The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-18
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.
WHERE rs HE

What has become of the great and good
Nat. q Henderson? We do not see his
name IN the list of officers elected to serve
the present legislature. The truly great
are being neglected il these ungrateful
ys.-[rexarkana News.
IN DOUBT.
Mr.. Stuart, of Navarro, desires the state
to forbid Nimrod and Ponto from taking
their Sunday shoot and run. The Post
would he pleased to see Mr.. Nimrod at
tending church, and Ponto snoozlng in his
kennel on Sunday, but it doubts the CON
lstitutionality of iorbiddng cunning and
running OF that day i Houston Post.
GREATER EVILS.
II the prohibtionists are really DESTROYS
OF doing good, wide field is offered them
they can work on the six.shooter nuisance
and the opium habit, both of which are do
ing tar more harm and scoring more vic
tins annually than whisky. Those are
practical evils which may be eradcated by
legislation; whisky drinking is beyond the
reach OF The law makers BRENNAN Ban
ner.
BEWARE.
Those who indulge freely in strong drinks
are IN danger Of clrrhesis, o. cancer of the
liver. When iattness becomes visible in
the region of the nose, with tinge of
mauve or brown sienna upon the surface of
that organ, increasing upon pressure, and
deepening toward the point, they can have
The sat siactlon of knowing that their long
INDUCED potations are at last producing
the natural result San Antonio Times.
WAKE UP.
The people of Dallas, Clcburne, Coleman
City aud Abilene we are talking TO. Wake
up Dallas, are you asleep? Dallas is one
Of our best towns in this state and has u
right to be on the rival list, but she seems
to be on the doze. Now, Dallas, &c, to work
and get an extension of the Gull Colorado
Santa Fe road from Cleburne to Cole
man. thence to Abilene. What do you
think OF ii, Star and Herald? Head oil
other towns before the iron gets cold.-[Cle.
burne Telegram.
ANOTHER IDEA.
Partition al the lands of the state and
she notes and money arising from the sale
OF school lands, among the counties. and
then we Will have n system of education
of which the public will not complain. The
idea of giving to politicians the manage.
ment OF our educational interests is simply
ridiculous. Within the past few years the
school lands have been wasted, and II
would be well If our legislature would give
to the counties the balance, aud thus save
something for the children of Texas
Graham Leader.
OF THE SAME OPINION.
Senator Gibbs proposed amendment to
the school law very nearly en- bodies the ex-
pressed opinions of the Statesman. The
specific tax was promised by the Galveston
convention, and no school law can be per-
feet and just without local taxation. AS to
the investment of the permanent fund, il is
certainty the higaest of folly to throw away
money as has been done in the purchase Of
United States bonds. The rate of interest
is nov. so low, and the premium at the
same time so great, that ii does seem better
paying investWents might be found. A
constitutional change, allowing the state to
loan school funds for improvement pur-
poses, not TO exceed safe percentage on
the resources of counties, might find favor
with the people. The Statesman's opinion,
however, is that Mr.. Gibbs resolution an
ticipates too much direct state taxation,
The state tux should be low, leaving il 10
communities hereafter to tax themselves &C.
cording to the special requirments of sec
tons, which are widely diverse.-[ Austin
Statesman.
THE NEw GOVERNOR.
Governor Ireland takes hold of the helm
OF the ship OF state under most suspicious
circumstances, both for the state aud him.
self. Few men have been presented with
N,s'Na NftNiNhihs ltnlf.
With the exception possibly of Cleveland,
Of New York, and Butler, Of Massachu.
sets, because OF the peculiarities surround
X their election aud its supposed effect
,pon national politics, no other state gov.
ernor will stand as prominently be.
fore the public eye. The eyes Of
the country are turned upon Texas
with ON interest felt in connection
with no other state. Its grand domain, its
wonderful resources and possibilities, are
attracting attention In every city, town
and hamlet In the older states, and the
people there will watch the course Of the
new governor with an interest almost per.
sonal to themselves. A wise, liberal aud
progressive administration, an humiliation
of the already broken incrustation Of preiu.
dice and moss on the administration back,
will be the starting signal to thousands
looking towards Texas as a future home.
They want liberality, but not prodigality
economy without parsimony. close atten.
ton TO the interests OF the people, aud firm
but honest and fair dealing with the corpo.
rations.-tSan Antonio Express.