The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

10 the elevation of mankind, and il is YET.
ting to be maxim that to be a Texan Is 10
pc sentleman-something every king was
not.-[Chfton SentiAel.
A QUESTION OF TINE.
The editor OF the Greenville Banner wants
delinquent candidates TO call In and settle
lie should wait till after the election ana zee
with what supreme indifference they will
treat hlS very modest request for a settle
ment.-l Mckinney Enquirer.
THE HoARY HARVEST
The largest crop Of cotton made in Bias.
iop county for many years will be gather.
ed this year. The fields are white viii The
iieecy staple, and cotton pickers are IN do.
mand at 81 TO Sl.10 per loo pounds. Ser.
wants from the kitchen and the house have
gone TO the cotton patch, and many of the
white ladies are forced to do their own
kitchen and household wOrk.-[Bastrop
Advertiser,
LONESOME CANDIDATE.
as Tar as heard from there is only one
candidate for the legislature in Texas run.
hlng on the hobby of paying witnesses Tor
the state IN felony cases. The universal
opinion with men who have investigated
tile subject is that such law would not be
carried out, or the expenses incurred under
IL Il ld by the state, without change in the
NNA1NtNNNAph AaAcAAls Nllt rate OF
taxation above fifty cents on the SlO0-
lGreenville Herald.
ILLIBRRAL LIBERALISM.
The spirit of advance and liberality is
strong IN the democratic party, but the
progressive wing wish it to be democratic
hberality and democratic progress, there.
lore they have preferred TO tie themselves
TO the coat-tails of Mr.. Ireland as a sad ne.
eesslty rather than accept Mr.. Jones with
his Independence To carry out their pro.
gramme, therefore, they are compelled to
dodge the main question, and by every
possible turn and twist, to divert the minds
OF the people from the true issue at stake
the political monopoly, with It's brood of
eylls-charging on Colonel Jones matters
with which he has nothing to do, and by
leading Oft the scent from Texas to Wash
ingtSn II Houston Post.
PRIVATE AND PERSONAL.
A correspondent of the Houston Post,
over the very questionable signature
Democrat writes from Palestine that
good democrats now affirm, privately,
that the Independents will carry the county
(Anderson) in November next, and that
Wash Jones will beat Ireland in the county
at least 100 votes" The writer showed
great good sense in using the word "pri-
vately'' it is n useful word, and we like it.
Dut-prlVately speaking, oil course that
democrat is most formidable liar. He
conld have done better, though; he might
have said that Jones would get /, 900 ma.
jority just as well--he would have only
missed the truth by greater figures. Nota
bene-ihis is strictly private. y TPales-
tine Advocate%
THE NoBLEsT RUN 'UN OF THEN ALL.
IT every county in the United States
were raked fore and aft and transverseIy
Tor the widest iiat-money enthusiast and
III prize OF magnitude We're offered for the
county that would show the most intense
one-sided greenbacker, Bastrop would FRO.
badly defy all competition; the premium
would go to the home Of George W. Jones.
Captain Webb's supremacy as natatorial
artist, or Hanlan's leadership with the
oar, is not better established than is the
fame of George w. Jones as in.
comparably and unapproachably
the widest weirdest dreamer that ever
preached iiatism. In the presence Of Jones,
Weaver feels that he is but an acolyte at.
tending on bishop; and even the Rev. De
La Matyr pays homage to Jones, of Bas-
trop, rs one whose sublime faith illustrates
the highest reach, the last degree,
the ultima thule of human credulity.
i Franklin Herald.