The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-26

NOL. RUSSELL SPEECH LAST NIGHT.
Col. S. II. Russell, U. s. Marshal, held
a large crowd spell-bound last night
through two hours at the court house.
He discussed the political issues of the
day with singular clearness and force.
He Insisted that he was and would re-
main a straight Republican, but that
he abhorrea GreenbackIsm, which
threatens the good faith of the gov
eminent and is based on Iottenness.
He appealed to Republicans to beware
of Governor Davis, who would sacri.
fee the patty to crafty his. own per-
sonal enmities and ambition. He
said that Davis was no longer a leader,
but was simply the overseer of the Re-
publican party about Austin. When
Davis cracked his whip the party went
it blind. Col. Russell pronounced
Reagan great man and logician, but
misled thoroughly in his political opin-
IONS. Judge Reagan, as sill men must
confess, blundered fatally when he
plunged into secessionism and by this
Reagan had piled up this enormous Fed
eral debt, which Reagan would have
us believe was created by Republicans.
Justice Neil, q Pomeroy Greenbacker,
inteTrup ed Col. Russell Russell said
that Neil WIS good Irishman and
was sheltered here by law and order,
and yet this man Neil was marching
under banner on which it was writ
ten that if they, the Greenbackers
and Nationals, could not succeed by
the ballot they would by the bayonst.
Poor Neil shriveled up and was silent.
Neil and Davis were seeking TO make
the negro repudiate the very debt Gre
ated to assure the negroes freedom.
Col. Russell also called the attention
of the. negroes to the TACT, that though
they were all roped into those Green
back clubs with promises of offices and
plumber, more valuable than forty acres
and mule, yet to-day we find here in
Travis county, that every single color
ed man is cheated and every office is
assigned to some white brother. Col.
Russell was severe in condemnation of
Governor Davis, who had crack, the
party whip and refused to give up the
Governors Office when turned out by
100, 600 majority. Davis denounces as
traitors all who fail or refuse to obey
his behests as the master aud leader Of
the party. But he can scare
nobody. His sceptre is broken.
Col. Russell also paid his respects to
DeGress, saying that DeGress Is one of
the honest, humble, horny-handed
citizens of Texas, who earns an hon.
est living by honest toll at the
pillow and wood saw, who goes
to his frugal meals morning,
noon and night, covered with dust
and. the sweat of his brow, and
sleeps when he retires at night like
all hard working toilers of the field
ana work shop. DeGress assumes to
be good Greenbacker, even while
milking the treasury of Uncle Sam
with one hand and that of the city
with the other.
Col. Russell closed with an earnest,
eloquent appeal to the Republicans to
stand by their colors and contract no
alliance either with Democracy or
Greenbackism. He urged the Demo
Gratis to study the character and do
justice to the splendid worth of Pres
ident Hayes, of whose title to the \
Office he holds, Alex H. Stephens
siys, sit is as perfect as was that of
Washington and Jackson" The peo-
pie of the South should be true tn
him. They were partisans rather
than just and intelligent citizens, and
in this latter capacity they should
measure the wisdom and justice of
Hayes's administration. Russell dended
and condemned the absurdities and
follies of Wash Jones, and hoped that
no sane Republican would under any
circumstances vote for such a man.
1t is most flattering to Col. Russell
that the same audience which had been
so delightfully."- entertained by the ma
Jestic, impressive, simple eloquence of
Reagan heard Russell even to the end.