The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-15
TIE HOUSTON MERCURY.

During the late canvass, the Houston
MeycYM which was the Houston Union un-
der new name, having supported the
Democratic State ticket in opposition to the
Radical, headed by Governor Davis, was
supposed to be, by some of our cotempora-
ries, Democratic paper and they frequent
ly quoted from its columns and lauded its
course. We were never deceived as to the
real character of this journal. We knew
that Mr. Baker, the new editor-in-cEief of
the Mercury, had been long the associate
editor of the old Union, which from its
coarseness and unreliability had become
odious to the public, and we did not know
of any conscientious change in the Radical
feelings and procGyities of that gentleman.
The editor OF the Mercury was opposed to
Governor Davis personally, not because he
was a Radical-that was well enough for
him--but because of the quarrel of Davis
with Gen. Clark and Senator Flanagan,
who were the special friends of Baker, and
therefore he advocated, after his peculiar
manner, the election of Coke and the Dem
cratic ticket Had any other Radical
been nominated instead OF Davis; the Her
cary would have given him a cordial sup
port There can be no doubt of this We
have in evidence the fact that the Mercury
did its level best to defeat the regular can
didatcs of the Democratic party of Harris
county for sheriff and clerk, both of them
gentlemen of high character and entirely
unexceptionable, supporting with great zeal
two we'll known Radicals; and now, when
the election is over and these dear friends of
the Mercury beaten, and VIC believe fairly,
it shows its true colors, and desires
to have the election treated rs null
and void, and new election or
dcred, and actually eommends the
prostituted Supreme Court for its strictly
partisan decision in the fictitious Rodriguez
case, which, We more than suspect, it had
hand in getting up. These Radicals are a
very curious sort of people, as full of
changes as the famed chameleon, but 10y no
means as harmless. They will be blue,
green and black, according to their press
ing and surrounding interests, but never
purely white. To give its friends, Taylor
and Hall, another chance at the ballot box,
the Mercury IS willing to make up with its
old enemy, Governor Davis, and applaud
insidiously the foulest deed that ever dis
graced the judicial bench of any country.
1t takes ground with its fictitious Washing
ton correspondent (who is nothing but a
dycd-in-the-wcol Texas RadicaD that Davis
is now entitled to hold his Office until the
third of December next, and lauds his cor
respondent as an sable jurist, who knew
in advance what the decision must be.
An able iddlcstickl No, not even that
a corrupt member of the conspiracy to de-
privc the people of Texas of self-govem-
ment, and we dare the Mercury to give his
name. We have thought this much notice
Of the Mercury necessary that no Democrat
NAV, for a moment, be led astray by its
hypocritical and tortious course. We have
deemed it our duty to lay it bare in its de
l fomity and foulncss, that all Democrats
max sec it MS it is. Notwithstanding their
pretended qparrels and changes, the Radi-
Gals arc all alike in their inherent wicked
ness, and sooner or later they will show it.
The Radicals of Texas are all now united to
destroy tho true government of Texas and
continue the rule of Radioalism and bayo-
nets Thceurse of allhoEest people should
rest on them, and they should he watched
and guarded against as we would watch the
rob5cr by day and the burglar at night.
There is DO health in them.