The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-24
Texas Politics.

own race in that city, declines tn,
protfered embraces of Greenbsckism.
Col. Russell spoke at Wills Point t.
good audience. He doesn't spar,
the Greenbsckers nor their leader, ex
Governor Davis. He would zee tn,
ancient Norton made governor o.
Texas.
The Jefferson journal complains tia
the held of the Greenback party il
Texas, Gen. Hannah, has not discussed
| State finances or indicated any policy
to be pursued IN case he should b,
elected Governor.
Senator Baysrd ia accredited witt
saying that IN his opinion there will bt
three Presidential candidates In the
field in 1880 the Republican, Demo.
cratic and Greenback candidates. Il
Is possible, too, that the House of Rep
reseItatives may be called upon Il
elect the next President.
Brennan Banner. "Davis is work.
ing heart and soul to elect Jones and
TO this end he has his strikers at work
on the cOlored element in this district.
Ii the white men want representative
in Congress they will vote for Nan.
cock, who is q man of acknowledged
ability. At this particular time we
need the ablest men to represent u.s."
Fdyette County Record. ''The cir
cular of Edmund ]. Davis is very par
ticularly savage on our friend and feI-
w-countryman, s. Ii. Russell. The
Ex-Governor should be more moderate.
He should not permit himself to be-
come excited and to abuse q man who
has been his main stay, his right
bower. Russell is a good officer, and
we heartily endorse his course"
The stephensville Empire asserts
that the real issue between the Demo-
cratic and Greenback parties Ia this
State IS an lrredeemsble currency. The
followers of. Hammsn favor flooding
the country with an issue of paper
money based on nothing, while the
Democrats are for the issuance of re-
deemable treasury notes, based on the
credit and wealth of the country and
receivable for all dues, public and pri-
7ate, except that part of the national
debt expressly stipulated 10 be paid IN
coin.
Waco Telephone: q AT the court
house last evening very fair audience
greeted Col. Russell, of Marshall, who
made a very eloquent and Interesting
speech to bis hearers. Exhorting Re-
publicans to Standby their party, and
the colored people to stand by the
party that made them twenty one years
old. He was listened TO with great at :
tention, but want OF space, owing To
press of matter Of greater local impor-
lance, prevents Us giving more full
account, as we intended. The Colonel
is an able speaker and a worthy man
aside from his politics"
The Banner says: "Should Jones
unfortunately be sent to Congress, he
would be in opposition to the remain.
der OF the delegation from this State.
To use homely expression, Jones in
Congress would be like a strange
country boy at O town frolic. He
would soon ind that talk that takes
with freedmen and Greenbackers
would have no effect in Congress and
his natural good sense would perhaps
prevent his trying to urge his peculiar
views. II Jones ever gets to Congress
1t will be the last that is heard of him.
The Congressional Record will have to
be consulted to find out which way be
voted" But Jones will 10 allowed
to remain at home, where he has many
warm friends and admirers.
The BRENNAN VolksJote, a straight Re-
publican paper, IN an editorial advises
all its Republican friends to vote for
the Dallas nominees for s ate off,
GERS and let the Greenback ticket Sc
verely alone. II characterizcs the lat
ter as q stupendous fraud, and SAYS
that as choosing between the Green
back and the Democratic ticket the
latter is far preferable aud should be
voted for. IDssmucb, SAYS tthe Ban
Rer, as the Dallas ticket cannot be
elected, we think the straight Reput-
licans would display good Judgment
In voting the Democratic ticket, both
State and county. We hardly expect
them to follow our advice Ia this mat
ter, but there is no doubt It Is the
very best thing they could do, and we
charge them nothing for our advice.
Hancock's speeches on the money
question bristle all over with sharp
points. When he spoke OF the intrin.
sic value Of gold-that it was good in
all countries, In all ages, and among
all people, Greenback-nat lunatic
shouted out, "Who made il Rood7''
Without q moments hesitation he
answered, God Almighty" The poor
fool thought he would catch Hancock
with the admission that the gold coin
owed It's value to the government
stamp upon 1t, but Hancock asserted ,
that gold coin issued in the time of
Julius Cesar is worth as much to-day
as coin of the same weight issued
from our mint, without regard 10 the
stamp upon it. Some coins are good |
now, although the governments that
issued them were dead and almost for |
gotten when Christ was upon the earth. |
II would like" said Hancock, s,to |
have some modern Greenbacker appear
here with the Macedonian paper money |
Of Alexander the Great"
The Hssperiaa says: st would be a |
deserving honor that Judge Hancock
De made Randall's successor. HE
election seems TO be uuquestioned. |
The reaction Of the Greenbaek. repudi-
.ting cause ought TO drive Wash Jones
rom the field, TO say nothing of HE
sreat presumption 10 trying 10 force
himself over all political parties Aith
ais own blatant, nonsensical egoflsm.
Who would think OF mentioning the
after - . suitable man 70 preside over
IN intelligent body Of national rep
'esentatives7 And Jet people will
lesitate IN their choicei We trust NOT,
Rather let the people Of the Fifth Cor
.ressional DISTINCT, 10 choosing 9 rep
esentative, reflect credit upon them
elves, and the rest Of the State will
eel proud Of the election Of the Hon.
Fohn Hancock. the msn whom we,
most Of ali Others, Dot only desire 70
&c made Speaker. but also whose name
hould adora the presidential eouplet,
lsnccck snd Hancock, In $780,
Ex-oovsrnor Davis sssseommsnds
lspsbEsans esssfslly" 70 Yots for shs