The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-20

plaints may bee Of an exaggerated cher
acfer aud ule disqualification may he
something OF tempest In teapot set the
mat'sr rs sufficient 90 inoie Interest, n.
q1'ry and investigation, We believe % 10
nov sggets'ly conceded that the building
all CIst cnurid rahly over the 81 00ONO
tlst hGCWTEr Ml sU aid II would, al'
though, for safety cake the llure was
placed a' about $500 O00 Indeed, the ,
contractors Insist that II will cost sometime
over 5000 900. They olnield that toe
3 600 900 acres which they arr 70
receive wall no. realize 70 them
ior years 10 come over $3.50.
90. Ullef these circumstances they
have evidently not PM their heart into the
work and feel sliil les iuoNred 60 pa.
their Gggers iuto tHeir pockets 20 duly
prosecute 10. And (, is pnssibls that they
arc sl.kIng 20 cut explu4as 60 the lowest
/ q ,tfe aud even In s1ms instances. 10 slight
/ their agreements, II is trus these Goa
tractors have furnished a bond binding
conformity With sipuittiols, but 60 hap
peas 10 be equally ,rus that the parties are
ell aop.rrs,dents, Dnd Go would be ptrho ps
"a difficult thlne 10 recover dtnAgrs
o. comuel specific performance. 1t
might b9 = mucs moro difficult thing to
secure euythiug on auy execution ostained
alter years Of having 90 the oourtc.
H. flis pect Of the case, IL d0gf not ap-
pear chat Texas will have her uUw ospitc.
ready ia o., iouf years from nov as con
tsmpla We aypfeheud that the con-
tractors will make jiIRent effort to threw
, up the clrtrlot sci get clear % what they
; conceive 20 be very bad !)5. 1t might
not, under the circumstances be inspprO-
PIRATE, IN fast would seen to be we'll.
, timed aud eTpsiieut Tor the legislature now
I Ia stsIou 70 pass concurrent resolution
e tor INTOXICATING the statue otths impor-
: tant business A committee misut be app
4 pointed to this end aud save much to the
: state The foundation OF so immense n
d structure iu be- 50 much tenGnted should
G be oitho sgissI sort.
h Ir this connection tho idea
e obt udrs upon Us thst this grand
D.. c,rito! building is OF the mant that viii,
/. DO az muou il not mors than sGght else W
Q uu ily the sentiment OF thsse citzens ia.
r ward the rndiviied integrity oI the State.
d ons since the capitol Of this country
! would have been moved or at least strong
o Efforts would have been m6ds 10 move
4 Il from the extreme eastern section OF this
. now imuense area. had IL no. been for tho
6 DesutiCr aud cost'y structurec la Washing
ton. rher e1s.euCa there is It's security,
A lessen 10 here to be- learned by Texhi so
varied even to deg ia her seve.a require
menlsSr legislation. Every yesr sees new
b people nook,ng in up,n us who care moth.
iug for San Jaclnto aud are positively bored
= al hearing the nams Of the Alamo pro
: nouucad. The ;sct Is di'iRtegrsung IN it's
. 1 nurnce aud new corners s:e but little con-
I csrned whether the Lone str remains AS
t one or be shattered into sectional irag
/ men,s. But grand capi'o and other hne
J pub ic buildings in Ans in will % Ear as
al cH-r, toward the d, siratle ubiy. Ger
} tainly tie question is h'ghly important
. aud tho early construction OF thai capitol
q signihcan' factor o. our future.