The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
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ting nuddlcd.
hin Proceedings Of the House.
Nh NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CON.
yEkIlON.

hi NATIONAL nLNoS
vENTlOS.
WAsursoros. March Especial. 1.-The
psciaLs telegram In a recent issue OF the
iERktp suggesting thai " would be wise
II the Texas state convention 10 send some
X Its congregational delegation 10 the M.
ional democratic convention criticised
" PAD OF the Texre press, state poiltl'
fans n.e also Nriiing letters h-rsin deroRa'
ion of the stunned TACT that the reporter Is
working up places for congressman on tns
ieleaatIon 10 the national convention. IL
Il Also grntuitously assumed that the con-
.feesssD -re getting this reporter 10 ssi-
ate the plan so as TO impress the people
With the value of u congrcssmsn's aefVioes
&c the convention.
Your reporter conceived the suggestions
khat have so actively exercised the public
Ynind Ia Texas. after a canvass OF the STU
etion at this end OF the line.
|, He knows that.
Hevetoioref II has beesn considered a
onyliment 10 send man to national
convention,
That this idea weighed more than.c CON
alterations OF public service,
That 10 should be recollected that whlls
1.-The state honnIs u man by sending him,
t6e man sepS should be selected with =
view 10 having him reflect honor aud credit
| on the state.
7 That BY their contact with national pol.
itloians and public mel congressman arc
kept fully alive 70 the policies that are
best for the people and the patty.
That by their constant study OF national
subjects they are fitted TO pass Judgment
on men aud meaeures thst make up ma
NoAal convention.
That private citizens are we'll posted too.
and hsvs good judgment but not 10 such
degree as = man daily living In national
councils.
delegation, or any OF them, az to propriety
OF making them delegates to the conven-
tion, il occurs TO tho writer hereof, whose
duty Il Ia TO watch puplic events, inst II
Texas wants 10 nave herselt powerfully
voiced in the convention let nrt send some
Of her congressman.
There will be room tor everybody.
Te1as has thirteen electoral votes. This
entities her to tTenty-six votes
In the national convention. Weli-known
usage does not restrict the number OF dsie-
gates 10 the number OF votes. Ten men
may cast vote, or fifty men may cast IL.
Texas may send fifty delegates and sand
Wich here end there a congressman. Ihus
there will 80 all kinds OF opinions, out OF
which wisdom may flow. The delegation
= may be a miniature convention ana IL
Should contain the best men in the state.
6ome of the best talent in the
ktate and some of the moulders
Of public policy In the national democratic
party are Tsxas congressman.
:. The above accounts for your reporters
advocacy of members OF congress as repre-.
aentativss of Texas in the next and all sue
Sesding national conventions. II any con-
gresham wishes TO go he may let this be
known IL his own way.
II any citizen OF Texas thinks nam can
not have such views % your reporter with
out RorkiEg a scheme IN somebody's inter.
q H. 4 - II n
!. him dssist from chewing the cud of rus
doity for . spell-quit the grass, green
arasu OF the prairiss tor q month, and come
70 Lesdq "a rtsrs to learn something.