The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-11-09
sPEECHO OF A. DORRIs
Delivered at the Capitol Friday Evening,
November 3.

heart with JOY TO see so many of the
young and lovely in this hall tonight
When I compare the present occupants
of these seats with the tobacco
chewing, whisky drinking, swearing,
cursing and profane men who usually
occupy them, and who, as occupants OIL
those seats, sit to make the laws which
we must obey, I can't help wishing
you young ladies were the lawmakers,
and [ was your assistant, and that
lady Doris would not protest what
laws we would pass, and as for adjourn.
ment, why Lord love your souls this
session of the Legislature would last
forever.
But the presence Of so many lavcn-
der scented young men with hair parted
in the middle, aud cultivating whisk
ers, which in their incipiency resemble
the mould to be found on the coast OF
a stale pit, reminds me that 1 was
called upon to address the young men
of Austin, and l at once address
myself to the subject.
[ wish You to go back to the days
when you were babes on your mothers
knees. What knew yeu then of poll
tics? Did you care whether the abo-
! lishioners gave the niger au aker of
mule and forty niggers of land? or
whether E. j. Davis succeeded in Sc
ceshion and Ku-Kluxed the white men
of Limestone county? Not 4 bit
Therefore why whoop the child?
Show me the young man who, when
he goes to church or other like gaety,
reposes to take his sister, and I'll
show you young man who's got erin
oline upon the brain, and prefers to go
with some other fellows sister. It's
like the measles. it's ketchin.
Then, why whoop the child! Now
young ladies when you see a young
man getting round shouldered by to-
ting long cabbage leaf cigar in his
mouth, there's something behind the
cigar. It's understanding leads to
drinking, drinking leads to gambling,
delcrium tremairs, quack doctoring,
swindling the school fund and all
other things that's bad. I can prove
it 10y DIR. K. X. Smith, now present and
whose single word is sufficient testi-
mony upon any Of these points. Smok-
ing is bad.
But don't whoop the child.
Now, young ladies, trust you will
excuse my disultory remarks. am
all frustrated. have been harrassed
nearly to death for two days. l
don't blame the good people of
Austin. But l do blame that long jack
legged lawyer whom you call Mayor.
But, why under the sun you should
call him Mayor is q puzzle to me- 1t
is an insult upon the bosom companion
Of the horse. 1 don't blame Davis for
making him Mayor. They are friends
and the administration of cities in the
whole State of Texas is a proof Of the
truth that Davis elevates his friends
to office, and it also accounts for the
fools in Office and the trouble made all
over the State.
Regarding politics, we try people as
chair makers, if they fail we try them
as farmers, if they fail we try them as
herdors of cattle. If they let the cat
tie all escape and prove worthless as
herders we make politicians of them,
and when too poor for a negro politi
ciaa, we pension them upon the school
fund as examiners, supervisors and
teachers, or make them heads of de-
partments.
Now, regarding my bill permitting
plurality Of wives-I defend it here,
not for the sake of mankind; but when
any two women can agree upon any
one man, and are willing TO support
him they should be permitted so to do.
It IS not wrong.
Then why whoop the child +!
Doris then proceeded 10 answer
questions that were Propounded as
follows:
Your opinion on w0mau's suffrage
by E. II Quick.
| am for female suffrage When 1
look around me and see men, married
men, men having children and wives
at home, fond wives and loving affec-
tomato chiIdren-when l see these
men at halls and parties, at theatres
and concerts and cut buggy riding
with young ladies', or still worse, with
the wives Of other men, l cannot help
feeling that woman who suffers in ST.
lence, has a right to cast her influence
and her vote to make laws and society
what il should be rather than what it
is And if those men who grumble at
woman's rights would stay at home,
become acquainted with their wives
and get an introduction to their own
children, this world of ours would be
better; it would DO them all good to
hold the baby while their wives went
to vote. That's my opinion of female
suffrage. But if this Is So
Why whoop the child
Questions by Rev. G. w. Honey:
Did you keep time when Senators
Laliner and Pyle run the race at the
Turn Ycrcin
AnsWer-Nevcr. This is a demo
cratic lie got up for clectioneering pur-
poses. This lie was told on me by
that Correspondence Reporter Of the
Statesman, Him as said l fout the
Mexican about the eggs. 1 will now
tell you all about them eggs. [ did
not lay them eggs myself, neither did
own the hen that laid them, neither
was / acquainted with her. The Mex.
lean bought them of me, and found
them like our stump,taiI politicians,
bad eggs, he called me lie, plaster.
ed his head with a lump Of butter, for
which offence l have been prosecuted
for two days by your mayor and his
nieger policemen. But that vicious
Statesman, mis,states it; it accuses
me Of things l never did; it is becom-
ing a Pomeroy's Democrat, and that
are Correspondent is worse nor Brick.
But as bad as l hate him
Why whoop the child
Ouestion-Your opinion of hen fruit