The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-22

justified in guarding in so carless manner
that mob could easily take him. "-lSan
Antonio Express.
SECTIONAL MUTTERlSGs.
Some east Texas papers complain that
Governor Ireland has ignored the timber
ed" portion Of the state in making ap-
pointments, dispensing nearly all of his pat
ronage in the prairie section west OF the
Trinity. The Pamela Waterman is espe.
cially disgruntled, says the "grass-ted"
governor will be remembered by east Texas
democrats next year. This has reference,
Of course, TO the governors aspirations for
endorsement, in the shape of re.nomlna-
ton. Governor Ireland has precious little
patronage to dispense, but what little he
has appears TO the Examiner) TO have been
placed impartially. The east Texas papers
should remember that the bulk OF popula-
ton and wealth, IN this state. IS west oil the
Trinity. A second term for Governor Ire
land depends, not so much on eastern Tex
as; as on his own course during the remain
der OF his term. He has made creditable
and promising beginning. Ii he can hold
out as be commenced he will be the strong
est man in the field when the democratic
convention meets next year. Waco E1'
aminer.
INFNCUsABLE.
Quite number of our contemporaries
censure the grand jury of Travis county on
account of indictments against members OF
the Legislature for gambling. The Austin
Statesman and Texas Siftincs, in publish
ing the report OF legislative committee,
gave the names of legislators who had par
ticipated in gambling, and it would have
been a gross neglect of duty if the grand
Jury had failed to notice the oitense against
The laws when proof was furnished by TWO
prominent Journals. There is certainly
nothing in our statutes or in the constltu-
ton which will excuse the members OF the
Eighteenth legislature from violating law
which had been enacted many years ago.
When lawmakers become law-breakers
| they should be punished to the full extent
of the law, and the press deserves credit for
lay ing before the people the report OF a
committee which unveiled the conduct OF
| those who were selected to make laws for
the suppression OF all offences which are
against The peace and dignity oil the
| state."- Graham Leader
UNJUST CRITICISM.
| Some of the papers are criticislng Com
missioner Walsh for his refusal to employ
clerks in his Office at the expense OF outside
parties While it may be true, as reported,
| that private interests have suffered because
| of the lack OF force in the land office, we in
cline to the opinion that the commissioner
was right in following strictly what he re-
garded as his duty under the law. 1t Is
dangerous practice for an official to wink
at the law" in any case, and it were better
that a few individuals be temporarily in.
convenienced than that precedent should
be set that in future would probably lead
to vexatious complications.-l Austin News.
EXPLAINS IT.
Of EnaH aluna Npi1pt "
are being warmed up by the sovereigns for
making an appropriation to build anew
court house. Among other reasons given
in the argument Of the Seguin Times why
a new courthouse is necessary, IS that
! there are no rooms for jurors to deliberate
in; that they have to be led OIL to the back
rooms of neighboring saloons for that pur-
pose. That explains it all. The opposition
evidently comes from professional Jurymen
who do not want to break up the time
honored custom of going to saloons to de-
liberatc.- San Antonio Express.
WHOLE SERMON IN A SENTENCE.
"FOr shackles Tor lunatics In county Jail
S6.75," is one of the items of a recently
published expense account OF Bosque
county. There is whole sermon in the
| sentence, and it tells eloquently of what
the state has neglected to do. Bosque is
the only one of many counties that can
contribute u similar experience. Twenty
lunatics are confined in the San Antonio
Jail. No room for them at Austin, ana
81, 600, 600 lying in the state treasury Mar
shall Messenger.
WORSE THAN BEARIsH.
1t must be expected that somebody will
always growi, but when fuss is raised
about an asylum board at Terrell naming
DR. Wallace as superintendent of the new
lunatic asylum, the manifestation is deci-
dedly currish.- II Austin Statesman.