The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-12

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oeratic) says: "John Hancock will
grace the next Congress by his manly,
dignified presence. Where is thai
bloody shirt nowl Hancock was 6
steadfast Union man-as how could he
help being with such a name2"
The Marshall Herald says of Han.
cock: Whatever may be said of the
past, we cannot forget that, in the
darkest period of our political and So
cial history, after the war, he gallant.
ly and patrioucally threw himself into
the breach as the enemy of civil and
military despotism, and stood side by
size and shoulder to shoulder with the
good and true men OF the land.
The Brady City correspondent of the
Ne,cs Item says: "In the eternal fit
Eess OF things have heard that Wash
Jones had about six followers in this
county. Hancock takes wherever he
goes, as his Influence in the Federal
lower house benefited not only Texas,
but the entire South, and such faith
full public servant cannot be given up
to give place to mere political adj
veuturer."
The news comes from all parts of the
State that both Republicans and Dem
ocrats, who have affiliated with the
Greenback party, are deserving that or
ganizltion. Men who have been Dem
ocrats from principle can't affiliate with
the negroes and scslaw lgs who have
joined that party for the sake of plum
der, while honest Republicans will not
desert their first principles. The pres
ent indications point to most glori-
Gus defeat to the Greenback ticket at
he approaching election.
Marshall Herald: While we have
seen no formal acceptance by Capt. II.
T. O'Neal of the Greepback nomina-
ton for Congress, from what we could
learn az Jefferson, he is undoubtedly a
candidate. We supposed from the
meager representation in the Green
back convention, he would decline the
race, but it seems we were mistaken.
We regret his candidacy. 1t cannot be
otherwise than disastrous to him. Gull
berson's majority will be greatly in
creased and will exceed that of any
p :evious election.
The Greenbackers of Falls county
are sadly demoralized. When the
county convention met at Marlin last
week, the colored brothers discovered
they had a majority on the floor and
took possession, voting down the two
thirds rule suggested by the "poor
white trash" All their friends were
nominated for the offices and Col. j.
A. Kuox and A. D. Strykoen, the
founders of the party in the cnunty,
she!ved without ceremony. These
have bolted and are loudly calling for
new deal.
Express: The expectations of the
Greenbackers do not appear to have
been real ed at the "eraRd rally" at
Austin recently, when Hannah spoke.
Two thousand people were expected
two hundred appeared. The STATES
MAN thinks the meeting broke the
backbone of the Greenback party in
Texas. This statement of the STATES
MAN is about the first lntimation we
have had that that party had back
bone solid encu IN to admit of beiDgl
broken. They are trying to operate
with the spinal column of the Rcpub-
lIcan party, but that piece of anatomy
is too soft and weak to stand erect
even with the support of the Green
hackers.
Hon. J. D. Sayers will address the
people at the following times and
places: Georgetown, September 10;
Bolton, September 10; Gainesville, Sep
| TENDER IA Hamilton, September 16;
Meridian, September IS; Stephens
vile. September 20; Granbury, Sep
TENDER 90; Weatherford, September
%; Decatur, September %; Denton,
September 80; Fort Worth, October Q;
Dallas, October 4; Mckinney, Octo-
Der Z; Sherman, October 0; Bonham,
October II; Paris, October IA; ClaLks--
vile, October 16; Mount Pleasant, Oc-
tober 10; Sulphur Springs. October % /;
Greenvllle, October "a Terrell, Octo-
Der 26; Cleburne, October 30; Waxa-
hachie, October 81; Rillsooro, Novem-
Der 2; Waco, November 4.
Judge Terrell, we are informed by
the Sun, in his speech at Georgetown,
i'd that statistics showed the amount
OF money realized from cotton, beeves,
hides, ETC., produced in this State, to
$25 per capita for every man, woman
and child In Texas. Farmers of this
State are in better condition than
they ever have been. They have not
much money perhaps, but have better
improvements in every respect. 1t may
be asked what becomes of that $25 per
capita and what makes money scarce,
if Texas realizes 30 much from her pro-
auctions? A great deal of it is paid
out to Northern manufacturers for
reapers, threshers, plows, harrows,
wagons, gang plows and to fence in
the thousands of acres of rich lands
that have been improved in the last
two or three years. Besides all this
look at the number of emigrants that
flow into Texas every year with scarcely
means to get here, who must be provi-
ded for out of the products raised be-
fore their arrival. Texas to-day is in
as good circumstances as any State in
the Union.
A correspondent of the Telegram
says: "The people of Gonzales and
Caldwell counties do not take much
interest in the race between Ireland and
Schlelcher, and from observations made
by your correspondent at the recent
Ireland barbecue at Lockhart, the lat
ter gentleman will carry that county.
Ireland's speech was replete with sound
logic, but did not appear to be under
stood or appreciated, and the affair
passed off rather tamely, except the
telling speech of Major Burgess, who
Is working nobly for Ireland and the
Democracy. Both gentlemen are ac-
knowledged to be men of marked abil-
ity. Schleicher's hobby is frontier
protection-a home interest in this dis
trict; Ireland for more money, and
they hardly know whom they want.
They give Schleicher the credit of IN
creased protection to our frontier, but
there is a quiet farmer-like old man in
San Antonio, usually clad in rough
gray clothes, whose modest and unas-
sumIng department would never lead
one to suspect he was the commander
in-chief of the United States troops in
Texas, that has more influence in WASH
ington and has done more in attract
ing the attention of the government to
the wants of our frontier than anybody
else"
Lampasas Dispatch. sour readers
are referred to the communication
signed "A Democrat and Alliance Mem
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