New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-12
GOVERNOR DAVIS AND HIS ORGANS.

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man, he would pay such indiscreet organs
OF the party as the Austin State Journa
| to sus pend until after the election. Fol
| it Is plain to sensible man that it is Sc
riously imperiling the interests of the
man it processes to support for re-elec-
ton. We regret to have to say that the
average tone of Republican journalism in
the Lone Star State is of very low order.
Their best hold is going for" any one
that stands in the way rather than lead
ing their friends forward with strong
hand. We have copy of the Journal of
late date before US, in which we find
quite pyrotechnic display of mean
little squibs, charged with invective, and
directed at all and singular who refuse to
promise to vote for Governor Davis. If
the editor has been sent out by his patron
to catch flies, he has taken the wrong Jug.
He is attempting to do with vinegar what
could be more easily accomplished with
mOlasses.
We have known for some time that Gov
ernor Davis is at variance with some of the
best Republicans in the State. With the
causes that led to the estrangement we
have nothing to do. Perhaps there was
error on both sides But Davis is repre-
scented to us to be very obstinate, self
willed, weak man, who has attempted to
play the same role in Texas that Governor
Warmoth did in Louisiana, aud shat, too,
without a 1.-THE OF Warmoth's brains or
personal address. The Republicans of
Texas have been divided, while those of
Louisiana are more firmly and cordially
united than ever. The following notice
of General Clark, postmaster at Galveston,
is characteristic:
Arriving at New Orleans, he. gets the
REPUBLICAN, of that city. to say that Gov
ernor Davis will be defeated. that he has
divided his party, that he can not come
near polling the whole Republican vote.
and that Coke is a very popular man. but
that Clark will support Davis
Now, we tell the REPUBLICAN that Gov
ernOr Davis will poll a larger Republican
vote than was ever cast in this State before,
together with the vote of several thousand
Democrats, and that his prospect of re-
election is very bright indeed Clark's
declaration that ne will support Davis |
would be very damaging indeed were it not
that the little tr.ckster is beneath contempt |
the State. The Galveston Ners |
speaks kindly of him for certain official |
favors, for which it pays we'll.
It is not true that General Clark got us
10 say that Governor Davis will be de- !
'eated. On the contrary, he was all enthr- |
'iasm and confidence, and asserted with
he sanguine air peculiar to the average |
Texan politician that Davis would carry
he State by any number of thousands
majority. But we occasionally see a
Texas exchange and interview visitors to |
his city from that State. We long ago I
anne to the conclusion that man who |
lad no better showing before the people
han such as he received through the
state Journal and kindred pseudo Repub-
lean sheets stands greatly in need of Judi
ious friends. Governor Davis is not
trong enough to spare single man of
rains who can possibly be persuaded to
clip him. And as he has alienated HIM
elf completely from some of the ablest
eaders of the party in Texas, attempted
D bully the national administration, and
emitted the journal to disgrace him
very day with its silly TRADES against bet
r. men than he is, whose misfortune it is
OF to like him, we conclude, notwith-
landing the opinion of General Clark,
lat Mr. Davis viii be defeated. The |
ssurance of the Journal that be will poll
larger Republican vote than was ever
efore cast in the State, we do not take
Ito the account on one side or the other.
he Journal is no authority at all on the
UestiOn.
One Of the charges against Clark is that |
lie Galveston Ae'os speaks kindly of him
the eyes OF venomous country poll
clan this would doubtless be deemed
eadly sin, but over here we like to speak
ndly Of our political opponents when
7er we can consistently do so. 1t some
mes wins them over; for it is easier to lead
en- than to drive them, and peaceably
sposed men do not like to live in a con- .
ant skirmish with their neighbors. A {
larrelsome politician is as great nuts :
zee as a scolding wife or a smoky Chin
y, and generally drives more decent =
en- out of the party than he forces ras-
Is in.