The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-28
THE STATE PRESS.
The Speakership-Many Other Ques-
tions of Importance,
Which Texas Editors Fearlessly and
UnGinchiugly Tackle.
Fence Cutting the AH-AbsOrbiDg Topic

GALVESTON AND HOUSTON.
There is a natural bond between Houston
and Galveston, and that link is deep water
on Galveston bar. THIS improvement |
would benefit Houston iG a degree only |
less than IL would benefit Galveston. Com /
mon sense should dictate that an "entente |
cordialen should be established between the |
two cities ON this score, and efforts |
should be made to consolidate the apprO. /
priatons for Galveston bar, Galveston bay !
and Buffalo bayou together and have these !
works proceed according to unilary inten- !
ton. This would secure the earnest coop
Grafton OF both citesa aud would go far TO es-
tablish and perpetuate that friendly senti-
ment that should prevail between the peo.
Pile Of Houston and Galveston. The work
on Galveston bar is an experimental one,
Deeper water will be got or 1t Will not III
the latter then Galveston capital will have
to build an artificial harbor ON the gulf or
Galveston capitalists must remove 70 the
mouth of tina BrazOs In such case Hous.
tou would be sorry but safe for although
her connection with Galveston bar by the
bayou is very important II is not indispens-
able. Indeed IL would be better Tor Hous-
ton that there should be three seaports in
her neighborhood, one at Sabine Pass, one
ut Galveston and one at the mouth OF the
BraZos' Houston is seated at the apex Of
the commercial triangle and nearly every
bale of cotton for shipment by these ports
wonld be consigned to her merchants, who,
handling the leverage OF tho distributing
point, could secure the minimum in the
rates Of shipping chargesand would become
themasterso of the cotton market, Houston
il aboAt equi.distant from the head of nav-
CATION on the head OF the Brazos aud Gal
weston bay, and the run to Sabine Pass is a
bngatelle. While, therefore, Houston has
natural and polite reason for supporting
Galveston IN her efforts to improve her sea
entrance, she Is by no means reduced t0 the
same dilemma that Galveston is in reference
to the matter Houston Post.
FENCE CUTTING,
! The fence cutters proclaim everywhere
| that the gOy5lhor Is In sympathy with
| thom, and verify 1t seems that he IT, when
| he delers action in calling the lawmakers
| together until the second Tuesday IN Janu-
airy, 1881 Already damage to the amnunt
Of millions OF dollars has been done Al.
ready the tide of immigration has been
checked. Already the Investment OF CAPT.
tai in lands ard cattle has ceased We hear
a complaint from the real estate dealers
from the l,io GRANGE TO Red river. We
hear complaint FROM the merchants from
the gull to the Indian Nation that the iu-
huX OF capital IL checked. Our word tor It,,
the fence cutters and the deferred action OF
Governor Ireland have placed a blight on
the face Of our good state, that II will take
wears to CilAce Should such be the case,
who is to shoulder tho blume3 Is the hard
working labOrer who has had the result Of
his labor for a life time destroyed in one
night, or is it the poor simple tool who in
obedience 10 a stronger mind has yielded
TO n passion aud prejudice that has been
played upon by designing party2 No.
there IN not where the blame is to rest. We
say IL is with Governor Ireland, aud the
next election IN this state VIII show him
that we are CurreCt-I Denton Monitor.
AN ARCsE or CONFIDENCE,
These interviews with public men In
which private expressions are often given
the public should not be INDUCED In hv the
urcss; TO say the least tits uniournajs,ic
1t Is certainly tresspsssing upon private
and personal propricty whena paper puts
in Che mouth oil q mau words that he did
not utter or ideas he did not intend 10 con.
yey. 10 10 also breach OF etiquette Tor an
3 interviewer to publish expression which he
9 was requested not 10 publish, Such an
, abuse of confidence oyersteps the
d bounds of courtesy, and II will Ger.
Z tainly bring the interviewing process
into contempt, and the newspaper that
: INDUCES In such methods into disrepute al
k It should do. Public men have some right,
= and personal privileges that newspapers
4 are bound to respect, If they expect tn,
j. people to respect them. few days sine,
< the Houston Post published what purport
Z ed TO be an interview with Hon. u. h
8 Culberson, but Mr. Culberson, In the New
Q pronounces the pretended interview as
fabrication of the whole cloth This place
u the Post in very unenyable position, ant
y ihA gutprnriqIuu ppnOrtnr Nhn tuhrioatat
v the interview should be "hred out" of hi
y position and tabooed by the press Of thu
+ state Marlin Ball.
l. REAuAN's FOLLY.
81 Judge Reagan has had another interview
NJ with Galveston News reporter mani,
u Tor the purpose of denying certain state
d ments which he was reported to have ut
tered In his former interview and explain
10 ing others. He states that when he sail
X Mr., Wellhorn would not represent his con
I. stituents u he should vote Tor Randa
" Tor speaker, he did not intend the remar
N for publication. 10 matters not for wha
ID purpose the assertion was uttered,
T. was uncalled for, undiguified and ridicJ
H. luus. 10 is reasonably presumable tina
$, Mr., WELDON iSas we'll, " not better, q,
" quauted with She sentiment OF his const
< ueuts rs is Mr.. Reagan, and that he Is nor
h interested in properly representing them
rs ] he fails TO do SO, he, and not MIR. Reagan
1t is responsible to them. lfMr Reagan wi
)r conAne himself to the duty OF representa-
ID his own constituents he will have his hant
~ iull, aud II he will follow the example
Y, Mr. Wellborn to avoid talking buncomb
Tor the newspapers he will not have
lp spend so much OF his time explaining an
u. denying Bosque County Blade.
w sENsELEss NEWSPAPER ABUsR.
M HNF "A lnNnTtupI NJ tV,l, a. L.
II. on topics OF public interest, the Hon. OH
TO Wellborn takes the oake.-[GavestC
ly News.
in The News seems 10 take considerable 1
ht teTest in Colonel Wellborn. In the san
TO paper from which the above Is clipped 4
Id entire column Is devoted to our congress
II, man, Just MS we have said before, NJ
mt Wellborn has not even intimated that
would support Kendall, and all this new
~ paper slurring is premature, The new
an papers out OF this district that ara now q
IN voting so much OF their time to Hon. OF
he Wellborn had better preserve their fire {
en- their own sections. or nj least wait till aft
Mr.. Wellborn votes for Randall. RandF
to or not, we venture the assertion that Al
%, Wellborn will vote his honest conviction
regardless Of newspaper abuse,
he WHY NEWSPAPERS HAVE ENEMIES.
ne Every one, who attempts unsuccessful
TO buy or oulldoze a paper hates Il ther
Is' after with malignity directly In propOrti,
to to the fulsome laudation which he won
o. have laylshed upon II II had done his dir
rs. work, We should say that every pap
needs onemies-in fact, every paper wi
the moral courage, the tirmneis, homes
~, and Independence II should have, must
ou eyltably make enemies Of the class we ha
ri, alluded to, Papers without such enemi
os, scarcely deserve to have ftiends.-t MeIidi
nj Blade.
ne AnIGNlrtIp COURSE.
as Congressman Welborn, of the Dallas d
'M trlct maintains digniiied SILENCE m, A