The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-20
GOVERNOR IRELAND AND HIS
FRIENDS

Elsewhere in this issue we reproduce
from the Mckinney Enquirer an article
captioued Timely ard Sensible" The
En- quirer should not hold. GOVERNOR IEE
LAND responsible for the indiscreet sayings
OF his many friends, and particularly not
to that extent as TO visit upon the governor
tho "the unwGIranted attacks upon II:
own friends" In the many things that are
said upon the heels OF canvass we must
expect under the present status Of auman
nature, that many an expression will be
winged upon its way to strike somebody
over somebody else'B shoulder. A Just
ana iptt lligent discrimination, however,
will assign TO proper sphere the expression,
the motive aud the individual. TO exhlt
GOVERNOR IRELAND requires the traduotion
or disparagement OF no man. His own
personal merits and political record speak
for him With sufficient emphasis without
even Mandatory Communications rom his
friends. The HERALD has not been psrtic-
ularly profuse OF these eolely ior the reason
tina. the ardent desires and efforts OF its
IN Management for years in the past met
with happy contamination when he was
no minated for and then elected to the posi-
ton he now occupies, they being succeeded
by q most hearty appreciation OF hi
true statesman-like course all through
term not altogether of smooth current be-
cause Of the grossest OF misrepresen tstions
and the most persistent and ingenious
efforts TO thwar. him and for the further
reason that it has all along been gratified In
the well-grounded conviction that recog-
MIXING Justice would Overwhelmingly On
dorse him by denomination, and that con-
seouently eulogiums were unnecessary. In
the particular case Of COLONEL Tox MUIR
RAY, OF Collin county, II ought 10 go with
ont saying with the honest people OF Texas
that there 10 no CULVER that holds tho arrow
that can phase the parity of his personality
or the vizor, shield or buckier of his democ
racy. No man recognizes this
| or is freer in his expression OF is
than GOVERNOR IRELAND himself, who upon
n certain occasion, in January last, when
party assumed To twit him about GENERAL
Ross gubernatorial aspirations and super.
ior qualifications for the position, and
COLONEL MURRAY's sulking and possible
efec.ion, his greet popularity, ETC., re-
spouded quickly like true, chivalrous
character, "sir, you cannot say to me too
many kind things Of those gentlemen. All
the excellence you can speak OF them can
not exceed my estimate OF their worth"
This is the style of character that sits IN
the executive chair at Austin, ana Of
whom wears ago it was SO cor
rectly remarked by distinguished
friend Of his: do JOHN lRELAHDa kindnes:
once, and he will pursue you to your grave
but what he will reciprocate it," The Nc
Kinney Enquirer and the Meridian Blade
may rest assured that he sanctions no
abuse or attacks by over-zealous friends'
of any opponent, but, on the contrary, de-
plores them. For the rest, we may say
that in years OF closest friendship and freeSt
confidence and conference with GOVERNOR
IRELAND and LIEuTEsANT.GovER MAR
TIN, never was dropped word, to our
knowledge, by the one about the other
that would not have been spoken in that
others presence and no ruiiie OF any un
pleasant feeling begotten. This practice oil
stirring up OF strlfeought to be dscounten'
anced and suppressed.