The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-17
Why Israeltte- should vote the Eeno-
cratic TfeksI.

ny AsFaeltIes nh0ul0 vote The Reno
cratic Ticket.
The american Israelite of August 4. for q
clpy of which we are indebted e. Nathan
Myer, of this city, says ''thst there is but
one choice left to the independent citizen
who loves the democratic republic and is
anxious To uphold it +; he must make the at
tempt to defeat the party in power in the
next presidential election, aud keep it out
OF power until it has given up its princip pie
OF Capitalization and all the wrongs and cor
ruptlon springing from that source. 1t must
give up extravaganza and advocate economy.
Ii must not breed and defend corruption in
official circles. It must not Chrisiianize this
people and government. Itmust not advo-
cate sectarianism in public schools and
government Institutions. II must not make
and enforce Sunday laws aud so-called renl-
perance laws. It must not insist upon high
tariffs and huge manufacturing companies.
l. must give up Glass legislation; in short,
1t must give up Capitalization of power aud
wealth. The party must be kept out of
pc Wer nntilit shall have learned these whole
some lessons. If we cast our votes In the
next presidential campaign for the Repub-
lican candidates for president and vice-p pre-
sldent, We vote into power the same nuga-
tory principle which under any man will
aud must produce the same nugatory effect.
Hayes is no better man than Grant, and can
no better check the evils which flow from
the same source with the same force. HAYES
Is neither more competent nor more honest
than Grant, and no more than Grant can he
or Will he change the principles of his party,
or emancipate himself from its statesmen
and politicians, which are the sources of
all the corruption, misrule, extravaganza,
failure and bankruptcy. We cannot vote
again in favor of the principle of centraliza-
ton.
1t is not our power to organize new and
pure Democratic party, and nominate ideal
candidates for the highest office; hence we
are left but one choice. viz to defeat the
Republican party by voting for the Demo-
cratic party, which, as a party, is against
Capitalization of power and wealth; is now
by the nature of things the reform party.
because it is the opposition; is In favor OF
free trade, State, municipal and personal
rights, as guaranteed by the COnst tuition,
and is not guilty of any of the bluuders and
crimes springing from the principle OF con
tralization. We must have change, and
we Can only effect it by voting with the
Democratic party. You say the Democratic
party in power will also steal, rob and an
nexpwell then, in four years we will change
again, and change so long till honesty will
be the policy also of politicians.
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS
Therefore, no choice is left Us; we mus
vote for Tilden asd Hendricks, who are
opposed to centraliz4tion of power and
We alth, and are not only pledged to reform,
but In position to carry it out, as they neeu
none of the corrupting means to reach the
tnh fhnxv
SO we feel, so we say, and so we will vote,
and So give it to our readers as the humble
opinion Of a disinterested private citizen,
who is no politician.
DESERVING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Republican party claims to be the re-
rm party, and Gen. Sherman confirms it.
Why desert it? The answer to this query is
plain, because the godfathers of the part
and its greatest men, those who built it up
and brought it to power, Seward, Chase,
Summer, Banks, johnson, Greeley and
many, many others, deserted it when it had
become party of Capitalization and extrav
agance, breeding and shelterlng corruption
and inc mpetency. No wonder that those
commonly called the BareaucrGts and Soda
tesk0 cling to the party in power. They do 81
in every country, and do so now here, wher,
they are aware that about thirty Thousand
officer, civil and military, must be returned
home to private lie, if any reform is to be
carried out. We have more civil officers il
proportion to population, and more military
officers In proportion to private soldiers
than any nation in the civilized world, &
that our extravagant number of officers anC
titles are too ridiculous to outlive the age O
extravaganza. Decentralization Is the only
remedy known to reshape and reform thi
government. There is too much power &C
cumulated in Washington; no ordinary
mortal can WELD it any longer, no demo
cratic republic can stand it very long; ther
is no necessity for it; reform means decen
tralization, first, cast off all the paraphernali
added during the last sixteen years to tn,
Legitimate business of the government, re
duce and simplify IN every department.
Democrats are true to their principles the,
must, whenever in power, decentralz
down to the original conceptions of State
municipal and personal rights, with the ex
ceptIon of the right of secession, which wa
never admitted by the party as such, AM
which the war has decided to he heresy
But in all other points, decentralization j
the only remedy known, and the Democrat
are the decentralizing party. Therefore W
Can vote the Democratic ticket only.