The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-21
The Editor of the Journal
interviewed.

titled Hancock interviewed, we felt
some one gently touch our elbow. We
turned, and at once recognized our old
acquaintance, Asmodeus, peculiarly
known as "The Devil ON Two Sticks y
without further parley, he said: q am
going to look in on my very particular
friends, of the Journal office, to night,
. and if you desire You shall peep in on
them also, yourself, of-cOurse, unseen
We assented, and in one moment were
whisked through the air to the editorial
sanetum of the great chfcken-pie organ,
and the roof being removed, we wit
messed the following scene:
The editor of the great Defender Of
all Radical Robbery was seated, lead
pencil in hand, at his table.
He appeared to have been urged to
do something he dis!iked exceedingly
to do, and his face wore mixed ex-
preston of anger and fear. Tracy,
Newcomb, Siemering and Quick, the
owners of the unhappy occupant of the
chair, seemed to be urging him still
more vehemently, and even insOlently,
to write what they desired The
wretched Bohemian, at last broke
silence thus:
"Masters You know l have not at
all disliked the idea of being made
tool Of but on the contrary 1 have
chesrfulIy and willingly performed all
the dirty work, that you have required
of me- But is it wise to attempt this
thing? Remember that at your request
1 wrote most infamous libels upon Col
Nat. Terry, and when he forced you to
eat my foul words, you made scape-
goat of that irresponsible creature, the
wretched Tunstall. Did 1 not lie faith
fully on Senator billiard? Have l not
wilfully and maliciously and persist
emily retailed faIsehood after falsehood
on Judge Hancock ? Havo l not, by
denouncing him as not fit for pure,
white society,.insulted all the respect
able families in the city, at whose resi-
dence Judge Hancock is a welcome
visitor? many of whom too have always
treated me with kindness and courtesy.
Have I not called him perjurer and
liar, until it was not considered safe for
me to go any farther? Did l not, to
secure the congressional nomination
for Mr. Newcomb, catechise and abuse
Degener and have 1 not with equal
facility eulogised and praised him ? In
short, has there been any dirty work
that have shirked? But-my mas
tiers, your humble and obseqmious slave
grovels before you in the dust, and
strewing ashes on his devoted head
begs that you will let this cup pass
ooh! do not make me defend DeGr
from the charges of corruptly using
the school fund, sacred to the cause of
education, for base political purposes
Masters! you know, as we'll as 1 do,
that the charges are true. Waldron's
letter only confirms what can be proved
anywhere. And, then, am l to defend
Fountain and show his innocence The
grand jury have found the indictments;
we know he is guilty; leave him to the
tender mercies of the lawl Must 1
also attempt TO show that Gov. Davis
did not approve the school bill after it
became law without his approval ?
The journals of the Senate, the personal
recollections of the clerks and the
members would all give the lie to my
defense. Indeed, masters! I think
silence is our best policy on all these
matters"
Newcomb-" Let me reason with
you"
Trucy-"ReasOn with himl indeed ? |
Hear, slavel Prepare articles white
washing DeGress; slurring over the
Governors rascality; and palliating
Fountains felonies, or you shall cease
to be State Reporter, School Examiner
and editor of this paper. Do you
hear ?"
Bohemian-"I hear! and am con-
WINGED. 1 must sacrifice principle to
profit. Gentlemen, the articles will
all be prepared, and will, to show my
fidelity, invent bran new whopper on
Hancock for to-morrow's paper. You
know our motto is: Never tell tho
truth when liewill serve the purpose"
Tracy, Newcomb ct al. retired, and
as Asmodeus replaced the roof and
assisted us TO the earth, the sociable
Devil smiled, and said "he did
not think the poor Bohemian was quite
a0 despicable creature as he seemed
to be. "He isl said he, ION the make"
and when, in carpet bag phraseology,
che has made his pile" he will return
10 his native New England rocks, don
anew his white choker, that he has
laid aside for the nonce, and hate these
robbers as sincerely as you and and
every honest man and devil hates
them to-day"
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