The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-07-30

By 90 doing, much delay and trouble VIII
be avoided.
ADDRESS or THE RADICAL RE.
PUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL cow
WITTEE.
This address is, without doubt, the most
brazen piece Of political clap-trap which
we ever read, when we take into considera-
ton the position and information Of the
men who wrote it. No speeches on the
hastings can excel it for perversion of his
tory and downright misrepresentation Of
political facts in close connection with the
Democratic party. It's animus is so ap-
parent, its statement Of facts 50 utterly false,
that the honorable and candid men of all
parties will, in their hearts, condemn it as
unworthy Of belief or respect. There is not
even the poor excuse OF ignorance to shield
The calumniators of the Democracy from
the scorn and execration of Americans.
With fixed purpose to ignore the history
Of the United States in order to make up an
address upon which their prejudiced allies
and coworkers might rest and shoot out
their poisoned arrows tipped with false
hood, they address themselves to the task,
and with amazing GOODNESS thunder forth a
string Of Misrepresentation, without regard
to the fact that there were men who could
expose them and totally destroy the fOunda-
ton upon which they rest their cause. We
here give an extract to show what sort Of
stuff the address is made of
It is thirteen years since the Republican
party was first called to the administration
Of the national government. For more
than thirty years previously the government
had been almost uninterruptedly under
Democratic control. OF that control there
is hardly memory left at which the nation
should not blush. Seemingly, it was in
spired by but one ambitiOn--the bad ambi-
ton to make our foreign policy as ignoble
rs our home policy was shameless. Our in
tercourse with powers weaker than our
selves was spirited enough. We bullied
Austria out of a Hungarian refugee. We
despoiled Mexico of a portion of her terri
tory. We demolished GreytOwn. We i'm
gled millions in the ears of Spain as q lure
for Cuba, aud the bride was spurned.
Now, history teaches no such thing. On
the contrary, it is known and admitted that
under Democratic rule the United States be-
came the cynosure Of all eyes, and rose to
such position among the nations OF the
earth as to make her flag respected and be-
loved everywhere-even the semi-civiHzed
nations according to US the greatest love of
Justice and liberty, Of honor and fair deal
ing.
But VIC only ask our readers to bear in
mind the assertion that g we bullied Austria
ont Of q Hungarian refugee, y etc, as a sub
sequent paragraph is entirely contradictory.
The assertion that we demolished Greytown
comes with good grace from a set Of imbe-
Giles who permit Spain to capture American
citizens on the high seas and shoot them
down as pirates, as was the case with the
poor creatures on board the Yirglnius. And
vet they temporize for gold and disgrace
The foreign policy of the government BY
permitting this outrage upon humanity to
lie dormant till Great Britain demands
the most ample PREPARATION and indem-
nifty FOR the lives Of her slaughtered
subjects. Then these hypOcrites, seeing
that the whole world was moved with the
situation, come in at the eleventh hour
with a demand for like reparation. Oh, yes,
It was crime against humanity to batter
down the haunt Of crimes against the laws
~ nations, but il is commendable e
permit Innocent American citizens to bs
lied, bindfolded and placed out upon the
seld Of death and shot down like brutes,
without mercy. But let us examine the
next grave charge. To whose cheeks should
the blush Of burning shame mantle tn,
Democrats are charged with jingling ''mil
lions IN the ears OF Spain as lure fol
Cuba. and the bribe AS spurned.n Was
that wrong Was it not right to do peace
ably what might reasonably cost the United
States much more, as We we've bound By tn,
Monroe doctrine not to permit foreign ma
tions 80 acquire the island What do w
see now. while this vonal and imbecils
party hold the rcins Of governmenfl Cubs
struggling to Be free; her bravest SOM
bntchercd IL cold blood. yet showing N
signs Of Welding. For six long years Ell
has resisted eli the efforts 81 arrogant ans
imperious spain T. force her sons TO il.
down their arms aud submit to her rule
Like patriots. that. they are, almost withil
callof Cur shores, they give blow for blow
Deieaic1 to-day, tomorrow they are in th