The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-14

TOO THIN.

Il
thin; too thin.-lPilo Point Post.
"cHIP OFF THE OLD BLocK.n
Louis j. Workman is chin on The
old block, judging by the life and
spirit he exhibits in the columns OF
the Sulphur Springs Gazette. The
Banner admires boidness and orisi.
nality. such as he displays e aires.
Vile Banner.
NorHING TO DO WITH Politics.
The Monitor IL sorry TO sec the ques-
ton OF local option thrust into politics,
believing, as 1t does, that it is simply
q matter OF police eNpediency, in local
oommunities, having no more TO dC
with politics than hiss the hog law, etc
denton Monitor.
CHANGED CONSIDERABLY,
Coke and Mills evidently belonn
to that class who believe In the
old proverb that ''wise men change
their minds, but fools never do" Both
Of these statesmen seem TO have
changed considerably on the p.ohibi.
tion question within the past few
years Texas Mesquiter.
A PRiCKED BUBBLE.
IL the people OF Texas have been
robbed by the land board of $4,000 .0O(
or $780, 600 they do not know 1t; and
as long dis they do not know il thew do
not ieel bad about 1t. II seems 70 ms
that the Galveston News, in irving ia
convince the people that they have
been robbed without knowing it, is
trying TO make them feel bad s-fHous.
ton Age.
NAyAsoTA.
Navasota is bestiring herself. TIE
last number OF the Tablet establishes
this fact. a good newspaper does .
great deal for a town where IL ia llbsr.
ally supported. 1t carries to Its read
ers each week tho life, progress and
history OF its patrons. 1t ia the grea
mediator between the seller and the
buyer, and Is generally unable to dc
all that people expect and require of it
-[Brsz0s Pilot.
CAN'T GET IT STRAIGHT.
Mills and Coke say prohibition i:
un-demccratic. The Galveston New.
sides with them. The Rosque County
Blade ls a prohibition paper, anC
claims to be- Democratic, and vouch he.
for the Democracy OF the News, which
denounces prohibition as un-demo
cratic, and--well, somehow we CAM
altogether, exactly, somehow, get II
straight in our head Alexander Free
Lance. -
NOT QUESTION OF RIGHT.
Whenever rhe Democratic party o.
this government so far iorgets its mis-
sion rs to antagonize moral Legislation
and attempt to foster snd propagate
the "personal-liberty" folly, then il
will die the death 1t would Justly
merit, The question as to whethe,
prohibition will prohibit" Ia the one
to be considered by the people, and moi
question Of right to pass such law
-IPan ola Waterman.
9. EXCITEMENT ABATINa.
The excitement ON the prohibition
question Is abating. Those who sought
TO make 1t political question have
Hignaliy fsiied. il will not be made 6
test OF orthodox Democracy, and some
men who have always opposed De.
mocracy will not ride into office on it
as they expected. 1t would be wise
meve for the prohibition party TO keey
some OF IFS leaders in the back ground
as every cause it has over advocated
was defeated Jefferson News.
PIPING AND BANGING,
III the Sun viii permit us TO inser
Six words in It's short sermon we vii
endorse II, burrah for IL and go for /
generally. Then 1t Will read like this
A Democrat is one whose political ides
Is that there should be lass and les,
government OF political parties by
"party BOSSES" An anti. Democrat j,
one who wishes that there should bC
more and moro government by party
bosses. This theory has been per
fectly illustrated by the lato loca
option election in McIiennan county
in which Coke and Mills have plped
and the people bave danced, keeping
time to the The tune they were play
ing.[-Hamilton Herald.
d THE CoLoRBD ELEMENT.
The oolored voters, led by the whit,
Rem Alicars, ere solid against prohi
biti sad yet there are mon holding
high osi.ions in public confidence il
this S at0 who have the effrontory L
declare from tho stump that prohibi
ton is 9 Republican move, In nearly
every county where prohibition ha!
suffered defeat, the colored vote &c
complished 1t. They are, in the main
auffragans who never voted the Demo
cratic ticket in their lives. II prohibit
lion Is a Republican trick, the coloret
voter would understand It, but from
the way he opposes it, IL looks NOR,
Hko he thought 1t Democratic trick
-lLimestono Now Era.
IDLE MONEY.
There IL no good sense in having i'd,
capital. Tho individual who hordes
away large sums Of money Is q miser
and deserves the anathemas ofearnent
active people. The principle has still
creator force when applied 10 govern
ments. Governments are supported
by tributes gathered from tho earn
ings OF the people. Ample money t
pay literally all the just demands o
the government should be secured, bu
1t is poor substantially to tax tn,
people and keep on hand great sum.
OF idle money. The people need thoil
money--not that 1t should lie in vaults
doing nobody any good, but to b,
Dragged OF "a rich government--bu
they need their money to buy ant
trade and grow rich, and, being ricl
themselves, the government can neve
DO poor.-[Austin Minute.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
Every indication points TO the sup
position that the coming cotton season
will be memorable one In the history
o. the town. Heretofore Denton ha
been handicapped in tho race, DO
cause Mckinney, Dallas an,
Fort Worth had special rate
on cotton on account of their hav
ing competing lines of railroads, bu
byIa recent agreement the rates wor
uniform. Tho rate from Denton :
Houston, per bale, this year is 1925; /
Galveston, $3.50, and 10 New Orlean
and st. Louis, 1913. These are also th
rates from Dallas and Fort Worth, an,
enables the Donton cotton buyers (
pay rs much a. those OF tho other tw,
towns. Already there arc several col
ton buyers In Denton prepared to bi
on the ileecS staple, and It looks a
though tho active competition woul
bring cut the full value of tho cottor
-tDenton Chronicle.
THH DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
or course tho Galveston News woul
like 10 stir up strlre within the Demo
cratic ranks. Nothing would pleas
IL better than 10 see tho same stnte q
Affairs existing all over Texas tina, ha
been brought about In Galveston an
the Galveston district by It's treachor
to Democracy. That paper, having &C
conplished its work nc Galveston,
In hn trlupnlnutal 10 tim nnmoprati