The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-22
STATE PRESS.
FREE-aRAss KERrsy.

The fres-grass hsresy was based
upon just that proposition. and tho
Gazette's plea now in bshalf of avriN
oulturists is the rsnkest of hypocrisy.
1t knows very well II the lease law
was repe =" that the hsrous SonlS
seizs " country and sppropria,e so.
MI, uare ranges by the law OF seiz-
urt - y 80 taxes TO the State. az il
now the case in fres-grsss Gresr
county, aud have devil OF a fina time
generally. Bat there would Ia a
southern dead line TO ali sheen
men or farmers who yentured into the
puiioeratic canaan. The Gazette's
plea lor the farmers contains as much
danger as did the wooden horse of tie
SreeKs, only the yroians Of Texas
nave improved upon the perceptions
OF GOOD King Priam's time sd IN -
they know 3 hing when thew sea IT.
Asrioulturists will. settle the west
put no creditor tue same will be euo
the Sszette and its feee-grass, sheen
KlllIng, tenes-outting cowboys. The
n0ss are coming, ana so are tho sheep,
IN with the calves and on with the
babies!-l Lsreao Times.
THE WACO OF TO-DAY.
Behold the Waco OF to-day! Pushing
1900 In population very closely. Long
lines OF beautiful and costly business
houses. Street sitag street OF costly
and elegant private residences, three
railroads, and trains arriving and dc.
parting every few minutes, day and
nlght. Grand palstial dry goods stores,
grocery stores, wholesale and re-
taii nouses OF every description,
pushing, energetic, modern
CITY, niied with Intelligent mon, con-
Quoting al kinds OF business, and
doing " successfully, too. A half
dozen stylish and costly churches.
Schools OF all kinds, and AN incompar-
aple common school system, where
tne children OF the rich aud the moor
anke are thoroughly educated, with
OUT cent OF cost. Commercial on
terprlses doing millions OF dollars
worth OF business annually. In short,
city with all the modern facilities
anu adjuncts - business possessed by
any city in the land. Isn't il T. trans.
itlonf Is not the progress mado.sa
lslactory IL every respsct?-[ Waco
Examiner.
THE CONVICT QUESTION.
The Sta.e administration and the
Legislature have long bean confronted
with the troublesome question as to
the proper management of penlten.
uary convicts. Thus far it has proven
adithcult problem to eoive. There is
one point about which there is no con-
lict-thst the convicts should be con-
lined within the walls. But now this
can be done is the question, when
there Is not sufficient room inside tina
Walls Tor ths present number OF con-
'yicts, and they ere Increasing daily,
10 con1ne them within the walls will
necessitate The building OF one or two
more pranch penttentiariss. These
Wouid cose rh9 State considerable
money, snd would probably reuaire
an increase OF tax This would bs an
unpopular NOVA. Although She peo
pie are opposed to the convict labor
SYSTEM aud srs clam crouS for The con,
vlcfs To b KEEP l0sije the Walls, yDs
they won't aut 90 sa'i stiAd with an in.
crease oil taxes 30 proYiia walls for
that purpose Marshall Herald.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Genuine civil service reform re.
quires that the Republican bummers
and strikers, with whom tbs grea.
majority OF the Federal offices have
been filled for the last 20 years ia I'd
ward for party service, aud regardless
ofths capacity for tho proper discharge
ofofficial duties, shall give place TO
competent men, and that in the se-
lection OF these men, the fact that
they are Democrats shsll not count
against them, ashas been the case for
almost generation past. Competency,
however, is the essential requisite,
and without that no man, no matter
how respectable in character, or how
steadiast in his democracy, eau secure
responsible positions under the pres
ont administration, even though
backed by tho most prominent and
estimablo members OF the party.
-lDenton Monitor.
RAILWAY COMMISSION.
According to Bradstreet's, twenty
two states have railway commissions.
In thirteen states where the commits.
sioners have modified powers, they
seem, on the whole, to hsye worked
well and reformed the valuable SER
vices ofpaving the way to the better
understanding OF the whole complex
problem. IN this way, they furnish d
valuable besis for future legislation.
In nine states, where tue commission
ers' powers are unlimited, the reverse
Is the case. In Illinois and California,
the commissioners have become mixed
in politics ana this has vastly impaired
their work. II national railroad COM
mission is now suggested as the frat
step TO an calculation OF the problem
Of Interstate commorcs.-ISsE Saba
News.
THAT INTERNAL MALADY,
We have at length come into tho
line of fashion With some OF tbs other
big towns of Texas, in having o fsw
cases OF the denguo fever reported dur
ing the past two weeks. We have
been dallying with tho informal
maladv just enough TO got slightly
acquainted with its effects. II III not y
thing to be- desired. IL sets . man at
variance with even his own appetite,
and all those thugs in which he once
took a delight IL causes him TO loathe
and abhor. IL pervarts the taste of
everything earthly, except qelnine
and turpentina. These will taste nat
ural in spite OF denguo,-[Jacksonville
Intelligencer.
SECTIONAL PRRJUDIcEs.
Human nature is about the same
the world over. Sectional appeals stir
the Northorn heart with tho same
force that similar appeals operate on
the Southern people. Wo lnveigh
against tho bloody shirt, but those
who wave its crimson folds know the
open sosame TO sectional prejudice.
When all tho lingering questions
which have grown out oftho civil war
are absolutely obliterated, wa shall
perhaps have an era of absolute Sec
tional peace, aud nos until tsen. In
tho meantime, politicians on both
sides will "soem to SEQ the things they
do not" and STIR up strife.-L Waco