The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-07
STATE PRESS.
Amt A BIT SMART,

JUST rs VIGIL as the Darkroom Inlliln er.
--l Fort Worth Gazette.
HURRY UP THE SCHOLASTIC CENSUS,
Complaints continue of the hardness
OF county officials to reHort the scho.
lastic census. 1t is stated from Aus
tin that only about half the counties
have made their returns to the educa-
tlonRl department, Officials who tritle
paramount interest should be taught a
lesson of duty and responsibility, and
1t is pity that the statutes make no
provision for their summary dismissal.
THE LIBEL LAW,
i Now that the Prohibitionists intend
TO make legislative candidates disclose
their views on the temperance cues.
t ton, the Star is OF the opinion that the
r journalists of tho state should follow
IN their wake in regard to the law OF
+ libel. The Galveston News having to
\ pay $4,000 for publishing the testi-
y mony in the land fraud Investigations
4 is an injustice and 3 disgrace to the
State Terrell Star.
"a OUR BENEFACTORs.
"a When any protest is made against
q supposed partiRlity to railroads on the
z principle of the general reclamation
N of lands uncnstitutionally alienated
a by the State, we simply would point to
y the saving clause that compels said
given timo the lands granted in sub
sldy. Why should spectators, cor
morants and land sharks be- granted
rights above the raiirOads-our bone-
3 factors Houston Post.
A VAST GRAINFIELD.
only few years ago we were in the
same predicament and asked the same
questions in this country, and now we
B raise more grain and vegetables than
we can possibly consume. 1t is only a
4 question of time when all the country
between here and the Sand Hills will
a be one vast grain field; an area equal
in extent to the great wheat belt Of
California, and producing besides,
\ fruits and vegetables of every variety
grown in = temperate climate. 1t is
impossible TO conjecture the extent of
3 the products OF Western Texas ten or
hfteen years hence Callahan Clar-
a enden.
a THE DIFFERENCE.
q There are probably good many little
q gubernatorial booms IN this State that
b will die Of an overdose of reporter, ere
r the next nominating convention IL
hold. The politician and the reporter
are as naturally the opposite OF each
& other as two individuals of the same
race can well be. The latter want
the public to know the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, and
the former doesn't--that is why they
must fight each other till the one is
hid beneath the political daisies or the
other changes his name and gets q JOB
on another paper Mexia Ledger.
n DEVELOP OUR RESOURCES.
III III we of the South would develop our
4 great resources, we should not hesitate
TO avail ourselves OF the advantages
within our reach. The East has MAIN
tanned the tariff system and invited
the capital of Europe to her doors.
a Let us go and do likewise. Encourage
manufactures, invite capital to our sec
ton and stop the eternal drain OF capi-
tai to the East. Create home market
for all our products and send send our
material to the world III a shape to the
4 South profits, save the freights and
make our country self-supporting.
This will be the result when our busi-
ness men join hands and unite in an
effort TO build up manufactures in the
south. Then, and not till then, will
s the Southern States command the re-
cognttion to which their great re-
sources entitie them to- sherman
journal,
A LIVE CITY.
Ell Paso never win he harmonious.
In fact, we don't particularly banker
after II. No great achievements have
ever been reached except through ira
vail and tears. We would stsgnato If
it was not for antagOniam and sharp
competition. Like the foul pool that
is not rullled by even the pure breezes
from heaven, we would soon produce
noxlous odors, mephitic exhalatIons
and death. Our very contentious here
show the vitality Ia our mineral, mora, ,
mechanical, commercial and in
dustrial organism. While time
and circumstances will gradu
ally mollify the esperities and
acerbities of public BonLiment rs 70
Hected in local contentious and fac
tiops, yet In tho ond nil will be we'll.
FL Psso has more vitality and vexa-
tiousness, more character and Cussed-
ness, and more evident signs of a
splendid future than all tho towns in
this "westward" land, where the star
of empire wends It's way.--[El Psso
Herald.
The State had better do without a
capital building, as she has always
done, than to DO instrumental in build
ing up monopoly within our borders.
Other Objectionable features Ia the
history Of the capital business might
be discussed, but perhaps without
great profit 10 anybody. IL Is not a
wild prediction to estimate the future
cost of this mighty State structure at
not less than $j,0O0,0OJ to $l0,000,000.
This is the history OF such public
buildings, and from the way ours is
starting, IL will not be an exception
TO the rulo. II is hardly time yet for
the grumbling to begin, About five
years hence, or may be 10 years from
this time, the people OF the State will
be able 10 Judge OF the merits Of this
mammoth enterprise Mckinney
Democrat,
THE DALLAS NEWS.
There is considerable talk among tho
newspapers OF the State over the fact
that the Galveston News will on about
the LIST OF october establish branch
printing office at Dallas. The object
of the News in establishing this branch
Office Is TO Increase its facilities for de-
hvering tho paper early in North Tex.
as, and by so doing gain an everlasting
foothold on that section OF Texas.
The enterprise of the News we do not
Delieve should DO encouraged by the
people OF North Texas. We dislike 20
see ony Individual or corporation try
to monopolize by the use of his or its
wealth, any kind of business, and o.
peoially in the newspaper line. That
is, where there is sufficient population
or wealth to support more than ono.
In Texas there Is sufficient newspaper
patronage TO support three or four
hrst-class daily papers. In these
three or four daily papers oil sides OF
political questions arc discussed and
all classes and clements will be repre-
scented. But If the News establishes a
branch office in Dallas and secures the
patronage OF North Texas the other
daily papers or North Texas
will die for want of support.
The News has, to n great extent
captured South TexaB aud with North
Texas IL will have the greater part OF
the State captured. Then there will
be but one opinion for the reading
public of the State to listen to-but one
side of tho tale will DO told, and the
News will TO moro or less extent con.
troll tho State. Let us have moro pa.