The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-25
VOL. v.
PROPER NOMINEES FOR THE ST.
LOUIS CONVENT ION.

The Constitution is practically annullet
and the Federal government is only organ
lied mIsruie. Individual fr, edom, like
that OF S ates, is habitu4lly violated and
Federal, State and local Indebtedness hai
been created till taxation is intolerable
property valueless, and industry useless
and thus Idleness, crime and robbery anc
outrage stalk abroad everyw here Public
burdens are imposed, not to maintain
government and law and order, but u
foster special organic ID interests, and labor
is robbed of its rewards by deprecated
currency. So terrible and strong have
these calamities become that corruption il
universal, and the very durability Of oul
once admirable federal y, stem becomes ques
tionable Reform or revolution are the
issues present, by every public fact OF the
past ten years. Rich and poor alike mus
combine aga inst the robbers or money ano
numbers achieving triumph in the com
ing presidential election, our whole system
and philosophy of government must b'
transformed. While bowling before the
majesty of the negro's virtues and wOItf
the yoke Of despOtism has been fastened
upon our own necks and 'in freeing the
slave America is ensaved." We are sOOr
to choose President, and In Designating
the choice of Texas the representative bod )
now defining a code of laws, under new
,oyarnment for this commonwealth NAV
exert strong and benefcenC influence
The convention at St. Louis sits at al
early day and the Democratic party, a
represented here at the capital, should
assert its purposes and aspirations anc
designate its preferred candidate. We
should declare for Il president who has
illustrated in public AMI private life those
virtues that will assure the speedy extirpa
ton of those p, culiar vices and evil. tha
make the federal system abborrent Il
honesty and ruinou1 to industry. The de
mand for the honest administration O
public affairs and for obedience TO the plail
edicts of constitutional law renders tn,
currency question comparatively insignifi
cant and the moral and intellectual force.
and virtues of men must lie the strong
elements of fact and character tC
shape the preference of the Democracy oI
Texas. Samuel J. Tilden, of New York
has been tried everywhere. He has beer
found wanting in nothing. He recognize.
his oath of office. He overturned Tammany
sent Tweed into exile and consigned hi
pals, with the canal thieves of the Empire
State, to the penitentiaTy. He turns neithel
to the right nor left, despising alike the
many and the few, when they obstruct the
course of honesty and reform. Demanding
he coDcedes obedience in all his public act
TO the country's law2, and exercises nc
doubtful powers. He Is to day the very
impersonation of American hatred of wrong
ana robbery and nepotism ami vulgar snob
ocracy. He has lessened public burdens a
was never done before by any governor o
NV York, and by his splendid virtues
illustrated III his vigorous and jusG admin
istratlon of the government OF the creates
Sta'e, he has shown his fitness to shape th
destiuies of the grandest confederation o
States, and Samuel J. Tilden should be tn
next President. That his ticket may boas
of Incompatible intellectual and mora
strength and draw to its support the Vas
multitude of people who reck little o
parties if proper men lead them, it occur,
to us that ex-senator Trumbull, the ables
lawyer of the West, the defender of An
drew johnson when impeached, and fore
most jurist that ever presided over tn
judiciary Committee of the United State
5 nate, should be the Democratic nomIpe
for the Vice Presidency. The South vii
surely vote the Democratic ticket; W
would win the West, and Trumbull draw
Schurz after him, and the German an,
Conservative Republican vote of the West
the ticket should be Tilden and Trumbull