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

that he shall b. convinced thstrhe
c lnso;idSted roads ara con,pstiup lines
before he tales action. Sse.ien POI
tee law says; "If, upor INVESTIGATION.
the attorney-general shall fiud thar
there IS reason TO believe, or tina, il is
probable that any RAILROAD or nlher
corporation is now carving on bust
ness within this State ia violation Of
sections and 6, article 10 Of tho con-
stisutiop, hs shall az once once insti.
tute proceedinrs by QUO wsrranto or
otherwise, in the court having inris~
uiesion OF the cause or causes, against
any corporation violating said see
ions snd article OF the Constitution,
aud 10 enforce the penalties therefore,
Any man or Official must be wilfully
ohnd who cannot see that there is
reason 10 bslieve, or that IL ia proba-
pie" that the railroad corporations are
operating IN violation Of the coustilu-
tion.-l Marshall Herald.
THE plsINHERITED KNIGHT,
The pradicament in which Temple
Houston has placed himself is not one
likely to awaken envy, or To inspjre
confidence. AS 8 State senator, he
owed certain duties 60 the State of
Texas, and amongst these was the
duty OF maintaining the clsim of Texas
20 tho territory comprised in Greer
county, but he entered tho Legislature
handicapped by bis obligations, % y
feed attorney TO syndicate, which
has gobbled up nearly eli the lands in
Greer county and retains them in de-
hsncs of tho State of Texas. Ut Is
plain that there is an incompaiibility
between his duties "a a STATE senator
aud as the attorney of 3 syndicate that
holds lands adversely to The claim as
serted by Texas. mo man can serve
two masters" He is bound to sacri.
flee the interest of one of them to that
of the other. Mr.. Temple Houston, as
the attorney of the syndicate, shed
out an injunction In TIM Federal court
forbidding Texas TO collect taxes, or TO
lease lands, in Greer county. That ia
| an ugly predicRment for a State sens.
tor to place himself in. IL Ia made, If
possible, more ineXcusable by the fact
that Senator Temple Houston, is the
son of sam Houston, who manful!y
supported and maintained tho right OF
Texas to Greer county. Temple Hous-
ton adopted u betting nou de plume,
that of the "Disinherited KuiEht,n for
Texas is likely to disinhoIit him and
consign him to the shades Of an un.
broken retirement. She will not con.
fer honor upon him. 1t is a serious
question whether he should be- allow.
ed to sit in tho senate while he is at
torney for corporation whicn defles
the authority OF the State.-[San An
tonic Times.
ALL WOOL, YARD-WIDE FLAG.
If the rum.seller's shirt-tcil ia 10 DO
h0isted to the breeze and Haunted
in the faces Of the people of Texas as
the only genuine, all-wool, yard wide
Democratic flag, there's going
to be- an almighty big stampede In the
ranks, all the way from Dan to Beer
sheba. Coke, Mills IL Co. msy bs will
ing to enlist under this blood-aud-
beer-stained banner, but there's q
large and. respectable crowd OF good
common neoplo all over tho state who
won't do it for any consideration
Henrietta Independent.
FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
There,is no doubt IN the mind OF any
one who reads the daily papers of the
State, that the prohibition question
will figure CONSEQUENTLY in the next
State election. Already some of our
leading statesmen have been called
upon by their constituents to give their
| /.
Before the next campaign fairly oDens
every candidate for a state Office will
have to take mis- stand On one sido or
the other of the question, and other
survive or perish, as the people 500 fill
TO decide - Winsboro Sentinel.
PROHIBITION TIDE TURNED.
The prohibition tide Is turned; but
there are far better ways of inaugural
ing temperance reform any way. Let
us have text hook in the public
schools, for one thing, teaching the
beauties of tempersnce,t the advantages
of sobriety and the terrible effects OF
drunkenness and immortality. Let us
not be welded TO ono idea Hubbard
City News.
HOW WE GROW.
A contrast; Only'a few years back
when around Big Spring. congregated
the savage Indian, the buffalo, MaNi.
can lion, catamOuut, cayote, and other
ANNALS common in tho West. On
next Monday ono of the largest
mensgeries travelling will parade oul
streets, gaZed on AZ curiosity by the
deni2ens Of this section Big Spring,
Pautagraph.
IT rs AN ISSUE.
The sentiment of tho Texas press in,
dicates that prohibition Is an issue
and that quito number of Democrats
are Oh this side, equally as many on
that side and few on top OF the atore-
said issue.-I Honey Grove Simeon.
TENDENCY FOR THE BETTER.
To thoss that arc t0ndcr-foOtGd or
the prohibition question, we win say
that certainly the local option law can.
not make things any worse, but, on
tho contrary, tho tendencies arc for
tho better! Texas Northwest.
WITH \ CLEAN REAR RECORD.
Wonder II Senator Coke did not edit
o paper somewhere In Texas in 1866? Il
SO, copy OF Il would DO peculiarly in.
teresting ct this time. Fairfield Re
corder.
A PREDICTION.
Tho race is now between Swain RnC
Ross Nscogdochos Newg.
And neither OF them will warm thu
gubornatorial chair for y long time &
come,--LTyler Democrat.
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