The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-06-03
r. N. AS A sCAPRGOAT-A QUEER
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A queer fellow is lac who writes over "a.
+. c., and praising one Lang, would have
7. N. hang. Noel issued secret % cir
cular, sent to each OF 500 Oranges. He
asked what they thought, telling at the
same time his own opinions, about the con-
stitutional convention and international
Railway subYentlon. These we're subjects
outside the realm Of partisanship, and
Noel's questions involved deeply every in
terest Of every Granger in Texas. n. N.
was then devoted to the Ezaminer. The
Examiner has several rivals seeking the
special organship Of the Oranges. T. N.
had given this position to the Examiner,
and now the whole troop of organ-grInders,
not caring particularly to harm poor T. N,
sought to break his head in order to crack
the thicker Uranium of the double-barTeled
Ireland-Lang organ at Waco. They fell
afoul of T. N with such terrible ferocity
that he was utterly dumbfounded. He
couldn't, for the life of him, see what crime
he committed when asking honest, plain
questions, OF plain, honest men, who have
the perfect right to think and speak for
themselves, and especially in reference to
matters Of which Noel wrote So terrific
were these assaults upon Noel that Lang
was startled from his repose, and induced
TO join, but in a very mild manner, the
bowling pack, and he, too, sand something
somewhat condemnatory of poor T. N.
Then, aIss. Noel was betrayed finally in the
house of his friends-even by the Examiner.
He sent out the circular letter Of inquiry in
order to shape wisely the course of the E1-
aHlner. 1t is an organ. 1t must know how
others think, and dares not think for itself.
Therefore the questions which Noel pro-
pounded. But Noelis brave fellow, and did
not fail, in each instance, to give his own,
when asking the opinions of others. He was
as fearless and frank as he was inquisitive
OF course the secret circular, as Noel knew
and alleges, was no secret. Printers In the
Examiner office as well as Noel and Downs
and tie general public knew all about it,
and Noel says that Downs and Downs's ed
itorial employees read and approved the pa
per and its use and purpose before it was
printed. But the war spirit of the Oranges
was aroused; there was a mad dog some
where; and it so happened that Noel was
pointed at, and every old backing brush
and ancient tin pan and dirty broomstick
in the world of Texas newspaperdom was
incontinently hurled at the innocent head
of poor Noel. He didn't understand it,
and does not at this good hour. But they
are sharper over in the E.raminer Office.
They saw the storm, comprehended its
force and felt its violence. Their only re
course was to point at poor Noel. Ncel
was more unwilling to harm those he had
served with tireless toll and unremIttine
fidelity than were they to crush him. They
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deed, and, of course, while plying Noel,
the world must ever admire the grandeur
of conduct and nobility of soul that dis
tinguished the E.raminer.
If the Oranges are constituted Of such
intolerable billiards that they are to be
victimized, first by the Examiners rivals,
and then by the Examiner itself, Ireland il
right and the Changers are too stupid to be
suffered to participate in the construction
of ascheme of government for the great re-
nublic of Texas