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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-02-01

DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF THE
J UNITED STATES.
Authorized Capital. $500, 900.
Paid I'm CapitaI ................... 1oO,O
Permanent Surplus Fund ........... $50,0U0.00
Dividend maid March 4 1874 4........ $4,000 90
Average Deposits proceeding six months, 4s50oUu u0
Invested in U. s. Bonds. .....:... I4"WLUu
We transact general Banking business and buy, at
highest rates Gold Dust Coin. Gold and Silver Bull
ion and Local Securities: Sell Exchange and Iee-
States. the Canadas Great Britain, Ireland and the
Continent COLLECTIONS made and proceeds remitted
promptly Our facilities for handling
SILVER ORES are particularly good, and this
branch of our business will receive special attention
Cash advances made upon Ores and same shlpped for
account of owners. OR WE WILL BUY FOR
CASH at the very best rates allowable. Owners OF
mines win consult their interests BY calling upon u.s.
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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-02-01

The best way to induce sleep is to shut
your eyes and think of nothing. An old
man told his minister that he did this one
Sunday morning while he was preaching
and that it worked admirably. The min
ist er asked him why he did not think of
the sermon, and the old man replied naively
that that was just what he was thinking
about, and that it was so near to nothing
that the difference could not be perceived
and so he dropped off into quiet and re-
freshing slumber.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
WHO SHOULD HEP FIRST, AND
WHY...THEIR NAMES--BRASS
TACKS.

If people here do not act, the road
from Georgetown will go to Manor.
The Central Railroad Company's man.
ayers say they will take it to that point
from Palm Valley. From Georgetown,
in the other direction, Belton will as
sume the task and extend the road
through the rich county of Bell to its
active, vigorous, prosperous capital.
Thus It will happen, simply because
two or three selfish men go mouthing
about their poverty, about the streets,
and telling of the wildness of the
scheme. and inventing all sorts of apol-
ogies for penuriousness-thu it will
happen that the little trade left US from
the country north of Austin will be
forever taken away. Ifthe harrow gauge
ever be diverted from Austin towards
Manor these selfish drivelers viii find
themselves utterly penalties and beg
gsrei. II they accomplish their pur-
pose and simply by inaetion and by
waiting for others, poorer than they,
to do for them what they should
do for themselves, II they de-
stroY Austin, the generous and liberal
who come to the city's rescue and pro-
pose 70 pay out money to save it
should meet and thank God that they
lose most who do least. The poor can
stand it, but the hoarders Of DIRT and
dollars cannot. But let Us build the
road and have no chickering's and no
exhibitions of meanness or penurious-
ness or sel6shness. Tax assessors'
books. State, city, county and Federal,
show what we should each pay, and If
We taxed ourselves ten per cent. each,
on all We have, In order to build this
road, the act would be most wise
aud not more generous than wise.
clnzens Of Georgetown sce that their
town Is doomed without the road to
Austin or to Manor, and they are going
to that point which helps them most.
But they are determined first to
help themselves. We ere in pre-
cisely the condition Of Georre.axn
placed there by the curvstsre Of the
international. Are not onr people As
uise as ths5. and can We not see that
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07

THE Presidents opinion that by. re-
monetizIng silver we wrong holders of
American securities would be well
founded if these bondholders had not
resorted to practices of shameless fraud
in order to rob the people by making
bonds, that were payable in silver or
paper or gold, payable in gold alone.
If the bondholdcrs IN Europe were not,
those of America, constituting the
great majority of the holders of United
States securities, used a finance COM
mittee of the House to fasten this gross
wrong upon the people and silver was
demonetized without the knowledge Of
Congressman or people. The people
of the United States, no more than
European bondholders, should not
suffer for wrong done by agents of
bondholders. These surely corrupted
a majority of congressional commit
tee and the ''principals" of these
agents should refund losses sustained
by their innocent associate bondholders
IN Europe. Perhaps these foreign bond
holders OF whom the President tells
should file bill against the American
swindlers of the people and the chan
Gerry court, if a court of conscience,
rather than of law, would give the
European purchaser of American bonds
proper damages. An action in such
court would not lie against the people
OF the United States, but against those
who misled the purchasers of bones
by causing Congress to demoDetize sill
yer without the knowledge or purpose
of Congress to do this thing. Tax
payers, the President should know,
have never violated any contract made
by them or by anyone for them. The
bonds, on their face, are payable in
''coin," or In silver or gold or green
backs, and the holders of these bonds
cannot go behind the ''face of the pe-
pers" or through their agents, by
fraud, change the letter and terms of
the contract. 1t is we'll enough, how
ever, for the President of the United
States to confess profound respect
for the honor of his country. In this
be is not surpassed by the people who
the reconciliation of silver.
The difference is that the people are
dragged down to poverty, idleness and
oeggary by contraction, by the bond
holders greed for gold and By this
demonetization of silver,
while the President pockets a salary
of $50, 900 per annum.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
The Dardanelle..

This strait, anciently known as the
Hellespont, has taken its present name
from the four forts built at Its entrance
in the seventeenth century-two by
Mahomet III. and two by Mahomet w.
These were constructed to prevent the
approach of war ships to Constantine
pie. Put in good condition and armed
with the artillery of these days, they
would trouble the passage of any feet.
though they have been repeatedly
passed, and might, therefore, make the
pretense of the Porte to close the strait
rather more than diplomatic curiosity.
This pretense has been formally recoe-
nized by treaties in 1907, in 1S41. in
1856 and in 1871. Iu 1871 the Confer.
ence Of London, called in consequence
of Russia's repudiation, IN 1870, OF Ger
tain clauses of the Treaty of Paris, de-
creed the continuation Of this restric-
tion as declared in the Treaty of Pans.
but conceded the 6ultan's authority to
permit the passage of the ships of
friendly powers in time Of peace. This
concession of the Sultan's ssauthorityr
in his dominions indicates that tAe
-<@ANo1SA(o ~ ~ Al COutsC VI tlLlC Oc-
come of greater interest to another
power than to Turkey, and it was the
consent of that power-EngIand-that
was thus given to the Padisbah. In
the circular of 1868, in regard to the
passage Of the Wabash, the Sultan
claimed 10 exercise this restricuon as q
territorial right. It was in that sense
that the Treaty Of Paris affirmed the
right, as an ancient one; but that treaty
even deprived the Sultan Of the right
Of consent in regard to it. There are,
therefore, some rational and legal en-
tanglements that are rather queer. The
Dardanelles are within the S0ltanis ter
ritory, but they are closed, not by hrs
will, but By the will of q remote naval
power, and yet that power does not ex
ercise authority there a. il might b,
mere force on the high seas, but cos
sututes the sovereign Sultan the sxecu-
i've Of its will; aud though IL Is nct
ready 70 night for the maintenaDce OF
this right IL calls out on Europe 10
maintain il and not 20 let victorious
Russia encroach therein. because thss
would be violstion Of the privilege Of
thss poor old salts1-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07

Col. Polk, the door-keeper of the
House, was told when he took office
that there were two classes of barns-
cles; one that he would turn out, the
other which he would refuse to let in.
These two would commit any crime
perjlrs signifying nothing-to destroy
him. The prediction has been verified
and Polk only escapes because the
hungry knaves happen to contradict
one another. The Democratic party,
Just now, controls only two hundred
Federal Offices, and half of them are at
Col. Folks disposal, and there are fifty
thousand Democrats starving for these
soft places. No wonder poor Fitzhugh
vent under, aud no wonder that the
"outs, in the struggle to be the sins, +"
keep Polk in hot water.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
Br,ss,ns ,he R,.ody oh.,u,.
AUsIIx, February 81, 1878


Editors Democratic Statesman a-Th,
telegrsm from Washington oI February
25 coa,sins the following piece OF ne ".
to tie Veterans of the Florida and
Texan wars:
"The bill to pension soldiers Of th,
Indian and NJ xican wars was taker
up. ana Mr.. Joyce, of Vermont, made
speech against 1t, on the g.oaud
that IL would be largely FOR tie
benefit of men wLo fought
against the government during The
late War. This speech was denounced
with great vehemence by Mr.. Goode,
OF Virgins.
Mr.. Jlyce is correct when he states that
this pension, if granted, would be
'argly for the benefit of Southern and
Western men.
Whether the majority of the old
soldiers of the Florida and Mexican
wars were Union men or Confed arates
in the lste war, matters very little to
men from New England of tho joyce
stamp. Ii is sufficient for him, and
all Others of his iik, that the pension,
il granted. will not benefit his ''con.
stituents," and upon that broad
s'atesmanlIke view he opposes il.
Upon the same ground, Mr.. Joyce can
very consistently oppose any appropria-
ton for the Improvement of Western
and Southern rivers and harbors-''it
would be largely for the benefit of
men who fought against the govern
nent In the late war" Or if a duty
was to be imposed or a tax abolished,
Nj. Joyce would necessarily oppose its
imposition or abolition if it happened
directly or indirectly ITO benefit men
who fought against the government in
the late war"
Whilst the true meH, the honest
-oldlers both Nor.h and South, who
met in many bloody battles, offering
their lives and fortunes in sustaining
their Conscientious views of what they
believed to be right, have long since
met and forgotten and forgiven the past,
there still remain men like Joyce,
who would rejoice to see the siumber-
ing embers of sectional hate famed
again into fierce fire. These vindic
tive iends are always ready to inspire
others with their satanic hatred, but
cowardly stand aloof when the conflict
comes. Esvy, hate and vindictive
malice are not the characteristics of
brave men. The kindly greetings,
generous services and magnanimous de-.
fease of the South and Southern peo-
pie by gallant soldiers of the North
since the war are proof sufficient that
all of the people of tie North do not
indorse such men as this Mr.. Joyce.
The pension which is asked for these
veterans is but pitiful sum. Hun
dreds of the survivors of the Mexican
war do not ask or care for this gratui-
ty, but there are many to whom it
would be God-send, and 1t is for
these destitute comrades that such
men as Denver, Maxey, Heitzleman,
Cadw wallader, Sherman and a host OF
others who served in the Mexican war
are zcalously at work urging the pas
ssge of the ill now pending.
- l.. ". 8.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
CONVENTION OF IN$URANCE
A ENTS AND PRESIDE IT'S
IN GALVESTON.

The insurance agents, life andfre,
of this world and the next, meet to-
day in Galveston. They invite Col.
King, State Commissioner of Inslr-
ance, to attend TIE convocation. Its
purpose is to dehne rates of CHARGES
and see that bankrupt, insolvent ins.i-
tutions are not suffered to compae
with those that pay losses. There is
no subject in reference to which leglslG-
tion has been SO unwise. Whatever
the interests of an individual, that of
the State never dictated the INSURANCE
of human life. Insurance managers
are shrewd people, who see to it that
the profits of the business are all on one
side of the account. Everybody ad-
mits this or must confess that New
York and Hartford and Boston inan.
ciers are great idiots. They have the
game in their own hands and play for
profits alone. We must therefore
admit that the system takes more
money out than it sends into Texas.
Not only is the country thus impovcr.
ished, but the state of morals generated
is absolutely vicious. The life insur-
ance manager who said he would in
sure no ugly married woman, over
thirty years of age, because he had
found that arsenic was often mistaken,
when such women were sick, for calo-
mel, uttered q terrific criticism upon
a system of business which proffers
large sums as rewards for the basest
practices of the poisoner's art. Rarely
has life assurance wrought the depri-
Tation of life, but its effects upon So
cial and individual industry are simply
ruInous. There are neighborhoods
and counties in older States than this
desolated by life assurance. Old plant
ers have invested the wreck of their
fortunes In life policies. They have
toiled simply for the purpose of paying
premiums. Products of industry, that
should have been invested in enlargiDg
farms and in beautifying homes, have
been used in paving Wall street with
gold, and in rendering monstrous the
accumulated capitals of life assu-
rance associatlens. Therefore the des-
olateness of unfenced, half-tilled
plantations and filthiness Of un-
painted. dilapidsted southern home
steads. Il is to be hoped that
the contention at Galveston Will dis
cuss these questions and enlighten the
yictimized people, who are taught by
insurance agents how to bet on game
in which human lives are staked against
round sums. Let rs know, too, wheth-
er these agents would not have the
State demand deposit Of State bonds
in the State Treasury as security for
losses By Gre incurred BY the assured,
and then when the life business is en-
ally put to death together with bogus
Chicago IRE and other companies, and
when those that are solvent are clearly
distinguished from bankrupt instiiu-
tioSA the drunmers. having served
wsll the State and people. may sd-
journ.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
THE r4NURE OF OFFICE Acr.


Kellogg is suffered by the maj ,rity
of the United States S-nate to control
appointments in Louslana, even as
Conkling disposes of the patronage of
New York. Senator Thurman, some
years ago, made a powerful speech
against the law enacted 10 tie Andrew
Johnson's hands and transfer to the
Senate privileges given by the Consti-
tuition and by prescription to the Pres
ident. l. hsppens. however, that
Democratic as well as Republican Sen
ators love power, and next year, when
the Democracy will have ms jority in
the Senate, this edged tool will cut in
another direction. To-day it serves to
perpetuate the supremacy of Radical
Senators in their several States, and
keep them in Office; next year, 1t will
prove equ alY useful to Democratic
Senators. Therefore, Senator Maxey
sees no special reason why he should
weep because he voted with Conkling
when this issue, not long ago, was be-
fore the Senate. The whole DEM
cratic panty and press have been de-
uouucing this rule of the Senate, made
to restrict the influence and power of
President johnson, for twelve years
past. Senators have even demonstra-
ted the unconstitutionality of tins re-
striction of presidential authority
But the horse is getting to be of an
other color, and next year we may find
Thurman and the rest gamooling
gracefully over their several States
filling Federal Offices ard rejecting
Hayes's appointees as blandly as does
the cheerful Ihr. Kellogg. But the
ugly, irrepressible question still pre-
stnts its disagreesble shape, and we
are forced to iTouire whether it will be
right for Senators Maxey and Thur
man to do that which is criminal and
unconstitutional when done by Conk-
ling and Kellogg Senator Coke has
said that the principle to be applied is
the same whether tae Senate be Demo
cratic or Republican; but Senator
Maxey Is more PRACTICAL if not more
constitutional. Letter-wiiters say that
Democratic Senator'S openly declare
their willingness 10 accept as boon
to Democratic Senate The operation
of the tenure of office act, which was
most offensive to the country when
used by Rad.cslism to emasculate three
successive administrations.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
WHAT GOOD WILL COME OF III

People are apt to exsggerate the vir
tues and possibilities of the silver bill
Its greatest good consists in the fac
that it enables the people to pay pri
vate Indebtedness in SILVER or gold, a
they choose, as was their original right
The government will pay out green
backs for silver bullion at the mintS,
and these greenbacks viii go into cir.
culation as distributed by miners,
while the silver bullion, heaped up in
repositories in San Francisco and New
York, avsils 10 nothing the worlds com
merce. The government may thus is
sue silver coin to the amount of 81, 900,
900 per month more than it now dis.
burses. The good gained by the peo
pie consists in the simple fact that the
gross wrong involved in paying debt
in gold which required silver is RENE
died. The good resulting is not so much
that an advantage is gained, but that
wrong is righted. The enormous
debts we must pay, public and private,
were agreed to be paid In greenbacks
or silver or, gold, as we chose. The
holders of these obligations sought TO
make US pay in gold alone. The differ
ence is between paying debts contract
ed to be paid In greenbacks at ninety
cents on the dollar IN gold and paying
in gold coin worth 10S cents. If Sher-
man execute the law and coin $4S, 900, :
900 of silver eaCh twelve months this
sum will be added to the volume of
currency. The silver bill amounts to
this, that it will undo great wrong
rather than do a great good. What
we owe will rot be payable in gold
alone, and the debtor class of the gov
ernment will save perhaps eight per
cent. of all they owe by having a
choice among these means of payment.
As the volume of SILVER in circulation
grows, prices of property will advance
and money, becoming relatively less
valuable, will be invested more freely
in lands, horses, farms and railways,
aud the country's prosperity and bust
ness activity will be slowly repre-
duced. But this silver bill will be
tardy in action, and ultimate results
are not great. Fifty millions of sill
yer dollars will be absorbed by 45,-
600, 600 of people, and its presence or
action hardly perceptible. But the
moral effect of the enactment of such
law by such a resistless, popular ex-
action will signify to bondholders and
the creditor class that they are impo-
tent, and that money boarding will no
longer pay. There will be loosening
of the purse strings of Wall and State
streets, and we can raise money en- the
roadbed to buy steel rails for the mar
row gauge to Georg, town, Lampasas
and Bolton. Then, too, the true rep
reseutatlves OF the people in Congress
will not suspend action with the coz
cession made in this emasculated sill
yer bill. Greenbacks will take the
place of bank notes, and the volume of
the countrY's currency will be great
enough to relieve the paralysis which
smote popular industry three OF four
years ago, and, aggravated each day by
the hydraulic pressure of Sheiman's
thumbscrew, brought the people to
beggary and crowned the rich with
regal splendors.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07

stock. Col. Zimpleman and Messrs.
Miller say they will prepare a mile
each for the superstructure. Let 9TH
er property-holders put their names
for equal sums upon the subscription
books. The beginning of the road will
make property salable, and this road
itself will enable land and lot owners
to pay what they subscribe. When
the rich lead the way the poor will fol-
low, and subscribe two dollars for each
one subscribed by the rich, if ability
10 pay, and interest involved be
the measure of duty. Why
may not Messrs. Miller, Zimpelman,
Ryan, Loomis & Christian, MilIett,
Pesse, Hancock, Sampson, DR.. Taylor,
Pope, Hannig, Mabry, d.. Jones, Major
Purnell, Baxter, Raymond Johns,
Brueggerhoff, Tips, Bertram, Rad
key, Krohn, Horsrs estate, Alfred
smith, Glasscock, Jobe, Robinson,
Robinson 81 Son, Bremond, and
Mrs. Mitchell, Terrell s. Walker,
Messrs. Webb. Vaughan, Postmaster
Kinney, Joe Harrell, Robert and Will
liam Smith, and Mrs. Townsend,
Swante Palm, Mrs. Duffau, Morgan
Hamilton, Leander Brown, DR.. Gra-
ham, Mr.. Swenson, Mr.. McGary, DR..
Wooten, Mr.. Barron, DR.. Litten, Col.
Montgomery, Mr.. Hirshfeld, DR.. West
fall, and Messrs. Thomas, DOhme and
Swisher - why may not these three
dozen men and women meet, and in an
hour, and without any burdensome tax
upon any individual, the city may be
rescued from the grasp of ruin other
wise inevitable.
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The lIockery of society.

"Fay," the brilliant correspondent
of the Courier. Journal, thus writes from
Washington of the family of a famous
California millionaire that was, who
came to Washington to cut a vulgar
swell:
A few years ago the Holiday family
came to Washington and startled every
one by the striking beauty of the ladies,
their magnificent dress and lavish hos
pitaiity. The eldest daughter married
the Count p purtales, secretary of the
French legation. The beautiful coun-
tess had issued invitations for ball, to
be followed by a morning german. The
day of the first entertainment news ar
rived of the death of near relative.
The count proposed postpontment of
the festivities, but bis wife could not
relinquish society in the midst OF the
gay season. The tiiiction was carefully
kept from the world, until Ash We'd
nesday, when the ladies appeared al
church in the deepest mourning, though
they had attended several balls the
night before. Ia CO "-ng out of church
the countess was questioned about her
mourning. In reply she stated that
the family had just received bad news.
The questioner was not so easily satis-
fed, but bluntly said: "HCw did you
get up such elegant mourning at such a
short noticeW The lady calmly re-
piled: Mourning always forms part
of my Partisan wardrobe, as we must
be prepared for anything which hap
pens." Alas for the handsome, pleas
ure-loving countess. She died not long
after in a palace car, while returning
from California, and her sister Polly,
the beautiful Baroness de Busseire how
sad and lonely her fatel She was the
idol of society, but married to an un-
appreciatiYe Frenchman, who neg
fected her, and, when with her, ad-
dressed her rudely. Ia November she
arrived alone in New York from Eu-
rope. She was very i'll on the steamer,
and at once removed to the New York
Hotel. Hearing that she was ill. lady
who had known her in Washington
called to see her, and found her still
lying In the same wrspper which she
had worn when first removed from the
steamer to the hotel. The room was
in disorder, and the poor girl, who at
twenty-five years bad tasted the dregs
of life, turned her face to the wall, and
gladly relinquished her hold upon all
that had once seemed so brimful OF
hope and pleasure. Sisters of Charity
nursed her, and the Church of Rome
buried her. The flowers were superb,
but no relative or loYing friend fol-
lowed the cold remains. Servants, and
persons belonging to the lower Glasses,
were attracted to the services, and
filled tie church. Thus died and was
buried a few short months ago the br1l-
liant society woman, whose presence is
not even missed by those who once
rendered their homage.
In the reckless whirl OF dissipation
which now rules the hour, there ap-
pears to be no time Tor regrets or rehec.
ton. Let us eat, drink and be merry,
for to-morrow we die. II this is not
said, 1t is acted.