
posed in them and these being
facts granted, does it not behoove
Texas, desiring to be ably and worthily
served in congress, that none of her great
interests may suffer, none of her rights and
necessities be neglected, to retain, if posi-
BILE, these gentlemen in the halls of nation
tional legislation, that they may by
their experience enable the new men,
bers TO be elected to become the more read
lily and directly efficient and serviceable.
We do not contend that any COM
mercial or other material in
terest of the state should be sacrificed, or
even jeopardized in the apportionment of
the state, that these gentlemen may be
served, but when eleven districts can be
formed, whereby every commercial, bust
ness and other material interest to the
state is subserved, and no two of the gen
tlemen named therein in the same district,
why not do it? 1t is a trte saying that re-
publics are ungrateful and whereupon the
people are forgetful efany publicservant who
has been faithful to them, who has proven
himself TO be valuable to them, they but
give seeming verifcation to the adagc and
they do great wrong to themselves as well.
We of the south wonder ometimes how it
is that any one of the northern states is SO
: much more influential in congress than any
f southern state that can be named. We see
= it plainly demonstrated at every session
f of congress that this is the case, for
we see the northern states, separately and
collectively, obtaining all they ask for OF
the government, securing whatever national
legislation they require, or even desire,
while the southern states, rs whole and as
units, get but the beggarly crumbs, being
snubbed on all occasions. The reason is
palpablc to the observing and thinking
mind The northern states rarely ever
make changes in their congressional
delegations in either house of
congress- OF course, when there
is change Of power in the political party
, in state there are changes then in con-
gressional delegations, but otherwise they
i. are very infrequent. The consequence is
J that their congressman are skilled legisla-
tors, and they know how to work in the in
terests of tlieir people. From the southern
states, as a rule, we see new members
going to congtess at every session,
novlces, who are but as wax
in the hands of the shrewd and
experienced northern congressman who
have spent years in one or the other or both
houses of the federal legislature. Texas
has been somewhat of an y3eption to the
other southern states 'ar Size has retained
| her delegation IN gonEress almost intact
since the reop,e cam" into power again in
the state, ard She hes Igapci .r3 reward of
her good sense IN SO doing ~ obtaining
morr solid heneit- from .hr eneral gov
ernmeat than any o,Laronco' me southern
, state We. for hose reasons, hope to see
the State 80 -eJi.t.c.Od as to retain the
gentlemen named above in congress.