The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-06
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AVA n OORSLAke
"Congre6sIns - Is attn lodging
ana afraid TO say anything. The In.
telligent reader can get in his work by
hlling in the blank.-[Galvesto
News. Tho San Antonio Express re-
plies TO this as follows: ''The News Is
safe on one point In the above, and
that is that no intelligent reader of
that paper will fill the blank with the
name of Grain. II any one fact has
been demonstrated In q manner that
admits OF no question, 1t Ia that Grain
so FAR has proved himself to not be a
dodger, and that no Is sot afraid 70
speak,"
DIsCoUNTENANCEA ALI. PERSONALITIES.
All we have to say is that the editor
ln-chlef or the Post examines and sp-
proves OF some very ugly matter. II
he approves OF the unprofeasional,
personal attacks upon the editor Of the
examiner, he need not complain OF ali
II we meet these in the same spirit In
which they are made. We do not be-
long 70 the turn-the-other-ch bril-
gade, but do as we are done by.
= Waco Examiner.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
The State OF Texas gets big adyer-
tisem0nt indeed. Tho stone for tbe
capitcl building is to come from Indl-
ana. But thon we ought not 60 com
plA!n for Texas people are quito fond
Of sending 20 other States for other
tbinGt besides stone tugt could DO pro
duced AZ h0me.-I Texas Mirror,
Poor IoGssl In all her broad DO.
main the capitol board could NOS fnd
stone enough cut OF which TO construct
d Observation-Disclosures Register,
Bat the people will not hayo much
trouble In finding enough heavy
weight stone 70 construct q sarcophS-
gus for the commissioners who voted
for Indiana stone.-L Coisicana OBJ
server,
The original contemplated cost of
the state house Yves $l,50O,Oo0 and IL
was to be- built of Texas stone. 1t re-
ally docs not matter 20 much where
tue stone comes from 20 it is durable
and substantial, but ia as much "a Ioa
tarial Is found in Texas ia abundance
why not require the contractors 10
comply with the contract? The
building ought 10 be built with
granite, anyway, 50 that whsn Il Is
done the state VIII have Rouse shst
Will last. What people would be will.
ing to give 3,O0O0O0 acres Of land for p
house Chat will not LAST but O few
| years? None, and VIC will not be eur-
priBsd II the people "kick" II such q
house is built. The Gazette ventures
the prediction that if tho capitol board
makes the concessions which Che cant
tol syndicate viii ask the building win
not Last a decade II II is Guighed' and
the "cepitol ioLh viii be heard from
through tho pross end from the stump
ioE over hs!t q century l2tor.--TPiEts-
burg Gazette.
II ToXas HASN'T tho material with
which 20 build her own dOni0lle aha
had better soil out 10 some neiRbbor
that has, Meridian Blade.
Governor Ireland is opposed 20 uninr
any other but native Texas rock In ma
construction Of the now State cppit0l.
40 says Texas has IA good stone as
any State in the Union, and Staro
pride demands thas it 30 used, There
arc thousands OF COnviCtS who can be
used in the state QuarrieB.- Kaufman
Sun.
Govornor Ireland Is on .he right
side Of th9 granite question, as M aa
popularity is concerned. TIE people
are nc5 Wiling 20 admit that 6hGv are
dependent upon tho qUarrioB OF the
nGos4ef state or any oCnor for mate
fial 70 construct the gtato-houBo.-
Hamilton Herald.
Texas 10 famous for making blq
trades. III IS quits common FOR p cet1
tlemsn 10 sGll out his stock for SEO. O06.
and sale oi Sc few hundred thousand
acrsa ot lsLt st so cents an aero Is
hardly worth q passing notice. The
biggest sale yet is 10y the capitol board
OF 3UlOOUO acres Of land for enough of
Indiana stone to build " State cnpltpl.
ireland and LabboCk were yerv much
1ppos3t 90 this trade, but Templetor.
Swain glol Walsh Out-yoted tho eov-
9Iuor aud State treasurer The 'trlo
that voted for Indiana stone commended
that 10 would stand 81 ngevIer
pressure than the Texas stone. AL
tbe foundation OF the building hiss
been completed entirely with Toxss
stone, is there no danger OF the hard
lndiauu stone crushing the weak
Texas materiai2 The contractor, Mir.
Taylor, ls @ member of tho Illinois
Legislature, but when DO has a trado
on his hands, he is no "Wckerp no,
figured prominently ia securing the
election OF Logan 90 tue United Staten
senate. 10 is not 10 all surprislur
tnat his winning ways should con.
vince Swain, Templotou and Walsh
that Texas rock was not suitable Tor
building purposog.--IGr8ham Leader.