The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-14
STATE PRESS.

IAustln Mihu'0'
TRAlIP NEWSPAPERS NOT NERDED
The Times Democrat has rescinded
;ts threat of establishing at Houston
abrauch. Let the Galveston News
fnrn sour eye toward Dallas. Elliot
is equal 10 the morning field there and
Hall can do the business at Dallas.
Tramp newspapers are not needed
ANYWAY The Galveston News grows
fat on It's ssudbar and there let it rest,
-IAustin Minute.
TITS SAD, BUT TITS TRUE.
The cotton crop of Texas this year ia
exnectod to reach 100000 bales. At
s45a bale it will bring into the State
the enormous sum of $90,000OOO But
much OF it will strike bee line for the
North before 1t has remained in the
State a week. 1t viii go after bacon
and wagons and agricultural imple.
ments and DINER manufactured arti-
oles that the shrewd North sells to us
at big profit to themselves.-fG reen-
vile Banner.
PROSPEROUS GAINESVILLE,
Denison and Bonham papers are
wondering what is the matter with
Gainesville-it she is drying up-be-
cause an omnibus had been taken
away from this city to Paris, Lamar
county. Why no, neighbors, one ON
nibus didn't make Gainesville; but we
have workmon here who can serve you
all with omnibuses. and traders who
can furnish you with horses, and har-
nessmakers VINO can supply You with
harness-in fact start on all in bust.
ness and be glad to do it and see You
prosper. Send in your ORDERS
lGainesville Hesperian.
SHOW UP OR SHUT UP.
The land board, according to reports
from Austin, offers challenge 10 the
Galveston News in connection with
tho disclosures" that paper init
mated it could make IL it
were not for the libel Jaw,
1t pledges the News immunity from
the law, az far as the board is con-
cerned, il the paper confines itself to
what it can prove to be true, and now
the people will took to the News for
a complete vindication of the board,
as far as Its "disclosures" are con.
cerned, or for an opening up of its
batteries. The situation Is becoming
interestlng.-lS Saw Antonio Express.
THE LIQUOR ISSUE.
The shape likely TO be taken in Texas
politics in the next campaign, If the
prOhibitionists adhere to their pro-
gramme of refusing to support candi-
dates who are unpledged on the liquor
question, is indicated by the result in
Mississippi under the same conditions.
In that State call for general
convention has been made of all ele-
ments opposed to prohibition, and the
fight will evidently be made on the
liquor issue, without regard TO old
party lines. 1t is almost impossible to
keep the real issue out of a CAM
paign.-L Waco Day.
THE LIBEL LAW.
The press of Texas is tolerably united
in the discrimination that tho libel law
shall be 50 modified that running
paper and telling tho truth shall not be
as dangerous as playing base ball with
a dynamite. The way 70 proceed is
plain enough. The Age marked,
staked aud biazsd it long ago. Sup
port no mau for the Legislature who
will not pledge himself to work fos tho
needed amendment. If any man, not
so pledged, shall happen 10 get in from
some county where there is no paper,
or where the papers have no influence,
let the press SEQ TO it that he shall feel
very lonesome when he gets there
Houston Age.
PROHIBITION.
PosceAole qualities cannot belegisla-
ted into men, yet laws are passed to
prevent rs far as possible, evil results
from mems quarrols, This Ia why
thor0 is a law agaiuSt carrying pistols
and dirk knives aud brass kuuckies.
Such mon rs MIR. Gladstone, than
whom there is no greater statesmen,
is very prOuOuced in the Wow that
whisky may be a mela in SO matter
about which laws may fix repressive
There are well founded
differences Of opinion about tho etisc-
tive e.s Of prohibition as temp6r-
anc mna5ure, but snti-prohibltion can
gal rolhing by trying to shift the
megSuto.-[Cleburne Telegram.
MORE MONEY, LOWER INTEREST.
TIE DALLAS HERALD is touching up
the loan business q little, going to
show that while tho money men Of
that city can borrow money North at
the rate of 9 per cent per anRum, the
money lords OF Dallas won'S lot 1t out
at less thsn double the above
rate, then the borrower has
to give gilt-edIe collateral.
Down in this country there are
leading spirits in the church who
never think Of loaning out dollar for
less than 10 or is per cent. While it
grinds the borrower between the up
per and neither milestone, yet the
thought must afford him some conso.
lation that in the final wind up the ex-
tortiOuer can carry none of his Illegal
gains with hlm,-ICass County Suu.
THE CATTLEMEN.
Tho assertion that Texas is over.
stocked with cattle cannot be substan-
tisted. On tho contrary, the State has
over 100000 acres now on the mSrket
10 lease to cattlemen in any quantity
desired for term of from one TO six
years. The railroads have as much
more, while private individuals have
over a million acres. There ia plenty
ofroom for the Indian Territory mon
and scores of others who may wish to
lease lands for grazing purposes.
There are over 100000 acres for lease
in Greor county, not far from The III
dian Territory Cattlemon, and they can
drive their cattle there In less than ten
days. The State land board has bid
before 10 now, TO Lease $4,000 in this
county, and IL will he awarded at al
early day. For these lands they will
have TO pay cents per acre, whereas,
that secured frem the Indians was Of
a nominal price, and hence tho cattle.
men here say their aversion to driving
into Texas II because they want free
grass.-IE Paso Times,
TO HESITATE II TO ne CONVICTED.
The board, consisting OF the governor
and heads OF departments, has control
of tho public lands Of Texas, its school
and university lands, and the leasing
AnG Sale Of the same, whom they are
TO be sold. II mas under its care, there
fore, vast monied interests, closely
connected with tho welfare of The uni.
versity, and the free schools of the
State. II Is q position Of heavy re.
sponsibility to tho people who elected
these men, TO say nothing Of tho party
who placed them in power. That the
board were II a corrupt body has
wide and inviting field for stupen
dous rasoalites, will be apparent tC
all who win study its duties, its scope
of power and the opportunities which
the lattHr opens mp fer fraud and
venality. IL is not, therefore, to bt
wondered at that the misty, hazy and
indefinite hints recently thrown oui