The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-28
STATE PRESS.
rRoumIrIoS AND LOCAL opr,ox

4 N--o fa14lJAlluul&lS nor
the believers in the liqaor trnffie n svs
any right to drag that subject into the
ciscussion OF political questions or the
ntness OF men for office. liz ia ssxertcS
py some OF tho newspapers Of tbs
btate that prohibition ia A politicsI
question and, Iorsosth, anti Democr,t-
&c, therefore all prohibitionists are on.
posed 10 Democracy, while anotAsr
portion OF the press lake tine vronnd
that while 1t may be construed INFO =
party question, that is, the prohibition
ISIS nave formed a party fer the mr.
pose OF snppressing The sale Of intoxi-
Giants, IL is not political party oues-
ton ana mas nothing to do with A
mans political priI ciples. There are
tnoessnds OF ss sound, true and con-
siseent Demoer&ts in the State OF Tex
My peieve 1t wrong to either
Srink or sell splritnous liquors. as can
20 found on the other side of the aues.
ton, and it would DO suicidal for Anti.
prohibitionists TO attempt 10 re,d
them out of the nar,y
There are prohibitiouists In Teyss
VINO haveTorSed for the Democratic
party lor years, who have risked their
iives Tor Democratic principles, who
nave never voted any other than the
Democratic ticket, aud who could MOI.
unuer any combination of circnn,
stances, be turned from their alleri-
ance TO the party and its pripojnles.
and shall they, because thew diffa,
with their political brethren on the
whisky question, be- termed anti Dam.
ocrats, or their party allegiance he
Bagle. ~ '"'As
WHAT CoRsIcANA REALLY NEKps,
Az arecent meeting of the board of
trade the advisability OF having a
nrst-aiass newspaper In this city wss
discussed, some OF the members ex.
pressing. themselves on the subject
anu giving IL AS their opinion HAT
whst Corsicsna really needs IL first
class newspaper, run by a bold and
fearless man with plenty Of money
and In no way dependent upon pei-
fonage Tor support; one who would az
eomplscently tackle the "Bull of the
woods" as an oyster stew, without re-
gard to the Injury to his bust
ness or the liability to physi-
cal obstruction, superinduced by
MS righteousness. In othor words,
what these gentlemen want "a
DALLAS HERALD or Galveston News
puollshed hers. on q two-tor- a-uIokle
aupport--a paper that would in every
way please them aud work for them
ana yet NOT receive their PATRONAGE.
1t Is modest demand and made In a
4odest manner, but 1t can't be done
We are sorry 1t can't DO done because
we would like to see some one do what
mas never been done before-plsase
everybody with a newspaper and live
happily on thanks. Many editors have
t ts 10 exist contentedly ON
thanks, and doubtless would have ar
rived at That point Of perfection where
Lhey could have pleased all their
IeaGers hau they not demised in the
cary morning OF promising youth.
Such q manner OF living and conduct
ing business il not conducive IN
health.- lCorsicana Observer,
THE DIsINHERITEp KNIGHT.
what is the use In mans waiting
patlently and long for o thing he can
esfVe out al enc stroke? And so the
Anlght loaded himself or thought he
ulu. lie put ID giant powder IN large
qusnulies' IL was well rsmmed home,
ana securely temped The mosi
thorough precautions were taken 20
prevent premature explosion and TO
lake advantage OF tao results Of tbs
blast. The Archimodean powder OF tho
press was laid under tribute. Grim
ylsaged war raared his hnrrid front.
Inc air was thick end sulphurous.
Inc Knight got the range of tho enemy
ana pulled away at 'em. The explo-
sion shook the lofty hills of tho Pecos,
reyerberated along the Colorado and
rudely slapped the waves OF the gulf
IN the face. The smoke lifted. Where
were The dead and wounded? Alas
Tor human mistakes. The knight had
f0rUDttNn tpgf II Ia ha lan "A
powder that kills, but it was too late.
Tho charge was gone. There was no
more powder. Tle game was left very
much alive. The government at Aus
tin still lives. The "Disinherited
Knt.ht' was loaded, but what a load
1t VIZ. Vhe gan kicked. 1t hurt the
Shooter far more than ithurt the game.
Pop-gnns are loaded, but the public
doesn't stand in dread OF those juyenilo
weapons.-lSsn Antonio Times.
PROHIBITION.
We Know there arc some good and
honest naen engaged in tho whisky
buslness, and there are also some good
mon who are sincere in their advocacy
OF whisky, bat money and appetite
control a very large proportion of
prohibition outside of those
engaged in The liquor business. All
the argument on earth would do them
no good-they are for whisky, and
they will ransack musty volume after
volume, for CENTURIES back, in search
OF an "excuse" tor fsvoriGg whisky.
10 sucn men we would say,
no excuse is necessary-the world
"knows how ii is,' and will not call
ON you for al excuse. But, " we have
any dear friends who can se classed
with these "eXcuse hnnlers,u we
would ask them, seriously, to desist,
II not from their course, at least from
trying to excuse themselves 10 man,
and 10 look rather to his excuse TO
God, who has endowed him with life,
reason and talent, and ask himself ii
he IL using tho q precious gifts OF the
Creator ia manner we'll pleasing in
the sight Of God Marshall Masseu.
ger.
THE DALLAS AND NORTHWEST.
IL is atate6 that work will begin on
the Northwestern railroad IN 80 dave.
1t ia thought the East Limo viii CON
meet VITA 1t ~ Denton,- Denton Mon
itor.
1he eboyo Is simply sample Of n
general Impression prevailing here, at
Denton sud at Dallas, aud doubtless
the cool-hnaaed calculating men that
nave this undertaking in hand, arc si-
lently aud effectively removing Diff
cuities and getting everything In ap-
ple-pie order, 30 that the road can be
put right through when begun. We
have always hAu two good and suill-
Client reasons Tor having full faith in {
road being built from Dallas to the
horthwesi. First, the business of the
country demands 1t. Second, IL Is an
absolute necessity as feeder to Dali
las.-- ID cNinr Post.
CRITICISM ON THE ATroRNEY-uENERA
IT seems To he taxing Ny. Attorney
Genoral Tempeton a long time 10 opon
his batteries on the railroad pooling Of
fendofs. More than \ month ago Gov
erncr Ireland directed his attention 10
the tacs that Gall railroads in Texas
arc competing roads, within the mean
ing OF tho stalute," and suggested In.
vostiKBtion aud action. Meantime the
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