The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-12

requisite To success. Tho welfare
and prosperity OF Ell Psso and the
development Of Its great natural re-
sources Will command our bsst and
constant efforts. AN subjects OF pub.
lie interest VIII be treated with candor
ana fairness, and to whatever extent
We may indulge in personal Journal
Ism Il Will DO Ia tho public interest
not degenerGting 10 personal abuse
Always remembering that journal,
Ike an individual, has certain degree
OF dignity 10 msintAip.-LEi P2so
POLITICS AND The PULPIT.
LOIS paper has not Yet discussed,
nAncn less Favored, the Introduction OF
polaeS INTO the pulpit, and no twist
ing OF anything which has sppearsd in
lts columns can show TO the contrary.
On that question. however, il has an
opinion and is quite ready and willing
IN state it. The introduction Of
partisan politics into the pulpit is in
Sutfsrsble; for such perVersion Of
the mission of tbs pulpit not shadow
or an excuse can be framed. When
we come TO great moral questions like
| the ono which now agitateS the public
mind, We cannot dogmatizs. Here
every minister of tho gospel
must be lett free 20
follow his conscience. Certainly
the mere fact that political party has
noticed question ia it's platform is no
coed reason why that question should
| be IS once removed from pulpit dis.
cusSion. This rule might speedily
leave the preacher b&rran of themes.
suppose political party should adyO.
cate the abolition OF She Sabbath day,
or the prohibition of opsn elr
| preaching, would these Questions
be thereby removed from pulpit dis.
cussion? According 10 tho views we
are combating they would, and no
preacher could notice them; save mt
the risk of being denounced in a pun
lie para, before thousands OF his tel.
low-cltizens, as having made ga stump
speech in GODS pulpit Texas adj
vOcate.
MIR. CABLE AND THE RACE PROBLEM.
we have gwen tho "Sllent Southr
careful reading, for Mr.. Cables soft
purring manner attracts one and
makes one anxious TO do him and his
cause full justice. We are compelled to
say, however, that the distinction he
makes between civil and social rights
seems to DO an utterly untennble one.
lilo believes the negro should .haye
every civil right guaranteed : him
undor the law, and who does not? hut
when he goes on 70 construe civil rights
10 mean we should admit the negro
INTO our schools, our churches, our
theatres and cur hotels, the sound and
civili5iDa instincts of every white man
are reyoltsd by tho proposition. Mr..
Cable denies That he is contending for
social privileges for tho negrs; il ad.
mission TO our schools, our churches
and hotels are not social privileges, we
have entirely misconceived the mean.
ing of the word "aocial." IL isnon-
sense TO pretend a negro has civil
right to eat at the same table with
you, and then in tho same breath pre-
tend you arc granted him no social
privilege i'll sitting by him. Mr.. Gable
ought TO 30 back 10 novel writing. He
Ia more ofla success Is a novelist than
as q publicist, IL is impossible that his
radical notions can ever get o foothold
in the South, Bis notions lead to mis-
cegenation and misceGenation will
meyer DO popular, either al he,North
or at the Sonth.- Clcburne Chronicle.
| GOOD THING
Illuminated buttons are tho latest,
| II tho collar button that is continually
slipping from toe fingers and rolling
into the darkest rsceSses beneath the
bureau can be illuminated so it will
catch tho wild, wandering eyes of tho
loser, the profanity OF the world will
DO curt9iled TO such an extent thai
the recording angel above can dis
charge at least half OF bis book keen.
ers.- Ell Peso Herald.