Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-07-19

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soilers' and know Nothings"
as national parties, and the
"Tadpoles" as a State party;
and coming home to Washing
ton county. we have the Osol
party. To show conclusively
that the name is appropriate,
we quote at the head of this ar
ticle the meaning of the word
owl as applied to the Republi-
can roosters hereabouts. 1t
will be noticed that the word
owl is not derived from the
bird of that name and has no
reference to wisdom, but has
significant reference to the hab-
its of the bird.
1t is significant and well
known fact that the so-called
Republicans of this county are
in the habit of proving at
night; they hold secret meet
ings or love feasts, to which
none but the faithful are admit
ed. On one occasion, yet fresh
in the memory of this party, a
representative of the BANNER
was invited to leave a 'conclave,
because they were afraid to
submit their doings to the citi-
cisms of an intelligent commu-
nifty. They hold their meetings
chiefly at night and, it is said,
would rather see his satanic
majesty with ears like "bacca
leaf, tail like a corn stalk and
eyes like two balls of fire" make
his appearance than to endure
the presence of a known Demo-
crat. If they do not design
practicing deceit with the UNI
educated and to a great extent
ignorant negro, why do they
not hold public meetings like
the Delnocratsp The white
men who are seeking Office at
the hands of this class of color
ed people never have anything
to say to white men belonging
to the Democratic party. If
approached upon the subject,
they look wise like an owl and
say nothing, simply because
they have nothing to say.
There is not one of them but
will acknowledge, if closely
pressed, that there is no Repub-
lican party in Texas,-it is with
out head or tail; there is no
party organization as applied to
the State. If they are good
men and are entitled to the suf-
frages of the intelligent portion
of the community, both white
and black, why not come out in
open daylight and advocate
their claims? 1t is a clear propo-
sition that a cause that will not
undergo the scrutiny of the in
telligent portion of the commu-
nifty is an unworthy one. If
the colored people will pay
close attention to these Office
seekers, they will find that their
chief stock in trade is not any
special or particular merit pos
sessed by them, but consists al
most wholly in abuse of Demo-
Gratis and the Democratic party
1t is said that everything is
fair in politics; the BANNER de-
sires to say that it has no per-
sonal ill-feeling towards any of
the white men who are running
on the so-called owl ticket. They
want office and the BANNER
does not want them to have it.
The intelligent and respectable
white people of this county
want to control county affairs
and propose to use all honorable
means to do SO. They are
friendly towards the colored
people, and would willingly
have their aid and assistance in
bringing about the desired end.
The record of the administration
of the county's affairs by Re
publican commissioners court
There is only one Democratic
commissioned is before the
public. County scrip. notwith-
standing a rigorous collection of
taxes, is only worth SEVENTY
CENTS on the DOLLAR. Is
any better evidency of incom-
potency desired =. |
CAUCUS speeches were made