The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-08

EVERY WORD TRUE.
Show u7 a Texas newspaper that 10 con
tiouslly hsrping about Thst tina people de
mand and what they shoxld have, az
claiming to be their especial Spokesman
and We will show you one, and the sam
one, that is forever debating TO the peopl
what their octior shoald be, and tAkinI
upon itself the task OF HsmiDg who thei
officers shall be and what their laws Rhoul,
be.-[San Antonio Express.
| THE CHARMED CIRCLE.
By what arrangement was it that MI
Wellboru WAS assured OF another tern
without oppositioD2 Where is the cbarme,
circle located which disposes of such mic
thiogs, If not n Washington? The cam
arrangement gives John Ireland the mex
whsck at tho governorship aud is depende,
upon to seat him in Maxey's chair in thu
senate. 1t ID 8 whaling comfortable thin
II mans fortune happens to be Jumping
with 1T; otherwise fellow could grnmbe
grand ripping up OF natters some OF thes,
days. Austin Statesman.
READ AND TAKE WARNING.
Martin Van Buren, il said to havs giver
| this counsel to person who asked hio ad
| vice touching the publication OF letter
my exDeriencs hos convinced ne that IN
politics wbetsver IL entirely superiiuoui
ought to be avoided" This little lessor
might be profitsbly studied by number
OF Texas editors who are continually pitch
ing into somebody without rhy me OF
reason, provocation or justification. The
superfluity OF caustic parsgraphing might
be cur.ailed with credit to Texas journal
ism Il Austin Capital.
WANTS TO E,rABLIaH PRECEDENT.
How would ticket composed Of Ireland
and Ross do? Why not elect a men of tai.
eDt lieutenast-govsrnor, thus establishing
precedent Of respectability for that officei
And then, should he make q good record
as Acknowledgements, make him governor
next time as a reward o, bis merit. II is an
important position, and should be filled BY
the best talent of the lsnd.-[Corsicana
Journal.
GAINED IN PUBLIC ESTIMATION.
The Bryan Enterprise, in strong and
pointed article, opposes the denomination
Of Ireland. The Mirror thinks the Enter.
prise is correct in the premises, but it
draws q wrong conclusion. II thinks that
bee ,use Ireland ran behind the ticket be.
because, 1t says, he has not only failed to
give strength, but that he has actually lost
In this we think II is mistaken. Ireland
has surely gained in the public estimation,
and 1t is frequently remarked by those who
opposed him two years ago that they have
been sgreeably surprised and are willing to
support him for another term.-TW axa.
hschie Mirror.
RHFoRM AND TARIFF.
The News says Randall is for tariff re-
iorm In the aweet by and by. So is Mr..
Tilden, and General jackson, and Mr..
Groasbeck. and Mr.. Tucker, and hort Of
sensible domocratic leaders who stand on
the broad democratic platform Of general
reform in the administration of the govern
mept. To take up the tariff reformation
now, waste time. words and argument on
il, when there are such differences among
ourselves as exist, is not according to the
views Of the prominent men we have
named. and 1t 10 pity their vsws are not
adopted by the democrats in congress. The
Morrison bill will never paps, md IL IL does
pot, will we have accomplished anything
toward making US successful in the e sht
for the control OF the government f-TSan
Antonio Express.
A PERTINENT ouDsrrox.
Parties. to be successful, must, like the
individual, base their acts on humanity IT.
self rather than on the accidents Of hu-
mainly. They must not be willing 10 make
every spontaneous CRY that agitates ooun.
try plank 10 their platforms, but each
plank should be based on . wsll.known
principle that 10 founded, not on the surface
OF human discomfort, but on the solid sub.
stratum Of humanity itself. The democracy
has this opportunity before 1t now, and the
outlook u hopefully plain, made palmer
by recent republican plumbers that can
nsver receive the support or endorsement
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