The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-08
TEXASPRESS.
What the Journals Of the State Have
TO Say
Upon Many Matters Of Great Interest
TO the
Dweller in the New Empire State.

YOUNG CHICAGO OF TEXAS, THAT'S WHAT
1T is.
have heard Dallas called The hub
North Texas" II is that and more. go
here last Tuesday morning, aud, alter sd
curing quarters At the Grand Windsor on
of the best kept hotels IN the state, by th'
way. | was invited, in company with Othe
gentlemen, by Hon. Barnett Gibbs to taxi
ride over the city. The site Is very fine
slightly uudulating, not enough to inter
fere with street cars or pedestrian
ism, but enough to make drain
age comparatively easy. The streets
interseCt each other at RICH
angles and are wide, with good sidewalks
especially the principal business streets
which, as the bulk of the business is moi
confined to a small circumference, as IL
usually the case, but spread out over q
large part OF the city, present very fine
appearance. In my ride with Senator Gibbs
and the day after with Colonel John F.
Elliott. of the Dallas HERALD, | went ovei
the larger part Of the city, and do not ex
aggerate when | say that rode for hour,
without seeing a single house that seemed
to be over two years old. Property ha,
been on boom for some time, and nov
ia readily sold in many instances for as
many thousands of dollars as it would
have brought hundreds two years ago. The
county is improving as rapidly 1t is said a.
the city, ana with the magnificent country
tributary TO II for miles in every direction
the possibilities of Dallas seem illimitable
The confidence of the citizens one and all
In the future of their city is unbounded
and such u lot OF git up and gtters' wert
never rounded up into one place before, ex
cept at Chicago.
The S;engeries' was n grand success, and
the magnificent Smnger hall Is said, and
doubt not correctly, to have cost $50 900
aud TO have n seating capacity OF u OOO. l,
was well filled every concert night, and
the music was grand. The street
parade wou d have been the finest ever wit
messed in iexas but for the rain, which con
tinued with only slight intervals, during
the morning, but it gave Dallas a grander
opportunity Of showing its vim. The mar.
shals sat their horses as If good soaking
was the most delightful thing imaginable,
the firemen trudged merrily along on foot
through the mud, young girls III sewing
machine display wagon, sang away as II at
picnic a furniture van with display
worth probably thousand dollars,
kept its place in the procession, the
proprietor sitting on ali elegant sofa
apparently as much at ease Ms ii he
were showing an umbrella factory, and
everythingand verybody seemed bent on
going through with the programme, 'in
spite" 10 use the forcible language OF
General CabelD ''ofh-ll and high water"
was told of numerous instances of enter
prise, and give one that l remember as a
sample. II was proposed to start some
manufacturing enterprise. which required
at 500 each. They were all taken in one
day. If this were an isolated in
stance 1t would not seem so
remarkable, but it is characters
tic Of the place. Altogether give 1t as my
candid opinion that Dallas is a big thing on
Joe, and though rot the largest, yet the city
Of Texas. The members OF the press assO-
citation were entertained handsomely, and
decided by large majority to meet there
next year, Houston and Austin also having
invited us. To the Dallas HERALD staff,
bat especially to Mr.. William l.. Hall, were
the press gang indebted for unremitting
attention. MIR. Hall seemed to give up
everything else to see that we were hospita-
bly, entertained, and if all of the boys had
as good time as had Mr. Hall may pride
himself on being host within himself.
On FRIDAY night, before embarking for the
Montezumas, a banquet was spread at the
Kent house, magnificent and artistic in
every particular. The collation. was ofsucn
variety that the most fastidious epicure
might have filled to safety and regretted
that his capacity was so limited. The re-
past over there was change OF programme,
which consisted of toasts of bright and
sparkling witticisms, and champagne flowed
freely. Notwithstanding the crowded con.
dition of every hotel and inn in the place
the Press club and citizens provided pl, is.
ant quarters and ample accommodations
for all. Dallas was generous and liberal to
fault, and her people will ever be held in
fond remembrance by those who enjoyed
her munifcence. Having sown !avishly
we trow the seed fell in good ground and
may return unto her hundred fold in in
crease of population, trade and general
prosperity .-TSeguin Times.
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.
Nothing can be more true than that ut
terance of Lord Bacon, we believe, that the
liberty of the press is the great panacea for
the evils wrought in governments as well
as among men in their individual capacity
by ignorance and superstition. Where the
press Is trammeled, and the free discussion
OF the principles and policies of govern
ments Is denied. or where the ruling power
dictates how far the press may 20 In its
criticism and concentrations, the people
cannot emerge from errors which have
been consecrated by time, or properly ap-
preciate the influences exercised by an in
dependent press, and the privileges of free
discussions on all subjects pertaining to
their welfare and happiness. The liberty
of the press holds IN check those in power.
Its freedom insures the people religious,
moral and political Independence, because
principles are fixed where the light OF rea.
son and knowledge supplant and take the
places Of Ignorance and prejudice. So
much do We owe to free and independent
press, that an attempt to check its freedom
or circumscribe its influence would be crit
ical, and griev0us wrong perpetrated up.
on the people. And yet, while all this is
most true, and even the moderately en-
lightened comprehend the healthy infu.
ence Of free press, and tho necessity O,
innovations, If We would advance and i'm.
prove, there is no greater evi! that we know
Of than that sort Of an independent press,
30 called, which In politics is as dangerous
to the welfare OF the government and the
prosperity Of the people, as is tyranny that
can hold the rod over the press and say,
Thus far shall thou go and no farther"
The independent press, which acknowl-
edges an allegiance to no party or political
organization, which sets itself up as reg.
ulator, dictator and reformer, scorning ali
other wisdom save that with which Il has
been endowed, and refusing to admit the
necessity Of assembling ourselves together
that wise council may be needed, and safe
policy.adopted,.i lis emphatically disorgan-
izer, and the Sirs Oracle, who preside
over the columns Of such press, are most.
ly conspicuous for their rule or ruin pro-
olivities, and generally notorious for their
vanity and self importance. That there is
ability, talent and genius among those who
advocate an independent press, such as we
have alluded to, no truthful man will deny,
the more the pity that II is so. If policies
and principles were discussed by our SO
called independent brethren, and daily
criticisms and structures INDUCED in upon,
what to them seemed political errors and
party misconduct, they might keep within
safe bounds themselves. and not mislead
but benefit the people But they seem
TO be bent upon onefhing only, and that
Is to destroy or cripple what they term the
partizau press, and 10 do away with con.
ventions either primary or national. Now
We look upon tho convention system AS the
only safeguard We have against lust such
dilorgan'zers as advocate this sort of an in.
dependent press, and q guerrilla warfare In
politics.-[San Antonio Times.