The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-15
To the Readers oi ,ho Neral
nnrrAalrnK QUESTION.

THE PASTURE QUESTION.
There IL really no puOhc lahd IN ltA's'
not enough to make hAli do1en iesPC Il.
BILE cattle ranches. me h'Iy cent ,nnu VT
nearly all taken, so there Is nothing let
but the state school land. And Tor every
section of this there IL a section
of Individual laud beside IL inst
has been sold by the state and which the
state has greed to protect the possession
OF. You bass law prohibiting the enc'p''
INC of state school land and you throw
onsn as much individual land ss state lAnd.
Thus you roo she man VII, has bpusht hla
land aud paid for u OF It's use ana give "
TO the Tree raugs men for nothing lS,hete
any Justice in thai? THIS Is not AL. MhlIe
YOU rob the man who has IN gopd lsllh
purchased land of the state ana Ie@Ne u I'll
a begIar, you also roo the chuureh OF tue
state. Your own boy and Elrl AS wei as
mine. II the state school land 10 fenced
an annual tax OF four cents an acre Is col
lected ond paid into the available SGhuoi
fuud with when to educate our chlluTsh;
Leave IL open to the free range men anu
the school rs no money, ior u can iesH
no tax. And this condition OF Things WIZ
ever remain, ior no man VIII III III, avsr he
cannot control, and the range Will ever DC
10 the state ouTce o. expense without
revenue. Is fex.s prepared TO make per
petual gift to the free range men Oh an Ine
land west OF the agricultural bell' Meh u'
eastern and southern Texas, are you VIII
ling to JOIN il scheme TO sw'ha'e ten
thousand innocent purchasers out OF thelr
hard earned money aud be aiders ana aoet
ters of csnluuuisul? Are you wiillng 20
have il 90 out TO the great Worlu OF thihk-
ing people that by our action you nave Ia
ken the school money from tue chi'ufeh
and consigned them 10 'youLh oil ul,heSs
aT3Is.-orenc,H The dsmagogue VINO VIII
.Ir. s.v.I gnnn
should be hIssuG at and tried by court q
imp,aCh!u &C. There is not memoer OF
fhe IgtI .eEisIHture who will dare take SUCH
> pr.f Ial tap. men of the west Will Du'
i7yt.u naked acts before him. Henrietta
Shitl4. ,,-,.9
JslrA wICRED CItIf
r,,.g tfrr. rgo We saw charges by the
iau~ra. I'd riyiOus Conttu DOrarles that
Tr,.s asgs B. sohom Of Texas, eminent for
frsg....... cas-. We gave not much need TO
t,f5 1.r....s We knew that in Dallas lived
ou-afp4rs ylrtuous contemporary of the
D.uae T.ur4. and we thought that he
,I--ls E. w., AIRY would prevent the demor-
location of "a s chosen domicil. But In
i.i., ,,5-.,4t7 d one of the accepted organs
rfttst .r5ud and poPulous place-one OF
tbp tug lilies of the state we ind the
distinct tgte nent that:
We nave !, large class of citizens whose
hraings i, is to gamble in the intervals OF
their lee, ,usate business"
apd thisis followed up by an elaborate
defence of Tie advantages derived ty the
rity ,f1t- ne maintenance OF gan bling
h.-.ses ana /. a advocacy of the police of
i.tt-r.- tnn.r alone, Since that we have
.... p, ans. t,er il. ne of the HERALD anO' h.
rgEergtlv d ticle in behalf of the gambling
f-8f.-f.r "a il possible that the gamblers
nod .1a e. rolling stock in the HERALD?
crssf ID. Z. upon its heretofore avowed
r-foclgIe of advocating the interests OF
Nose 7ra NV besf; principle avowed by
7rg LEADING ailiesand prscticed by some
Wl..a y not avow 1t.
s.. sella 4 our enquiry to our respected
fr,.,..a~ emit aud strictly virtuous brother
N In. JsU.s Times who always under
strrF. . III IA rroundings and is not afraid to
g,rrs.e HIM elf Is Dallas really a wicked
CIV or .ztl. HERALD trusted exponent OF
tbs e.. rrse.gr of its good ciCzens; or only an
sdgg-t.s Of $ refuse, siLtnl population
yybfcl have eretoiare discredited the city,
---Cl3rLsr,l. Standard.
MEXICAN MATTERS.
no event IN Mexican history has ever
br.p Vplrfad with that interest that the
cooItnc elgu5lon will be. 1t Is turning
roirt or rltler a decisive era with the re-
1rtbr n he new administration come
irl5 mower Without public disturbance, a
i.go sta. Il ldvance will have been taken.
Trst.tw viii succeed to power we have no
Ta.go8 10 pJubt. The sentiment OF the
N.yirsu people is for internal peace. The
v.lue uI rao last ten years experience is
g-r -cciatr. Pdblic education and the de.
ra.6rneur the country's resources occu-
All. ,.s et.g 1tion OF all Mexico to-day.
hem ID Chihnahua the public school sys-
fsai se price of the city. and every ex-
tlsr.e tells of educational progress
through ut me country. The Middle and
Southern staies especially those near the
csp.tal, aft making vigorous Efforts to in
ID Irpirl id iCry sion and TO improve the guam
Nh. and lus'i,y of their agricultural prod
uc.a Aaritultun and manufacturing are
attracting uure attention than ever before.
PsilEav rr, ress is productive OF greater
DrcG. 10 ttsae branches of industry THAI
thev navs ever enjoyed before, and
In tts same lime is unItying and soiidiiy-
irr .re saa raj government. Not only the
f.prffanta ives OF the people recognize
tba4 regoIutitn is the death kHell OF ali
this pfogress, universal sentiment, unlver,
sal interest, counsel internal peace and
freedom from political turmoil. Our cleo
tious will be less bitter, more pacific, than
that If the Unitea Sgates.-I 81 IasO Times.
SKILLED LABOR.
Skilled labor for some reason is not in
digenous 10 the soil of the south. We can
grow almost any u ing else in profusion but
skilled laborers. Even In the sugar dis,
tricts of Louisiana wnere the the principal
try laborers 10 convert the cane into sugar
must be imported at great expense from
abroad There Is some excuse iorfqueez-
inc the life's blood out Of our agricultural
enterprises TO obtain machinery for the nu'
merous oil mills, sugar-houses, cotton-gins
and the like because the country Is TOO lar
behind, too pour or unsuitable .fos vast
manufacturing establishments but we have
die same facilities for makiog labOrers here
which obtains elsewhere and being brought
mo yithineound and sight OF sugar. houses
the failure 20 learn the mysteries OF these
embellishments gives foundation Tor the
charge of sluggish indifference or the lack
on a proper spirit OF industrious enterprise.
The result OF this is that our labors for the
vear are half absorbed 10 q lev months at
The seasons close b. men who come among
ms commanding high wages Tor the Work we
ought 70 be able 20 perform and when they
make Whist they can they go 70 lhsir als-
money out Of the hands Of our own peo-
ple.-fHouston Post.
THE DlEcE.
The excitement OF the dance IL not
heeltbft.l moral excitement. IL - mere
animal pleasure, ami IL possessed OF moth
ing epnobling. lee pleasure lies In lts
promiscuOusness-the sexes dancing to-
Another argument 10 W We this, lies IN the
fart that that class Of score y which ;. morally
rotten and Who unb usBinsly disregard
IRE seventh commsndmeut bnd . special
pleasure 10 this sort u smusemeit. Hence,
ne adsncs house" Z an iDsepsrsble con-
conftaut Of those deus Of iniqulty where
ne strange woman bath her abode, whose
houss IL he Wv 20 bell. going down TIE
rbsrhers II deafh" And - society de-
teriorntes morally. the pFOmiscuous dance
h ors form Of rssssment 70 vhica Il inFa-
sisbiv has reo5urs. !, has been the ruin
al ts,ousauds eud tens OF rnousan IL pnysi-
csIiv. morally and eterDally. u "a one 81
tbs vide opes co0rs lssdinE 20 perdition.