The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-19
CAPrIOUs CRITICS.

and the appointment OF DIR. WALLACE as
all under the head OF the
''Branch Asylum" II will be seen that
those from the Fort Worth Gazette and
Whitesboro News profess to smell some
thing in the location Of the branch and the
of DR.. WALLACE that has the |
oior of corruption about it, and indulge in
a species of criticism that, unsupported b.
solid facts, is both unkind, unwise and I'M
Just, not only TO the gentlemen of the locat'
ing committee. but to the citizens of Ter
r.ll and the governor Of the site. 1t is an
easy thing to be critical and captious when
prejudice and self-interest are
arrayed against men or meas
ures, even though no founda-
ton exists for criticism further than the
speculative fancies Of the brain. Under
such circumstances, however, 1t is a very
dangerous and cruel method Of comment
ing upon facts about which the public are
interested. To charge against three men
Of standing and character, men whom their
people had honored and entrusted with
position, whole city full of honest good
citizens and the governor ola great state
that chicanery, bargain and sale, preiudices,
favoritism and corruption had induced be-
tween them a combination to locate an in
stitution at certain town and put in
charge Of a certain man, is very bold,
ugly and ineycusably slanderous assertion
unless facts are at hand to substantiate
it, Those who make the charge,
it may be safely and unhesitat-
ingly said. and without the
fear OF successful contradiction, il chal-
lenged to do so, could not produce one sin
gle fact to an unprejudiced mind, that
would sustain the differences and ugly in
situations of their captious criticisms. On
the other hand, the criticisms do not rise to
the dignity of absurdity when the cause or
bases thereof are remembered. The whole
matter seems to be In nutshell, that be-
cause member Of the legislature was APP
pointed on the locating committee, and one
tendent, therefore, the selection Of Terrell
instead of Fort Worth or Dallas or Gle
burne, was an ugly job. there being, in the
language OF one of these critics, "a peculiar
odor about 1t which is not agreeable" Now,
If Fort Worth had been selected by such
an organized committee the inference is,
from this logic, that the Odor would not
have hung around the fact, or at any rate,
would not have been peculiar" None
Of the committee, and certainly not COVER
NOR IRELAND, are Interested one iota more
In Terrell than Fort Worth and the former
city had just the right to expect the branch
than the latter had. If the branch had
been determined on for the especial benefit
of Fort Worth, Mr.. CHAMBERS of Tarrart
should have had that fact inserted in the
bill and obviated the necessity and expense
OF sending committee through north Tex
as to hunt a location. But further these
imaginative critics think that Just as good
men could have been appointed VINO were
not members Of the legislature and who
were not applicants for the position of SUI
perintendent. Granted most assuredly,
but in as much as good and honest and il Z.
telligent men were selected, what matters
it If they had been giving the asylum ques-
ton and its location much previous
thought and consideration GOVERNOR IRE
LAND, 1t appears to US, displayed his prac.
tical wisdom and patriotism in appointing
upon the locating committee men who were
taking an active interest in the branch asy-
lum, and who. as champion of the bill
creating 1t and superintendent, would be
held responsible for Unsuccessful and wise
management thereof, honest and capable
men who would be interested in locating
the branch only where they felt its chances
would be the best. As GOVERNOR IRELAND
had evidently intended to appoint DIR.
WALLACE superintendent, fact easily in
terred from the fact that he did appoin
him, it was wise to give him voice in the
location, and 1t was equally wise to infer
that Mr.. FRYMIER, who had manifested
such an interest in the bill Gre
ating the branch would be equally
as interested in seeing the branch To-
Gated only at such point as would enable it
~ meet the ends and purposes OF its crea-
ton. If business man has any special
business to transact requiring the assistance
of others he will generally first think of and
always select those to aid and carry out his
plans who are the most actively interested
in the matters in question, and in the ap.
pointment Of the locating committee and
the superintendent, GOVERNOR IRELAND but
pursued this plain dictate OF common bust
ness sense. Instead OF having around it the
odor of iobbery, the whole matter wears an
honest, practical business look, and those
who are racking their brains to find matter
for criticism under the circumstances of tho
case are only betraying their petty preju.
dice and disappointments, striking blindly
at nothing, fighting windmill that they
have mistaken for a giant ogre or ,
Saracen. 1t is the old, old story
Ever since history began to be written
public servants, however honest or capable
have had their conduct and motives cues
toned by that class Of citizens who fame,
every man rascal who fails to agree will
them, who can see nothing but Preacher.
! and fraud in the men whose actions put
quietus upon little selfish and persona
schemes Of the critics. 1t is discouraginI
to the official who has the welfare OF tn
public honestly and sincerely at heart, blu
he must learn that the passions of tn
, human heart are not all good, an,
that envy, selfshness and disappoin,
} ment lead Thousands daily to reckless
attack those who innocently an
honestly have stood in the way OF their Gu
pidity or ambition. The patriot has but l.
move on grandly and with fidelity TO tn
trust committed to his keeping, and tim
will silence the ISLANDERS leveled agains
him and place the merited seal Of conden
n natiou and couiannt unOn his datan ar