The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
0YERTON NEWS.
BRlMMIhG STREAMS AND RIVERS
A Lonesome Candidste-PIsntyt 10 Eat--A
Blaine Man-Green Grsss-A Com
parison-Homilies Plenty
AZ Sulphur Springs.

0vERToN, oct. 26.-(Cor-espondence.l-
1t was happy mistake in my last letter
to compare the dryness OF the country
at Sulphur Springs to the leader Of the
Republican party. There was evidently
a kind sympathy between wind, air and
this terrestrial globe. An Indignation
meeting was called in the elements, and
in less than two hours Numbered their
dissatisfaction, and the rain fell in tor
rents. Vegetation no longer resembled
"tramps," the great "unWashed" ct id
Omne genus, but emerged from the bath
as fresh and smiling as young
Democracy over the coming victory.
This section OF the political vine
yard is in Torment, and il
can in many instances safely be scored
to county conventions, particularly
Rusk county. Some men have the wires
in hand, and through their manlpula-
tons men are thrust into Office that do
not find ready acceptance and the Old
result follows Of Independents, and the
public mind is then in an agitation of
doubt and wavering.
1t looked rather peculiar, to say the
least, OF it, TO read i'm the Henderson
Times that the nominee for assessor was
at school fitting himself for the duties OF
his Office. The great AibbuD, however,
Is over the judicial scramble. The Inde.
pendent candidate has ell the newspaper $
To fight, as well as his opponent, but
still he has his chances. Harrison
county holds tho winning cards, and
the "ioker" OF the pack IL The citizens
ignored, or snubbed, by rejecting Col.
Stnunmnn Ihn snnUnnfinn IN il a
question now who will got this favor
from that county. II the independent
IL the lucky recipient there will be q
quantity of abuse wasted Mt home that
might have been expended on national
politics.
Henderson presents n lively appear
ance now from tho cotton being mar
keted, and of the growing prosperity as
evidenced by such numbers OF brick
buildings in course of erection. How.
ever she must look to her laurols, The
Midland route has completed a final
survey, and Henderson is left many
miles off the line. This fact, coupled
with tho progress of Bremond's rail
road, promises in the future, to draw of
vast trade.
There is scarcity OF corn, but
in these days Of quick transit, the price
is regulated by western markets,
so corn is comparatively cheap
Pork should be, this winter, for the
mast, is simply immense. II Ii refresh
ing, after looking at dry creek beds i'm
Hopkins county, to see the bold, running
streams in Rusk. However, 1t il beau,
tiiul law of nature to have cOmpensa-
tons.
There must be large reserve fund OF
polltoness and courtesy stored away
with the railroad officials of Henderson
They never draw upon it, as no one has
ever known them to be guilty of dis.
pensing ii.
Col. Jones, for congress, is having a
lonesome canvass, not in audiences
though, for his known eloquence at
tracts large crowds daily. He has aged
hvo years since he entered public life,
but for his physical wear he can show
n splendid result mentally. His tariff
speech was successfully used north as a
campaign document. lie expressed
himself To u HERALD correspondent
when congratulated on having no oppo
sition, AZ being anything but satisfacto.
ry to him. Any failure to comply with
a promised, or requested notice to speak
won ID be regarded by the people a. q
species of Inertia, TO use the mildesl
term.
Gen. Flanagan, the now collector. is
wearing mOdostly his newly assumed
hQnors. lilo has the respect aud good
will of his homo neoplc, and the pity
will be IL discrimination is not made
after next March, whcu United States
officials will all he furnished return
tickets TO private llo.
| had the pleasure GU Of Convcrsing
with u Galvostonian, boasting
OF four generations of south
err .aucoslcY, and vet u deyolee
ut the shrine Of Blaine. Ills Narmcst
praise of the tattoocd idol was, his
magnetism personally aud his splendid
physique and cultured mind. lie readily
| admitted his cquiyocating propansitius,
and public dcl,uquencieS, but could not
see they dotructod. His choicest ohiec.
| ton to Cleveland lay iu the single Tact
that rs sheriff, he had ofliciated nj tho
ga.lows. Things would he ut mudGle
/ II all sheriff refused, with the hope
glimmcring h.iore them that some day
they might ho called to the presidential
chair and their past acts
of doing their duty MS IL Law
nearest thom, would dohnr them from
| greater honurs "Faithml over fow
| things, ruler over many" | forgot I,
ask this man without country how
much pic he handled. Napoleon snid
every man had his price. The difficulty
at times il only to find the big figures.
] Tho attitude Of the lIERALn 10 Morton
and Jones finds an analogy in the mn,
| loving boy as he puts two dogs To fight.
ing. IL Is exciting and fearful on Ia,
dogs, but tho boy has a good time. IL /,
u fabian policy, but very effective, ala,