The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-01

'lss eilfle' N M PolHyea 10 deptnditR /
y, a. Hshfibs nhaIlttes NJ he a'ah ofioef,
I'd the reputation M, Bennett has, ~
,elne \ mild hammered gentleman, he may
pfscIpIlate himself into ~ uncoinioraole
poalilon by deliberately THROWING down we
gauntlet, and inviting the liefAld w. psruq
mate In n season VI personalities, There "a
No newspaiier In this county that can sue. |
eesafully thiver n lance with the Herald
when II comes TO serving up u man 10 sat.
tsfy liz feyenges, or paDdef 10 the Vitiated
tasteoi gossip loving community. The
World Ia chippy and makes It's attacks with
yleor and determination, but the Herald
sets its iangs deep, and shakes us adversary
like q mastiif would terrier. In q war OF
words the Herald may not use as many Us
the World, but what II does say, viii enter
into the marrow Of the aggressive Prussian
and he will get the worst OF It, We hope
Mr Bennett will restrain his "donkeys"
and Mr. Pulitzer regain The equanimity oil
his temper. Both newspapers are valuable
and instructive journals and are conducted
with skill and ability, and instead oil max
ing the "iur fly" and perhaps do worse
than that in case they enter npon a season
nj nersopalities, they would do better to be
little more considerate and courteous to-
wards each other. and let well enough alone.
-ISan Antonio Times.
PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
The regulating OF the school tax will be
one ofthe chief objects of attention from
the governor and the legislature. The re.
Gently adopted amendment requires at
| least two changes in the school law. The
! first is that tn ere must be q separate tax tor
free schools, and the second that the public
| rec schools must be kept open at least six
| months during the year. From the expert
ence of the past it can be readily deter
mined how much it will cost per pupil for
| each month, and from The annual scholas-
| tic census the number OF pupils within the
! scholastic age can easily be found. These
m alters being settled, the next and
most important questions to be decided
| nv the legislature are what shall oe the
length of the terms, and what shall be
| the scholastic age? For the present at
least, the Journal is of the opinion that o
session OF six months will be long enough.
This is bout as long as poor people can
snare their children and it is chiefly Tor the
benefit of the poor that Tree schools are TO
desired. II q longerterm is desired IN any
county. city or nelgnborhood, it can be bad
| by local taxation. Then the journal con-
ceives that the state ID now able TO extend
the scholastic age so es TO inc aue all chill
dren from eight 10 tiE hteen years OF age.
| This would give ample time tor all ChlldreH
| in the state 10 obtain good 41nsilSh educa-
| ton, and the state should not think OF { nrr-
| ing them lesa. The only danger to be ap.
pretended 10 cur public free schools is now,
that their OYER Jealous friends may en-
deMvor to ran them too long, or in some
way make them cost so much as to become
purdensome. With this point veil guarded,
and liberal policy from the sfatee to its
children there is 40 reason why our Tree
schools shouldsnot he equal il not superior
10 any in the world. - Bolton journal.
LIBERALISM.
The system SUCH thing exists, is q
libel ON the 81 satest aud best men OF all
ages. The editor of the Pulpit may reach
the height OF his ambition among men OF
low degree, and then he may fully enjoy
the truth OF The old prnVefp', VIZ some
men would rather be the head OF dog
than the tail of a lion. He may reign IS
the cham pion OF his party. but at the same
time many who were once his devoted
friends pity him on account OF ms downfall
from what he once prOtessed 40 doubt
but what there are wesk-mnded, corrupt
men in Texas VINO have and VIII embrace
his infidel views, and by thelr means ana
influence may raise HIM to heights I'M
known, but alas! they cannot keep him up
he is bound to come down, and when ne
does, toe house he is building on the sand
will fall, and great will be the fall OF 1t.
His pulpit, in a moral sense, Is iuli OF deac-
" POISON, and we would ADVISE al VINO feel
concerned for their soulsto shun u as they
would q ratLleSUdbbs ils poiooooHS pAAA-NA
Dles OF Liberalism will, as We believe, de-
stroy the souls of many. Men love Gark-
ness rather than light, because their deeds
are evil Iii 1eralism in all its phases, Is
perfectly congenia with the corrupt
promptings OF nature; and II man wants
to enjoy liberty in all things without lear
OF endless punishment he has GOOD chance
to try the experiment : Texas Methouls1.
REDEMPTION or LANDS.
II 20 NOT Tn he urpstlme0 That the state is !
a Shylock. trying to get ful pounu OF
flesh out of its debtors. On the contrary
wise public policy would suggest course
of Ienent libcralIiy with the debtor Texas
lands, as a general rule, do not depreclate
II value. 1.-THE state buys in and holos
real estate, il is in possession OF n,st.Giass
collateral. 1t can well afford to hold these
lands for several years and allow the tax
payer to redeem them at q reasonable sd-
yance-a good interest on the amount ne
owed originally. The legislature at aus last
session should have taken all these snibgs
into consideration and granted the usual
extension. 1t did not do SO, though, ana
the Governor like the level-headed man that
he Is, now comes 20 the rescue. 1t IS 10 be
hoped his suggestion will be adopted GIVE
the delinuuents a little more time. Let
the state hold the lands she mas
right to, but give the taxpayers liberal
terms. 1t is hard year in Texasi and
thousands OF really honest men viii need
all the help they can get. IL will be I'M
fortunate ifthe state is less lenient with
them than anybody else would be--Lfort
Worth Gazette.
BEAGANs FAD TASTE.
Reagan is a nice bird. now amt he, 20 be
talking about what will be done TO Culber-
son and Wellborn, should they vote Tor
Randall for the speakcrshp. Mr.. Reagan
had better wait until these men do what
he hes "already done before he has any-
him 10 saw about the matter. They viii
not vote for Randall. but # they should, II
seems to us il would be IN bad taste tor
Reagan to abuse men for doing exactly
what be has himself done in the past
TPanola Waterman.
Colonel Wellboro, IN an interview WITH
Post reporter, said IL was remarkably |
strange to him that Reagan, southern
democrat, could have found 1t consistent
with his views TO denouuce man ike III
den, and in the same breath almost say a
good word for Ben Butler, man Tor whom
tue English language. with all It's wealth OF
words. could not ind more hitting title
than that of beast"
We'll. You see, Reagan knows there is no |
chance for Ben, and that there Is for lilden |
for the presidency, and as he wants the DO
sitiou himself OF course be wants to down
the strong.-rPanola Watchman.
DEGRApIsG A. oURSAIfsd,
Hons DIN Wei botn and ID. b. Culberson
have been victimized by Houston fost
reporter. with whom they held rambling /
with the explicit understand
ing tina. what they said should not appear
as interviews. The victimized gentlemen I
nave written TO the Post complaining OF
the injustice done them In attributing X
pressions and views to them that they |
never held aud which IL calculated 10 injure
them. The Post managers have treated |
them With indifference aud silent contempt /
These rentiemen are not the only public |
men VINO have suffered 1T the hands OF