The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-14
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TEXas PRESS OPINIONS.
CONDENSED. PHILOSOPHY,
Here is bit of hard shell truth we have
Just come &c oss "GIumbiers never WORK,
and workers never grumble, ~ Terrell
Star,
A possible FACTOR.
The name of Honorable John III Reagan
has been mentioned quite frequently ofIste
III connection with the presidency,
through dispatches from Washington
Marshall Messenger.
TENPoRA MUTANTUR.
The world moves. The ST. Louis Globe
Democrat now calls Jef Davis "the yener.
able chiettain OF she late COniederacy." He
used TO be referred to as "a son OF a gun
who ought to be hung. ~ Brennan Ban
ner
STRICTLY ECONOMICAL.
"Rutabaga' Johnson, the father of the
present constitution, is a member OF the
senate and is duly on hand. When in the
constitutional convention ne was the dele.
gate who thought the governor ought not to
receive more tnan dollar "a day Tor his SER
vice. Marlin Ball.
now THE MATTER STANDS.
Daring the year just closed there were 1874
acquisitions ior iugluveS issued 10y Governor
ROBERTS, ANA during the same period only
siXty-three warrants Tor arrest ON reQuisl-
tiOns from other states. This shows that
the rascals are trying to get away from
Texas, instead of coming hes c, as Ia former
times. 80 Meridian Blade,
sPEAKER GIBSON.
Ellis county was nonored by the election of
Hon. 9. r. Gibson 10 the speaKership OF the
house OF ruprese Itatiyes on the first ballot,
by u yO,e of nearly Two TO one over his op-
20 ent. That he will discharge the duties
OF the position faithfully aud credltably to
himself and his constituency none
need doubt or i1ar.-- Ennis Saturday Re-
view.
HAD THE COURAGE
The Texas delegation in the house, with
the exception OF MIR. Jones, voted against
the PendetOn civil service bill They did
so on the ground that the bill is Intellectual
ana totally Insufficient TO correct the evils
complained Of. We are glad they had the
courage TO vote according TO their COnvtc-
tons. The public demand for civil service
reform does not contemplate u lame and
impotent attempt to correct abuses. Bel
ton Journal.
BEHIND THE TINES.
While the Texas dslhes are now receiving
the splendid Geographic news report fur
nshed by the Western Associated Press,
the New Orleans Times Democrat appears to
have IN same old New York Associated
Press rebrt that was served TO the Texas
press upfo three months ago, There is o
comparison as TO the value of the TWO ser
vices, and 1t i, little astonishing that the
Times-Dehocrat did not keep the Western
report, AS the Texas daiies have done
i Waco n Examiner.
THs GOIERNok To COLONEL LouGHERr.
Colonel K ". Loughery:
DEAR SIk-l have been in hopes that |
q could give you the Office you asked for, but
y Colonel Ii I. Brewster, II life time friend,
aud amad every way competent, desires
the Office, ind | cannot see how can over
LOOK hlm. | wish had Offices at my dis.
posal for az my friends but | nave not, and
( am cDnpeped to make II choice, rs uupleas-
4 ant rs 1t Is, joan IRELAND.
-[Houstob Age.
LOCAL OPTION.
The lrctent legislature ought either IL
amend the local option law 80 as to make II
effective, or repeat 1t all together, As now
administered, II is n farce and u disgrace IL
the statute books We believe the law can
the means OF efJ5. ,jNd lasting benefit Va
the counties adOptls., ". - view of the
alarming an destructive spread of intern.
perance 'r our state, the subject certainly
merits The serious attention OF our legisla.
tors tannln County Advocate.
ABOUT THE WAY OF IT.
The New York World has asserted Tor a
long tune that Ex-Governor Cornell is O
scoundiel aud robber. The Word has also
established to its own satisfaction the i'm
meoulate wniteness OF Governor Cleve.
land record as citizen and statesman
Cleveland saysin his inaugural address OF
Cornell's administration: IL shall be- quite
content II, when the end is reached, may
you, look back upon an official career
rable 10 myself and useful to the PEG.
the state" This is American poll.
-ICalNert Coarier.
AT WHOLESALE.
hbItslist has bought 5000 acres o
In Stevens county, ear breckenridge
IL encing it in. fine Commissioners.
thM granted him permission to feno,
ipoIiC roads by OFFICIATING himself t
slarge public gates and keeping par
y them at all hours of the day to opeI
Moso them. 1t Is stated that the clos
fthis vast body of land has causcC
10 leave tho country and Kept thou
Jot immigrants from settling there
Mid 81 per acre for the land, and ha
% /. with barbed wire. In one drec
II Is fifteen miles across it, kaufman
y BENrrACroR.
esoSR statement IN an exchange I,
hioct1at mad dog went into tow
Dr. SDNiauy of his kind that the author
couldsot decide which OF the animals
~ be certain and not TO ALLOW
Oi the AilJy to escape, the towns dog
Sput tqdcath eu.maSsc, For. said ia,
~ is better that all the innocen
ue NJ ned than for one rabid ANNA
cape This reversal OF tue mora hu
elaws " our jurisprudence, when th
icauon Effects the canine race, strike
sbolus Eminent prac' iCal andlikely t.
IL ~ " highest btuelits, Any ON
hlg aug This cily under sucl
nble n.Ul...s,t.,ss rs those name,
IN above Will be deserving OF the sou
~ OF public beneiactor-tr errci
rs
RESIGNED.
Va meeting OF the city council las
by evening the question came NJ u
.ts'r0uhun OF the public school tune
w city, Tue mayor had vsloed tn
Yea Previously passed by the Coun
lich WIS published In the Herald a
line, md the oouncil last ruesda.
u ny two.thirds vote, passed th
non oisr the veto OF the mayor
upon Ayor Starr wrote out aud pre-
bi ms Designation Ms mayor, stain
% was hot willing TO hold the Office
IN conhc, with the views aud opiu
'of the puncil on thar subject. IN
Gil, by resolution, refused TO accep
ires,gnatpn but the mayor vacated
CHAIR aid called Alderman McGu
dent prS.em, OF the council, 10 tax
lace. N further business was don,
the dhncil adjourned. Marsha
ToLBS SMILES.
Rhine Ms been getting high, To
owa,er mot good for Il.
IN she fas his sweet Aia-Now h
>her, LENT Ada-Marriedl
scents OF ind were about the only pr
many plple had In their holidays.
~ rent Il make q hole In q man
salary nicker Than diamond drill
ID weak ylng man finds that cAcs
Shg hurts i'm, lac should buy chez