The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-29

ANNNNN
-
bssehyfs HYHrAfnY,
The Legislature deserves The sympathy "
Nj good peopit everywhere II Tyler Uou'
Tier. ..
The Whltesbofo News lost % saloon sub,
vorlber.by beinga pfOhibitiOnist lie gained
two druggists, which makes ! "hl wen
that ends well. ~ gainesville Register
~ HEAsOHnLE,
The amendment tackled on TO The GIBSON
bill in the house yesterday is, entirely
proper. We are for reasonable railway
legislation, and the INSTRUMENTATION
feature is good Austin Statesman
CIVIL SERVICE NOTE.
We received notice from deputy
postmaster on the Texas Pacific road, TO
stop sending weekly paper as the sub
scriber was diseased" That deputy ought
TO be promoted Interstate News
OFF YEAR FOR Prohibition.
In all the recent elections under the local
option law, prohibition has been defeated
Even Fannin county, after trying ii year,
was satisfied to 90 back to license.-l Long
view Democrat.
NEW SENSATION.
Hon. Tom Ochiltree is making gallant
fight for his salary as congressman. rms
is about the first job OF tighing for his salary
Tom ever had. The sensation OF drawing u
salary would be an entirely new thing 10
h i'm. G-Sag Antonio Express.
-. BACKWARD SEASON.
Fruit and forest trees are later budding
and blooming this year than for many
years before. We hope to see warmer and
finer weather soon. Many farmers have
planted corn, and are now preparing land
for COTTON Cherokee Standard.
NO WONDER.
1T now tra1spires tDat only 3,5O7 persons
signed the petitions presented 10 the legis-
lature asking that a prohibition amend
ment be submitted to the people. is IL TO
be wondered at that the Legislature de-
clined to take action in the matter?-[Waco
Examiner.
A CoNUNDRUM.
The records in the collectors office show
q great many tracts of land sold 10 the state
for state and county tax. AS the time eX-
pires for redemption on the 10th OF April,
the question arises, what Is going to be
done about it? Will the lands be forfeited
to the state and the county have.to do with
out its share of the taxes?-l Limestone
New Era.
NOT CIVIL RIGHTS PARADISE.
There are about 10000 negroes in the In
dian territory, who were formerly slaves OF
the Indians. They all speak the Indian
language as tluently as the Indian. They
are given the right to Till the soil and raise
stock and have permanent homes among
the Indians, but they are not allowed To
vote, have no standing in court, either as
parties, witnesses or jurors Denton
Chronicle.
AN USELESS TASK.
The Tyler Courier says: Two of our ex-
changes are disputing about what the soul
of man consists of. They are in deep water,
ana we advise them to pull for the shore,
The Courier is right; but when couple OF
cranks get into dispute upon an abstract
question, it is almost as impossible to get
them to cease as to drown duck by pour
ing water on its back.-[ Brennan Banner.
UNAUTHORIZED CLIPPING.
As the State Press association will soon
meet at Dallas, it is opportune to suggest a
name for the consideration of the brethren
for president. True, the office is not one
of great importance, but it is representa-
tive position, and in it the association
should place such man of ability, sobriety
and moral worth as Colonel John b.
Elliott, of the Dallas HERALD, William A.
Fields, of the Meridian Blade, or w. A..
Abbey, of the Longview Democrat BIZ
lene Reporter.
PRACTICAL, IF UNPATRIoTIC.
Representative Browning's amendment
to the public land bill was the best thing
of that august body could b. induced to go
into some sections of northwest Texas and
left without guide, their thirst for water
and hungry stomachs would soon persuade
them that 50 an acre is too much tor I'M
watered land, and they would learn from
actual experience that there is vast
amount OF land in Texas that is not actually
worth fencing. 1t is ridiculous to talk of
asking a man to give 50 an acre for land,
Il Mill hau 20 ho,rt hic ufoto
or thirty miles n olan County Record.
DIsINTEREsTED ADVICE.
Major Burke, of the New Orleans Times
Democrat, insists that Dallas is in need OF q
tirst-class daily newspaper, and that he is
the man to put at the helm. We beg par
don, major, but are constrained TO say that
we do not believe the field of Texas journal
ism is suffering tor your presence just now;
The Dallas HERALD is q better paper, all
things considered, than the one you are
at present engaged upon, and unless the
change of air and scene wrought radical
revolution in your mental calibre, we opine
the HERALD would hold its own, despite
the Big I-and-little-you opposition Mad
ison Journal.
oDoRIFRRoUs.
Whether deservedly or not the 18th legis-
lature is being severely criticised from the
gulf TO the Indian territory, and from The
SABINE 10 the MO OTbuut. lut pcOpic
may not be sufficiently well informed to ar
rive at correct conclusions regarding the
fidelity or efficiency of their representa-
tiyes, and il may be that their indignation
is premature. Be the matter as it may,
there is loud clamor in the land and deep
mouthed mutterings of disappoint 1ent
and censure. There is con-
seriousness everywhere, and among
all classes that the legisla-
ton demanded by the resolutions Of the
state convention last summer.
and urged on the hastings during the can
vass that returned so many members
pledged 20 the platform, has not been &C.
and in the general inquiry for
the reason the public mind is confronted
with the ghastly fact that the lobby has
been potential and successful. Fraud and
failure" is the general verdict Of the people,
and the calm resignation into which the
masses seem TO be relapsing is portentous
Of the doom of many legislator who riots
In his lees" and sleeps In fancied immu-
nifty from the argus eyes OF his betrayed
Fr1 ~. a