The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-23

help themselves.
Now, the young life Of the State 4 he.
ginning TO ind expression. and is fresh
and vigorous blood is being Injected into
the arteries Of our old mon. They ar
arousing from their Rip Van Winklo slcep.
and actively engaged IN the effort io Throw
of the horrible political fungus which had
fastened Itself upon them, paraly1ing their
energies, and creating n stupor from which
il was hard 10 awake them The Austin
Convention pushed to the front men equal
to the occasion. They arc alive to the I'M
portance Of the situation, and are making
an earnest canvass of the State, But they
require assistance. The registration Of
every white man in the State IS an absolute
necessity. Our colOrcd fellow citizens haFc
been misled since their freedom bv q class
whose whole hopes OF political power were
based on receiving their votes, and they lo.
day believe that outside Of Davis and MS
adhercnts there is no political honesty.
This may be an cnpalatable but It Is a true
statement.
Notwithstanding their independent stand
&c Brenham Notwithstanding the fact that
they have no place on the State ticket. and
that their most objectionable men have been
placed upon the Harris and Montgomery
county ticket xc believe tai ccerg cal8rai
maa II he State riH roie tle Radical firlf.
We also believe that every colorod man in
the State has registered and qualified as
voter. The difficulty Of identifying coll
ored men when they present themselves TO
east their ballot gives them an opportunity
Of voting twice which, IL they are dis
posed to take advantage Of, is hard to pre-.
1ro,,t.
that, however artless the colored man may
be, he is, from his lack Of opportunities ol
knowledge, liable to be persuaded by mon
detection
Now, in the brict space which we have
devoted to this inexhaustible suhieci, Il IS
impossible to cover the whole ground 81
Radical misrule It's history, impartially
written, read by men who love their coun-
try, would bow them down with shame
There has been no plan Of public Improve
ment chat has not been utilized ~ them Tor
their own selfish schemes. The robbery of
the national treasury by Federal officials is
matter OF daily record. The financial posi-.
tion Of our State under Davis now, as COM
pared with the time he unfortunately gained
possessionof the public purse, was plainly
told by Judge Coke at sherman (as published
by us yesterday. His pardon ofsirauder, she
horse thief, and friendly letter TO the biea.
mist Gaines show clearly how he respects
tho laws of the State
Men Of Texas. It is useless Tor Coke 10
speak or Hubbard to flash his eloquent ap-
pcals over tho electric mind wires Of Che
State Paul may plant and Ap9llos
water but God alone can give the increaoc
Let us be up and doing while Il IS called 50.
day. IL we want to throw of the night.
mare and sloth and win a glorious victory
in December--a victory that viii be carried
from the boundless preiries Of our State 80
the borders of the Pacific, and be fe-echncd
back wherever the Southern sun burst IA
light upon people who struggled Tor bat
they regarded Us their rights, let us afae
every citizen to registcrl Register rencm
boring that
''ffho would DO free.
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