The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-16


wEFEAI NOT,
The Bfenham Bauner SAYS: "In TYLER
the Police Gazette IS sold regularly" Is
~ Ter the only town in rc4as where this
publication is sold ,eNuIarly?-t Tyler
Courier.
FORTUNATE.
The penitent!ary leasr aud rail -oad reg
ulaiiOn are questions that will Outlye lh's
session Of the legislature. ltisa fortunate
circumstance for Texas democracy that 81
is presidential year Wac, Examiner.
roErIC GIN CoEgrcI .p.
lie who subscribes and pay, the cash,
helps the poor editor settle Lis hash, is
the way some one has put 10, but the second
line ought u be helps the poor editor get
his hash" us when they dln't pay tho
cash that they settle his hash, p lGeorge
town Record.
THE TRUSTEE sYrfn.
But for the senseless schOc trustee sYs-
tenn OF Texas, the tragedy near Graham
would have been unheard Of Toe schools
of more than one place have been ruined
by this system. Yet there aie some who
would hold on to IL forever and day, II a
kind providence did not take them out Of
the world before then.-lSeymour lressot
H0rE YET.
The people can breathe a little ircer now,
for the O-dallars-a-day period in the leg
stature has been reached. A reduction OF
the''hmit"w doubtless follow and prompt
action and an early adjournment, we hope.
The massive brain OF the senate has had a
two days rest, and should now move on
untrammeled to great achievements in the
way OF legislation San Antonio Ex-
press.
LET THE STATE HAVE THE BONANZA.
At the banquet the other night the gov.
ernOr expressed himself as in favor of ratiiy.
ing the penitentiary leases. He'has captured
the senate, aud the supp0siton now Is that
the house will also ratiiy IL. Unless the
papers are mistaken, public sentiment does
not approve of the lease. II there is big
money in it for the lessees, why not tor the
stateI Is the state incompetent to manage
the penltentaries ?-I lirenham Banner
A POLITICAL MARTYR.
The published letter OF Fish Commits.
sioner Robertson reads well, Not long ag~
he was notified by some of the lobby that
his place could DO held if he would 60 10
work TO help secure the ratification OF these
penitentiary leases. He would not do this,
and his case has hung ire aud now he pre-
sentS his resignation before the programme
of retirement strikes him. lie has made Il
splendid fish commissioner, but he de-
olned TO be u lobbyist and the Statesman
glories in his manlincss, Austin States.
man.
"suoOT' THE sIX.sH0oTER
The Dallas HERALD says THE southern
press IL waking up almost unanimously In
opposition to the loose law, and enforce.
ment of the same, against the carrying of
concealed weapons. IL is about time the
matter was receiving more earnest atten-
ton than 10 hat ever heretofore had Leg.
isalors seem to be afraid to take hold OF
the matter vigorously" We are hand and
glove with the HERALD in this matter The
reputation OF tho southern states for law
less violence has done more to retard their
material prosperity than any other single
cause. The south has great natural re-.
sources, but We need capital to properly de-
velop them. Now, capitalists are the very
men who most object to put
their lives in peril This is but
natural. When GarrCk was showing
johnson over his beautiful villa, the latter
remarked: "Ah, David, David these are
the things that make adeath bed terribel'
A man who has the means of enjoying lie,
no matter how brave he may be, will not
choose n part Of the country 70: his home
where he may be cut OF at any moment.
The people of Texas were the fir,t to rec
ognize this truth, to pass, and what is vi
far more Importance, to enforce laws
against carrying concealed weapons. In
this respect she is far ahead of some older
states, and we are beginning already to
reap our reward in the increased tide of
immigration that is pouring into our state
Human life must be sacred, and all ullenses
against IL punished with the utmost sever.
ity, If we wish TO attract capital and de.
serve prosperity rom Green Times.
coNTINuANCEs.
Il A. A - =
tinuances OF cases in court are too easily
obtained, and That the statutes should be
so changed as to insure speedier trials. IL
says; "All that IL necessary now TO procure
Continuauoes IL for tho defendant to make,
or procure to he made an affidavit setting
forth that an important witness is absent,
and that IL is impossible tn find him. A
continuance for one term may DO had very
easily, and without swearing to any.
thing more than that a material wit
ness Is absent. But II more coutinuances
are wanted, more swearing has to be done,
The affidavit must alcgc that the witness
is material, and must show that dill
gence has been used to secure his attend.
ance, and that he is not absent by the pro
curement or consent of the party who
wants the continuance, and then the ailinnt
must state what he expects TO prove by the
absent witness, and that he does not know
of anybody else by whom he can prove it
and he must swear that he expects to have
the witness, or his deposition, in court by
the next term, and that he Is not asking the
continuance for delay. A good deal must
be sworn to under our laws, as they mr.,
to procure continuances. But the difficulty
is that clients are often found ready &c
swear to whatever their lawyers will phi
In the affidavit, and until the legislator,
can amend the conscences of either clients
or the lawyers, the grievance of which tn,
Banner complains is one, we fear, beyon,
the reach oflegislative remedy Houston
Age.
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