The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-21
WHAT THE TEXAS DELEGATION
AND THEIR SOUTHERN ASSO-
CIATRS HAVE BEFORE THEM
AT WARRINGTON.

The ''solId South" is again the war
cry OF Northern Republicanism. 1t
signifies, OF course, the "solId North"
and the weaker solidity goes to the
wall In 1890. Moreover, while the
Democrats control both branches of
Congress, the Republicans are respon-
sihle for the conduct of the President.
His advisers are among the FORE
most men in America. EYarts and
Thompson, OF the Cabinet, are unsnr-
passed in learning and both were
reared conservatives. They will prob
ably stand still, but carefully guard
agsinst any false step in any d.
Erection. The result of the next presi
Dental election depends mainly upon
the relative wisdom of the two
branches OF the government; the one,
directed and controlled by the Demo-
Gratis; the other, by the Republican
President, Hayes, and his Cabinet. I'm
fortunately there is no perfect unity
among Democrats in the House or Sen
ate. Bayard, the most admirable and
personally the most popular of his
party and most esteemed for his moral
heFoism aud faultless taste and learn
ing, is hard money Democrat, while
Thurman, deemed the senatorial leader
Of his party, has been trimming
the sails that shape the course of
the bark OF his political fortunes
to catch the winds from all quarters
that be may be waited INTO the presi-
dency In 1880. The rudder has not
been deity handled, and Mr.. Thur
mans strength would have been great
unfhcfE OPINIONS or MI. BayGfd. t h en-:
dricks stands first and foremost, and
whether the Democracy can elect even
such citizen rs the, with such his
tory, depends, a. we have stated, upon
the extent to which the Democracy in
the House aud Senate succeed in dis
polling this unfortunate impression
rv1Ring the North that the war
Il 1s60-6>-is only transferred to the
sarens Of politics, and that the South
- still in arms against the
North. Everywhere in the South, even
in districts in which negroes outnum-
Der whites as two to one. Radical can
didates have been thoroughly beaten
and white men elected. By one or
another means carpet-bsggers have
been thwarted Of their purposes, and
for the first time the negroes have voi-
ed for one Of their own number or for
Southern white men. Even here in
this capital district of Texas the ne
groes, as advised by their white lead
era and owners, have voted for a rebel
in opposition to Hancock, the staunch-
est uHlonist the South has known.
Northern people and party-leaders
do not comprehend these facts.
We know that Northern news
papers and party-leaders, as Bishop
Haven will attest when he returns
70 Boston, utterly misrepFesent the
facts and give false reasons for them.
No do not believe there has been an
Instance Of technical bulldozing" in
Texas. A case Of the sort has been
asserted to exist in one of the southern
counties of the State. but it is the only
Instance that has occurred any where
west Of the Mississippi. There was
no need for it. Colored voters, like
white voters everywhere, have lost
ihsir reckoning. Coming over the |
returns in Texas we discover that the |
Independent white voter is no myth,
and the colored were wofully con-
fused when DAVIS was going one
way and Norton another, and |
HsncocE, 90 iaitio an Union
man, still another. Party lines were
utterly disrupted not only in Massa-
chusetss, but in South Carolina. The
party when It forgets silver and gold
spd tariffs. holds only to the shadow
Of name, and it comes to this at last,
Il this Democratic Congress act wisely
enough to control the independent
voters" Of 1880. the next President
Nill be Democrat and not otherwise.
Just Row Repablicanism Is almost su-
pFeme throughout the North. Inde-
re1denls have abandoned the Demo-
esekc party because Of its equivocal
Rc.ilion On the money question, and
because violent Republican, have
.esin raised the CRY OF sectionahsm.
ferry certainly, TO win the Presidency
h 1850 We must win back the indie
1eel voters and the task is to be
[cbiered by the moderation and wis
'on Of Democratic representatives in
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