The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-02
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mi, was written before that doubed.bN'
relied interview appeared. The sick man
has recupeiated, lie is 4 very mad man
now-has nobody to blame but himself
though Waco D,v.
BARLN nIkDs.
The Grayson county men are early IN the
field. They are already beginning TO
shake the horny hand OF the working
man. and ask, how IN your wile ana
bany too2" They scent ofiics In the TAR on
breeze, and are announcing Ia TIME
lClargsyille Times.
THE SCHOOL sY.rEh.
As will be seen, the legislature Is hkely
70 give US some wholesome changes III we
present school eystrm, state ana county
suprrinteudenir the district system nhu
local taxation will be long stride towards
an eflicieat school system and We may eh'
pect good results.-l Pamela Watehman'
TnE uESEkuus M. FALL 3,
Mr.. Ball the philanthropc BANKER Oh
Galveston, rs getting compliments T.hl
and left. But they are deserved. men
VINO are able and willing to give s'V,VOV W
the cause OF education, or any olher pHlian'
thropic purpose are rare enough III ieAns
! to pet their names In the newspaper IN
Mr.. Balrs case he will leave his name IN
| the hearts and esteem of posterity. May IL
not be hoped there are other men IN the
state who would like to rank WITH nun
II Local Chrsnicle.
I THE fNIlTlAlAN WAL
| John Hancock, the congressman from tue
| Austin district, was asst week interviewed
by representatives of the Galveston news
and Houston Post, and In each instance
tried to shape his remarks as TO meet the
respective views OF the TWO papers on slA'o
matters, and especially was ne AL iious 10
give the News "A little tally. The reporter
OF the latter paper used his reportorial IL
cense 80 AS to make the criticism on GOV
ernor Ireland and others quite severe anu
thus put the Hon. John in very precarlous
predcsment politically. A supplemon'ai
interview left matters in no better shape'-
Meridian Blade.
rwofMPoRrANr sEAsuRH
Two lmportaut measures to the schoOl
interest are now before the legislature. one
ia a proposition to invest the state pe1ihu-
nent school fund in properly socurei mort
cages on Texas railroads AT rato OF not
less than per cent interest, ana the other
organized counties. The bill prohibits one
person or firm from leasing over ten
leagues and forbids corporations rom lees.
ing or sub-leasiug any OF these lanus' ~
course the leasing Will not intsriere WIN
the s.le and settlement OF the inds When
such may be deemed desirable. rms
scheme il carried out VIII add greatly 10 TIC
school fund.- Abilene Reporter
SOMEBODY PREYARIcATISS.
The Post and the News continue TO puo-
ish what Jsdge Hancock did and dlu NOT
say to the reporters OF those papers 10
the people at this distance IL LOOKS wy
much as II somebody, had, to use miiu
term, preyaricated; or that somebody IS 90,
ing some very ungraceful shutling ana
lodging. If Judge Hancock weathers ihis
gale It. is pretty safe to assert that ne wlll DC
on his guard next time he talks
to newspaper reporter. Inc fos.
contends that 1t published TIE
| - nan,,na hlown.in.the. bottle make
no-mistsks Hancock interview. Ths News
makes a similar claim. And 1t 10 hard TO
. find out from Judge Hancock's statements
what he did say Shouldn't wonder II Han.
cock hasn't cooked his goose" politically
speaking Waco Day.
THEeMALL FARMRRs.
5 We had hoped that We could In this issue
. foreshsdow the action OF the legislature
upon the two important questions under
CO ration-ieDce-cutti and the pub
lie school system. SO far no definite action
has been taken. The Hobbies in the interest
: of land and cattle syndicates have been on
hand, attempting to shape legislation in
their favor. We believe large majority
of the mem bers are honest and will prove
inoorruptible. We need wise, judicious
legislation-such as will restrain the land
grabbers aud at the same time suppress
= In ylessness. The bona ide tillers OF the
2 soil-the small irrmer-must be protected.
r Texas ia to be the home Of millions OF hon
> eat ,oilers These are to be encouraged in
H.. building homes all over THIS vast stare:
, Ten thrifty. industrious small farmers will
be worth much more to the commonwealth
than one man owning as much land az ten.
Then let the legislature lcsk to the inter
, est of this class OF people. dodge City
. Spectator.
Hon. David Culoerson mas introduced
, bill at Washington, which has been iavor-
r ably reported upon, declaring all crimes
puuisnaDI. by imprisonment Tor longer
, Than one wear Infamous and to be presented
alone Dy Indictment. It's thought II the
hill masses 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 10 able 10
define what ofienses are Infamous, wnat are
} not. the attorney having the right to pre-
8 sent of!enses not infamous by information
whilc those which are infamous have to be
presented by indictment. The uncertainty
/: OF the present law leaves IL with
e In the power Of district attorney
"a sweli the fees OF his oflics to
an alarmingly large amount, by presenting
informations which are never sustained
but Tor which he gets pay all the same.
, The tepptation for rascality IN THIS line
Vga urnbably stimulated by the decision
: of one o! the Judges of the United States
court; he having gone 80 FAR as 70 declare
: from tIb seat VI JuollStt NHnS
offences, except probably one, were suplsct
TO the prssentment by information. The
: nrsctioe of presentation by information Is
rapidly on the increase, and great many
people who are entirely innocent plehu
entity 10 offences which, II carried before
Grand Jury they would never be ina cted
far. rather than be put to the expense and
Inconvenience OF tardy trial law sun
with the government is an expensive thing
and unprincipled ofdcials can, under the
information law, saddle SUIT upon any
one-f Hillsboro News.
EoT NEW THING.
After all, fencs-cutting is no new thing
IN Texas. In times past there we're net
ihess treat pastures enclosed with wire
fencing, Plantations of some hundreds OF
acres were under fences, almost altogether
made of wooden rails. Everybody who
ever had anything 10 do with large farm
or plantation, knows that the fences
| arouud them were constantly thrown down
by persons passing through them. People
| preierred to 20 through q five hundred
acre field than to 20 around II, and they
prefer nowto 70 through ten thousand acre
, pasture rather than go around IT,. Inc
!, throwing down and leaving down oil raii
fence is inst as bad as the cutting OF a wire
! fence, Both are unlawful. The solution 70
: this trouble is to make general, not 10.
cal option herd law. and TO open plenty OF
/, roads, make all county lines public ways
! aud require plenty OF interesting roads
. Then the man who cuts or throws down a
fence should be subjected TO severe pens.-'
. ties.-TStstesman.
E;na hn,,ar-choice hutter In nine. pound