The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-23
STATE PRESS OPINIONS.

WILL GET DRUNh'
When p legislature passes u law making
it a penal offense to sell liquor to habit.
uai drunkard, that legislature is engaged
in work by which it cannot possibly earn It's
salary, A law OF this character cannot be
enforced, or at least habitual drunkards get
all thew want If they have money or credit;
and if they do not have either, they have
managed to get drunk anyhow.-lfyler
Courier.
TYRANNIcAL.
Bismarck is said to be suspicious and
tyrannical of late toward all officials of
state, and his disposition Is becoming so
inconvenient to all who have any commu-
nication with him that it is believed that II
the emperor dies before him that the
crown prince will not hesitate to dismiss
him from office.-[W Waco Examiner.
ON THE INCREASE.
The Mormons not only have Utah. but
they are commencing. to manifest a uisPo-
sitien to extend their domain. Already
several large settlements are located In
New Mexico, and accessions are almost
daily arriving. Where do they come fromT
From all quarters OF the GLOBE. Earnest,
shrewd and energetic missionaries are at
work all over Europe, and even in this
country their success-as in Georg'a-ls
arousing serious apprehensions. Congress
has experimented with this sore on the
and, perhaps, without knowing the extent
or malignity of the disease. Mormonism
is increasing with rapidity seldom
euualed by any sect, and now that tney
have Utah under their thumb, there is
nothing to check them. 1t must be ad-
mitted that poly gamv is one OF the Knot
tiest problems of the time. texists IN de-
fiance of the law and fiourishes at time
when the supreme power OF the Union IS
endeavoring to work its destruction. The
statesman who will discover a remedy for
this growing evil will surely deserve the
thanks of the country.-THouston Post.
WHOLESOME SUGGESTION.
The Philadelphia Record properly, on
serves that in this country there ought 10
be no political secret societies. There Is
no fair and Just end to be attained under
our form of government which men need
20 behind the door to advocate. There are
no proper methods of political action
which will not bear daylight inspection.
Laboring men have less excuse Tor banding
together to accomplish their political ends
than any other part of the population: by
irtue of universal suffrage they hold IN
their own hands sovereign power, and may
rectify the evils that arise from PAD gov.
er Dment at any time. 1t is peeVish 10 y
on he part of the workmen to quarrel with
no cies for which they are themselves d.
rectily responsible. They can and o
ma e and unmake administrations when
ever they choose to exercise their power
TAustin Statesman.
BAREFAcED FRAUD.
Pendleton's miserable farce OF r civil ser,
vice reformation is becoming more and
more absurd. The republicans accepted
the plan, and helped him put 1t through
congress, because they saw their Lease OF
power was becoming short, while they
wanted to prepare for those now in the ser
vice to stay there, and to hide, as long as
possible, the tracks of fraud spread over me
records of the last twenty years. Ihe ciYll
service commissioners, DESTROYS OF getting
over all the ground before then, and ming
up the places with those that
might be trusted, divided their Ia
bors and attempted to cover 1t all at once.
As examiners the country has about come
to the conclusion that they do not honestly
know what to do with themselves. They
ought by this time to have become disgust,
ed with themselves, and to have concluded
To tell congress the measure is bare sham
aud fraud, and that they are supreme Iall-
ures as agents for civil service reform me
shortest way out OF the discreditable in Isl
tuition Is for congress to repeal the law. Inc
expenses of the commission is money aoso-
lutely thrown away Austin Statesman