The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-25
oUn cEnsrAN orr1zENs.


The Austin journal, the tool and mouth
piece Of Governor Davis, calls the nomina-
ton Of 8Ir. Groos FOR the very responsible
Office OF Commissioner of the Land Office
by the Democratic party Of Texas, an {" in
suit 4" 10 our German citizens. We are at
a loss to understand how the recognition of
German intelligence and honesty. by the
nomination Of an old and highly respected
German to one Of the most important Offices
in the State, can be looked upon in the
light Of an insult When the Radical
party first put the name Of Mr.. Kuechler
on their State ticket, was that an
insult to the German citizens of Texas
and was it so intended by them ?
Did they consider that an attempt
to buy up German votesl Was that
the object they had in mind. and not the
supposed merits Of Mr. Kucchler! 1t would
seem so from the way they judge others
They are incapable of understanding or ap-
preciating any honesty in politics. The
evil thoughts of their own corrupt minds
they impute 70 the Democratic members of
the late State Convention, and can imagine
no other motive for their action but dis
position to buy German votes, and they
Charge us as an insult, when they have
done the ssme Thing over twice. They have
repeate5 ,hc Insult. But what would the
Radicals bayc said if no German had
beeH placed on The Democratic ticket?
Why ,hce would have declared that a
81. fasi.t .an the other They would
baer aia hai We hal ignored entirely
tho large ana respectable German
clement ia oar midst thaj had
dsoae So much towards the improvement and
development Of tie country, and that We
were disposed tie treat them with silent con
teplpt That IS what tho Radicals would
have proclaimed aloud and persistently,
and insisted tlal they we're the only true
friend Of tie Germans in Texas The nc
sion of She Democratic Convention has dis
appointed the Radical leaders, and taken
from them one % their main dependencies
in the present canvass. They rely, as we
suppose ihey may, on getting nearly all the
nesro votes, but they know their white sup
porters VIII l.e l..,g and far between, unless
they can secure tie German vote, which IS
numbered by thousands They INDUCED the
hope that among so many prominent and
every way worthy gentlemen ot American
birth who were aspirants orspoken OF by their
friends for the several State offices. tbo mum
bers, the influence and the claims Of our
German citizens would be overlooked, ana
that they would be enabled to make a
strong point against the Democratic ticket.
As we have said, they are grievously disap-
pointed, aud now, in their vexation and
madness, they TX about insults and at
tempts to buy German votes Out Of their
own mouths and 10y their own acts are they
condemned But they are doing something
worse than this foolish prating about in
suits Knowing that most OF the Germans
were opposed to secession and the wal, and
elung to the Union as their best hope for
liberty and peace in the new land of
their adoption, they ure now wiclIedly
attempting to revive in their memories
all the harlships, the suTerings and unfor-
tunate circumstances of the great civil con-
test and to stir up in their hearts bitter
feelings of revenge against the great mass
of people with whom they live or arc sur
rounded, 10y reminding them Of the loss of
fathers, brothers and sons fallen in the
bloody struggle between North and South
This is simply infamous. Whether the war
was right or wrong isnot now the question.
About this friends may differ, but all good
men now agree that the past should be for
gotten, as much MS can be, IN relation to the
war and its many unhappy incidents, and
that a spirit Of Cancellation and forgiveness
should be cultivated end maintained. But
we have too good aa opinion Of our Ger
man friends 10 believe for moment, that
this base attempt Of the Radicals of Texas
will meet With any encouragement or sue
cess. "Whem the gods intend to destroy
they first make mad.