The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06
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We have over and over again charged the
Radical party with using the State police
for political purposes. We have charged
distinctly that James P. Newcomb, secre-
tary Of State and the present editor Of the
STATE journal, which Is claiming honesty for
the Radical party, before the last election,
wrote letters, urging the designation Of
twenty extra special policemen, all to be
Republicans, and to be appointed for TWEEN
ty-four days to work for the Radical party
during the time they were on duty, which
was to extend during the registration and
election. We have repeatedly called on the
Secretary Of State to answer this charge
through the Journal, which he is now edit
ing. He has failed to answer it. From the
consciousness Of guilt, he has been silent as
the grave, while he has continued to
boast Of the honesty Of the Radical party.
Having waited long enough for denial or
admission Of the charge, We now proceed
to give the proof Read the following let
ter and then say what you think Of Radical
honesty;
@DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
''AUsrIN, July %, 1871.
Private. M
ecol J. H. Lippard IIillsboro, Hin county, Texas;
ts,,,EQ ,s,s,Qeas SilmPIepss send to this Office the
Hin county. Let us know. If c. Arnodt,
James Glenn and i. Cochran arc proper
persons for a Board Of Appeal2 If not,
send names. II you can find no proper per
sons, can you act as REGISTRAR We shall
put on twenty extra special policemen to
serve during registration and election,
(twenty-fOur days., who viii be under pay.
We want the names for these policemen, all
to be Republicans, who are expected to
work for the party during the time that
they are on duty.
''You can sec the Importance of this
measure, therefore act with discretion and
prudence, and let me hear from you at an
early day.
"Your friend,
JAMES P. NEwcoME.r
Was there ever any political rascality
which went beyond thisg In the first place
a Iadical Registrar was to beappointed for
Hill county, who was to be proper per
son. Everybody knows what was meant
by proper person. Then the Board of APP
peal was to be composed of ''proper per
sons, and if tic names designated erenot |
proper persons to serve the RQdical party,
then the notorious Lippard was to send
other names. If he could find no proper
person for Registrar, would he, Lippard,
scrves The latter portion of the letter
shows what was expected of those proper
persons. They were to work for the Radl-
cal party The treaty ertra special police
s1sre b b appointed and paid for t'ceatyJour
dqgs 70 ,rork for The party during tho time
thcy ,cege on dutg,n And they We're ap-
pointed not alone in Hill, but in all the
counties, and they did work and worked
hard and INCREASINGLY for the men who ap-
pointed them, and whose willing tools they
were for the pay they received. James
p. Newcomb, whose name is ap-
pended to this letter, was not alone
in this political crime He was but carrying
out the plan, devised by honest Governor
Davis, to control the last election in this
State lie knew all about these d0lngS and
sanctioncd them, as we may well conclude
from his conduct after the election in giving
Clark his certificate. He is responsible for
all the political trickery and lawlessness of
the Radical party in Texas for he has been
their chief and they have acted under his
direction and control. And he appointed
this samo notorious Lippard, to whom this
letter Of Newcomb is addressed, an immi-
grafton agent, when this same Lippard had
been guilty Of heading party of insurrec-
tionary and infuriated negroes, whom the
United States military had to suppress.
VIII Governor Davis and the State Journal,
afterthis exposure, dare to talk any more
OF their political honesty! We shall sec.
Further comment, at this time, is unneces-
sary. Let every Texan read the letter and
Judge for himself