The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07
STATE PRESS.
AT HIs POST,

AT HIS POST.
Congressman Hancock has gone tC
Washington; departed very suddenly. II
is high time he went.-fWaco Day.
GREAT HEAvENsl
A chambermad in the St. George hotel
at Dallas, the other day handed package
containing 81 ,0yO and valuable papers to d
drummer who lost it when he was last in
the hotel, over year ago. Wlnsboro Sen
tinel.
FENCE PUsHERs.
Down in Blanco county the principal
fences are built of stone. and the Blue Dey-
lis are fence-pushers instead of fence.cut-
tiers. One night last week d. W. Weir's
pasture fence ives pushed down in thIee
places, the gaps aggregating about 13C
yards -TInter-State News.
COMING To THE FRONT.
1t is intimated that Senator Johnston, oil
Shelby county, not "Rutabaga," will be a
candidate tor Lieutenant Governor, before
the next democratic state convention. He
is an able presiding officer aud a safe, pru.
dent legislator, and should the honor fall
upon him, the Eagle does not believe the
state would regret its choice.-L Lampasas
Eagle.
STILL MIXED.
The Houston Post says Judge Hancock
eays 1.-THE statement attributed to him by
the News that he is free trader is imply
untrue; that he made no such statement
and to have done So would have been to
stultiiy his whole public record and go
back on every speech made by himself il
the last campaign" The Express is jog
gins along in 80 honest endeavor to keep
up vita the statements, denials, Hesitate
ments and re-denisls in this celebrated
case" but it may be little, too slow and
oid-iogyish to succeed in keeping Tin
sight. "-[San Antonio Express.
THE "oLD ALCALDE."
The Galveston News says there is talk of
getting up boom for o. M. Roberts for
governor. 1t is claimed that the old alcade
"reti,ed from the executive Office leaving
the STATE in the eDjoYmen. Of periect peace
and with full treasury, Now lawlessness
is rampant and the cash balance is a RENT.
niscence." But it should be remembered
that Gov. Roberts encouraged the big stock.
men to fence their hundreds of thousands
of acres into pastures, and he is, 10 a large
extent, responsible for the condition OF af-
fairs OF present. Greenvilie Banner.
WANTS IT LOOKED INTO.
The stone cutters, working on our million
dollar state house, at Austin, still persist
in their assertion, Notwithstanding Chief
Architect Meyers recent report, that the
cement with which the foundation is being
laid, is utterly worthless and that they can
crumble it with their fingers. Where there
is 80 much smoke there must be some fire,
and the capitol board would do we'll 10
carefully examine into the matter, and see
that the contrac is fully complied with,
because Texas is paying enough for this
building to insure good one.-l Lampasas
Eagle,
DANGEROUS TO MENTION.
1t is possible that radical solution OF the
fence.cuttipg difficulties may never be
reached until Texas is divided into several
states. But the politician with the temerity
to propose this measure might be eternally
done for.-Gremple Tribune. And the feal
of that "done fof" is what prevents the pro
posal of the measure. A few political neck.
have been broker and few newspapers Sol
down on tor such presumption, but that VA
long enough sg' to enable the people to see
oy this time that it is Tar bet er TO preserve
peace and prosperity thaa the name %
"Texas" over the vast domain 1t now covers
RECORD.
THE BIGGEST OF THEM ALL.
This is to be year OF great events; {
president is to be elected, and one or TIE
other of the great political parties OF th'
country must triumph III struggle. IL
, popular rights The surplus IN the fedora
treasury demands disposition, while thu
tariff must be definitely fixed a. a most i'm
portant issue in the federal contest, Ma
tional banking claims especial attention
while the river and bsrbor improvement
system must be definitely adjusted TO sui,
the requirements of sections The du'y o.
army and navy officers must be better regu
lated and public land laws must be amrnd
ed and the domsin looked after. Toe pen
SION rolls huge dimensions should be cut
down, civil service looked after and monop'
olies regulated. Here are questi0ns ior tht
federal congress, while in Texas we ard
confronted wi Oh as big. II not q bigger qued
ntbaR all Jt them-the settlement Of
listurbing movement, " volving thN
Id dignity and the property va'ud
htire state. Let us see how ned
md state Legislatures NAV come
requirement In great public emo
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