The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-03

go rEXAs PRESS OPINIONS
FOR CALAMITY IN ACTION?
4 The Waco Examiner has made Ben
: 1lionpson colonel.-[ Houston Age.
( NOT BY AJuGFuLL.
John Ireland IS no one hoSs civil service
yeiormer by a'bamed sight.-tCleburne
Ioleg am.
IMMIGRANTS, NOTE.
II Is great advantage not to be too well
.ecQuainled ii you want 10 get credit in this
co0ntry Hubbard City News.
f4N A BULLS -EYE.
Something besides legislation will be re.
Quired 10 change the appetltes aud natural
Inclination of Georgetown Record.
W SHOULD BE MODIFIED.
An effort is beng made III the legislature
to repeal the occupation tax. Ii Is u hard
Law, and ought to be modified, at least
Ibelton Reporter.
M STANDS BY THE JURY.
The governor treads on dangerous ground
when the right OF trial py' jury is ques-
( toned. Magma charta still dwells in the
hearts OF our countrymen.-[Denton Mon
jtor.
ExCITEs, But DOESN'T SATISFY CURIOSITY.
A corpse is Lo uncommon thing, but a
living corpse, such as was displayed in
Adams livery stable last Friday, is u
stigma to the human iamlly.-[Dublin
Enlerprise.
BOTH SHOULD BE cANoNIzED,
The hotel clerk who can give every guest
room on the first floor will be rs popular
for while as the newspaper foreman who
can put every mans advertisement at the
top Of column and next toreading matter
-fBrenham Banner.
W. THE CoUNTRY's BANE.
Twenty seven legislatures, in rs many
states, are now in session, grinding out
UnitedStates senators, constitutional amend
ments, tax laws, legal statutes of various
kinds, and thousands of minor measures.
IT'S o great country for legislation CAL
vert Courier,
tN WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE.
The people may possibly permit the dis.
trict attorneys to be appointed, Inasmuoh
Is the appointing power, the gov
amor, is responsible, under the consti-
tuition, for the ithtul execution Of the
laws, but we do not believe they would
sand the appointment Of judges. Il Pamela
Watchman.
IMPORTANT TO INVESTORS.
II is understood that Commissioner
Walsh will rule in relation to the fit, cent
lands that simple file does not no d & od
that vested right cannot apply INT sur.
veys are begun. 1t is fact that no money
10 spent until surveys are begun, for the file
10 nothing more than a declaration of pur-
pose TO begin at sometime to acquire land.
~ Austin Statesman.
A MAN TO WATCH.
A conscientious member ofthe legislature
OF Georgia, who during the session obtained
hvepostage stamps from clerk in one of
the state departments, insisted upon pay
for them, although they were to be used
for state business. This looks very COM
mendable in the legislator, but ii is asserted
at the same time he had railroad passes in
his pocket, and had used them and charged
the state mileage both ways.-[Waco Ex-
aminer.
OF COURSE SHE WANTS 1T.
A number OF prominent citizens called on
the Daily Democrat this morning to express
their approval OF Mr.. Chambers letter on
the asylum question and to subscribe for
the Democrat. Several stated they intended
writing Mr. Chambers to press the matter,
(. and knew of others who would do likewise
to-day. So it seems it is not true that
HFort Worth don't want the branch asy.
Mm.-[ Fort Worth Democrat
"MErHoDIsT JTMsn MANIFESTO.
Having been disappointed in our efforts
to move, We are perhaps located for life in
MI Nernon, and we are going to settle
>Av"i W ouoiuooo iiBub' W q are BoluS reg
ularly into the practice of law, but will edit
and run the Herald. We never expect to
make fortune practicing law or running a
newspaper in Mt. Vernon, but we have
wrung out our conscience and hung it out
to dry, and We hope to improve it SO as not
only to oe successful as lawyer, but also
asa flyer. Franklin Herald.
n. THE NIQUITIEs OF THE ROAD LAW.
The legislature should amend the road
law speedily. The present law which taxes
the poor man, without dollars worth OF
property, as heavily as the man who has
his thousands is unjust. 1t favors certain
class. The poor clerk, or farmer, or car
penter is subject to road service to the
amount of $40, or ten days per year, while
the wealthy man who is over 45years of age
and whose property is greatly benefited by
good roads does not pay a cent. The Ban.
ner is in favor Of requiring the property of
the country to keep the roads of the country
In repair. [Greenville Banner.
POSSESSES THE FIRST OF VIRTUES.
The letter of Senator Coke to members of
the legislature acknowledging the high
compliment paid him in the unanimous
vote which he received, is filled with ex-
pressions Of gratitude and declarations of
his devotion to Texas. Among the MANY
virtues which Senator Coke possesses, graft.
tude is second to none. The interests of
Texas will always be safe in such hands.
Texas will have just cause to feel proud of
her delegations in the next congress. No
state in the Union will be more ably repre-.
eented in the next congress than Texas.-
(Ban Antonio Times.