The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-20

Atlantic to the Pacific. Hence we have the
paragraph from the State Journal, which we
have placed at the head Of this article It
is the money plea, which is here unblush-
ingly made and relied on for success
Judging from its own corruption, the
Journal supposes that this consideration viii
be enough to make Democrats abandon
their principles and 60 along with the
Radicals for the sake of amoneyed compen-
sation. But it ''reckons without its host. ("
It viii not always do in all things to judge
others by ones self. The Democratic party
has always been party Of principles, as It'll
now, and these principles, are dear to the
hearts of all true Democrats. They are beyond
price. Bribery cannot reach them or affect
their political action as it does the Radi-
Gals. The Radicals may bribe one another
at their pleasure-their sense Of honor,
truthfulness and integrity is so deadened OF
clean gone, that they look on successful
bribery as commendable smartness, and they
actually glory in its practice. But the
Democracy are made up of very different
material. They are still sound-they are
not, like the Radicals, rotten to the core.
The Democrats of Texas will spurn the
consideration offered by the Journal with
indignation and contempt If they can
only get their harbors, lakes and rivers
improved and railroads built by turning
Radicals and joining the great party of cor
ruption and depravity, they will wait until
doom's day for the coveted improvements.
The consideration held out by the Journal
will not weigh feather in the balance.
Yet on this the great hope of the Radicals
is based. 1t was the opening cry of the
canvass by the leading dog of the whole
Radical pack. When Governor Davis first
went to Galveston he struck off IN this di-
reetion. He lured the merchants of that
thriving city together, on the pretense of
giving them business talk and telling them
something which would rebound greatly to
their interests and welfare, and then made
them a political speech, setting forth that
if they would vote for him, they would be
enabled, through his influence with his
party, to get Congress to vote a large appro-
priation for improving the harbor of Gal
weston. But the bribe was spurned, and the
briber despised for his shameless attempt at
corruption.
We say to the J0uynal that the Democrats
of Texas do not desire TO be Sin harmony
with such general government as we now
have. They want no connection with Grant
and his worthless set of associates, and they
expect no favors and no justice until the
Democratic parry is in power again. Least
of all would they secure these by re-electing
Governor Davis and putting themselves in
his power and at his mercy for another four
years. They have suffered too much already
from him to believe in any hypocritical pro
fessions of amendment and reform. They
know what he still is from what he has
been, and they mean to work out their re
demption and safety at the ballot box the
coming election, and Davis and his organ
need not trouble themselves by offering
bribes or preaching up forgiveness and
brotherly feeling. The Democracy of Texas
will right themselves by their own sound
hearts and strong arms, and then they will
aid their brothers elsewhere in throwing off
the yoke of political bondage. The har-
mony and money pleas will not do.