Year: 1878

North Texas presents the picture to-
day of u strong man generously giving
up his rights 10 his weaker brethren
and lending aid and comfort to those
who have MS yet displayed little disposi,
ton to return the favor. Since Throek-
morton was driven out OF office by the
hateful policy of military reconstruc-
ton, we have had no state officer execnt
Mayor Dorm. the present treasurer. In
the present race we are asking for
nothing but the reimbursement OF
Throckmorton, and are doing that only
because he is equal 80 the broadest and
best man in any section of the state,
and immeasurably the superior to any
man yet named for the goycrnorship
We Will enter the convention claiming
only a We, .-.t ,rstood and commonly
acknowledge eight. and one in conflict
with no principle or previous good poll
cy OF the party. We can perhaps afford
TO do without other sections who have
their men to urge, but they cannot af,
ford to do without us We have le-
gitImste strength sufficient TO force our
views upon the convention, but hither-
to we have not done it, simply because
we are not selfish or greedy. Now,
however, we are terribly in earnest in
pressing Throckmorton's claims, and
nothing but valid objection can force
us to abandon the purpose deliberately
formed and, as yet, temperately urged.
In doing this, and in thus expressing
the purpose openly and frankly, be it
understood, We do not war upon the
purposes OF other sections their men or
measures. We concede all. and SO far
as other state officers are concerned
north Texas is supporting no man from
her section for any other position than
that of governor. On the contrary,
her preferences have been freely spoken
for nearly all the other state offices,
AMI they are, without exception, in
favor of men IRON. other sections of the
state than her own. Our forbes range
in this matter. holding as we do, such a
decided balance of power, should insure
that attention to our wishes which the
circumstance in any other relation In
lite would insure. When we reflect
that while Throckmorton is unques-
ttonably the tasoFits OF our section, We,
he is not behind other candidates in
other sections, so far as personal popu
lari;y is concerned, and when we come
to compare the confidence of the people
in his integrity as a man, and his states.
manship ss ruler be IS immeasurably
the superior of Lang, Hubbard .ar the
best dark horse" which stands tosday
in the political stables of the schemers


All the indications to-day are to the
effect that. but for local ambitions.
there would practically be no other
man in the field. Now when Others
stop and weigh their local interests as
we have, they viii aIriye at the conclu-
hAOh that thhk faIut tIkrFtGt uttl4lus
their warm support for Governor
Throckmorton. We deprecate section.
al considerations in the elentio of state
officers. but others have made the issue
and we are only showing that we have
all the advantage when it is made. We
do not care to use it, but if
forced, it is well for others to
consider the weight and force
of the position. To this end,
and for these reasons, we would urge
upon the county conventions the great
propriety, nay necessity Of selecting our
truest and best men as delegates to the
state convention; men who estimate
properly the strength Of our section,
and who are intelligent enough to ua,
derstand her interests, and with the
nerve to stand up for them until success
is assured. We are as much devoted
to the time honored principles and usa.
ges of the party as any democrat in
Aiaeriea, nor have we the slightest fear
that the abrogstiop Of the two>thirds
rule is necessary to secure rbrockmor,
toms nomination, yet we hold that the
numerical majority is more democrat
ic in the truest and best sense of the


word, than the rule as it stands, and
hence would see it abrogated without
apprehension. If we are to consider
the wishes OF the majority--which is
only democrstic-the honest expression
Of those wishes ought to be respected,
ought to prevsil. The outlook now is


that the rule will be withdrawn, and
should 4 be the man that Texas really
wants for governor will not only be NOM
mated, but triumphantly elected.