The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
PolltieaI Notes.

\ German farmer in Indiana, after hear
ing one of Schurz's speeches, put the fol-
lowing question TO him: "Would you, at
ter "A hen had been sitting On the eggs un-
al they had become rotten, IF CT a change
for the better by putting u new hen on the
rotten eggsi
Prior To the time when President Grant
invited Governor Hayes and his wife to
spend few days with him at Long Branch.
Governor Hayes addressed a letter to the
cSident denying that lac had amy inten-
teen IN his letter of acceptance To nut any
slight upon the President or TO reflect On
the policy of his administration.
The business of the various executive
departments under Gran,'s administration
has been 81 loosely conducted, and the APP
PNntmenIs to CfIioe have lsen so badly
mNie, that the hooks Of the Treasury, ON
June ~, 1876, shaved defa GATORS On the
part "t Grants officeholders, which had
| 'ccun.n'Sted since he was insugurSied
J Pc s'dent, amounting IN the aggregate To
/ 10, 800 59a. The Taxpayers must make
this good.
Giant has under him an army Of ninety
! Thousand oihceholders. Zach Chan Her
the head devil of the administration and of
the Radical party, hleeds ,hvm freely to Sc
cure corrupunu fund for the canvass.
Just think Of il. Ninety thousand at an
average assessment of $50 each yields four
ailiiOn nee Auhdyea thOHsrAd dollars and
yet the cry of the Radicals in Indianapolis
is more money"
The Attorney General Of South Carolina
has put off the trial Of the parties charged
with being the leaders of the llamhurg
massacre until after the election, although
the accused insisted upon u speedy trial,
aud their counsel solemply protested
against a continuance Of the case. Unul
the trial of these persons takes place the
outrage organs should be silent about the
| Hamburg business.
II now turns out that the war against the
Sioux Was inaugurated for individual pur-
poses and gain. The violation OF u solemn
agreement with the Indians was made in
order to afford personal friends of Grant
AN opportunity Ia seize and speculate upon
mineral tracts and town sites in the Black
Hills country, and for M Other reason. II
was simply u national infamy. accumpls shed
for private gain. 1t is believed that young
John Delano and Fred Grant were two of
the most active members Of the Black Hills
ring.
leader of Ohio, Hon. Emil Rllhe, has to
say about Hayes:
ale was temperance han, and not tenn
perance msu by conviction, Tut merely tn
please certain highly respectable puritani.
cal fraction Of society. He was charged
with having aided the praying women o!
Ohio with money and with his influence.
: Whether that he so or not, II was certain
; | that he had never said or done ANYTHING To
hinder them in their fanatical C, urse.
Hayes did not belong to the Know.
Nothing order, at least il was never proven
that he did, but he belonged tn another AZ.
ciety, the American Alliance which pur-
,ued exactly identical purposes, which is
proven Ivy his letter to Sam. j. Tyler, the
secretary oflhst society. rlhsaloue ought
to be sufficient to condemn him Ia the eyes
of every Gcrman. Every liberahmindef
man ought to break all connection witk
such narrow minded purtans."