The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-17
PtlILANTHROPyIN GIIeu

Mr.. }. b. SIMPSON replies to the arti-
Gle in yesterdays HERALD responsive
to his communication on the subject of
negro jurors, and graciously promises
that, his time being limited, he cannot
continue tho discussion. This is sur-
gestive of tho old remark about the
dead infant, the substance of which il
about this: "Since 80 very soon It's done
for, wonder what it was begun for"
Bristling with sympathy Tor people who
know not of their alleged wrongs, and
who wouldn't trade head of cabbage
or 'possum supper for their rights of
habeas corpus, he rushes to their
relief and claims the full credit
of philanthrophy by subscribing
his own name to the article, giving full
credit OF course to that transcendental
genius of discomfort, MIR. GEORGE w.
CABLE. Well, Mr.. SIMPSON has the
same right to draw Off that he had to
"pitch in"
After complaining of two Topographic
cal errors he boldly announces that the
negro has the right under federal and
state constitutions to sit ON iuries. Now
right here issue Is taken with Mr.. StMP-
SON. The negro has no right, as n negro,
to sit on juries. II he be as our laws
require "of good moral character, well
informed and able to read and write" IL
is true that there is no disqualification
to his acting "a a juryman, but the
HERALD repeats what 1t emphatically
said, that as class they do not meet
these requirements-no one in fiftv-
and 1t would be most unwlse step to
initiate the movement of summoning
them to discharge the important iunc-
lions of jurors. This Is VIGOROUSLY true.
and when Mr.. SIMPSON desires such
material for adjudicatlng cases between
man and man, or the state and its citi-
zens. 1t Is he and not the HERALD that
would "invite revolution OF organic
and statute law"
lie says the HRRALD's denominating
his views as sentimental and impractic.
able Is mere assertion. Tho only means
that could DO had of answering him was
to print his ideas, point out the
evil results to follow In the woke of
their enforcement and appeal to
public judgment ON the subject. lie
prefers to demolish opposition by refer
enco to n theoretical and visionary
southern idoalist, whose only merit
seems to DO In the fact that his notions
were published in the Century maya.
zine. Mr.. SIMPSON says he repeat,
that Sin the last ten years not singl,
colored man has been placed upon
jury in the state courts OF Dallas coun
! ty." Well, does he not know that regu
larly appointed jury commissioner,
place In the boxes annually the name.
OF hundreds OF citizens and require,
them, under oath, to put in tho names
OF well informed, moral mon, able {,
read and writer II they have not don,
30, II IN because tho negroe
did not possess tho requisite
qualification. Would Mr.. SIMPSON hay
their names inserted simply becaus
they were blaokP
AS to his ideas OF "abstract Justice
which is again thrust forward, the HEu
AID knows only one kind Of Justice an,
that consists, in this instance, of rlgor
ously guarding tho courts of the cour
try against the infusion of isnoranc,
venality and incompetency. Nor doe
II know of any sentiment of honor tina
would justify the admission of mon I
Positions OF trust, where intell
gence and worth are required, sin
4 ply because they are weak and blacl
|, The truo interest Of the negro himse
= demands his further education both II
!. telloctually and morally, nor eau II
4 HERALD for the life OF II SEQ how Nj
SIMPSON can take a different view
the situation.
A Mn. SAMPSON says we levy poll take
A etc., on Thorn, but do they pay them
/, And Is not tho advalorem tax they al
compelled 10 pay so grossly dispropol
iionate 10 the benefits they receive d
L TO make tho comparison rldiculoust 4
. to his bolng aware OF having o
a cited prejudice on the color lin
& II would have been better 4
q Mn. SIMPSON 10 have consider,
a that before rushing into print. New
y before this late emeute of Justice
). the peace, who should have conform,
u himself to tho established customs
e the country, instead OF At least peruI
/ ting the dynamiting OF the judicial ~
% tenn of people of whom and OF who
condition he knows so little, hs