The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-11
run CONVENTION TO-DAY.

From Cameron 10 Bowie, from Jefferson
10 Dillsm, from III Paso 20 Marion, the
counties OF the great state OF Texas will be
renresented Ia the convention OF delegates
this day 10 assemble IN tho city OF Fort
Worth. From the reported selections we
Judge that q ialror choice OF representative
men never has been mads 10 carry ont the
nigh trust with which they have been ION.
ored. Whilst In every material particular
IA grand empire has led the van, IN no re.
spoul has her improvement been 10 marked
aa IN the increased intelligence
Of her people aud the doyel'
opment OF the spirit OF prog.
ress. The HERALD can safely congratulate
The siH,e-nt-lerse upon the qua ironnial
seslon Of O democratic convention super
ior in moral force, practical sagaclty,
worldly wisdom and true pairioiifm 10 any
sssemblege that has yet convened upon hoi
soil.
Ard Il 81 we'll that suth ig the case fol
their mission g. orc OF unusunl intere-t. Il
10 20 select such agents 90 viii pronounol
he voice ofTexns IN the national sanhe-
drim Z ba, vii soon be In session 10 aeleo
our captain In the approaching struggle .
he people against fraud, corruption 90,
party depsolism. Never has the issuI
been 10 SHARPLY presented, never In th'
history Of cur country has the Antagonist,
BET woen the oppression Of grinding monop
oily and popular rirlta been 20 o%bgioua q
bold, 90 eegressiye. rhe enemy hos calle'
| upon rs atlett, most pronounced and con
soitncClssl champion TO lead the opposinl
| forces aud the duty d1volyC1 upon tho AZ
! freralcd wisdom and patriotism O! demo
cratic Texas 10 assist IN The selection o
one whose lofty character, rare intelligence
and eiGtssmsnshlp, enlarged experience
and wise prudence may evoke the unmi-
.ekably expressed will Of tho American
people that tn rule Of wrong shall cease
and cease forever.
So fr as the HERALD can asctr'siu iron
the various sources Of inlormailoD, there |
almost perfect urnnimity 10 her preference
for SAMUEL J. TILDEE, Of New York. II,
no more devoted palrio. or ADLER chie'tia'
, could the banner DO intrus,ed, and es b.
led US once TO victory again will lac hoG,
victorious cohor,F, net TO the mere emptl
! horrors Of procla med success, but 10 III
possession ard retention of the powers aDC
muuiments Of the chief msslslTscy Of
people still flushed with indignation
by the unprecedented rope Of their most In
es, Unable privileges.
nba Ingu ~ the cNUvartinn 90 plafu nri
wo uld We be- unwilling 10 e'tr1st them
fully, without counsel or eurgeation. Sill
further would Il be from our thoughts Il
fe'ter The selections they msy mako will
innexlble instructions; hut It docs not i'm
pinge upon their prerogslive o. choice ear
mes thy TO advice the election Of delegate
whom they know to be favorable TO tn
70 minalion oithe great body OF Texas de
mocracy. Let them be carefully chosei
from the ablest ard mosttrustwoithv lead
era in The state who ~ould first vote in &C
CO rdance with the recognized voice n theil
90 n%siituency and be pofsrssed Of sgticien
equ ipoise and dgment to act as become
the representatives Of n GREAT state in any
q nd every unforeseen emergency.
The great leading question Of tariff 70
form may not be lightly passed over, bu
| whilst a free ard full expression Of thu
Texas dem otracy should be given, the fact
must not be forgotten that from various
and somewhat conflicting views on thii
mos. important subject, comprom's'
and adjustment must be entrusted to The
national convention.
with implicit confidence inthe discretion
and virtues Of the atls body afsombled at
Fort Worth, and tho l~iveliest hope that
they may be inrpirfd in their effort to de-
liver the country from political thralldom,
with the Same high purposes tibet animated
its founders, in common with all Texss
democ rats, the HERALD extends to the del
eggtes i,s most cordial sympathy and CO.
operation.