The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-02

atIC8 tukt We htNt atnouK US uU L
factious minority that might term it, |
there IL bas one we'll organized politi- |
cal b0cy among us-and that |
the Democrati3 party-sll disaffsctions |
must sffeot that party alone. Those |
who would lull themselves into secu- |
rity by an abiding faith in the party |
loyalty exhthited in the Southern |
States during the past % years, may |
decry warnings uttered from afar, and |
attach no Significance 10 their teach |
iugs. But les thesl not deceive them
selves. "Wars aud rumurs of wars"
norno to the cara of far-so3ing men
already begin TO excite comment and
cause the gravest apprehension. Ia
moro than one State tho smOldering
DIES OF long pant-up hstreds aud AMI
mositieg have burst iato flames aud are
raging With fury that threatens tho
very foundations OF society. III, ~ TO
DO apprsh0ndod, these elements of dis
cord should prove Infections, we may
ut an carly date be called upon TO be-
hold tue sad spectacle OF
AnoLIp SOUTH
against which wave alter wsva Of
Republic0nism has broken Tor 20 years
In vain, goiag 10 piooss by tho mad
nus, VI AAh tNN NiOHiis hiLDihf quo
process of disiutegrstion has bagun.
Virginia hss been humiliatsd and
robbsd Of her political lustre by this
insauo iansticism Of her sons.
Tennessee IS trembling In tho balance,
waveripg between a return to tho folda
of Rspuolicanisrn and an advance in
Democratic reform, Alabama is ON
the verge OF political revolution, ana,
II the signS OF thu times may be a3-
credited with any Significance, God
knows what We may not expect 10 sec
III Texas. Even now, in the latter
State, the seeds OF disoord are beiug
soWn and the first elena onts OF disin-
tegration have segun 10 show them
selves Ia the
MAD DRY FOR PROHIBITION
all over the State. TIC prohibition
movement will prove to he most
deadly enemy TO the Democracy OF
Texas. However much IL may desire
TO accomplish, and however mach IL
may propose to do, IL eau arrive at but
ono result, and that to weaken aud,
perhaps, overthrow tho Democratic
party In the State. No doubt the
movement Ia advocated and supported
by seme OF our best citizens, but we
are convinced that they have not givsn
hesubjoot tho insure thought it d.
mands, and consequently do not resl-
izefuliy The great danger toward which
tney are approaching. The move
ment IL coupled win more or less
religious iervor, aud, AZ happens In all
rsligio- political movemOnta, this fer
vor will give place to tanat,cism and
draw int0 the arena OF politics tho
Widest and mont discordaut clements
OF human nature, TO the subversion Of
wisdom, patriotism aud policy. AL
ready aus Intensity hAs begun tn show
i'sall IN the bitterness with which IL
AssailS Coke and Mills and all Others
OF our intellectual giants ana glad
iAtaf3 that have dared 60 raise their
warming voices Ia tho interest oil bar.
lnony and peaoc. Tho trRphition from
men 10 party measures 10 ohsy, Those
VINO upJustiy asd fault with the IoaO--
0rs OF party nay easily knd fault
with tue parry itae,f, and we may con-
haantly expect TO see, At M early date,
tho leaders of prohibition openly ar.
raJso against the Democracy of Texas.
Iho result 10 easily soon. Prompted
" o spirit OF disruption, aud CON
iro'ied ny vorsstile and unscrnpulous
macainaOons OF @ DISEASED ambition
10 accomplish, az oil hszhrds. its In
sane uaairos, ibis sore-hssuod faction
VIVA ioInent disorders aud excite re-
peihohs among u, aud nnElly will be-
come an lnsiduous political cancer chat
VIII prey upon Tho Democracy OF the
stato until II mas 40 deadened tho Vi
| tAlty OF that party IA TO mako rein.
s.atcihent OF Ill the horrors OF Repub-
iicahlsm win us an easy matter, IL not
certain calamity. This, and many
| AT m. AZ
% expo Neu, IL inc people DO not open
taeir eyss ami ears that they may SEQ
sno near the political chains that are
pulhg lorgea To bind Thorn, in tlm0 to
trts tnohiselVes from
THE FOOLISH INFAruATIoN
gaming upon them.
more are many, no doubt, who will
uespiss the warning given them, and
say ense MO such signincancs as we
naVo inulcsteo attaches itself To tho
prohlpitioh movement In Texas. In
.nis lhey WIN unWittlngly decisive
,n y ncn snu ,heir followers. When
it,oVV sore-neads withsrow from the
democracy OF tho "Old Dominion"
aud rallied around the standard OF u
ueserter' no political significance was
aesavusu 10 that movement, and yot
We nave seen the grand OLD common
Woaith uethfonod from her once
,iluetrious position, her name and
honor become c0ntemptuous by
woru OF acorn, all by the doings
VI TINS nv ilfst desfised minority. That
n M mor mas increased from l4OOO TO
lav,ooo votes, anu emboldensd by past
sueoesaes, ~ az pr snnt leading msa
eIusSuo egslnst we Democracy OF Nir-
s,h'a, Mnion, IN pltterness ana venom,
90 sss meyer peeE equaileu IN me annals
VI poiiucM warfare NO signihcsnco
' w"s a..aoneu lhe independent
i unuve,nent recently insugura,ed in
asanes1ee, MO yet mat movement has
assuulea suon dimensions as TO threat
On INC integrity OF mo State. Both Of
sno ,, movements aiiuued 70 originated
m Nun u,s"nsctioh III the ranks OF
Dsn,oeIaoy, Nho poth nave tended IN
~ san'e uireobloh, The sdherents OF
ny ,, guy sro hoW hepeleasly inoorpo,
tSs o W,sr ' rs, ml1lpuoncan party, ard
80 ".nol ."p,uy approaching the
sauie result Neither, however, eX-