The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-15
STRONG ARRANGEMENT.
lRRECoNclLABLes ExcoRIATED
Republican and Independent Slick Ephs-
No Democratic SOft-Heads or Sore
Heads 49, Gratuitous Advice
for Wash JOnes--Etc.

ne V1dJ Vney cldllh inc iIlNI, ANA every
hing and everybody, are talking very
nvsteriouslv. and sometimes like fhc
a, ~. - ~ -. 1T
MAJ ii'i"'i Vi 'l' Ii"uSt"' 'oilVeH'ioI'
'erY confidently about the favorable
Impression the party ~ making on the
lOung men OF the south. Then Wash
lones, he comes around every two years
ientllatlng his peculiar independent
sm, showing its supposed beauties and
wherein IL especially appeals to the
support ol the peert progressive young
man, lie says we are Democrats be-
cause our fathers were, aud that we
should beaboye entertaining theOld IorY /
ideas OF these hidr-Douud old fools. To 1
near ih'sr polLcal Slleh Iphs o! the /
Republican and independent stripe |
you would thlnk they hHuu'l shed lhoir I
llt7J uiu7llrhe, but we're 700 hUSY sll'N .
dlu$ tears al l1a EouueM bondage oi lh'
young mon Al Texas and lbo south 1
Wei. thc young mcn. Of the, state might
without INJURY in themselves or theit
country, AMI without any reflection on
their Judgment, TAN i'm tho foot steps OF
tAus" pure patriots, WHOM 1875, rescued
che Stulo Government from One uNtrlNa-
cameo and corruption OF the Republican
party, and put tou au honest and Geo
noulgdi basis. Those men WHO land the
foundation for the Last ten years, of I'M
rNamplCd prosperity and cOutCutmeut.
so lar as they could be effected by Gov.
eminent. ! am not prgparod to say That
there Is anything di7uracelul i'm 70 young
man listening to, and needing the voice
OF those cldors, who speak from tn3,
wisdom born of experience. a knuWl
edge OF hlstoryand Che comscls Of those
who huye administered political affairs
are worth somcIhingt TO those who arc
fresh IN the business, Wash
Jones thinks me - better adviser for
the young men t.pn their daddjcs.
As numerous as tho young men
Of Texas are, he wants them
all to have but one political daddy aud
adviser and that is Wash Jones. This
is stretching the thing too much and is
a scheme that could not have orgi-
mated except in the egotism Of one of
these independents who has been $50
thoroughly politically sauctilied that no
party is good enough for him. He don't
even want anybody on the tail of his
/ ticket for other State offices for fear the
| tail won't be in keeping with the head
of his ticket. This sell-constiWted
/ daddy Of all the young men of Texas is
not even willing TO acknowledge rs Ma
/ hOmot used 10 do, when he exclaimed
| that "GOd was God and MahOmot his
prophet" 1t is all Wash Jones. Who
| over had n daddy that didn't tell him
not to try to carry water ON both shOul,
dcrs at the same time. Wash Jones
got this advice perhaps, but
then il came from his daddy like he
claims our Democracy came, and there.
fore is not entitled to much conSdera
ton.
Have the Republicans and Indepcnd
or are thov i'm earnest about the cterna
fitness Of Young men quitting the Dem
ocratc party? Is Wash Jones trying Il
make us feel our oats and prancc oil at
ter him rs fitting bell.Wpathcr, or is h,
really solicitous about our political wei
fare?
say these youug mou OF Texas arr
Democrats not because ut amy training
or prYudicrs or sentiment. our poy
ertV has made both young aud old mel
p in the South practical. We have beer
too poor to fail to aprrcciAte an cruuum
. ical government. We have seen inca
scarce in tho smolle-hOusp and corn ia
the crib, too often, not l.
a take practical view of public affairs.
q tell you why we are and ought To b.
Democrats and not Republicans.
1t is because tho Republican part,
: cannot point us to a single State ina IN
{ South whore thoy ever reduced taxes o
, the public debt. 1t is because the II,
publican party i'm the hoyday OF IL
o puwcr in the South never appealed
II the intelligent or thrifty elements ut s,
T. ciety for its support but staked its Il
, on soldilyiug the colOrod vote by
! continual forming Of the ombors of pre-
mdlce. IL has in the South,by high tax,
i tho bone and sincw of Ill
F. land to get funds wit
which In buV the cont tuup1 LOYALTY
tho ignorant and irresnousiblp. IL In