The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-02
VINO WILL WIN THE PREsIDENoY,

A correspondent asks, "Can Grant, after
severol Republican state conventions have
pronounced against his investiture with the
third term, and after the publication of his
letter asserting that it was not his intention
to become candidate, be the Republican
candidateg" One single fact removes all
doubt. There are five hundred thousand
black voters in the South, and while the
Forrest -balm-of a-thousand-fowers
platform may possibly captivate Cuffee in
Mississippi, there is no power in nature
which can separate these negroes, welding
supreme power In the Radical party, from
Ulysses s. Grant. They recognize no other
leader. He has supplanted Lincoln and be-
comethe black Moses of whom Andrew John
son dreamed. The officeholders, banks, bond
holders, tariff-mongers and blacks consti-
tute compact forces devoted to Grant. All
these, except the negroes, might support
Morton or Blaine or Wilson, but the
negroes will cohe-e in behalf of no candi-
date save Grant, and without the solid me-
gro vote Radicalism is doomed. Is it not
plain, therefore, that Grants nomination is
foregone conclusion Then, since he
must be nominated, what are his chances of
success We have enumerated the agen-
cies Of force which he can consolidate and,
very certainly, they are formidable. They
demonstrate the necessity for perfect unity
among all elements of antagonism to that
centralized despotism proposed TO be inau-
gurated by every voter who approves
Grants third election. 1t is sheer nonsense
To talk about the adoption by the Democ-
racy of close corporation scheme of opera
tions. It may be we'll enough to cali the
opposition the democratic party" but
ii platform he adopted excluding
the Ohio Bill Allen Democrats or the
hard money adherents OF the New York
World, defeat is inevitable Here in Texas
It doesn't signify what may be the distinc-
tive features of the platform. Railing at
DAVIS is a good thing. He deserves it, and
hIdeous memories cling to his reign rising
up like visions OF bones and CHASTITY skulls
and clothed gore as when we disturb the
graves Of Christian martyrs Of whom one
Fox tells in a queer old book. All this
will work well in Texan election. Then
we may enlarge upon the demonism of a
despot who sent out murderous bands of
olhCh nlSuWdynen 10 piunueT, lmprlSOn
and destroy, and then we may recite the
glaring confessed villanies and enormities
done by the Twelfth Legislature. There is
no difficulty about making capital Demo
cratic platform for Texas. In fact it is
only needful to say that John Ireland
stands up in front Of the white mans
to oyerwhelm the black mans party,
and Democratic majority of fifty or sew
enty-five Thousand in Texas will rend the
heavens with acclamations. But this per-
feet unity within the party does not subsist
everywhere. The root of all evil = the
love OF money : uproots the fortunes and
hopes OF Democracy in States beyond the
Ohio. On financial questions the party
stands hopelessly divided, and IL this issue
be not pretermitted Grant will be victorl-
Gus. On this one point we have discovered
no reason to change the opinion asserted
some weeks ago. Grant will be the nomi-
nee Of his party, he will accept the nomi-
nation, and solid vote of all elements of
hostility to Radicalism is essential to his
defeat.