The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-02


Impartial law, and protect all credit
ors' interests. The homestead law 10
likewise a stumbling bloch In tho way
OF cheaper money, and more exton-
sive banking business in Texas. Woare
for q good, substantial homestead law.
1t is tho poor mans shoet-anchor, Snd
stands between helpless women and
children in tho dark hours OF advers-
ity. hut our law is now u cloak for
the grossest frauds upon creditors. A
msn may fail, owing hundreds of poor
people, and yet, under this homo
stosd law, reserve ensrgh property to
live, oven Ia luxury. This is all wrong.
" also impsirs credit aud decreases
loans. Whom capital il asked 90 come
here and supply the demand for
money, tho reply often Ia that tho Texas
homestead law renders uncertain
what Is valuable and what Ia worthless
security. This law, we think, ought
to be made clear aad simple, and OF
such nature to prevent fraud aud lux
ury ON tho part Of tho bankrupt, while
securing good, substantial home 10
all,
Another favorito policy OF The HIRE
AID is the abolition OF tho grand Jury
system, or A. least OF Its expsrte and
inquisitorial features. 1t 10 u costly
and inefficient arm and cloak for per-
secution and malice. Then tho great
questions OF tho landed policy OF the
State and the handling OF the peniten.
tisry problem have met with no
equivocal discussion az oar hands.
The lands should be leased until
every acre Is taken up by the
actual settler. So long AS the actual
settler is not there, those who
use the public domain should pay for
1t. Convict labor shoald bs made self
sustaining, without coming into COM
petition with free labor. II isa ksotty
problem, and We know of no better
way to accomplish the result, than by
utilizing tho eonvicts in agricultural
labor upon State lands, for there ARC
many objections to turning the peni-
tentiaries into factories or commercial
ventures. AS aYriculturlsts, the con-
victs would swell the volume OF crops,
be selt-sustalning in food, wearing APP
parel, etc., and In no wise conflict with
honest labor.
To this section we have ever been
earnestly devoted. We have pressed
with all our abilities tho construction
of railroads, and to such extent that
lines now In operation were ridiculed
then by rival towns, as "THR HER
ALp's paper roads," And yet they arc
now q realized comfort and conven-
ienoo TO all the surrounding country.
With equal ardor we pleaded for n
county jail, until at last 1t crosse in
NEST creditable shape. And the same
ia true Of our school interests. And to-
day, az in the past, we are insisting
with fine prospect of contamination, on
tho making of good county roads, for
the benefit of our planters and mer
chants.
To Dallas, TIN HERALD has given
its greatest attention and its bee
efforts. The Dallas ofto.day Is not tn,
Dallas Of two or three yoara ago. ltt
principal streets are paved, IT has I
splendid opera house, an imposing
Merchants Exohsuge,its water service
has boon improved, and many Other
substantial metropolitan features boon
added. And yet, whom TIE HERALD
first advocated these improvements,
1t was snesred and laughed vt. Blu
day after dny, and month after month
we were persistent, until public senu
ment was aroused and the improve
ments were made. The scope Of thi
article 10 too limited 10 recount TIN
struggles through which TIE HBR
AID has passed and the opposition l
has mot, and the results II has accom-
plished in seeking to place Dallas il
the front rank OF Texas cities, ant
upon metropolitan plane. A strong
element Of active, Intelligent bushes
men have ably seconded and assisted
in tho efforts, antn the Dallas OF to
day has been reached. But the eoS
has not yet been reached. Dallas ha1
but started upon its career.
Nationally, The DALLAS HgRALl
has ever striven to represent fairl.
and boldly the views OF this people
; and mas commended for that JEFFERSON
IAN Democracy which is the politica
0 meat and drink OF this State. We hav
8 fought for revision and wise read
justment Of the tariff, which would b
q reform, but not q revolution, an
have followed the financial policy q
: the best Southern leaders. These grea
u questions, finance and the revenus,ar
o really the only important nations
u issues now. The labor question
70 though national In Its importance l
3 one sense, is to be handled In La legs
u aspects by State Legislatures. Tn
% powers OF corporations should
" abridged and the poor man give
greater safeguards ~ to tho tenul
. and compensation Of his servic
!, While THE HERALD will never a
" prove Of mob violence or interferen,
), with the legal rights Of Others, its syn
pathy ID With that great laborlng el
- ment who have msny burdens to bss
and many expressions 70 combat
~ II will be seen from this retrospe
ID that we have not been recklessly
Of blindly filing those columns wi
Y, comment tor the day or ths occasio
a but working for . rounded whole,
"a which these various matters q
y directly relevant, aud indeed,
4. which sach b . necessary part y 4
4 ths several spokss % the whole whs'
- / Tkos, pomplsted utruoluro " tAe II
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