The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-16

S&.ns oos nominal damages should
ne given to the party aygrieysd,
neither the newspaper hsd a reason-
apis ground Tor believing the matter
boonsned 10 Do true, or was actuated
py malice, should be left 20 the iury 10
decide upon all circamstsnces o;,bs
case. Publications shown 10 have heen
prompted wholly by malice as whera
FACTS ana circumstances are distorted
ana misrepresented, with the obyio,s
intent OF smirching the good name on
aOfA1en, ana where there Is no prohA-
DO cause for an attack on charac,er
shonld be punished by giving dsmapes
" the party aSSailed. In = suit for
damages Tor a malicious prosecution
the defondant Is not liable. in casa he
IN aple, 10 show that he had probsbla
cause 10 believe a party had commit
teu an ouense. His words ara no.
acuonaole until the prosecution has
come to an end by acouittal or dis.
Ihlssal. There is no sound reason why
newspaper should DO placed In a
worse plight than one who is sued Tor
damages Tor malicious prosecution,
me newspaper should be entitled 10
prove that 1t had probable cause TO
oelieve the statements made by IL
were true'"-lSan Antonio Times.
W NOllONs
Cotton hes already commenced TO
decline, and while it may rally again
IN u Few days, or a week or two, there
Is also probability that there viii be
a gradual decline IN the price of cotton
until toward the close OF the season.
Farmers would do well to consider
the probabilities Of decline or advance
IN the price or the staple. IL indica.
lions point 10 3 gradual decline
through the fall and winter, 1t will, of
course, DO better for those who NAV
not be able to hold their cotton nntil
spring TO sell as early as possible
Jacksonville lntelligencer.
m THE CoLoRED VOTE.
The new Democratic plstforn
adopted at Waco, bids fair 70 capture
| very large colored vote, and many
other Repu nlicans. There ia nothinS
about revenue tariff, internal revanue'
national banks or other complicated
questions. 1t embraces "personai
liberty" "no sumptusry laws,n and
license 10 dram shops. The nice Young
men behind the counters OF the dram,
shops can explain the meaning OF
"sumptuary laws" and point out the
room where you can enjoy "persongl
lperty."-l Graham Leauer.
go, BEHIND IKE DOOR.
Inc editor OF the Palo Pinto Star
tmnas IL ~ undemocratic to 90 in at
tne osck door Tor his "grog."- Gordon
Courier.
Yes, We do consider 1t updomocrstic
W KISS inc bottle behind tho door. 1t
is not pleasant to us, at least. 70 bs
compelled to cultivate hypocricy as n
fine art. There are lois and lots Of
prohibitionists, though, who can do so
with the best grace Imaginable, and I'm
some SLY nook, with heartfelt fervor,
they can sing the song OF 0little brown
Iug."-lPalo Pinto Star.
Ass-ToNIsHINd TREATMENT.
An editor who will call q brother
editor an ass and then not send him a
copy or the paper, ought to have his
credentials taken from him. But that's
tDe way the Hampstead Ledger treat
eo u.s. we never would have known
IL, put The galveston News copies all
the compliments we get and we saw 1t
In Brother Stewards colum, Whom
Scurlock called us an ass he sent us a
cory OF the paper.-[Gstesville Ad-
vance.
MORE THAN CHILp's PLAY.
The. result of the local-option cleo
lions in counties show up considerable
strength ON the side of prohibition and
something more than faction of ia
natics, frauds and cranks, and while
we do not look upon tho prohibition
movement as political question, it is
clear that hight on that line through
out the State would amount to some
thing more than child's plsy.-[Blos-
som Prairie Bee.
ARrESIAN WELLS,
The Abilene Reporter has made tho
remarkable discovery that wells of
water can 30 found at an easy depth
by digging ia ant beds. The Reporters
advice has been taken, and, when in
structions have been carried out, album.
dant water has been the reward-tho
Reporter claims. III this ant. bed the.
ory will work in Abilene, why not
eisewhere?-[Cisco Telegraph.