Year: 1878

AN UNFRleNDLY ATTITUDE.
The course pursued by the Galveston
Ne'es for the last several months is such
as TO leave no doubt that it is bitterly
hostile TO every interest and policy OF
north Texas, and simply because il is
north Texas. There are several reasons
for this, prominent among which are
these Since the railroad age has
dawned upon US, We have many easily
accessible markets open to us, and are
no longer compelled to pay the enor-
nous per -centage of the good old OK
cart days TO the merchants Of Calves
ton. We need no longer submit our
cotton and other outgoing productions,
as well as our importations to the ex~
cessive and almost prohibitory rates of
her giant wharf monopoly.


While the Nssos brayeiy battled with
that, We were inclined to the theory
that whatever Galveston's baleful policy
was, that paper was not party to it.
But since the appearance of the whole
column advertisement in th. paper
1t has been as silent as the grave
to the evils wrought by these excess
i've charges. Apparently the Ne.es
has gone over to the enemy
and thus sanctions the wholesale
robbery of the producers of Texas.
This weight falls more heavily upon
us of north Texas, because ne are the
heaviest producers and our merchants
the heaviest importers. Another cause
for this hostility is The railroad age
has brought with it its own proper
handmaiden and illustrator. the tele-
graph, and our people need no longer
send their money to Galveston for the
news.


Our own north Texas papers have
grown with the development of tn.
country, and are equal to the Ne,as as
mere news mediums, and vastly supe-
rior to 1t in being fully in accord with
the people politically and in the way
Of business, and are besides a whole
day IN advance with telegraphic intelli-
gence from the outside world. The
handwriting on the wall is becoming
so plain that even the willfulIy blind
are being forced to read, and see, The
conviction is rapidly forcing itself upon
the people that the city and her great
exponent are both at last thoroughly
united IN a crusade against the inter.
ests of a people who. since the first
settlement Of the country. have kent
themselves poor by paying an excessive
tribute to the Galveston mercbants and
who have at last been driven away by
this unfriendliness.


When our rapidly increasing impor>
tance demands increased judicial facili-
ties, and when the bar OF Galveston
following the lead of the paper, arrav
themselves squarely against US in the
matter upon no stronger base than
that the establishment of the court
here will enable our citizens "to be
sued. without the right To sue in re-
turn. no more is needed to establish
the charge OF hostility. Notwithstand.
ing this. we have another instance of
this veteran hostility in the covert un,
derhanded opposition to the candidacy
OF GoverHor Throckmorton by the
Nsaes, because he is representative
man of northern Texas. We would
have nothing to complain OF, If only
the fight were openly waged. But we
submit, if it is not too much for human
patience, when nothing better than the
New York HeraSds rehashed political
fables are hurled at the defenseless
head of our candidate. Of all the
modes of death by which men are re-.
iieved OF the burden of life, TO be
thumped to death with rotten eggs and
rotten pumpkins is about the most of.
fensive and unsavory.


When the Nelos opposes our desires
In regard to the federal court matter
because no democrat can get the ap>
polntment, one is compelled to hold his
breath a, this bold exhibition of Bour.
bonism on the part oia paper never be
lore accused OF even a mild degree of
pure democracy. The wonder only is
that this rabid democratic paper toler,
ates republican in the custom house.
| or that il does not omen trenehes haf,..
that institution, aud drive it off the is>
land, or force Mr.. Hayes TO remove the
republican collector and appoint =
democrat in his place, Is it not strange
that with all this indisputable array Of
hostility to our section that our peopie
yet eountenance and support the pa
per which is tireless in its efforts 10 de-
feat every enterprise, and throw every
obstacle in the way of cur progress I?
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