The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19
GOV. DAVIS AND THE FINAL
EMANCBPATION OF TEXAS.

EHA NCBF FATION OF TEN AS.
The President has finally destroyed
the Radical party In Mississippi By de-
Rlarins that no party manager shall
hold Federal Office. The party lead
rrs counted noses and offices, the equa-
tion was perfect, and the shameful
record was wiped out. The innocent
negro was left n1erless, and the party
rudderless. Governor Davis and his
little cOterie of partisan and personal
adherents constitute the present fight
ing force OF the blessed party Of bless
ed memories in Texas. He has been
in Washington some time, devoted es-
pecially to the pleasing business of
having Marshal Purnelt guillOtined.
The redoubtable Purnell doesn't seem
to be greatly alarmed, and yet each
morning, when he opens his weary
eyes, he is accustomed, like each
Freuchnan of 1889, to feel his neck
that he may know certainly that his
jolly little heal is still properly fasten-
ed 10 his body. The redoubtable Gov
ernor is doomed, We greatly fear, to
allure. We call him "Governor.
This title as the hons skin the ass
wears, and the mere man, Davis, fails
10 impress the President and Cabinet
with the fun measure and weight OF
departed greatness. The Governors"
retinue is nlsb wanting in impressive
ness. Il consists of the city attorney
Of Austin. This pleasing, smiling,
smirkIng, jerking color sergeant of
Davis looks up as if his eyes rested on
Alpine heights, and he makes ghastly
grimaces and smirks and smiles bland
ly and admiringly while he contem.
plates the Governor, wh) slings slang
ut Puruell to Overwhelm the President.
The towering form of Davis ana tid-
getty Britton will be alike politely
bowed out of the White House, and
Purnell- will retain the place he holds.
In any event, The President will hardly
bc guilty OF the folly Of substituting
Brit:on or ex Governor DAVIS. Ia fact,
# Davis and Brltton he crowned
with appointments, the Radical party
IN Tcxas, as in Mississippi, must go
into final liquidation. BrittOn and
Davis and Major Bob Campbell are the
three nOn-officeholding white Radi-
Gals in Texas. The Presidents decree
declaring against the right of an office
holder to play the party manager, in
the event contemplated, must leave the
organization in Texas headless, and if
the President give Davis and Britton
places we may know that he would de-
stroy the foulest, corruptest combina-
tion of barnacles and placeseekers and
carpet-baggers that ever consplred to
rule and roo q commonwealth. Hap
PLY for Texas. there are two wings to
this body of placeholders and place
seekers. They have been busy, ever
since Mr.. Hayes's inauguration, telling
the truth about one another in Wash
ington, and have blackened one an
others faces and fame to such an ex-
tent that the President doubts the hon
esty of everybody in Texas. Very GER
tainly if he pursue policy which de-
stroys the Davis-Britton and Purnell
factions of Radicalism he will do the
country infinite service. AS parties ex
ist in Texas there are just enough Of
the Davis and Purnell factions, when
cooperating, to drive the whole popu-
lation of the country into the Demo
cratic ranks. Practically there is but
one party in the State. Ridicalism
has force enough in its horrible vices
to make the Democratic organization a
solid mass. II the devil himself, la
beled Democracy" appeared candi-
date for office in Texas, while Davis
and Purnell exist as political facts, the
devil would carry the State by one
hundred and fifty thousand majority.
Coke labeled the Rutabaga Constitu
tion Democracy" and the people
went blindly into the deadfall. The
STATESMAN protested IN vain. Ireland
shrieked democracy the terrors oil
Radicalism as personsted by Davis and
Purnell rose up before the minds eye
of every Texan, and the Constitution
was approved even when despised.
But Davis aud Britton and PurnelI
made Coke and the Constitution omni
potent, and such was the els tergo ap
piled by Radicalism that the mad
dened Democracy projected Coke, the
political antipode of Davis, into th'
Federal Senate. Unhappily, there wa
no opposition to Democracy in th'
Constitutional Convention. II wa
wholly one-sided. The majority haG
no checks, imposed by an opposition
party, to its follies aud excesses, anC
the painful, pitiable result is before us
The destruction Of the Radical party
in Texas will be, as facts recited dem
onstrate, of infinite service to the com
monwealth. Its disappearance woulC
enable the people to send men of abil-
ity and learning to the Legislature
Such is the present force of partisan
ship that it always happens that whel
an idiot or knave secures the leader
ship in a corner grocery convention
the people are forced by Radicalisn
80 vote the straight ticket" an'
Black Crooks and empty -pated littl
fellows have filed the Capitol. Wher
Radicalism no longer consolidates tn
people they win be free to follow die
tates of good sense and honest pa
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