The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-21
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1t was hardly supposed that q paper ex-,
listed in Texas so weak as to state that pub
licity given to crime in Texas has been the
cause of appropriations made by Congress
for river and harbor purposes being with
held, but such can be asserted as SO. The
Houston Telegraph claims that the reported
crimes in Texas have been the cause of such
hostile demonstration, and the Telegraph
essays to call journals, giving record of
crimes committed, truthful records too.
'.pr0fessed Democratic journals" We are
aware that the Telegraph runs in groove;
that its Democracy Is tested by the closeness
with which it can move IN the ruts prepared
by party drivers, whippers-ln, who would
at times have the organs of Democracy say
that black Is white and white black. We
know that the great whipper-in of personal
and not principle servers has said that the
press OF Texas lies about crime, and we
know that the Telegraph has folded itself
within the shadow OF this one man in
fluence for long time; that its pulsations
keep time with the expansion of his will;
but we were not prepared to believe, be-
cause Coke says the record of crime Is lie,
that the Telegraph would catch up
the inspiration, and proceed even further
to the reading-out of the Democratic party
papers that have told current truths, though
Coke declared them falsehoods. The Iele-
graph should not be held responsible for its
position, for it was simply pulsation of
Coke's which in the Telegraph became
raging fever. Coke said it was false; the
Telegraph proceeded to excommunieate the
Offenders. b. The STATESMAN has repub-i
lished only portion of the crimes which it
has found reported by thepress of the State,
for our heart has often grown weary OF
these details, and they have been passed
over in silence. 1t has given publicity to.
crime with hope that the Executive might
conclude to use his influence to prevent it,
but it is notorious, fact that he has adopted
every means in his power to defeat all leg
islation looking towards suppressing it.
Several bills were presented in the last
Legislature to meet such an end, but Coke
:sm prevailed and they all died of it. 1t
was this. same Cokeism,- exercising
It's power upon all occasions and
for all purposes, which directed the
Legislature most of the time, and defeated
it at all other times. The fact is Coke, has
controlled everything. He has been as
supreme in Texas as Grant has been in the
United States. Full of adroitness and cum
ming, he has devoted himself to his per
sonal eHds, and has used the people blindly
He boasts of lifting the State out OF
financial quagmires, but millions of bonds
have been sold 10 do this. The revenues
have been inadequate to meet expenditures,
and by selling bonds he has prevented in
creased taxation, all, too, that he might claim
no financial trouble had arisen before his
successor received the reins of govern
ment. But cunning is Unstable it lasts for
q season, and when the veil is Withdrawn,
monstrosities appear beyond it. Only the
other day, Governor Coke held there was
no necessity for increase in taxation, and
succeeded in preventing, against the best
judgment of sound financial men, g tar bill
providing for deficiencies He had OBJ
iained the privilege of selling the United
States bonds standing to the credit of the
school fund, and with the proceeds he had
thought to keep financial sailing smooth until
Hubbard would step upon the boards. he
counted without his host, for the 300 900
obtained from the sale of these bonds was all
gone inside a month, and to-day the hold
ers of State warrants are turned away from
the treasury withost the probability Of gst-l
ting cent and the old game Of maripu-
lating sheriffs is resorsed TO, the original
holders OF warrants being sabjerted TO
loss of fifteen per cent, and
Coke's financasl management has brought
about this condition Of affairs This result
arises simply from an effort 70 eysde re
sponsibility and TO deceive the people; 10
prevent any increase in taxHtion or expense
until Hubbard should stepin 10 receive the
eaas Of this fnancial demorslization- BE
has opposed all measures looking 70 sela-
! tionaf the States financial 90 ndifi0n, ,dodg-I
ing behind the popular shield Of expense,