The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-21
ALL ROUND.
Nuggets OF News From Various
Sources,
The TWS ihlrds Rule Being Vigorously
OiScp sed.
Texas Topic, Touched by ihe Press
20 BtnKT PRACTICALLY.


20 DtNKT PRACTICALLY.
Now, then, ~ tho state land BOARD ia do
tefmuof to sell IT. llgss ~ the highest
hguios possible, making common native
cattle Improbable, T. u got time tor stock
men TO begin taking hold on the foreiock
OF simp, and improve thslr stock 20 ~ TO
enable them TO utilize the grass proaAbly2
The time hos come when this question vii
have 10 be met by ufnctiolpio seus4 stock
meD.-l Magnetic Q1ill.
rAvoRs MAJORITY RULING.
The Georgetown Record regards the two
thirds rule IA the only safe
guard against rcheming, desiguiug
politicians. The democratic party be
lievss IN majority rul. and By
the agency o. the two thirds rule echemng
politicians frequently succeed Ia thwartiDf
The will OF the people, and giving them
dark horse Il Brennan Banner.
ONE WOULD DO THE BU-IEEss.
The question rs TO whether there should
be held only one state democratic conveh-
| ton this year, or two, seems TO be asitating
| the press and ~ least portion Of tho pub
lie. One ought 10 be able TO do the buoi-
ness, and as the national convention does
not meet until July Sth, the middle OF June
should be early enough fer the state meet
ing Il Hubbard City News.
Al
There IL bat liiile doubt, from az exami'
nation Of the past history OF this rule. that
10 has worked more injury than good. Tho
| argument Is plausible one, that two
third mnjodiy in Is convention Is tanta-
| mount 10 unanimous nomination. Tnr,
! Ia theory, pTeser IT, tsir aspect. In prac-
| tice, however, 30 r. different. Conventions
.. ara swayed BY sudden impulses aud are rs
Vlikeiy to nominate weak man, under the
two thirds rule rs g strong one --[Denison
Herald-NeTs.
NET FULL
Tho work OF examining into the fence.
cutting troubles iu Medina county has been
CONT loted ard was most thoroughly done.
There were seYenty-eight persons arrested
for either burning pastures or pasture
fencss, or for cutting fences or destroying
gates. About half are Germans and half
Americans, mostly young men, Abilene
Reporter.
cULBERsos To THE FRONT.
While H. may be true that there are many
men in Culberson's district who would
make efficient congressman, and while "
may be thought thrt the Register should
not Interfere with the affairs Of ano her
district, still we cenncb resist our desire 10
protest against any Effort TO defeat Colonel
Culberson. II ia a matter in which not
only his disirio. fesls an interest, hut the
entire state mss vital inseres, in the result,
in the Issue Il Ciarksyilla Register
PRE-EMINENTLT TuE PLACE.
Fort Worth IS pfe'emnehtly the place for
The state democratic convention on account
Of It's convenient location ga well rs on &C.
count OF the dit satisfaction that is growing
I'm regard TO the land matters OF this state.
The democratic party Will have 10 recOg
niZe the rights Of west Texas or create q
breech in the party. Hencs Fort Worth is
the place TO select a good ticket that will be
IN accord with the interest Of the state
[Big Syringe PAntsgraph
SPEAKS our.
In view OF lhe approach Of The state COZ
vhutiou the twO-thirds rule 70 again being
discugseG Tue Express has aiways Ygof-
ously opposed this rule IL nominating con-
ventiOns se being undemocratic, IA shat "a |
minority can ,reque tiy delsat ths VIII OF !
tho majority, and dictate terms 20 1t. We /
are glad 10 know that the sentiment ia favor
OF abolishing the two thirds rule is rapidly
increasing, and ~ being advocated by some
III the most influential papers in the state.
I san Antonio E,press.
TngT WORTH yLATrYHKD.
We are decidedly in favor OF Fort Worth
~ the place for holding the next state
democratic convention. Southern Texas
has nonopoiigsd sucn aiairs lone enougn.
Before We had Sort Worth or Osllag in
north Texas, OF course all Important state
or other gatherings attached TO Galveston,
ana othe. southern cities OF tne
state, bat that time has passed, anu norta
Texas now comes 20 ina front WITH her
beautiful and prosperous Fort Worth,
hearing before the state demo-
cratic executive committee In matter hat
ia chartered by no particular section, and
We earnestly tru.t che may hold tho win
ming caid.-fDrlta Banner.
IRELAND KEEPS MS WORD.
When Governor Ireland was n young
man he studied law il the Office OF gem
tlcmsn In louisville, Kentucky. After &C
quriug his profession he determined TO
seek his fortunes ia newer field, aud
selected Texas rs his home. When taking
leave Of his friends, the wife of the geutle-
man IA whose Office ho studied, expressed
Ia him the hope tnnt AZ scmo early dste
sae would near Of him at the bend
~ the government OF his adopted
,tste. SO when Governor Ireland was ~
ausurated he wrote 30 his friend and wei
Wisher that fate had bestowed upou him
the honor which lhe had so kindly wished
be might attain This incideu. was related
% o friend Of ours by son of the lady who
Is yet residing IN bonlsylle.-Cisco Tele-
. 'aph.
WORTH READIHo.
The Galveston News, IN advocating the
policy OF holding two state conventions,
separate and distinct one for tho purpose
Dt appointing delegates 20 the national
1emocratiC convention, and the other for |
.he purpose of making nominations Tor ,
state officers, says hat the contest over the
,hoice OF prasideutiai candid ltes may be-
come hestsd, IS ut least two citiz.ns on
Texas will be urged for the second place VI
he ticket, and. therefore, it thinks the cou- /
,entions should be held separate The two
,itlzens mentioned IN connection With the
vice. presidency were Reagan aud Hancock, !
We think the Newsin error. Neither OF these
gentlemen stand any more chance for the
econd place on the ticket than the writer ,
4 thie article Even II either could secure
{, 1t would be bad policy tor the party, and ,,
specially would IL be so in the case OF Mr.. ,
Reagan. He was the postmaster general o !
be dead cunfederaoy, aud was strongly /,
Identified with its cause. Such nomi-
nation would be sweet morsel for the
anatics OF the north, and loudly, indeed, ]
men would the cry 20 over ths land that '
be southern coDfederacy was IN the sad !
ile." We admire Mr.. Resgsn's ability ana
but we hope the democracy will :
rot commit the supreme folly of nominni-
ne him, and have not the remo'est idea \
hat they will do so. We would .
lso be wiling to tfus. 20 his =
oyelty and patriotism, but tel
move il the very reverse OF good policy. We
o deep that Gabriel, even with his trumpet
which will wake the echoes in every corner
4 the universe, will be unable 20 resurreot
!, but such is not the c-se. That "ensan-
uined garment is still Haunted ia the
reezes. and will faint them for years. So
,r ~ Mr.. Hancock IL concerned, we never
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