The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-04

The St. Louis e.
Democratic ieedeFs, ossts1
nf Name, Oar, and elese~de.
ciate the true interests OF the
which they represent, they viii ban. q
Ysz lo county " taou gloves. We do
oot allune parueu ariy o the kslapC.ns
d xou by BaIksdale, tor that many
lave oeen but the cu'minaiion ~
personsl feud. not pecniiar IN us pa ufe
60 one s ate or parry more than anothsr.
Il was probably, however, the Gu crop.
ping OF an abnormal and repreheDsihle
pr jadIce-nf chndition OF II airs that
the ID m ,cracy YsGao brought upon
themselves az just the time when they
should have made any sacrifice 70
maintain the peace and avoid even the
Suspicion of build ne part,sauship.
It is the false and dangvious principle
which they assert tnst Il TO be CON.
iemued-ihe principle that the isee-
dom Of political action may be violent-
" Interfered with, or thar bullets may
oe substituted Cor ballots 10 any part 81
he county to enforce the will OF a ma
jbrity. For such a principle there is
40 apology or defense admissible. Il
IS pribcipla that Radicansm upheld
unulIs became forever odieus aud the
Democratic party cannot sff I'd TO take
,t up. Whenever it assumes tor It's
'Iwn policy so pernicious an example,
il seals its own down all Therefore
'et Yaz loism be denounced from every
Democratic stumo as un-AmeiicaD, IN
patriotic, inconsistent with our creed
aud history. In this way the Rpuoli-
c,n party will le r, bbed OF the capital
which il hopes TO make and al at
tempts TO introduce the death OF ID Eou
"a an issue In the coming elections be
Ell ually forestaled.
The g.. Louis Globe Democrat con-
tipues TO boom for Grant with great
perseverance aud industry Itdsvetes.--
yearly two columns IN its issue df-Ha-
gust IS TO what It terms s.Tae Tnird
Term Bugbear.n Ia this arlicle Il
seeks to prove that there is-nttnlpg IA
Q third term contrary TO the example
-t by the earlier Presidents of the re-
public. The fact that none of thnm
orcame candidates for lhird term Of
fl ;e il souvht TO be explained away
ny the Globe Democrat with much labor
OF mind l h.stt kvs up Wsshlntt o.
and states that the country, aud even
j f rson himself, who was IN favor Of
he ineliglolllty ofthe President for ro.
election, were anxious that<he-Hhupld
continue in office tor third term. We
will only reply to this thai the case Of
Washington was an exceptional one.
aud that at the close OF the war the
army and many OF the pc pie were Ia
favor OF his assuming species of die
asorship over the country. As the
Globe Democrat It's II says, Oar pnli-
Ic, Is gsowth and not cresti'
The impr, plety OF P.rsident serving
more than two terms has b en- Rrswth
Il our paiitic., and forms part OF the
un Rr tten law of the lann. w shlpe>
un, himself, saw TIT a p rsidsht
-hould not be his own successur Tor an
,ndt flute number ,f { mes aud set the :.
x,mple which has been followed BY
all his successor. 10 referring To other {
Pre4idPnts, the explanations ot the
Globe Democrat a. Il their not being
;abdiust; % in q third term have fe-
On rkable sameness about them Il
s,ys that ~. tf;ison declined npmina-
ton for thiId term on accounr OF IN
cressing age ana infirm ties, that
Madison ''dtclined nomination for
third term solely on the groand Of
physical inirmities," Monroe ssdes
ciined TO Tuu for third elm solely on
sccount of bodily inf may and advanc
ing years. y and that tckson deeliDed
= renominsiien in order u pre- & issr
the grave Truly il Two terms u the
presldential Office had such lfeot
upon these great men. the Gtote- L)ea41s
crat should certainly not aay,se @ n
Grant to undergo the dangers OF athild
one.
Il may be interesting 10 note. in4vifW
Of these eta ements of the Globs- Demo-
crdt. that j. ffeIson retired from fl
In 1902, and lived till 1926 seventeen
years late that Mad ID retired fr. a
Office iu 1917 aud lived i.ll 1887. TWEEN.
tv years later; that Monroe fsllffe gofi'
uffice in 1875, and lived ill 1887. q s
years later; and that ArksoD leiirfd
from Office In 1897, and lived TIL etb
eight ye rs later. l. se ms o us that
these IresideD were MT quite so in
firm ss the GlObe Democrat seems to
make them OUT. Ia tue care OF ] fer
son 1t admits tpat che also gave as q
reason that too long q contiI u4nce Id
ofice might beget desire 70 rtm-in Ia
It for hfe." Cannot the Globe Democfaf
see that such sentiments wese must
likely to be held by those who tuccecd
ed him2 Whether It does or not, We
Can inform the Grant organ that such
sentiments are he'd to-day by the ms
iority Of the people Of the uqx
5lates, regardless of party. =
they will express them. Il zee
| the ballOt-oox Tne Gt
ends It's aricie withthe .
padent asset oos - q
Congress is constant %
cannot doubt for q mame
ferson had lived q Co.
woulc promptly fall back on
be proposed 10 do on WashiDgtO.
milaF crisis occurred. He wal
suckler for theories in the face Of eis
genciss, and it 10 the dufy Of aII vi
revere his memory TO initiate - Roe<
sense aod demand the electiDgf Car
~ 1880 I" To this We reply tlitana,...s.
pare Grant with Washington 10 wnFtt
| Of the Imagination Of an organ Of The
.'bOom.r but nf that OF no ole ei<f.
and also II ] fferson had lived = g u-
tury later, be, 10 all pFobabiltiy, sonid
have been smnpg fhcse rebel CongTes
men whom the soal OF the truly good
Deacon N Kee, csnnot abide.
Kant, the German philosopher. y