The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13
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communications furnished by the ..Icnds Ii
the respective candidates, and which ~
could not have declined admission to 70
long as they discussed public questions aud
in u proper manner, any more than hotel
proprietor or a common carrier could have
refused admission to respectable guests
to rooms or cars. The enforced
course which we had thus to pur-
sue because Of those reasons was
Arugged diagonal between duty and de-
ire. Yet our position on the great railroad
uestions was and is matter Of record.
We had repeatedly had our say. In that
sc performed our duty to one of the grand
md glorious industries that have so built
IN our great state and this prosperous city.
L was then our desire TO witness the true
sentiments and views OF the people of this
section, under the opportunity they had
upon such occasion, to vent them under the
issues as rendered by the campaign, even
as the client, the judge and the attorneys
for the time, retire for'the jury's verdict.
These have been ventilated and
acted on, and the contest is
now virtually determined, and on which
ever side victory perches the opposing one
has had no ignoble advocate. 1t was an
active, heated canvas. The serious issues it
involved interested the minds ofall classes
OF the community, wherefore it was OF
| general and deep concern. Besides this the
leaders we're personally popular, and OF
conceded qualifications each for the post
contended for. COLONEL WELLBoRN, the
present incumbent, absent on duty, COLONEL
| CRAWFORD, his opponent, was lett
| to canvas the district alone. And
| let it be here recorded to their honor
that during the entire period. not one SEN
tence Of personality escaped the lips or
flowed from the pen of either of the con-
testants. They based their appeals to pop
ular support and preferment on higher
grounds, arguing principles, policies and
methods, aud trusting to the meritorious-
ness of their own views and peculiar fitness
for the carrying out of the same. Thus
the heart of courtesy. For, than VIM. l..
CRAWFORD no worthier knight of even the
medieval era and the SIR COP
FREY DE BoUILLoN character ever
poised lance or unfurled a
purer, prouder banner. He was Standard
bearer worthy of the workers that placed
him in the front only to realize indeed
their completest confidence. He worked
the best bread and woye the best cloth he
could with the materials he had. So, too,
of OLIx WELLBoRY, who, like that olden
Roman senator, remained firm, self-poised
and true at his post of duty, struggling
for his people who sent him there, and re-
fused TO leave the charge though message
after urgent message implored his return to
meet the foe then laundering at his gates to
ravage his district. Able, eloquent, faith
full honorable, the opponents met upon
''the field of the cloth of gold" Every man,
every adherent that could be drummed
into service to secure victory was ferreted
out and his time and his vote laid under
contribution in the cause. Never had bet
ter men better workers or more devoted
seryitors to freely furnish the sinews of war
whether by "blasts upon the bugle horn,
that seemed, indeed, to be worth thousand
men," by eloquent check books, or bounti-
full buldozing, as.the popularity of the case
might require The ward skirmishes,
the pitched battles at the primaries, and
the war in the conventions of the several
counties of the district are now all happily
over, and the victory is won and the victory
is lost for somebody. That fact, however it
may apply, is unalterable now, and the
fate that was coNrted in conception must
be followed by the resulting reality. Who
ever has won, and we know not as we write
who II is, let the other gracefully retire to
the end that ''peace may do its perfect
work." But one from this our own Dallas
can wear the laurel but both can
be made by themselves to weep
beneath the cypress. 1t will not add to
their glory but will detract from their past
to fan the fire of the feelings until fairness
and justice, equity and the integrity of
their party, its principles and usages shall
be consumed by the heat or suifocated in
the smoke of technical discussion. An I'M
seemly contest in the state or in the con-
gressional convention should be avoided,
and themselves alone are the powers to
reach to this. When ALEXANDER oyercame
PoRUs, the brave Indian king who had
yalianty fought for his followers, his
gods and his couRtry's affairs,
he asked the chieftain how he
would like to be treated: Like king,
every inch king" was the chivalrous re-
spouse of due. respect. So in the case un-
der review, either Of these gentlemen can
make similar reply, as either in his heart
had doubtless, long ago, determined for the
other such treatment ere the question
should shape itself TO words. No matter
how heated has been the summer blood
Of their supporters, no matter what
asperities as between these arose,
no matter what unbgnifcd, I'M
Just, false accusations and insinuations
were made by those VINO live in the lower
strata of LIES amenities, tie candidates
themselves appealed only 10 the high
court Of reason Of the voters or knocked at
their hearts for sympathetic support. They
at least were guiltless Of anything
that sayorel Of wrongful conduct and they
therefore stand apparreled ia whits to offer
10 heal the breaches that the contest may
have produced, and spare 20 the democracy
the painful sight Of ur happy household
quarrel. The Trojans rejoiced at
the camp split between Achilles
and AgamemDor, their common
antagonists. aud thus to-day the opponents
ofdemocrscy rejoice at and seek to hasten
aid extend 70 intensity every disintegrating
influence that can be brought 70 bear
against democztic harmony. For the
welfare Of the party thur insiduousiy
threatened. and Which both ihe contestants