The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-15
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LOOMING UP IslNESaKLY.
Sc atoF Gibns, OF Dallas, IL looming up
immensely forllealensn..goyernor Of reSas.
| Gibbs isg 0u9g man With COCO progressive
views on malieIa OF public eonoern, aud
that's Tue Kind Of a man 40 need 10 nj all
Qliicss-evea the lieutenant gOyernorship. -
fPlttDnrg GaZstte.
ooNPAMEsr FoR moss.
Sui Ross would make good governor,
and II governor would b. eNual TO the oc-
eAsion whenever the occasion should uise.
Ele is man OF plain aud unassuminR mzn'
nefs and iini. he'd stump speaker. a man
th7t the people would rally round ,snd Il
nominated, would poll as high vote as any
man IN the stste.-[ Marlin Ball.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
In case Ireland 10 not re-nominated, how
would ID. O. Giddings, OF Brenham, do for
governor? He 10 an admirable man, and
mas done much hard work Tor the democrs'
CIV of Texas. His Ell were put forth too
q time when the seopls OF Texas needed
his aid. The Mirror believes that Glddings
would make good governor.-lW aSs-
hachie Mirror.
Before long tho people VI Geris will be
called upon through their representatives,
In convention Assem- bled 10 nominate the
men who are 10 coutro! the affairs Of cur
Lone Star State Tor the next two years.
Macy are aspiring. end express themselves
rs willing 20 sacrifice themselves upon the
| public altar Tor the good OF the dear PEG
ple.n What we want and all We aek, is
that The democratic convention will nomi.
nate men, capable, honest--meD OF inLeg-
Iity and soarlety, meu al moral worth aud
! intrinsic value.-[ AlyirHdo Bulletin.
THERFGRo NUsT GO.
Colonel ]. q IrNog ana Mr.. Ii. ID. John.
son, both 0. Houston and both repu nlicaos,
| both publish cards la the Houston Post de-
nying that they ever ssiu anything about
"Cho Niger must go" Tracy Says the re-
publican party Ia one Of principles, not
mcu; thai IL welcomes all who bellows in
its teneis, without REGARD TO race or nation
atty. The great macs OF negroes are re-
publican from principle aud gratitude.
They have rlgh, IN the party, and are
welcome thers. 1t seems, however, that a
good many Of the white republicans OF Dali
las and Fort Worth are Of the opinion that
the negro msst eo.-TBfenhem Banner.
ocuILTREE DOOMED.
1t begins 20 look as though Tom OchiltTee
will not have q walk.oysr in the coming
congressioua. ruce The Laredo Times
says be hes succeeded in getting one or
two of bis tsyorites appointed 10 office, but
the non faltillment OF promises to the pub'
lie Is falling against him oil ovAr tba dis
trlct. The Corpus Christi Critic says that
nothing can induce it to advocate Ochil-
trees return to congress. In Fort Bend
county the republicans OF the colored per-
sussion have repudiated hina.-TBrenham
Banner.
GIBBS BOOMING.
Senator Barnett Gibbs Is highly spoken
OF os q candidate for lieutenant governor OF
this slsto, and it is quite likely that he will
make tho race. He is an able man and @
very popular one, aud in tae event that
aenatOr Fleming is not candidate for the
same Office, hs WILL re ceiye n strong support
in northwess Texas. He was prominent
and yerv useful menber Of the last legisls-
tnre. ireland aud Fleming, or Ireland and
Gibbs would poll the tall democratic
strength this year. Abilene Reporter.
WE THINK 50.
II Peter Smith should take it in mis- herd
to run for cong ess, where would DIN Well.
horn find hmseli?-[Galyeston News. We
think he would he within hearing OF the
sueeker's gavel. Men Ike Wellborn ere
not retired just to make room for como
other man. They say Wellborn ia TOP
fiowery. We notice among all his roses OF
fad thorn OF truth that pricks them very
severely. Those who are not blessed with
any good quality always speak sneerlngly
of that quality in others, Weilborn is an
able. polished map.-[ Gai neaville hide
pendent.
TEXAS REpUDLlCANa.
The preference OF Texas republicans fol-
Blaine with his smirched record for corrupt
practices and rulings, whilst speaker Of the
house, is not 3 strong endorsement OF civil
service reform. A corrupt president, like
polluted fountain. will faint the entir3
stream with corruption, and Blaine'5 record
can hardly be unknown 50 such Texas re.
publioansas can read The New York Posi-
ard Other LEADING republican papers in the
north charge Blaine with corruption, and
prove it, too. If nominated, Blaine can and
will be defeated. The Texas republicans
did not show high appreciation Of politi-
cal integrity by expressing preference for
Blaine -rSau Antonio Times.
AsUccEssFUL TEXAN.
Ex-senator Lane, OF San Antonio, is as
conspicuous figure at oil the Texas cattle
conventions, and IL o famous ms we'll IS
successful ranchmen He IS aiX feet tail,
slim as q rail, as dark end straight az en- In
dian, restless and nervous. He commenced
life as % cowboy. cad Is now worth mill
ion. He has ranch of 125 600 acres, so 600
cattle, and employs sixty cowboys One OF
The rules OF the ranch, and it is perhaps ex.
ceptionsl In this particular, is that any COW
boy caught playing cards, drinking wAisky,
or carrying a pistol shall be discharged
without notice. The Ex-senator says that
oncs q year, on Christmas day, be mixes
bowl OF eggnog for the boys, and they can
then do ali the drinking tor the year
Lone Star.
THE MAJORITY SHOULD RULE.
Senator Maxey adds his protest against
the ubiquitous two. thirds rule. He says:
sit 10 q discount on talent and a premium
on mediocrioy, and to it is due the intro.
duction OF the dark horse into our poll
tics.n The leading Statesmen of Texas, the
influential newspapers and common sense
appeal to the democratic party to return to
the ussges of the founders of the party.
The cardinal doctrine of democracy is sub
mission to mejoritif s-any departure from
this rule underminesthe very foundation OF
the party. This two-thirds abomination has
contributed to the political disasters Of the
past twenty-five years, and 1t is time thasiG
should be forever eliminated from the
working of the party. The question will
be disposed Of in the approaching state con-
vention, and the people are urged to dis
cuss IL In the primaries, and send their dele.
gates positively instructed [Oisco Round
Up.
Mrs. Barbara Flick, Cleveland, O., was
completely cured by 81. Jacobs Oil, the
wonderful pain reliever, OF chronic rheu-