The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-13


There has been lately exhibited in this
country wonderful spectacle, which some
may look upon as almost miracle. Some
two years ago it was announced in many Of
the leading papers, including the Missouri
Rspublioan, the Chicago Times and Tribune,
the Springfield Repu5lieaa, the Cincinnati
Commercial and the New York Tri6snf, that
a very old and highly respectable party,
known by the name Of Democracy, was in
the last agonies Of dissolution, and, after
the Presidential election last fall, DR.. Gree
ley, a noted Northern physician, having failed
to administer any relief-in fact, the patient
getting decidedly worse under his treatment
1.-The aforesaid papers gave notice, far and
wide, that Democracy was dead stone dead
and ready for burial. Owing to the.
great responsibility of these newspapers and
their wide circulation, many honest people,
who had been warmly attached for many
years to the party declared dead, gave
full credence to these reports, and began to.
look around them for some new party with
which to associate for consolation and for
general relief But the people of Texas,
living away of from the centre Of civiliza-
tion and enlightenment, alongside of the.
Mexicans and Indians, and being cautious
about rumors and sensational stories, did
not generally believe this report, though
vouched for in a general way by one of the
oldest and most widely circulating papers
Of the State, and they kept on insisting that
the party was not dead, but only in sort Of
trance, brought on by bad medical treatment
and the lack Of good nursing. And now, 10
and behold, it turns out that the Ignorant
barbarous Texans" were right in their judg-
ment after all, and that these very enligh-
tened and highly respectable newspapers
were utterly mistaken and led astray in the
matter. Within the last month, the dead
Democracy has sprung up into active life
and strength, and has been seen and
felt, too, ali over the country by the mourn
ers and doubling Thomases, and its enc
mics (for it has had them always have
been frightened, and have turned very pale
at the sight. Trembling in every limb,
they have exclaimed, "a miracle, miracle,
the dead has come to life What shall we
do to be savedi" To quit figures of speech
and good old Bunyan's way Of explaining
things, the great Democratic party of the
Union, as old as Thomas Jefferson and Geo.
Washington, pronounced dying and dead
/ by so many, who were anxious for such
consummation, has suddenly exhibited a
vitality. and strength which has perfectly
astonished its enemies as much as it has
gratifed and made joyful its friends. The
October and November elections have
shown the Democracy everywhere triumph
ant, or on the gain, and giving promise Of an
early overthrow of the Radicals throughout
the country Let us consider what has
been done within the past month. The tel
egraph dispatches are rather confused and
not so full as could be desired, but are
enough to show the general result. First, in
October, we have Ohio and Oregon fully re-
deemed, California lost to the Radicals, if
not entirely gained by the Democracy, and
Pennsylvania and Iowa greatly shaken and
! damaged. In this month we have Virginia,
Maryland and New York triumphantly car
ried by the Democracy alone, and Wiscon-
sin and Kansas lost to the Radicals by a
cordial combination of the reformers and
Democrats. New Jersey has probably gone
Democratic, and even Massachusetts, the
birth place and cradle of Radicalism, can
only show a plurality of nine or ten thou
sand for Washburn, its popular candidate
for Governor Verify the Democracy is
alive and performing wonders 1t is Radi-
calism that is sick even unto death. Its
funeral will take place after the next Presi-
Dental election, and Grant will be chef
mourner. There will be brass band of
Radicals in attendance and the ''Rogue's
March" will be played with due solemnity.