The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-28
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creditors an equal showing in recover
ng debts. Statesman
1t is in order now for the Dallas II err.
aid TO read the constitution of the state
to the Galveston Record, as it Is calling
Tor registration law Laredo Times.
The last session of the legislature left
plenty of room for some nice legislation
TO be done with regard to wagon roads.
We need Il good road -[Giimore
Mirror.
Ii tho voice Of the press and of the
law and order element OF society ia
Needed, the cowardly practice of carry
ing concealed weapons Is near its end
Cisco Roundup.
Rutabaga Johnson, It Is said. IL f0a.S5ea
to the muzzle with deficiency music.
and will bore the country with his Old
hand organ when the Legislature meets,
unless he is choked off and sat down on,
which is probable.-[L Laredo Times.
| II all reports are true, the new lieuten-
ant-goyernor of Texas is the biggest
man III the state, and should have a
CABINET position. - Young County
The sentiment all through the sontb
seems to be to the effect that the pistol
must go. It's coward who carries a
pistol on every occasion, any way
lBonham Review.
Tramps should recollect that by lesv.
lag the railroad towns and taxing p
route through the country they can
hnd employment among the farmers.
VINO VIII feed them, lodge them, and
pHy thSin a small salary for a little
work. Mckinney Enquirer.
G. +. Gilbert, of the Abilene Reporter.
is candidate for marshal of the north
! erl ulstrlct. Those who are acquaini ed
MIN M say ne Is eminently fitted for
the position. We wish him success.-
Young County News.
The gossips have q dreadful time
picking out lady suitable TO be mis-
lrsss OF the white house for the neyt
four years. A terrible fear is beginning
to shape itself that GOV. Cleveland NAV
| yet have to decide this perplexing
question for himself Mineols Moni.
tor.
While the temperance cause ia boom
ing III many parts of the state, and ex-
IRENE local option" is becoming
adopted in some localities, Dallas is enc
gagged in the erection of an immense
brewery, the cornerstone of which was
laid on the I'D, with imposing ceremo.
nies.-lCico Round Up.
y fellow at Dentoe is said to have in
vented horse shoe tha- promises to
rob the b acksmith OF the shoeing
branch of his profession. 1t is put on
without nail a single screw is only
necessary To tasten IL ON. A child can
put II on or take It of at plea ,ure.-I
Mineola Monitor.
The day will have come in Texas for
the pvopleto ease feeling the pinch of
hard times whenever they raise supplies
enough for home consumption, and
make cotton their surplus crop. The
farmer who has pork, wheat and four
.Ln t uloI"sses, etc., TO sell, cares not for
the hard times Gilmer Mirror.
"The pistol must co. is heard from
oNsry quarter. IL should be changed 70
,Vhe oincer must 60 It he fails 10 do his
uuty.' There is a pistol law, and a fine
IL attached t. carving deadly waanons
OF ihe reVolVe. variety, but the officers
IAN TO try TO enforce il and consequently
IL Is OF no effect Cowardice, a fear OF
losing popularity, and general necli.
gehee on the part of officers is some
thlng that should be inquired into. The
present law is not strict enough on pis-
tol carrying, but if IL was enforced il
would have a wonderful effect i'm re.
ducing murders and accidental homi-
eides'-l Young County News.
The Dallas Herald has done good
work IN worthy cause in advocating a
relorlnatory for our erring youth.
Other leading papers like the Houston
Journal and Austin Statesman, have
also EXPIRE ssed themselves I'm favor of il.
IL viii no doubt be one OF the most inn.
portant questions that will come befora
inc next legislature. Such an institn.
uon Is needed in Texas; instead of
sendins lad to the State prison where
ne would be compelled TO associate with
ana lnhale the poisoning atmosphere of
tue worst criminals, they should be put
III separate inst tItlon, and there re-
ioln,eu INTO moral men aud industrious
mechanics. A few evenings ago we
listened TO expressions from one of the
state most prominent district Judges,
ana an old eN'dlstrict attorney, As re-
Bards the demonstrating influence of peni.
sehtlarles on men who are sent there
Ior violations OF law, aud the opinion of
all was that n good man sent there
thFoagh error, or for one OF the species
OF ulanslaughter sometimes called iusti.
haole, Would become so demoralized NV
lne associations of worse men, that, in
nlue cases in ten, the man would be.
come moral wreck. II such can be
s'HNOANc VII uiell, what must be tina
( terrible wrong done BOYS who are sem
to the penit-ntiary? The object of This
punishment is, of course, TO improve
ana protect society, and IL is ius, AS i'm
portant that the state should not make n
complete wreck OF u boy or youth WIN
Reporter. nv
There is some fear that tho state treas.
ury viii not be able TO NEE, ali the do.
mands upon 1t next year from revenue
derived from taxation, and that a sale
OF bonds Will be necessary. Several Of
our contemporaries think that this sort
OF hnanciering reflects very little credit
upon the sagacity of Gov. Ireland and
tue last legislature. We view il differ
ently; Tor 1t is simply impossible. All.
ways, Tor state officials 10 calculate
win absolute certainty the amonnt n,
revenue the state will control or the
exact amount OF her expenditures for
Two successive years. Our resources
are ample and our credit unsurpassed
capitalists In New York have slready
proposed 10 take our bonds at par. hear
,ngf per cent. interest, and II we do
nave to make small loans, it lisa small
matter to talk about f-Belton Reportsr
! weptherford Notes.
WATERPROOF, Dec. 27.-ISpecial.l
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