The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-26
PRESIDENT RAVES IN TEXAS.


What we want, those of us who do
not trade in offices, and who do not
propose to consolidate the people of
the North and South against one an
other, is the eviscerstion of sectional
ism from partlsanship. Mr.. Hayes has
adopted the proper policy. He may
doubt his own capacity to succeed. He
does not say that he will triumph. He
proposes to make a doubtful exper
iment. He would avoid, it seems, as
long as possible, the unavoidable col
lision with Blaine, Butler and Morton.
He does not know whether Northern
conservative Republicans, like Coz
ernors Hartranft and Palmer, have the
hardihoOd TO stand by him in this con-
fict. He sees leading Republicans
hesitating, and the ''chivalry" and par
tisan spouters and newspaper conduct
ors OF the South still hostile to him
self. They dcnOunce as traitors to the
South and decehcy those who dare tell
the truth and, doing the President JUS
tice, confess that be is tine country's
benefactor and the more to the very
extent that be dissolves and annihi-
lates existing geographical parties.
Phillips and Garrison and Blaine and
the Boston MethodIsts lead the way,
and the Registers and the Heralds and
the Millses catch the loud refrain, and
while Bliine unchurches conservative
Republicans down East, Southern par
tisans ascribe to those who approve the
conduct and policy of the administra.
tlon the basest purposes and treason to
the 'heaven-descended party" Mean
while, it is proper to say, that the
North may comprehend the plain facts,
that the people of Texas, as we happen
to know, and we cannot be mistaken
in this, approve the policy of the
STATESMAN. We have letters from
many counties and from all sources of
information are assured that if Presi-
dent Hayes persist in his present course,
whatever the party leaders and party
organs say about it, the intelligent
people of town and country will ad -
here to HIM. They now begin to COM
krr oil,
him as he is and not as bcheld,
while the bloody shirt shut out the
sunlight from the narrow easement
looking North through which we are
suffered, by partisanship, to contem-
plate Northern facts. Comprehending
the character and personal virtues of
the man, and seeing how modestly and
yet persistently he adheres to his pur-
pose to restore the freedom of States,
repress military sway and reproduce
pure republican governments of our
fathers, the people of Texas gather
confidence in the President with the
progress of events, and these people
would be false to themselves, their
history and independent modes of life,
If they did not dare to stand by the
President who dares, IN defiance of his
own party and its traditions and
crimes, to liberate and Confde in the
South.
= proper sense of honor and self
respect rs well as convictions of right
and wisdom impel the true people
to defy the selfish and extreme party
leaders North and South and become
the declared adherents of statesm an
while he forgets partisanship and be-
comes the country's instead of the par
ty's President. If Mr.. Hayes succeed
if his aims be achieved if the indus
try of the South be reproduced if our
internal commerce be revivified, and
rivers and ports opened, and lines of
steamships connect Galveston and
New Orleans with Rio and Vera Cruz
and with Cuba and European CONNER
cial marts; if the trade of the Mlssls-
sippi valley be turned backward from
the East towards cities along the MIS-
sissippi because the river is made an
arm of the sea; if with these benefac-
tlons done the South that gre ,test de-
gree of local freedom consistent with
the perpetuity of perfect union be at
tained, there are none, who do not
love party more than country, who
will fail to award the President every
honor and service due the foremost
statesman and patriot of this or any
age or party.