The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-26


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peopia 0i Tezas q o. even ds d ilisir
power % preserve tic peace. g. sunpre 81.
Illegal oalbr9is and outragl % prevent
the occurrence Of crime. md t. place the
IsiluIauon 81 the state On high ground and
beyond the reach 81 calumag AMI 1eifae-
ton. It IS well knoEn bow auxions she
Northern radicals are to ind cause Of COM
plant agnir-. Is, how eagerly they publish
ana spread abroad every thing 70 orr dis
credit and injury, and how eagerly they have
been aided in this By the radical carpet-bag-
gers and scalawags in the South, whose in
terest is to keep up the dcIusion Of South
crn l,arbarity and disloyalty.
While tins is 50, it must be admitted that
there is too much disorder and crime in
Texas, especially in some localities, as there
is also in other States, we may say, in ali
the States. Texasis not an exception 70 be
pointed at, derided and contcmned She
viii compare at this time iavorably with
any Of the States, Massachusetts, included,
all things considered. She is new State
comparatively, her population Is varied,
comprising emigrants from all the other
States, and from many European countries,
her people are widely scattered over an i'm
mense territory, she has fifteen hundred
miles Or more Of frontier, bordering on the
Indian tribes and Mexico, since the war,
with the exception Of the short time OF
Governor tThrockmorton' administration,
she has been without any government OF
the people themselves through their prop
erly appointed officials, being ruled by the
military and a radical Governor and his in
competent and unpopular appointees, and
under all these untowMd circumstances, it
could not be expected that she would pre-
sent the most favorable OF records. Yet we
insist that, on the whole, she has done well,
and deserves credit instead of detraction.
shnthere is an amount Of disorder and
crime, which might be Iessened, and should
be and can be, if our people will all do their
duty in this regard We are getting IN
some places officials, who have been elected
by the people, or who, if appointed, have
their confidence, and these should receive
their prompt and energetic support in the
proper administration of the laws for the
suppression Of crime and the preservation
Of the peace. There should now be no re-
luctance, no hanging back, no thinking or
saying, this is none of our business. 1t Is
or business, and very important business,
which must not be neglected. We must
make Texas not only as good as any State
in this respect, but better Let US make
her an example and a model for 9TH
ers. We can do it. Let us all go to
work ana it will be done Here let
us say, that there is no use whatever,
except on the frontier where the Indians
raid, of people carrying arms. Especially
in our cities and towns, it is wholly I'M
called for and objectionable Three-fourths
of the shoctings and homicides arise from
th;s pernicious practice, which sho.lld be
strictly suppressed. Don't tell us there is
any need of it. We have lived in AIissis-
sippi and Texas since 1886, and have edited
papers and been candidate, and expressed
our opinions freely on all subjects, and we
have never been in the habit Of carrying
arms, and we have never been molosted Sc
riously, and we still live to say what VIC arc
now saying and endeavoring to impress
upon our friends and the good people OF
Texas. tStudy the things that make
for peace" aid the lawful authorities to
catch criminals and suppress crime and dis
order Of all sorts, fear God and obey his
commandments, and make the great Lone
Star State the wonder and admiration of the
world.