The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-07-08
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TrOtted Out.
The STATESMAN falsely attributes the re-
moval OF two policemen to their hostility to
the present city administration. That men
dacious sheet, while claiming to represent
a retrenchant policy in the MANIFESTATION
of CITY affairs, when IL suits its purpose,
5iects TO the removal Of police officers
whereby il might be accomplished, hoping
to enlist them in an opposition 70 the re-
election of the present city officials. The
Mayor and board OF aldermen some time
since determined to reduce the police force
of the city, and to this end Marshal Creary
gave two of them notice that after to-day
their services would he no longer needed.
Some of the number had to be superseded,
and while there is no complaint OF inefh-
ciency in those designated, no just ground
of complaint can be made at the seton OF
the CITY marshal. We regard Marshal
Creary as the most efficient city marshal
Austin has ever had, and we expect to sus-
tain him for reelection against all odds.
Let the diabolical sheet throwing mud trot
out its opponent. and we will compare notes
in any tribunal desired.-The CITY Organ.
Every intelligent citizen knows that the
present city administration has gone to the
fullest extent in mourning debt. The
amount Of city debt is limited by law to
800, 900, and by the last report of the
Mayor it will be seen that it will take only
five or six thousand dollars to make up this
amount. Probably it is already made
up. The plan, in consequence, now,
is to raise great dust about retrenchment,
through which the present city ring pro-
poses TO win the race in the next election,
and then, when safely ensconced in power
for the third term. the good property-hold-
ers of Austin will have to sing tax tune
which will fnghten even the dilapidated
ghosts Of other debt-burdened and ruined
cities. The ring is simply playing a
card which, it is expected, will win
bloated wealth at the expense of an
over-taxed and prostrsted people. Then
it may he expected that Mayor Wheeler's
pet plan of sinking 500, 900 in canal
from here to Marble Falls will be begun.
The 800, 900 will necessitate the expense
of hundreds OF thousands more, and in the
end Austin will not even have such hv-
ing elephant as Houston possesses. How
elegantly the tax money will travel from
the pockets of the people into the huge
pouches of the ring masters
But the "organ"-that one which claims
to be the grinding machine, through which
only pure and indebted Democrats are
worked up for the high and responsible
trusts of the people; but that one, too,
which but few days since trotted out the
entire city administration pure, mixed
Radicals, and even the sweet scented Bios
som (the colored alderman), and all the
rest for re-election-what must be said of
it again. We do not propose to con-
denim a man, socially or otherwise, be-
cause we differ from him in politics; but
the official grinding machine ought to, as it
pretends to, belong to the straight laced Ire
land set. We entertain no personal OPPOSE
ton to the present city marshal. He may
fill his position tolerably WE'LL but there are
other men who deserve honors from the cit
liens of Austin to a much greater extent
than he, and we would prefer to support
one OF these. He has not been the friend
Of this city, and there are those who have,
who can fill the position with ali the ability
required. But The organ-the straight-la laced
machine, the true blue, which claims to
draw its inspirations from Ireland himself,
again repeats in most emphatic terms that
it is for Creary for marshal, an unadulterated
Radical who held position in the Twelfth
Legislature aud in the Radical Senate of the
Thirteenth Legislature in consequence of his
extreme political views; who held these and
other positions In consequence of the same,
and who is still in open hostility to the
Democracy. There is q sweet consistency
about the notes of this organ, which COM
mands the respect Of the true blues, and
entities it to lead in the trotting out bust
ness. The wretched grinder has had his
machine torstered by rings, has played
it to the tune Of Cuffee, Sambo and
Blossom, and to the adsancetnent. of
Radicals, until he. has brought his Demo
cratic supporters to most deplorable posi-
ton. But the ring ticket is complete, and
the organ doles forth that the unadulter.
ated Democracy must and shall support it,
regardless of race, color, or previous or
present condition.