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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06
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st viii be a sad day for the poor people
Of Texas should the tried and patient Gov
ernor Davis be defeated, and the bitter and
oppressive Judge Coke be elected in his
stead. State Journal
Yes, indeed, what sad dark day it will
be, if that gentle, tried and patient Cover
nor Davis should be defeated. The man
who appointed Oliver and Lippard to Office,
the man who issued the election proclama-
ton, the man who created the regular and
special police to control the elections and
murder our people, thcman who established
martial law and authorized the unlawful
seizure Of private property, the man who
drove the State Treasurer from his Office By
force, the man who headed band Of ne
grOes and went round tho Capitol singing
''Old John Browns soul is marching on, p
to insult The State Tax Convention, the man
who turned loose the savage murderess, sa-
tsnta and Big Tree, o. what q sad day It
win be, when this suffering saint Of the
Radicals shan be dismissed from office to
make nom for that monster Coke. o, o,
Q, boo, boo. boo. Let us all cry.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

IT is a fact, that nearly all the Northern
men who come to Texas to make their
homes, soon become Republicans, notwith-
standing they were Democrats or Conserya-
'tives il the States from whence they came. -
State Journal
No, the fact is just The other way. Wit
ness Mr. Julian Of the San Marcos Times
which has hoisted the Democratic ticket.
Wetalked about a year ago with very in.
telIigent lawyer from Indiana, who was
visiting Texas. He told US that he had
always been Republican, but, if he lived
in Texas, he should act with the Democratic
party. He could not stand such a set Of
Radicals as we had here. 1t is so with all
intelligent Republicans from other States,
who come to Texas to settle. Cutler Of the
Denison Journal is no exception. Some
thing happened to him in Kansas before he
came here.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

cE0UTtf, October Is, 1873.
70 sl Persons interested y Good 0oFeIpmeni.
II Is source Of complaint, and regret.
throughout the State that the people alonol
registering. n the voter has Registered, nc
matter for what purpose, under the present
law. he can vote. But inasmuch as n|I
former registrations were annuhea b. the
present law, there must be q registIalIoa
since its passage.
Il viii not do to complain. OF this; = was
we'll known that former registrations were
fraudulent and corrupt; hence they had %
be set aside.
: No fee is now paid directly hy the voter
for registering.
Is it possible in a free government that
man can be so Indifferent to the welfare 81
his country as 70 neglect So simple aud plain
dutyl
The registration laws are required by the
Constitution; hence they could not Be dis
pensed with.
This appeal then IS made not only to the
Democratic party, as en- Organization. bat
to each voter personally, 10 register end
then 90 and vote. Let i not be said that
We have thrown away o glorious victory by
pure neglect.
Wo have tasted the bitter fruits Of apathy
in the past.
Let US profit by experience, and have no
self-reproach in the future on this subject.
JoIN IRELAND,
Chairman Executive Committee
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NO. Is

Bon TAYIoR's ExrLoITs. According 70
his own account, and it Is said he never lies
on himself, Bob Taylor is one Of the great
est men who ever lived in Texas. We give
a brief statement Of hs exploits, derived
expressly from Bob himself, and given With
out a blush OF stammer.
When boy, he crossed the mountains.
crhey are not very high in Texas.) he
found or founded Austin, and built it up
into city. He saved the Capital from be-
ing moved by single spesch, which car
red all Northern Texas for Austin. He
raised an army in Northern Texas and COM
manded it until he thought proper to leave
it FOR pleasure and speculation trip to San
Antonio. He has filled every office in the
State of Texas worth having. He has been
justice of the peace. Cwas he the one
that overruled the decision OF the Supreme
CourtD He has been Democrat, Whig,
a Know-Nothing, Union man, confed-
crate, Liberal Republican, and is now a
Radical. Who can beat thisl' ''Great was
Diana of the Ephesians, . and great is Bob
Taylor, Of Bonham9 We charge him moth
ing for this advertisement
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

IT IS said that while the Attorney General
was making Radical speech in Northern
Texas, so thick mist gathered around his
head that it was not to be seen. after he had
spoken for five hours. There was a small
voice heard issuing from the fog, explaining
the difference between If and but, and also
and likewise, when the auditor left
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

A DOCTOR writes to the editor Of the San
Marcos Times that he ought to advocate the
Oranges in his paper, but Mr.. Julian docs
not exactly see the necessity of them in
Texas A doctor in Austin, we understand,
is also recommending the Oranges, and a
DR.. Baird came to this State to give them a
start. How is it that the doctors are 50
much interested in the establishment Of
Grangesl We thought the movement was
claimed to be farmers combination solely.
What union of interests specially IS there
between the doctors and farmersg
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

" the State Journal deems e cons enf
with It's rather peculiar ideas 81 propfelI
and delieacy TO viiify The Hon. chepncef
Shepherd, who at the same time & asserts
has retired from public lilc. We have poth
ing to cay. as ~. Shepherd IS alive aud
abundantly able to endure, fpr be certainly
willneyer answer theunmanly attacks q tie
Journal But We Do protest ip the name oI
common decency against iss brutal anapl6
ppon Col. Am. ~ Lewis, who has long
slept, in the honored grave 70 which beNa.
borne amid the tears Of his solfoWine copn.
tFymen, ten years ago.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

By letter from Bracketsville, Kinney
county, received by the United States Mar
shal in this city we learn that his deputy,
Mr. John P. Fries was shot through the
head by some unknown assassin on last
Saturday the twenty-ffth ult. Ono thousand
dollars reward has been offered by the
presiding Justice Of the county, Lawrence
Hagerty, Esq, for the discovery and arrest
of the assassin. Mr.. Fries was, young
man of fine character and very popular
with all that knew him. ~
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06
DEMOCRACY THE FRIEND OF THE
f FARMER.

The charge of the State journal that the
Democratic press of Texas is opposing the
interests of the farmers is not ouly false but
ridiculous. The Democracy have always
favored the farmers. The Democracy arc
mostly made up Of farmers, especially in
Texas We desire them to keep a sharp
look out for their own particular interests
and to watch the conduct Of all the railroads
in the State But we want no political
farmers party, as distinguished from the
Democratic party. That is our position and
always has been. We were raised farmer.
We worked ona farm until We were eigh-
teen years of age, and we have handled the
plow and the hoe and the scythe and the
sickle. All our warmest sympathies are
with the farming and laboring classes. And
We do not wish to see them led astray by
corrupt politicians into forming separate
class, bound together by signs and oaths.
Let the farmers beware. This movement is
too much like Know Nothingism and win
last no longer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

We regret 10 see that there is 50 much
trouble in the Collin county district about
the selection Of proper Democratic candi-
dates FOR the Senate and Lower House.
This ought not to be in that strong Demo
cratic district Il we properly understand
the matter, the difficulty has arisen princi.
pslly from the anwillingness Of Collin
county to 50 into a district convention, and
The number % candidates in that county.
We trust matters may be satisfactorily ar
ranged before the election, that a united
Democratic vote may be given in that ban
nsr disilici 81 the Democracy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

THE Stato journal says that the STATES
NAN denies TINT Mr. Sampson, of Burnet,
is Democrat, and gentleman" This is
lie, and the man who wrote il knew he
was lying when he made the statement.
We respect AR. sampsona as gentleman and
Democrat, and have intimated nothing to
the contrary in the STATESMAN.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

WE notice that little Jack Evans has been
making a speech at Sherman. This is the
man who was appointed United States Dis
trict Attorney to clear Davis afrom the in-l
dictment against him in the Federal Court.
Little Evans had better keep quiet. His
record is not the best in the world
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The STATESMAN must be doing good ser
vice for the Democracy and the Radicals
are getting very sore under its blows il the
course OF the STATE JoHrndJ is to be taken As
any indication. Thursdays Journal was
filed up with the srArEs,1AH and comments
thereon. There arc no less than fifteen
editorials in that one issue, beginning with
the 'sfArE4,rkSn besides several others
having reference to it. The Jor7pl IS get
ting raw all over under our lash and e
whining and squirIaing and twisting about
IN very painful yet ludicrous manner.
Foiled at all is tricks exposed 10 AZ is
ialsehoods. and placed before The pubic Ia
all its deforuiity, il knows no. what % do
Or what 70 sly. So i snifiee aud tnorlz
and eries ard ''cnsses nthc sano ,reath. rs
condition IS piiiable and there seems 10 re-
iief at hand. ammunition 81 t,e ...iot
tower cshausted Ihe RIO Garae s
dnel np and exhibits neltinr hni dry
paddles Poo5 Nsrsnnb IS Is r3re 6is
islss and, h.lf ders1n 4 lanning stopl
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

THE Journal is running Gen. Sam Houston
strong FOR Governor, and advocating the
spiritualists. We expect before the cleo
ton to see a communication in the Journal
from the Old-hero Of San Jacinlo, declining
to run, and advising all his friends to vote
Tor Davis. heJouraal seems 10 be prcpar-
ing the way for this.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

WE learn by the journal that Governor
Davis returned to this city on Thursday
last No noise was made over his coming
and We were not aware Of the supendous
fact until we saw it stated in the Jouradl.
We suppose the "certain officials" did not
shell out, " and so the desired demonstra-
ton did not take place. ''Ie stole on us like
q thief in the night -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

WE notice that Mr.. c. B. Kigore, of
Rusk, is the Democratic candidate for the
Senate in the fifth district, and Mr.. W. P.
Martin of the same county is candidate
for the Lower House. The Henderson
Times contains no other names, How is
thisg Who are the other candidates for the
House? Have none been nominateda
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

PARTICULAR attention is called 70 the cir
cuIar Of the Hon. John Ireland, Chairman
Of the Democratic State Executive Commit
tee on the subject Of registration. It,is|
pointed and opportune and worthy Of the
man and his position.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

THE Davis organ in this city wants to
know if Major E. W. Cave and Major E.
S. Cabler and Capt. Hugh A. Mcintyre and
the Hon. John Hancock and Governor
Throckmorton will vote for Coke. Every
man Of them, we believe. They would not
touch Davis with forty foot pole. The
Journal must be under the influence of the
dengue, and don't know whether it is
standing on its head OF its heels. ItneedS
a dose Of oil and little quinine, for it is
getting very broken boned and weak kneed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

II would have made anybody laugh, as it
did US, when Bob Taylor in the Office Of
Governor ThrockmortOn, on his return from
Washington city, about five years ago, told
his many anecdotes Of the corruption, brl-
berry and rascality which he witnessed
among the Radicals in the Federal city.
o, it was RICH Bob had thoughts OF be-
coming a Democrat again then-he could
get no Office at Washington.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

Hsctler Of James p. Ncugeomb, Secretary
Of state and Edlfor Of tbe state Jour
nai-HoE she Radicals Managed the
Last EIeetlon-The state Police Used
20 controI the Ballet BOX.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

GoyKasoR DAVIS. Ihhis Hnl speech.
tried to make some fnn oas 81 tie niliiaf5
lifles Of ihe gentlemen who composed
part d the Democratic state Coagenasa
Now look q ths Radical ticket ahd al.af
Is on Il. Thsfe al6 Cen Davis, Col TayleI
lwho raissa al dnhy), 6erelAns Thomas
Gen. Monro6, Gen. Norton and 9 Inai||
IL Kuoehlef. n fhal does not beat
Democrats ticket - tie military lile
give Il up.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

THE Irish have been ever true to the De-
mocracy Of the Union, having felt the pres
sure of the British aristocracy at home in
the Emerald Isle before they became Ameri-
can citizens. Hence the Radicals hate
them and seize on every opportunity to
abuse and ridicule them. It appears the ed
itor of the Journal is out on Saturday
nights at pretty late hour, and he .'fre-
quently" hears from bar rooms and saloons
an honest, impulsive Irishman declare him
self Democrat, and he is greatly worried
thereat. He talks about the Ignorant
masses" being Democrats, while the en-
Ightened and patriotic negroes arc Radi-
Gals If the editor of the Journal don't
like to hear the Irish talk Democracy, let
him stay at home of Saturday nights and
hold ''sweet converse" with his English
artist. The Irish don't want his company.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

AaioNg the other feIEtea of he Jpe
5 he statement thas TIE Depoie I'
toEs arc beginning % back aoH.n 81 f.Ie 5.
jet 81 ctnstituticnaI Convection Ie
Galveston Nbft Va tie only plpr. = 'et
,bmo time ago objected e ore "a
iieve Il Is now safis1a 81 81 fet 81
aeconnf Of tbe lenglh q tine re1n'laa
get tbe needed reforms - auenans
Taa lalIl !. : -ll- n ~. lnl -Ian-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

Al N MoEIIE. I.TI< 20 lIIt nsIfacI ConrI in sud
me colntf ara oI1it ''rcsl|A - tt1ebg cfiiiy
~ me 1t1I1 tlI IcI |s 3 t4t and ,alItcl cllI
- rf6l cI Ilc EoueIr E1aft tf Travis rourlY
ftEtl naalIt q eI - ~ ee6 cent held On TIE
,|IIh ItN Cf Dti1tftI N'iIs anI ln afcdrisncc
If .tI1 rfI IftI Il1I It1 tc1te hc ft' llsfsi in
81 nrrt tTlc tFt111 tl, week. ntl ra'ie1 ,1t-
..s1 n .4If tIE of AfelIl atI csall, ~ rlis. lrr
|tE.r rCE ..IIr NtI.t INt7 ~ IIIl eItlI.I Iar ~
r'T hafi era ..1i Qf STA roanlf cce,l
EA 4t ~ c4ct 81 tae tE,cl Anslin,
r NORRIS c..k
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WHAT do theinaependen Demoentio can
didatsp eyaFywheFe think Of The ondoaIaee.
nent given them by tie State 5onrnall i
not thai enough 10 convince them ihnt they
are doing wrongl We beg the Row J D. Ter.
gusOn, Of salndo. who, the joefaal Says Is
running Is an independent candidate fosthe
Senate in that district, and couimends very
highly, to poDderon this Radical prnise.
Does il tickle his esrsl Isitseest 70 his
tastel II 80, be Is no Democras, md
should GO orer to his fatterarn az once II
Mr. Ferguson is.s true Democrat IS Will
abide BY the nominationa Of bis party and
not play into the hands Of tho Radical By
running asiap indspbndent tandidato
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

THE Journal is still running q man in the
spirit world FOR Governor. i endcssors to
hide Davis and bis enormities behind the
shade Of old Sam Houston.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

THE men, both in Travis and Burnet, who
are trying to keep up excitement and bad
feeling among the Democracy of this dis
trict, deserve the condemnation of all true
Democrats.
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.NN|"
ICAL LETTEn-WRITING-
TO THE RESCUE.
In his great speech at Galveston, reported
by the Ns,cs, Col. Hubbard read the follow
ing letter from Adjutant General Bntton:
AUsTs, TEXAS August % 1873.
Dear Sf-As Treasurer Of the State Re
publican Executive Committee, / am au-
thorized to call on all well-wishers to the
Republican cause for aid to carry on the
coming canvass. Many have already re-
sponded, and believing your synpathies to
be in the same direction, I hope to hear
from you at your earliest convenience. The
urgent demands which are necessary to be
met in making an energetic and aggressive
canvass-such as we propose to make against
the common enemies of equal rights, law
and order, public instruction and progress
suggest the prompt response of our friends
who can only give US pecuniary aid.
If this request meets your approval please
remit me the sum Of 5000 two hundred
dollars.
Yours respectfully,
+. i. BRTTToN,
Treas Rep. Elk. Com
Well, this was quite modest, and the let
ter is eminently respectful. Only 5000 from
the salary of a judge, to whom it is said
the letter was directed. What is that for
Judge to give, who owes his appointment TO
Governor Dayisg Why not help him, now
he is in a tight pinch, and wanting all the
money he can get to carry on the ''aggtes-
siven canvassg Wcthink Judge Hart should
have s.forked over" Nobody but Davis
would have ever thought of appointing
mart a judge. But the Adjutant General
was not much more successful nearer home.
We don't believe the employees about the
Capitol and the Land Office responded to
the polite call on them ''worth cent
They must look upon the Radical cause in
Texas as desperate or they would ''shell
ont
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

San. MARCOS October 50, So
Editors Democratic Statesman Having be-
come resident Of this place about SIX
months since, andbeiug a consihnt r1aderof
the srATEsMAlr Ihavo been somewhat
surprised At not hearing something through
the columns Of your valuable paper Ia ro.
gard to the views and prospects Of this
highly favored section There is certainly
no portion Of the State more entitled to TIE
confederation Of thepublic than the county
Of Hays, and no town more worthy oi in@
terest and attention than that Of San Marcos
The matefial, social and political advantages
cannot be excclled By any locality oi the
State. The field is open and unllopnded inr
every vocation and liberal inducements ex-
tended for industry and energy. The polls
teal horizon is aselear Is th1n0oh day sun
and the harmonious song Of unity Is sung
throughout the lengAa and hDeadth of our
county, All are invited in one common
cause for one common end-the overthrow
Of tyranny, oppression and Radical ihisflile
Onthe twenty.ninth instant Roiw6ro adl
dressed by Coll r. II, Tayler Radical can
didate for Lientenant Governor. The r.
dience was composed mostly OF whites and
paid marked attention to the speaker. as ho
said ''0n account of him being kind Of
monkey show The Colonel asked why
there were no more Of his sort present aud
received the reply .that they were over IA
ono corner, so black that he couldn't see
them.p He compared the party representa-
tives--claiming for Davis on the one hand
happy and economical administration. That
he was not to say, perfect, but had done
many good things without receiving his
merited credit Numbering with his mcrito.
rious deeds the fFort Sill tfeatSn lh6
most absurd Of all absnrdities on thc
other hand he argued that the Radicals stole
and acknowledged it, whilc the Democrats
stole and He'd about 1t. that the tendency ol
the party was 30 lead, If not 20 lisnlenibol-
ment Of the State and perhaps the Union. at
least TO financial depression and material
disorganism. BE SAID the leaders ol the
party adhered to the primary principles 81
Democracy, which Mere, is he deinedthem,
nulli6cation, State rights and slavery He
attempted "a compare the expenditures of
the two last legislatures, but his heart failed
him, his hearers were too well versed n
figures, he saw Il Wouldnlt do, and he
woundiup By saying that thelexpenses were
much greater than when he was boy Bat
IS il Happened this time, the Colonel ad.
dressed an Intelligent community, and though
he had good attentiOn--pefhaps on account
of his former military exploits--yel the
people knew the fellacyof lis argHmeui.
his propensity for misrepresentation. and
weighed It accordingly
fi4 --.-sl--11s i------
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VoR AN ELFcTION.

.RDER OF THE COUNTY COURT
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DIsoLOsURE-MORE ran
IcAL LETTEn-WRITING- G-BRETrON
TO THE RESCUE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-21

a homeward one, whether the rider paws
the slightest attention to the reins or
not-for there have been many instances
in which an old and trustworthy horse
has carried his rider asleep for distance
of more than twenty miles. Favorite
ponies often carry blind musicians from
house to house. for the purpose of giving
lessons, Many animals live in state
of perhaps more close domestication than
the horse. The dog, for instance, will
fight for his master, will fawn upon his
master watch and defend his property
with fidelity unequaled by the human
race. The horse does not fight for his
master, for his nature is the very oppo-
site fpugnacine; the horse does not fawn,
for the spirit of the horse is noble, but.
if the expression may be used, he stands
more in the relation of companion, and
equal, than any other animal stands to
man. There is also in the gratifed
look, the erect ears, the arching of the
neck and the subdued murmuring neigh
of the horse at the sight of the rider,
with whom he has long been associated,
something more touching, or if you will,
more poetical than in the fawning of
all the dogs in the world. Then there
is no danger which the horse will not
brave along with his rider, and on many
occasions man borrows courage of the
spirit of the animal.
BENZ. SMITH.