The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-19


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'ng g a'ifles of Carpenter G E E.
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senate iatel5 made speech g. =
leans, where p hed gone e bolster y -
snena Grant arbitrary P.2ees''' q
to1'ssna, e when g s.s .'n- 49, s
gife sooa dea' 2 -. ses-P sel.n'2s'.
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people shop iei r9i,t1es a'2ns' ana g g
work, ana aila fs'itasas ana eaia.s Hne
iaetof.es ana t.ef COCO eAs' no''.''.e s'''n g
Well. 81 pe isI 'ie.lei''' eops..lss tl,as
sse sou1ns.9 eP's nave ooHs 49, -. .es
et'lt var tht Der o1es among s.'s'''' ~
men % the mfs inLelieepce aph eAPsIi-
enee did net hnd could not n'sooie
much With poii lcs ior 0y she akDisE-fy
and unjust recoaa ruotiQn laNs they were
not permitted e Do so-thsy were pro
ecribed, and could neither vote nor nolo OF
Gee. TIE Southern 5sates Nefe gwen aP .
the control Of carpet-baggefs aud seail-
wags. who piundered and oppressed At
pleasure because hey were sustained by
tie bayouais q the general government,
How mnci did the good people Of the
South have to DO with politics during the
dark and irving tiuieas which Immediately
followed the conclusion Of che war; And
even after tic removal Of disabilities to a
certain extent, tue better class 81 our peo-
pic seemed TO take little interest IN politics,
and hac little 70 do with them-in fact,
they have not meddled much with politics
mp 70 this very day. They have done Prel'y
much Whit Senator Carpenter now ADVISES
them 70 DO, they have mainly let politics
alone.
We believe this has been wrong we
don't agree with the Wisconsin orator. We
hold II beanden duty in a free country,
under rcputIican Government for all its
citizens to feel and take an interest IN poll
tics The theory is, that the people govern
themselves, bot how viii 1t be Il the better
classes discard politics, neglect to vote and
refuse to hold Office Win It really be
government Of the people Or the govern
ment Of the carpet-haggers aud scaiis~agsi
This might suit Senator Carpenter, Tor i
would serve to proiong tho reign Of ~
party but this viii not do Tor the southern
people. They must pay attention to poh
tics, and the very best Of them must take
them in hand, OF We shall go on from oa'
g TO worse down 70 general rum What ar
politics Nothing more than the science o
goyemmcnt-so the dictionaries say-ans
Is not that an all-iInportant matter IN FREE
country
Let our people pay 10 attention to sena
tor Carpenter adyice--lt Is not the wisdom
Of Solomon.-itis worth nothing.
IS for gong to work, that is good adylc'
and 10 mistake but the Aer'i ne'P your Z. .
norncc, Dir. Senator, TINS Is JUST what 'h
Southern people nave oeen uo'ng eve. s1ne
you and ysur friends stripped them OF tQei
: lawful possessions and Fedaeeo them 70 Po'
erty. The have been Wnfklng ilke beavers
Men, who had never WoF<e's 2 'lay ~ 1hel
lives, who had hSea ~ ease ana luxury
home, and VITO had traFeled IKE Pilhcs
Q when they went ABROAD, ''s ''ley ui'. oi'ei'
4 much 70 the Deneus o. tAe money -ioNin /.
! North, went to work ioF1n"'1il 70 ni''li''al
J themselves from aay TO Gay, ana 70 repair
: Il possiole' eheir broken u'"n ioi'ule'
They seized holo q sne pow ''ls "oe' -
axe, ana every othef Implement % 'nous'''
ana NoiNeu a''i' i'ess Nss'' W '''"S
since, or tpeit eohsl'lion Nosnu "oe
!. as comfortable and promising as
h "a Delicate women Of high cnltivatin
q -. ,,,ho co,,Il boyo oracc
any io..''e''. g.
the halls OF princes ~ some u sneill i''''
) went from their luxurious drawing rooms
themselves and families. They ha'
- - thu ~