The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-30

Strange as It may appear from their past
history, the Radicals Of Texas are now try
ing to set themselves up as an honest party
and their candidate for Governor as an hon
est politician. They assume that the peo-
pie have forgotten their villainous conduct
during the last four years. and can be
fooled by their present professions of hon
esty, public economy, oppositionto railroad
subsidies and great love for the farming in
terests. Let US 90 back and consider what
they have actually done as compared with
their present professions. 1t may be well
to revive the memories of our people little
in these matters. How have they shown
their love for the farmersl They taxed
them so oppressively that tax convention
had to be called, composed principally of
farmers, to devise some means to get rid of
the oppression which was too burdensome
to be borne. Their Legislature, the Twelfth,
in which they had more than two-thirds
majorities, voted the railroad subsidies,
which they now complain of. A Demo
cratic Legislature in Texas has never voted
a money subsidy to a railroad, and the Dem
ocratic party has always been opposed to
them. Witness the declarations in their
two last platforms. On the contrary. the
Radical Legislature voted the money sub
sidy to the International Road with the APP
probation of Governor Davis, who let the
bill become a law, when he might have We
toed it. So much for their action on rail-
roads With regard to public economy,
while they had full power and sway, they
multiplied the number of officers in the
State and increased their compensation.
The Twelfth Legislature had more officials
Of all sorts than any Legislature ever had
before, and was partiODiarly marked for its
extravaganza, recklessness, profigacy and
corruption. The State was run in debt and
its credit destroyed. So much for public
economy, which they now have the face to
prate about. Now for their honesty. We
charge, and it should be remembered by
every citizen of Texas, that they conducted
the elections, while they had the power, dis
honestly, and made returns thereof and gave
certificates which were false in fact,
with the express intention of getting
in their men anyhow Their extensive and
cunningly devised school system was in
tended to operate politically in their favor,
and the great number of useless officials,
under its provisions, were expected to work
for the Radical party. We charge further,
that the police were created for the same
vile purpose, and to overawe and control the
elections. This was the object of the Gov
ernor's proclamation, in regard to the hold
ing of the elections, and the appointment of
the special police to attend and overlook
the ballot boxes. We further charge dis
tinctly that the Secretary of State, James P.
Newcomb, now proprietor and responsible
editor of the Journal, which is pretending
to be honest, wrote letters, marked private,
to various points and to different persons to
get information so as to appoint none on the
special police force who were not Republi-
cans, and would work for that party, and
we challangs him to deny this explicit
charge. These special police, twenty in
number for each county, were appointed
for twenty-four days, and to be paid for
working for the Republican party during the
time that they were on duty. We dare the
Secretary of State to deny tins, and we call
on him expressly to answer this charge. So
much for Radical honesty. 1t is all apre-
tence and sham. BY their works, ye shall
judge them.