The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-09
Texas Politics.

The Granbury Fidette says every effort at
contraction will only paralyze popular IN
dustry.
Nearly all the dogs and cows about Grove
creek, in Hill county, are afflicted with by
drophobia.
The ErpOsitor thinks that temperance so
cieties and religious revivals are more aw-
full and potent than laws and courts.
The Grunge Reporter thinks Sunset Cox
the proper man for the speakership of the
next Congress, and the Reporters head is
always level.
The editor of the Free Press voted for the
Constitutional Convention, and hopes the
new Constitution will be nothing but a sim
pie framework of pure republican govern
ment. If it isn't the peopie will Stay it.
The Examiner surely does not include the
STATESMAN when it says the ''Austin pa
pers" are wrangling over the convention
printing. Never a word on the subject has
graced these pages, and never a word had
we to say when his EXcellency gave the
public printing to the Telegraph.
The registered vote of Grayson county is
6O1S, that of Dallas 5779, showing a differ
ence of 800. The only counties in the State
having about the same voting strength are
Galveston, Harris and Washington. With
full vote we suppose Dallas is one of the
three largest counties in the State, and with
''full'' at poker, Dallas can't be bluffed.
The Examiner wisely says that the best
commissioners Texas can send to the Phila-
delphia worlds fair will be perfect specl-
mems of all the products of the State, ac-
companied by some one capable of answer
ing all questions propounded by those who
would learn aught of the State and people.
A German, a Frenchman and American
should be sent.
The Athens Courier says that there is a
new university established in Marshall A
big name, it seems, must be given to every
school located in a town, little village or at
the cross roads. Finally, Texas has more
First class" schools than any state in the
Union. If the upstart school teachers in
Texas would travel little they would learn
the true meaning of college and university.
What extraordinary fellows run newspa-
pers! Hasn't man a right to think for
himself ! Can't one differ from another
about a great public question without be-
ing inimical to him? and yet, here comes
| the Observer and says:
unfriendliness to Governor Coke, admits
that in the event of new deal he would
be the strongest man in the State for Gov
| ernor."
The amiable Grange organ; the Rural
Teuan. says: 'tLet us hand it down to his
tory that we have lost all except our honor
and integrity of race, and that we kept
those pure from stain, let the moral
| agrarianism come from what quarter it
would, that attempted it. The two races
cannot, and will never live peaceably to-
gether both being political equals. Politi-
cal equality is the next thing to social
equality, and while the first has been
| forced upon us, and we do not propose to
resist it, we do protest against any further
latitude being gwen for the introduction of
the LAST"
The Marshall Herald says that Gen. Oar
nell, Hon. John II. Reagan, Major c. S.
/ West, Hon. E. B. Pickett, Hon. Z. L. Do
! honey, Hon. F. S. SsOckdale and Hon. John
| Henry Brown are named, either fit to be
made president of the Constitutional Con
ven.ion Nearly all Of these gentlemen are
able speakers, and viii be more useful on
the floor, and on committees, than in the
chair. Gen. Darnell is perhaps the Oldest,
and certainly the most venerable, member
of the convention, but whether he is quail
| fed we do not know. The person selected
shonld be one fully qualified for the posi-
ton. Deliberative bodies are frequently
embarrassed and valuable time is wasted by
having an incompetent presiding officer.
The convention should look to this.
The Indianola Bulletin concurring with
the San Antonio Herald favors division of
the State, and says that it is inevitable and
only q question Of time. The BHlletia
thinks the State IS naturally divided into
three geographical separate and distinct
sections, which should. and will be, sooner
l or later, created into three states that is.
Eastern Texas. comprising all the country
between the Sabine and Trinity rivers, Mid
die Texas, extending from the Trinity to
the Colombo riveF, and Western Texas,