New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-24
RTJINED BY DEMOCRACY.

plundered people, by a union OF the better
elements of the party in power with the
| Republican party, form an alliance OF
honest men and create wholesome State
government. Texas has been worse SWIM
died bv Democrats than the city OF New
York, and is less able to bear the mlsfor-
tune. The development of the resources
of the State depends upon immigration
to its domains; that is retarded by bad
government within its borders. The
Democratic papers in all quarters of the
State are crying out for reform. The Gal
weston NelcS says:
Texas is older than she was at the outset
of Governor Coke's administration. and
more lawlessness is re corded toward its
close than was known at its outset.
1t may be said that the party in power
is not responsible for the acts OF bad
Governor; that he does not represent the
party. The Democrats indorse Coke by
sending him to the United States Senate,
and thus acknowledge that he represents
them A letter from Austin to the Waco
Register says:
Since 1873 we have not had free school
in this city; the money raised by taxation
has nearly all been used to erect magnii-
cent schoolhouse, large enough to accom-
modate $50 puI lie; this is for ths whites, of
course, and although the colored children
of the city were entitled to their pro rata
of this fund, and were promised by the
board of trustees a school building, but go
far nothing has been done for them. 1t
would seem, that now having a free
school building, the trustees would
open a free school. at least, as long
as the public funds appropriated by
the last Legislature permit; we find. how
ever, this building taken possession of by
''Our best men," and i. about TO be opened
as private school How many free schools
will we have in the State this year, On
paper, large number-in reality. not one
This ls the way Democratic promises ara |
kept. That party is truly one of time hon
debt created of m ,re than 81 900 900 in less |
than three years, by the man of "the mas.
slve brain,' ''the peoples ideal, (" who will |
leave this State to ask admission to the |
United States Senate, leaving nothing but |
the rind of the bacon for the brood that |
succeeds him.
The San Antonio Herald, no longer able |
to apologize for its party, says:
Our State government is a curse. aud our
laws mockery.
Great hopes were based on the action
of Democratic Legislature. 1t con-
tlnued in session month after month.
squande1lng the means of the people.
multiplying offices and increasing sala-
ries. Its record is that Of the most cor
rupt legislative body that ever assembled
in any State. When there was nothing
else to steal, and when the public lands
had been traded away for private enter.
prises, the members seized $500, OCO be-
longing TO the school fund, the only pub
ic money left in the State, divided that
among themselves for mileage and per
lem, and left for their homes. Of their
disposal Of the public lands, the Herald / .
ays:
They have squandered like desperate and
lrunken gamblers that they were, eyery
crs OF the public domain. to Tom Scott.
I'd by every variety of OF iscts, Just as II
hey hal. been engaged in three card monte.
vas squandered at the card table.
Another paper says: II
State warrants have already fallen to t
lightly tive cents, and are still going down.
less than elk months they will bring
rocahly hity cents on the dollar. What :
oes al this tend to! Reputation,
Crime is on the increase, The TYLER
nder says;
We are acquifiny reputation more
dlous than when the State was a refuge |
or criminals from all the States in the
Union.
Fearing the defeat of the Boss Kelly
nd Tilden party in tn nationcl contest.
be Dallas Herald calls upon murderers
0 halt, saying:
The murder of j. N. Baughm an. a former
herih OF Wharton county, by assassins.
blowing I'M nedlately upon the slaughter |
elght negroes but aggravates the danger
f the hour. These crimes. beyond All
uestiOn, do imperil the safety of the State
hen committed in the facs of desperate =
ontess Tor party supremacy in the national :
overnment and it is not the part Of wise.
onest or honorable craftsmanship to tao
ly acquiesce 10 their Commission.
And then there is the humiliatinr adj
lission that
The people are heart sick and weary Of
lurder. They hang their heads in very V
hame at the character Texas in cbtaininp
broad. They know and fee, that it does
or every interest infinite hurt, retards i'm
'lgratlon, drives back CAPT al, arrests in.
srnal improvements, bankrupts and beg I
ars our citizens.
This Is Texas as it has coese to be under
democratic rule. 1t is what Northern f
democrats would have every Southern t
tate become, as means of foisting them
lives into power. The imperiled condi-
on OF Texas does not arouse the Democ-
ICY OF the State to better deeds. In
'oosing representatives they choose men
no will strictly represent the party, and
Of the best interests of the State. John 4
ancock is perhaps the best man the n
emocrats have sent to Congress since .
le war. He expressed Union and pro-
'esslve sentiments, and the Democracy =
'clded that he should represent his
ate no longer. II
Soon after the close of the war the tide o.
immigration set in heavily toward hi
exas. Its promising fields and broad 81
azing lands bid fair to become the 9.
'mes of millions of happy and prosper b
Is people. The natural advantages and