The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02
Political Notes.


/ Southern Democrats will not object to the
/ presence OF regular troops. who will serve
/ to restrain the violence Of the armed blacks,
and the last desperate expedient OF the
Radicals VIII only iBuTe to the benefit of
our cause.
4, Meeting of the Scandinavian Reform
Club in New York on Monday evening Il e
president announced that tue support of the
uFg&a.zItiUu was to be given To Tilden and
Hendricks, notwithstanding that heretofo!e
it had supported the Republican ticket.
They could rot, he said. vote for man
who hat manifested his hatred for the fer
eignl orr vo:or.
Terry Back denies that he and others
sgreed To af,ise Wade Hampton TO with
draw. He, however. vigorously discusses
Grams proclamation. He said in an inter-
VIEW: 1t is the most lawless outrage on
record. 1t is forbidden By the express
words of the Constitution, and by its whole
spirit. Even if il were the exercise of le-
gal power, it is cruelty SO base that no
civilized despot would be guiltj of it,"
The New York Herald CT the twentieth
inst, in reviewing the act Of the city De
mocracy in nominating Smith Ely, jr. for
the mayoralty, says: "IIe long ago took
the measure Of all the leading poll
tlciAns OF the city; he knows their
character, understands their relation to one
another and to schemes for spending pub
lie money for private advantage and is
better qualified than any Other thoroughly
honest man in the city for circumventing
their corrupt projects. 1t is nomination
lit to be made, and which public opinion
will heartily endorse. No opposition to it
has any chance of success. 1t substantially
unites the Democratic party of the city and
materially strengthens Its State and nation
al tickets"
United States army officers are accus-
toned TO denounce this sending troops
down South for political pup Dses in un-
measured terms; nor did they hesitate to
express the adherence they felt at being as
signed to this kind of police duty. Said
lieutenant: Il think this kind of service
too dirty for the officers and army of this
government to be assigned to. If the War
Department and the officers at Washington
desire that the South should be placed I'M
der this kind of surveillance, why then let
special detectives, such as are used in the
secret service, be employed" This officer
expressed the kIndest feeling towards the
people of the South, and all uni in saying
that the government should not interfere In
be adjusted by the State governments. A
colonel on his way to South Carolina says
that large majority of the soldiers and
officers are for lllden.
In addition to the possibility of again
concentrating the forces of the administra-
ton upon a single State, there is another
consideration which induces belief that
Ohio may, in the November contest, cast
her vote tor the Democracy. That is be-
cause many important campaign facts that
did not fully permeate that Stale before the
October election will have their influence
throughout all its districts before the sew
enth of November. The news of the proofs
of Hayes acceptance of the American Ali,
ance nomination had not reached the in
terror fully before the October vote, and
had not been sufficiently placed before the
people to make them understand the full
extent of Hayes's pertidY in accepting the
nomination, while at the same time declar-
ing GE letter that he abhorred all the prin-
cipies advocated by the alliance, and would
do his utmost always to defeat them as re-
pugnan: to Republican government.
The New York Sun declares that "the
vote in the Vest shows the Germans are
deaf to the appeals Of the bloody shirt ora
tors. that Gail SchuIz has lost power with
them, and that they discern that tine over
mastering issue of this campaign isthe re-
form OF the abuses which sixteen years of
Republican dominance has established IN
the administration of the government.
The Germans of the East are Of the same
mind with their brethren of the West. This
fact, with Others, gives promise of heavy
majority for Ti'den IN this Safe, where the
great bal re will be fought. The Republ-
can orators, released by the close of the
canYass il, OHIO and Indiana, will be
brought hitr1111s e>to wave the bloody shirt;
but they will find f6ass-it is not standard
which will stir the enthusiasm Of our vo-
tiers. The citizens of New York know Gov
ernor Tllden. They personally benefit by
his reduction of taxes and the reforms he
has introduced at Albany"