The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07
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HANprUE IsTEEyIEH,
The EU'suorr NIrTu' any: "Hli, j IaI
| HaueouE rs very ,.. a. hia home IA AusI.a.'
this was written before that iou1gg'3ag
rolled interview appeared, The s.cA maf
/ has IrCUpetalrI, Hos q very mad mal
| uQW-Eas ruuaiy 90 ulamu Gu. h,Wsel'
,hguFh,-l Waco psY,
EAgLy BIRDS,
The Gr'gs1g csuuiy men aie early 1" Iat
| htlr, ihcy ARE already b glazing %
',hsk. the horny h4ld 0i tho working
| b,by ,os'" They scent office IN the lar Oil
hreJss, ana are announcing IN ume,-
| [giurfsV.lo Times,
THE tCa0OL ~ TEg,
ANVIL s-tn, 'u, legislature Is llEely
] l0 give u3 sumV HUI.Hsuln, changes IN lbt
present school sys.'w, STATE uEd olu ~
slptTiHlepdpu'B the district system aud
. local taxation will be long stflda towards
az 'illr,eE' sCNHo sy.i-m am We may 'A
pes, good rsu.is.-IPauoa WhirtmaI.
TrE GENEROUS Ng. TNL
AZ. BAL, the pAllan'linpic banker OF
| g rlgg7tru, is g'.ucg compliments Tlgh'
and lsi'. But they gTc deserved, Men
Ugn are able sud EI.g Glv' 'NNl u
the cause oil education, .r 10y q. Hr. sNHan'
thtoplc purpose are fsFe enough 10 Texas
10 get their nance On i.r ur"syBp r. IN
y = y
tue hearts sEd esteem II p0I,eTiiy. MaH n
not be hoped there are other men IL 'he
stare who would IKE 10 rank VITA Eia'
Il LoCAl.CArouice
TuE POLITICIANS WAY.
John Hancock, the Congressman nom the
Austin district, was last week Interview 4
Dy representatives OF the Galveston News
| and Houston Post, nId 10 each a. lance
! tried 10 shape his remarks az to meet the
L.. IA al ~ n o
matters, aud especially was be anxious 10
give the News a little tally, The reporter
o. the latter paper used hia reporlor!al IL
CO se 90 as TO make the criticism on Gov
ernor ireland and others Quit severe aud
tlusput the HOa. John IN very precarlous
pIedicument politically. A supplemental
interview LETT matters IN no better shape
Meridian Blade.
TWO IMPORTANT NEAsUBE5.
Two important measures 10 the school
interest are now before lne legislature. One
10 proposition TO invest the state pertna-
nenC school fluid In properly occurred mort
cages On Texas RAILROADS Mt rate OF not
less than Z per cent, Interest, and the other
is 20 lease the school lands owned by nn-
organized counties. Thc bill prohibits one
person or firm from leasing over ten
leagues, aud torbids corporations from less.
ing or sub-lcasing any OF these lands. Oi
couree the easing Will not interfere with
the s.le and settlement OF the snds when
such may be deemed desirable. This
scheme il carried out will add greatly to the
school fund.- a biicEe Reporter.
SOMEBODY PRRyARIcATING.
The Post and the News continue to pub
lish what Judge Hancock did and did not
cav 10 the reporters OF those papers. 70
The people at this distance it looks very
much as il somebody, had, to use o mild
term, prGvericated; o. thai somebody is do.
ing come very uIgrscelul shuiilng and
lodging. If Judge Hancock weathers This
gale it is pretty safe to assert that he will be
on his guard next time he tall
to newspaper reporter, The cost
contends that 1t puphsna~ 80 ~
no-mistake Hancock interview, The News
makes similar claim. AMT is hard to
lind GU, from Judge Hancock's statements
what he did say Shouldn't wonder II Han.
cock hasn't cooked his goose" poll tically
speaking. -[Waco Day.
THEsMALL FARMERS.
We had hoped that we could In this issue
foreshadow The action OF the legislature
upon the two important questions under
Observation-Disclosures cutting and the pub
nc school system. So far no definite action
has been taken. The lobbies in the interest
of land and cattle syndicates have been on
hand, attempting to shape legislation in
their favor. We pelisve large majority
of the mem cers are homes. and will prove
,ncorruptible. We need wise, judicioas
leeislation-such as will restrain the land
Ernbbers and at the same tlne suppress
la wles.uess. The bona fida tilIars OF the
sol-the small frrmel-must be protected
Texas is to be the home OF millions OF hon
est ,oilers. These are to be encouraged in
building homes all over this vest state.
Ten thrifty, industrious small farmers will
be worth much more to the com wealth
than one man owning as much land as ten.
Then. let tho legislature look to the inter
eat OF this class OF people. Dodge City
Spectator.
A GOOD BILL.
Hon. David CulOerson mas introduced
bill at Washington, which has been favor.
ably reported upon, declaring all crimes
punishable by i'm orisonrent for LONGER
than one year infamous and to be presented
alone by indictment. 1t is thought II the
bill passes that it will do away with con-
fusion now existing in the Federal courts,
arising from the fact that under the exist
ing laws, neither bench or bar Is able 10
define what olfenses are infamous, wnat are
not, the attorney having the right TO pre-.
sent offences not infamous by information
while those which are infamous have to be
presented by indictment. The uncertainty
of he present law leaves 1t with
in the power OF a district attorney
To swell the fees of his offics to
an alarmingly large amount, by presenting
informatons which are never sustained
but tor which he gets pay all the same.
The temptation for rascality in this line
was probably stimulated by the decision
of one OF the judges of the United States
court; he having gone 30 far as to declare,
from the seat of justice, that all classes OF
offences, except probably one. were subject
to the presentment by Information. me
practice of presentation by information is
rapidly on the increase, and great many
people who are entirely innocent, plead
guilty to offences which, II carried before a
erapd Jury they would never be ind cted
for, rather than be put to the expense and
Inconvenience OF q tardy trial. A law suit
with the government Is an expensive thing
and unprlnciplsd officials can, under the
information law, saddle suit upon any
one.-[ Hlllsboro News.
NOT A NEW THING.
After all, fencs-cutting is no new thing
in Texas In times past there were not
these great pastures enclosed with wire
fencing, Plantations of some hundreds OF
acres were under fences, almost altogether
made OF wooden rails. Everyb ,dy VINO
ever had anything TO do with large farm
or a plantation, knows that the fsnces
around them were constantly thrown down
by persons passing through them. People
preferred to go through five hundred
acre field than to go around it, and they
prefer nowto 90 through ten thousand acre
pasture rather than go around IT,. Inc
throwing down and leaving down of rail
f-nce is just as baC as the cutting OF q wire
fence. Both are unlawful. The solution TO
this trouble is to make u general, not 10.
cal option herd law, and o open plenty OF
roads, make all county lines public ways
and require plenty of interesting roads.
Then the man who cuts or throws down q
fence should be subjected to severe penal
ties.-[Statesman.