The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-03
STATE PRESS.
SPLITS TIE DIFFERENCE.


The most direct line, with the best build
ing route, from Dallas, via. Rockwell to
Paris is on q line some distance oaet OF
Greenvile. -[Sulphur Springs Echo. The
Farmersville Mercury says the best route
lies west OF Greenville, tina. is, via. Farm
ersyiIle We propose to split the differ
ence" between the Echo and Mercury.
Greenville will get the road IL II is built,
and don't you let 1t be effsced from the
tablets of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ban
per.
Show us o Texas newspsper hat Is con-
tinually harping about what thu people de-
mand and what they sho~id nave, and
claiming to be their especial spokesman,
and we will chow You one, and the same
one, that IL forever debating to the people
what their action should be, and taking
upon itself the task Of naming who their
officers shall be and what their laws should
be.-fSan Antonio Express.
THE CHARMED CIRCLE.
By what arrangement was 1t that Mr..
Wellborn was assured OF another term
without opposition? Whereas the charmed
circle located which disposes OF such nice
thiugs, If not n Washington? The came
arrangement gives John Ireland the next
whsck Mt the governorship and is depended
upon to seat him ia Maxey's chair in the
.enate. II q whaling comfortable thing
with II; otherwise fellow could grumble q
| little with propriety. There 10 10 be u
grand ripping up OF matters come Of these
'dsys-[Austin Statesman.
READ AND TAKE WARNING.
Martin Van Buren, is said 10 have given
this counsel 10 e person who asked hin ad.
vice touching the publication OF letter:
MY experience has convinced me- that in
politics Whatever is entirely Hupertluous
ought to be avoided" This little Lesson
might be pcoftably etudled by e number
OF Texas editors who are continually pitch
ing into somebody without rhyme or
Ts..s0E, proyocstlSa or justification. The
supeffluitv OF caustlo paragrsphing might
! be curtailed with credit to Texas journal
ism. Austin Capital.
WANTS TO E,rABLIsH A PREcEDRHT.
| How would a ticket composed Of Ireland
aud Ross do? Why not elect man OF tai
ent lieutenant-goysrnor thus establishing
"a precedent of respect ability for that office?
! And then, should he make q good record
aa lieutenant-governor make him governor
next time as q reward OF his merit. 1t is an
| important position, and should be filled by
The best talsnt OF the land.-[Corsicsna
Journal.
GAINED IN PUBLIC ESTIMATION.
The Bryan Enterprise, In strong and
pointed article, opposes the denomination
OF Ireland. fhe Mirror thinks the Enter.
prise is correct in the premisee, but 1t
draws q wrong conclusion. IL thinks that
because Ireland ran behind the ticket be.
fore II would be unsafe to renomiDate him,
because, IL says, he has not only failed to
give strength, but that he has actually lost.
In this we think ii is mistaken. Ireland
las surely gained In the public estimation,
and II Is frequently remarked by those who
opposed him two years ago that they have
been agreeably surprised and are willing to
support him for another term.-fWaxa'
hachia Mirror.
RsFoRN AND TARIr1.
The News says Randall is for tariff re-
form In the sweet by and by. So is Mr..
Tilden, and General Jackson, and Mr..
Groesbeck, aud Mr.. Tucker, and host OF
sensible democratic leaders who stand on
the broad democratic platform OF general
reform in the administration Of the govern
now, waste time, words and argument on
it, when there are such differences among
ourselves as exist, Is not according TO the
views of the prominent men We have
named. and 1t In pity their views are not
adopted by the democrats In congress. The
Morrison bill will never psss. aDd IL II does
not, viii We have accomplished : ny r
for the control OF the government ?-TSan
Antonio Express.
PERTINENT ouEsTroN.
Parties, TO be successful, must, like the
individual, base their acts on humanity it
self rather than on the accidents OF hu-
manly. They must not be willing to make
try plank 10 their platforms, but each
plank should be based on . well.known
principle that 10 founded. not on the surface
Of human discomfort, but on the solid sub |
stratum Of humanity itself. The democracy |
has this opportunity before Il now, and the |
outlook 10 hopefully plain, made palmer |
By recent republican blunders that can |
never receive the support or endorsement |
OF honest rspublicsns anywhere. The |
question 10: VIII the democracy b equal |
away pet views and selfish purposes for |
once and rise superior 10 ell quibblss and |
quirks By uniting and hsrmonixing on ell |
essential principles Of broad and liberal,
'ruly democratic platform. and thus insure |
ucoess will BE- inevitable 10 Novsmber.-s
aau Anfou1o EYDron..