The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-13

preset moNthcht f's0t the personal
liheitles Of a tree ana indep0udent people
Will never he 'dcceesfui with N peonle
whute iirsi principle IN founded upon self
government, mud not upon the govern.
ment OF olhtrs In strictly personal tnstep
and matters. The movement will fall
In ITSELF because u Ia bseed upon iniusticn,
tyranny and ianailcism. II will pats over
eventually In u like manner % the so-
called blne Laws OF Connecticut passed
former days even prohibited the husband
70 kiss hrs beloved wiis'on the Sabbath
DAY. The law WAS implicit and strict, aud
| severe punishment awaited tho trhnsgre8.
sor. But when Il became known 10 the
yves IA Connecticut that In Rhode L..
lana, wherein the same law wac ia force. q
| shfewd Yankee avoided the incODVenont
consequences OF n violation Of snid Sunday
law simply hy kissing somebody discs
wife Instead OF his own, oil the married
ladies' OF Connecticut, In body. demanded
the repeal Of such an Objectionable Law ere
The men Of their own state should
become ndherents 10 still moro objections
able evasion OF the law. II had become ~.
ident, that kissipg on Sundays or any other
days could not be regulated effectively b.
law. without assuming any further re-
| sponnibility for the historical iTuth ~ The
matter act frrth, only mention IL oocas-
ionaliy 10 indicate the utilise endeGv0r 10
suppresn, by Laws, purely persoual desires,
not wrongs III themselves, md thereby cree
ate either n contempt tor pretended law,
or an evaeion, thar ~ far more Dangerous
than the supposed evil Itself Ia the More
raid CAGE lhs good aud law-abiding women
OF Connecticut deemed it wise to be pres
cnt II any klssiag should DO done on She
part o. their husbands on Sunday, and IN
tie other case Il will also b. wiser to permit
the moderate taking OF refreshing cup Of
beer or wine or puf0 liquor ia
open daylight than 20 induce
o person by force OF circumstances
10 take u secretly, all alone, In aorp dark
corner behind toe door. But ] leo with
pleasure inst IA your thriving, beautiful
city OF Dallas, the great metropolis Of
northern Texas, public sentiment 70 OF =
liberal nature. VINO should have thought
forty years ngo, when upon THIS spot the
Hild Comruchc was roaming, when thous
antB OF builsloes were gfeg.DG upon these
prnlfies, that In such short period OF time
thia wealthy, aDleRdid city should myjssii-
caly be planted uoon the rich
soil Of tho banks Of the Trinity
river? All honor 10 those early settlers
who, by great priyations, n8rd work, enor-
~ aud endurance, laid the foundation foT
this thriving city. When In 1876 the first
store was established by SmiSh & Patter-
the Bsemans, Colonel Bryan. Captain Gill
! bert, the Cochrans, Leonard Coomos,
Har@o0ds and other noble cid settlers
had subsisted for years even without ssit
on game, some corn and gwcet potatoes,
other necessities OF life had 10 be brought
from Shreveport. The PntarDrsinR mer-
chant had 10 swim oil the rivers and
streams on his road, aus toat his goods
across them, and between Black Jack grove
In Hopkins iuDty ana the smsll settle
ment here, there could not single house
be found.
oitae loreisn-born settlers, there came In
1855, among the tifAt swiss, the well ap1 Ia.
vorably known Bail family, together with
Ben. Lang and orhers, aud OF the Germans,
the Bohny family were among tho fret.
All OF them aettlers who gained the esteem
OF their American neishbors aud friends.
While II 10 due TO the American BORN
population OF this place, that by their en-
terprice and energy they have p aced Dallas
into the front ranks OF the lesuinK
cities OF Texas, IL is also due
10 the foreign.born element OF Dallas, that
they have, by their Industry. by their
social amusemsnis, added gresily 10 the
great and growing popularity OF The citizens
Of this place. May Dailal continue to
grow ana prosper. and may you all live TO
see many, many May festivals celebrated
here rs rleasently Az yon ell seem to enjoy
the fifth Nay festival OF Dallas.
HON. DAEsnTT GIBBS
spoke yesterday aB follow: Ladies' and
CONTAMINATION years ago had the pleas-
ure OF participating in the first Asi-iest
celebration ever held ip Dallas. How things
have changed since then. We celebrated
1t then In virgin grove that Is DOW the
site of stately ediiiscs. This grove, row IN
the heart OF the city, was then the undis-
tulbsd home OF the feathered songster. Oar
great city was then mere village nestliDe
on the banks of toe Trinity. IL has long
since encrogched on the greeDsward OF the
boundess prairie. Many of the grey headed
sires who then rejoiced with us, have crossed
| the river, let us hope, with pleasant MEN,
ories. Many OF these then in the iuil an
| 10y ment OF the gleeiulness Of Chi dhooi are
to-day trying to solve the problem Of ma
turity. Even our beautiful queen WAS then
g lipping child, while II us che appears
| in the gorgeous array oi a woman.
| Il 10 nowhere recorded that in the cec-
bration of this day OF festive plcnsure that
speech.making was one OF the features OF
the OCCASION. This modern ard perhaps
American innovation on the customs Of 'ye
olden time" is no favorite with me, and in
spite OF the honor done rue by the invita-.
ion committee | shall not consume the
| time that might be more pleasantly spent
In basking in beanty's emiles or chasing
the butterfly OF spring among howers and
81 adv bowers.
"This "a the merry month of May,
When lads aud lassies mask In flesh array"
They are here TO forget the monoton0us
hum drum OF everyday lie and dream OF
beauty and pleasure for ever un'
changinely bright, like tho long
sunny lapse OF summer days light.
| What cara VS. Tor the stuuied iine snd
rhyme OF tho poet or the ornate speech OF the
orator when, on the one hand we see Inviting
shades and on the other bear the wood
land song of the free bird welcoming the
first breath OF spring.
To-day the factory wheel IL hushed and
the looms dscked with flower; to-day the
| mel chaut egcapfS from the worry OF his
counting rooms and revels ia the display
of natures weres.
To-day The layer foreet5 bis briefs, aud
musing DER natures beauties, wonders a.
the harmony OF nature AZ compared with
| the strife OF man.
II iss day OF dreams ar d merry skine,
ana he who rejolcee not at the custom OF Is
observance hes lost that touch Of nature
which makes all mankind akin, and might
even envy the beast OF the fields.
| To-day the trees and flowers bend more
readily to the influences Of gentler breszes,
aud the blade OF grass on the mountain
side as well as the sturdy oak by the rivers
side, ard foliage decked In gsudy Sreen,'
hsil with delight the advent Of spring. The
shepherd with singing, shouting and jolly
cheer halls it with no greater delight than
does the woodcock from shady depths, or
the 10 wing herds or hleating hocks brows.
ing In the shady dells.
Why shouldn't man, the noblest work OF
God, endowed with faculties most adapted
to enjoy the beautiful things OF life, In har-
mony with all nature, have his heart glad
dened by this beautiful Msy day. Why
shouldn't we to-day cherish the roseate
dreams Of peace and plenty and pleasure
uudisturt bed and NAV forget som the % %ish
| its night mares and hobgoblins
and visions Of want and worry. woman
| IL Gods greatest and best though last git
70 man, and why not upon this day Of all