The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-02
STATE PRESS.

| lhere are times when the lie direct is
the most fOrciblc and conclusive argu-
ment. Much depends upon the charac-
ter Of the one giving and the one to
whom 1t is given.-. Marshall Messenger.
Ireland and Gibbs, with the present
lncumbents in most Of the State depart
ments, seem TO satisfy the people, as OK
pressed through their conventions, as
worthy and well qualified to look after
the interests of Texas during the next
two years. Independent Blade.
There is some merit in an issue and
the Fort Worth Gazette has found il out.
That paper without tree-grass would be
as dull and insipid as a lemonade with.
out Il stick in it, until il could strike
upon something new. There is differ
ence between hobby and an issue, but
we haven't time to point it out.-IGal-
weston Record.
1t Is curious fact that nearly all the
presidents of National banks In North
Texas, and all those who control large
cattle syndicates, favor the GaZetto's
theory of "free grass" IL is not a curl
Gus fact that the bone and sincw of the
land, 1.-THE man with the hoe" opposes
the Gazette's theory, and refuses TO be
hoodwinked any longer with the cry,
that to oppose free grass is to favor n
neru luW.-. Decatur Tribune.
The Dallas HERALD is termed an old
lady by few of the Texas papers, but il
seems to us she is the friskicst old lady
in the state.-Examiner. Senile decay
does not come with age to good news
paper. 1t renews its strength, like
righteous men and eagles. cages can
not wither, custom can not stale, its in
finite variety" The doctrine of the sur
vival of the tittest applies well to news
papers. The eIleminate die Young
News.
A friend of our editor, who is n dele
gate to Chicago, writes TO know if we
can't borrow money enough for our
friends TO make the trip with them. He
states that the delegation has ample
brains, but is totally devoid of beauty.
While we feel battered by the compii-
ment bestowed, and owing to the craInp-
us iinancifus (eXcuse our Latingl we
fear that the plug hat crowd will have
70 20 MS plug-uglies.-L Mckinney Black
WaNy.
The Irishman had fence that his neigh
bors' stock would knock down about rs
fast rs he would put 1t up. Pat was
puzzled, of course, and worried. But nj
last u brilliant thought struck him. lie
rebuilt his fence, and made il four feet
high and six feet broad. "There now,n
said Pat, rs he contemplated his new
fence with look of triumph, "lct them
knock that down, II they like, and be
Jasus, it will be higher than II was be-
tore."-I Houston Age.
The census of Mexico gives the popu-
lntion ut 9,6S6,I11. No State has a mil
lion, two States have less than 100000 and
several states have less than 2OO,OOO I'M
hahitants. But Senior Romero thinks
that the population is really not fur
from l2,0OO,0O. Eighty-two per cent. of
the population lies south OF the parallel
of TUmpico. More than half the wealth
of the Republic lies south of the northern
boundary of the Federal district i'm
which Mexico City is situated. 4 News.
There ought to be a generous rivalry
among the different counties in the
state as to which shall send the finest
display to the Worlds Exposition mt
New Orleans, IL would be a source of
considerable modification, If BeNar
county, with its unrivalled resources
for preparing u creditable display,
should be surpassed by some small
county, with not half the chances we
have for doing ourselves credit. The
Ladies' society In this city should re-
coive every encouragement possible,
and an organization of gentleman
should be formed rs early as possible.
-. San Antonio Times.
When a lawyer finds he has n trouble
some witness he cndeavors To impeach
the testimony of that witness. The
highest compliment that could be paid
the argument of the Gazette i'm favor of
iree grass, Is the effort of the organs of
the pasture lords TO impoach our compc-
tency us Witness Fort Worth Ga
zette. Let's see: A lawyer endcavors
TO impeach the testimony of witness,
by showing IL 10 he false, or the witness
unworthy of belief, upon the theory that
II what the witness SAYS h true, II is dam
aging 70 his case. II the impeachment
OF the Gazette Is to the effect that what
1t says Is false, or whatever Il may say Is
not To be credited, we cannot see where
the compliment comes in. The most
troublesome witness an honest lawyer
has TO contend with, h the living Wit
nessi and the most troublesome OPP
ponont an honest editor meets, IL the
"artiul dodger,' who has the knack of
making THE worse appear the better
rcasoni' one who "steals the livery of
heaven to serve the devil in" who
serves soplless monopoly under the
garb OF the laboror's overalls; one who
arousos angry passion 20 usurp the
throne OF cool, sober reason, and then
fixes the manacles of oppression upon
Its victims as we stir up and muddy
pond, In order TO catch the unwary fish
therein.
The best smoking tobacco Is "Ll.lo
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