The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-11-09
Gidding's majority. 2,988
RndIcaI EncOnsistency.

Senator Flanagan, it is known,
sought popularity the other night be-
fore a mixed audience of about one
hundred and fifty in the State Repre-
sentative Hall. Tha same was reported
in Sundays issue of the Journal,
probably for benign and Christian
influence upon the public. The reporter
"blew" the old gentleman's effort only
tolerably well, when it is considered
what tre-meu-gi-ous speech was
made The "bar' story was not "thar,"
nor "war" those beautiful passages SO
elOquently delivered from "LovePs
Reader"
Great men like to be quoted literally,
and when we consider the visions of
proforment, which loomed up before
the reporters mind as he sat at the
dead hours of the night pouring over
his great task, we are truly surprised
at his remissness.
Yet we arc able to clip some passa-
ges showing the Senator's inconsistency,
for which he is truly notorious, from
this rehash of stale and worthless
subjects. Read the subjoined extracts
and compare. Sec how the old gentle
man lauds the Governor, whom he
condemned about a year ago for the
same, for his manipulation of the Po-
lice and other bills, from which sprung
Davis's Infamous election order. The
Senator loves order, lie says, and one
of the first principles he would teach
just now is obedience TO Governor
Davis. See what he says inregard 10
obeying the election law. See how the OLD
MAN would have regarded Mr. Cover
nor's order, had lie been with that
band of lawless negroes who had re-
solved to disobey the election order;
how he would have marched into that
town, EXCITEMENT OR NO EXCITEMENT. II
is very well the old man was not there,
or else there might have been another
necessity for martial law.
EXTRACTS from Senator Flanagan's
speech, printed in State Journal oi
October 29:)
"This Legislature has passed some bill:
which did not meet my appreciation at the
time of their passage. l regretted the pass
age of the militia, the police and the frontier
defence bills, but l was absent at Washington
aud not as well advised of the condition Q
affairs as the immediate representatives o
the people, and my opinions were hastily
formed. There were sufficient reasons au
athorizing the Legislature and the Governor
in tho course which they thought it wise t
pursue, and their wisdom has been fully
| vindicated by the recent action of the peo. Il
! of this State. II they erred, they erred OF
tbs side of right, for those measures wer
intended only for the suppression of wrong.
|
"TThe distinguished Senator here read al
account OF the adoption of the American
/ flag, which was first raised at the battle O
! Saratoga, and which has since been baptize
| in the blood of it's defenders and waved vic
torious over a haHdred pitched battle fields.
81 have read this account OF the adoptiO
of the flag Of my country for purpose. A.
my life long l have loved that flag as tn
emblem of my country's glory and greatnes:
and want to see the day come when ever.
American citizen will revere it as l do, az
love it for the protection it gives him, an
the honor and glory both at home and abroa
which it confers upon him. At the late eleC
ton in my county, about seven hundred {
my fellow citizens came 20 my house to g
from there to the county seat to vote. ha
two American flags which gave to my sor
to carry with them over this crowd of fre
men. They reached town near night an
encamped, prepared next morning TO 60
and vote. But in the night, my sons receive
note from the Registrar Of my county, II
questing them not to march int town wit
the flags for fear it might create an excite
ment aud cause trouble. Yes, fellow. citizen
the freemen of Rusk county could not marc
under their country's flag for fear of creatir
an excitement and causing difficulty! l vi
not there, being too Onwell to ride in the ra
which fell that day. HAD THE OLD MAN BEL
THERE, THOSE FLAGS WOULD HAV
GONE INTO TOWN, EXCITEMENT OR n
EXCITEMENT"