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may be in duty bound to do all these
things II he can.
1.-THE highest and most imperative duty
resting upon state is to make good laws
and have them well executed, for the
protection of life, liberty and property,
and certainly those who perform that
duty for the state are entitled to be its
preferred creditors, who should be paid
for their services without delay, and
without suffering discount.
That being done with certainty. 1t Is
our duty to support and maintain the
public charities, and the public free com
mon schools to the extent of our ability,
if for no other reason, because the con-
stitution imposes it upon the legislature
as duty. That is reason enough, and
there is no use in arguing the right or
wrong of it now"
There are two things connected with
the opposition to Governor Roberts can
not understand, viz:
/. How it happens that Grand Master
Lang, in his speeches and numerous in
terviews last spring and summer, in
dorsed Governor Roberts and his general
administration so earnestly, when he now
opposes both:
2. How it happens that Lieutenant
Governor Sayers can now find so many
things to object to in Governor Roberts
administration, when he succeeded so
well in never being heard from while
they were the subject of discussion in the
Senate: He was president of that body,
and under the constitution had the right,
in committee of the whole, TO discuss
every measure. Plain people cannot un-
derstand how the swelling patriotism of
the Lieutenant Governor could have been
so long suppressed, and why it did not
sooner find voice at the expense of the
Old Alcalde
Streetcorner and county-seat pOliti-
clans may as we'll understand that the
people have well-defined ideas about this
war on Governor Roberts They pro-
pose to take charge of the next state con-
vention and indorse him. And mark the
prediction-they will do it with the two
thirds rule in full force. Pay-as-you-go
has practical meaning to taxpayers.
VoN PoPULI.
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THP Marshall Herald calls attention
to the fact that Christian ministers and
religious newspapers fail to attack
great social evils. This Is too true.
How often do we hear from the pulpit
attacks made upon the social short
comlngs and crimes of a community ?
There Is always grand flourish about
sin in general sense, outside of the
circle of church membership, about
damnstion and hell fire, and beauti-
full and bright heaven, and all these
things, but little is heard direct
ed against these social evils that
beset communities, and which
degrade and destroy them. opin-
ion touching religious matters is
attacked. and difference in creeds is
discussed, but who has heard of q
combination OF ministers to operate
agaist social evils. The Herald says g
half dozen good men In any town can,
by combination, destroy vice in its
midst. The ministers of Austin,
therefore, who exceed this number,
have magnificent work before them.
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The census law requires teach emu
merstor, Immediately after completing
his enumeration of the population of
his district and before forwarding the
same to the supervisor, to make and
file in the Office of the clerk of the
county court, or in the Office of the
court or board administering the af-
fairs of the county to which his district
belongs, list of the names, with age,
sex and color, of all persons enumer-
ated by HIM, which he shall certify to
be true, and for which he shall be paid
at the rate of ten cents for each one
hundred names. He shall give notice
by written advertisement at three OF
more public places in the district, that
he will be st the court house of
SAID county on the eth day sf-
Ter fling said list, not includ-
ing Sunday, from 9 A. NJ. to 6 P. NJ,
aud the following day, for the purpose
of correcting the enumeration by strik-
ing out or adding the designation of
persons improperly enumerated or omit
ted, and on the days so designated he
shall, in accordance with said notice,
proceed to correct on such reliable in
formation as he may obtain all omis-
sious and mistakes in such enumeration,
and 10 that end he may swear witnesses,
who shall testify subject to the pains
and penalties OF perjury. The result
of such inquiry for correction, and the
whole number OF persons by him emu
merated he shall make known to the
bystanders, il any,"
Everybody owes 1t as q duty to the
community in which they live, to see
that the enumeration is complete.
Complaints are made from all points,
as to the incompleteness of returns,
and people should correct these acts Of
omission and make the enumeration
nerfecf.
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THE Telegram displays its ignorance

by saying:
By putting the public lands into the
hands of spectators and capitalists,
instead of holding them for the set
tier, the poor man and tie immigrant,
the Governor has perpetrated wrong
upon the people of Texas, which the
antediluvians and the moss-backs
themselves must acknowledge.
Land sales are still limited to sales
TO poor men, but since the public do
main of Texas was uever set aside es-
pecially for any given class, it may be
safely guessed that the next legislature
will allow the land to be sold to the
rich as we'll as to the poor. These lands
we're set aside for tie benefit of the
school fund, and the sooner the rich man
is allowed to buy them, the sooner
will the poor man derive benefits from
them. 1t was class legislation that pre-
vented law authorizing such sales
from being passed during the Sixteenth
Legislature. But the Telegram would
have the people distressed with paying
taxes for schools, when millions of dol
lars for the schools are locked up in
these unsold lands. If lands are to be
sold, let them be sold in small or in
large quantities.
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TEXAS POLITICS.

The Richmond bar has passed res
olutious endorsing Bnrkhart, and re-
commending his re-eleetion.
The Dallas Tieaes WAS there and it
says: Lang should be under everlsst-
ing obligations to the Galveston lNetss
for giving him boom. His reported
speech at Dallas did the work. Ave
listened toit. and when We Eead iii in
the Meas, we didn't recognize il as the
same speech. A newspaper can, by
proper management: in the employment
of well informed reporters, make very
good speech for their favorite.
-on the subject of capital punish
ment the Post reached conclusions from
personal interview with the Governor
that he ISIS not opposed to capital
punishment, but declared himself no
disciple of Draco. Violence begets
violence. The spirit of vengeance
should be discouraged. Frequent
scenes of fatal and tragic character
have tendency to blunt the sensibil-
",
Justice should be tempered by mercy
whenever there was lawful opportu-
nifty of its exercise. The Corsican
spirit should be lived down In our COM
munity, and the benign spirit of Chris
tisn forgiveness should be cultivated.
This is matter of growth and internal
evolution, and requires time. Bot the
better day Will be reached when the
failure of the government to extort
fatal doom in questionable case will
be applauded instead of condmned.
He was of the opinion that public sem
timent was on the rise"
Governor Roberts has been in
Houston snd the Post has been learn
ing wisdom from his discussion of
State affairs. II is generous enough to
say that ''for thirty years the admlnis-
tration of the State government had
exceeded the revenue in their expen-
ditures. After taking his oath of Of
fee he had esteemed it his first duty
to attack this difficult subject, and to
labor for its satisfactory settlement.
To his annoyance, he found things in a
muddle. There was not an officer who
could make true statement of the
situation. With the comptroller and
the legislature he labored one month
before thorough and reliable exhibit
of the financial situation could be
made, and at the last moment an error
of some sixty thousand dollars of the
floating debt was pointed out By an out
slider. Such had been the looseness with
which the state accounts had been
managed. 1t was then that he deter
mined to inauguIate and carry out what
has been dubbed by the people his
psy-as-you-go' policy. This had en-.
tailed great trouble and much caution,
since necessary economy was called
into requisition as to the cutting down
of expenses, and on the other hand the
revenue had to be kept at such figure
as to insure the safe administration of
government and the execution Of the
organic law in its several specifications
demanding the outlay of money. To
this end he had recommended that the
immediate expenditures should be re-
duced to the lowest constitutional al
lowance, in order that safe bottom
might be reached"
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THE Philadelphia Times says: The
death of ex-senator James A. Baysrd
ends the life of one who served his
country faithfully IN his day and gen.
Grafton. More than decade has pass
ed since he retired from public life, and
his mantle fell upon the shoulders of
his now more distinguished son; but
the example he set in eighteen years of
congressional life will endure for long
while to come. The best remembered
incident of his life, after all, is that
connected with thai source OF woe to
many other statesmen, the Credit Mo-
biller business. OF all whose names
were involved in that scandal he alone
came out with clean hands. When
some of the stock vas offered hil as a
matter OF personal friendship BY an
admirer mot Mr.. Cakes Ames), the ven-
cradle Baysrd declined to receiveit, as he
"could not consistently with my views
of duty vote upon question in which
] had a pecuniary Interest," + is a
strange coincidence that the death of
this good man should be nearly slmul-
tsneous with the nomination of one
who did accept the stock under the
same circumstances for President of the
United States. James A. Bayard was
a Christian statesman in the best sense
of that abused word.
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that Cakes Ames was successful in

THAT Cakes Ames was successful in
stimulating the activity nd watchful
ness of members of Congress in oppo-
sition to inquiries and Investigations
while the credit mobiller swindle was
going on, Is proved by the fact that
the public was not permitted to hear
of the operation till the robbery Of the
government was completed and the enor-
nous profits were safe in the pockets of
the company's stockholders. Mr.. Gar
field, then member Of Congress, was
one of the gentlemen operated upon
BY Mr.. Ames in the interest of perpe-
trating this great public outrage. The
record of investigation he's shown this
to be the fact, and this is why the In
ter Ocean stated that Mr.. Garfeld's rec
ord was too heavy to admit of his nom
ination.
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AcoRREsPoNDENT of the Neus, sign
ing himself "Young ST." writing from
Austin, suggests modest course for
Democrats of this city to pursue in
dealing out legislative honors. He
would have Col. Fred Carleton made
representative from Travis county, and
Major Joe 81. Stewart made hoater
from Travis and Blanco. Until some
thing proves to the STATESMAN most
conclusively that the Democrats
of Travis county and of Blan-
CO desire to carry out this nice
little programme, it will assume
the safe proposition, that they desire no
such representation, and remain salts
fed that this expression comes from
limited quarter of decidedly in
terested nature, But Col. Garlic
ton and Major Stewart may be very
greet fsvorites with TrsYis and Blanco
county DEMOCRATS, and il so the
STATESMAN will do what it can to see
them elected. A strange feature of this
communication, however, is an at
tempt to make it appear that proper
~ honored gentleman of this commu-
nifty, Judge Terrell, is attempting
to run the Democracy of Travis
county, when 1t il well known that he
has never attempted to control con
vention, here, and that he rarely takes
part IN them, except in quiet way as
Democratic organizer, while these
other gentlemen, mentioned in the
Nesos' letter, have always been promi-
nent workers in precinct, county and
district conventions. But the STATES
MAN must say that it is decidedly III
favor of Blanco county, once In life
time, having something to say in nam.
ing a candidate for the Legislature.
Dscensy and folly of past contests
calls Tor such q course.
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rILDEN VERSUS sExmoUR.

Ia 1876 Mr.. Seymour contributed
largely to the success OF Mr.. Tllden.
he made many speeches in New York
and spent money In the election which
was never returned to him. In spite
Of this, Tilden and Tilden's warm po-
litieal friends in New York have per-
sistentiy opposed Mr.. Seymour. Re-
ferriDg to the efforts of the TIlden
press to keep down Mr.. Seymour, be-
cause it lie said the little cipher dis
patch man distributes among the edi-
tors large sums of money. A Utica
correspondent of the New York World
says:
The O6ser0er harps upon Tilden,
though there are not half q score of
Democrats in Utica who want to see
him nominated. Outside of that one
newspaper Office, the two delegates to
Cincinnati and the state committeeman
there are no Democrats in the county
who want him to be a candidate. Bay
ard has friends, Mcclellan has his sd-
vocates, Hendricks is favored by a
number, and English and Hancock are
often mentioned-but nobody wants to
see the broken-down leader of 1876 put
to the front again, except the few who
have his money or hope to get it. The
same is true of all Central New York.
II the Democrats who 60 to Cincinnati
to represent this section give their bal
lots to Tilden, it will be in square OPP
position to the wishes of those who
sent them there. OF the nine dele
gates from this congressional district
to the Tlden-Faulkner state conven-
ton at Syracuse eight were decidedly
and openly anti-Tilden. About the
same proportion holds true with the
voters of Oneida county.
After reviewing the course of Mr..
Seymour since the last presidential
election the same writer says that
Governor Seymour will not be csndl-
date at Cincinnati under any circum-
stances. That Samuel j. Tilden
has brought this about; that the feel
ing against Mr.. TAden in consequence
of this underhsnd dealing is exceed
ingly bitter, and he will be the worst
beaten Democrat who ever attempted to
run in Central New York if he be nom-
mated. A prominent man says of him
Ibis evil repute in regard to railroad
wrecks. income tax and cipher dis
patches would be enough to kill him
with all decently honest people; but
when you add to this his treachery to
Governor Seymour, and his dirty ways
of slaughtering that grand old states
man, I have no patience to speak
within bounds about it." 1t is said,
too, that last fall Oneida county cast
700 votes for John Kelly. This year
it will cast 1000 for any decent Demo
crat if Tilden runs. Nobody, says
this letter writer, here wants him as a
candidate, except those who are in his
pay or those who expect to be.
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uNpRRa false statement of facts, one
II. @. Johnson was suthorizsd to can
vass along the line of the International
and Great Northern railway for the
STATESMAN. After being out two
weeks he was notified that his services
were no longer needed. Said johnson
haa been guilty of transportation Of
money. belonging to the STATESMAN
arm. and it is feared he has wronged
other people. Any information re-
sarding him is desired by telegraph,
that be may be At once placed in the
Aands Of an ofheer. He is somewhere
IN Northern Texas.
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Toucume the investigation of tn,

TOUCHING the investigation of the
character Of Gen. Garfield, the New
York Herald thinks 1t may suggest 8
cOurse to the Democracy. Il says
The pre-eninent purpose Of any par
~ should be TO present to the people q
candidate who IS not merely above re-
proach after = needful investigation,
but above the suspicious which raise
the need of M investigation. Issuch
Democratic nomination possiblei Does
anybody doubt liz Will anybody hes
itste, in response TO that question, to
pronounce first spd instantly among
the available Democratic Candidates
the name of senator Bayardi With
him for their leader, with his fame un-
furnished by suscicioa Of dishonor,
the Democrats party wen may win the
state of New York, and with New York
the presidency.
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Though the Denton Moai,s e sAys 50
We are hopeful tina. The gentleman re-
fexred 20 has nos resoFted 70 falsehood:
'sRsY. Mr.. Burleson. OF Waco, Is cred.
tied with having written letter in the
PatrOs to the effect that GoY. Roberts
had been drunk two weeks a . stretch,
ana unable TO discharge the functions
OF his office- Such statenent il
known to = false, and Calculated 10
stamp Mr. Burleson Is clerical fraud
and an educational failure. Goye-not
Roberts, We all know. is sober gen.
tleman. and vel qualified 70 diechargs
thu dVHes Of his o6ce."
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HoS. E. L. DoHoNEr. the great
Gresnbacker Of Northern Texas. is in
Austin, looking after the interests Of
his party. BE attends the convention
a. delegate. and beng man Of con-
scientious views. he should have weight
In lis deliberations. he Gays the con-
veniion win make : platform and select
= state ticket. Bat probably Col. Do
honey has not Consulted the Republ:-
cans who have been arranging that the
Greenbsckers shall make NJ Epmins-
lions for = state ticket, and lc.se the
entire canvass 10 them. No matte,
What The plan. the Denocza,ic ticket
HIll carry tie stats By 50, oQo majority,
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TIE cypress wants the STATESMAN
TO "6gger up" on the expense account
OF Governor Roberts administration.
We said $500, 600 less than for the year
previous to his Inauguration, and the
Express calls attention to the fact that
the STATESMAN puts the amount $4,000
less than it ought to be. Thanks to
the Express for its unusual generosity.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-24

ToM BowERs has settled the euber-
Material question, for his Waterman de-
clares that it must be either Throckmor-
ton or Reagan, and be says they are the
only two men in Texas who can combine
the Democracy. Throckmorton viii
not run for the Office of governor. and
therefore it must be Reagan, whom
Bowers has abused during ell the days
OF his advancement and preferment.
Il il well enough, therefore, to put up
your money against Bowers judgment.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-24

GEN. r. M. GANo Of Dallas and Gen.
Felix FL. Robertson of Waco are spok-
en- of as the ticket with which to OPP
pose Democracy, and the Greenbsckers,
to assemble in this city tomorrow,
may adopt it.
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THE New York Mad, Republican,

TIE New York Nail, Republican,
says:
There is one simple rule whereby the
Cincinnati convention can shape its
course II its object be not the vindica-
ton of man but the victory of q
party. Lat It leave undone all the
things that were not done there. Let
1t abstain from = riosous contest be-
tween candidates described BY each
other as engaged IN the prostitution Of
the public service, in enterprises
against the life Of the republic and in
Wholesale Corruption Let its nomi-
nees be ursmirched and eminent. Let
the platform be - brief ss possible
and as sound. Above al, let the con-
vention do Its duty quickly and quietly.
In this way the Democrats may be sure
Of nominating Democratic President
who win Be elected and iDaugurated.
Il res e Cincinnafi, remember. that
theg naminated tie lat Denocrstio
President Who Nss slected Md iBApg-
nnied.
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TIE nomination of Tilden at Cincin-
natl would be the utter defeat of the
Democratic party, and We cannot be-
lieve for a moment that those who de-
sire to handle his money in the canvass
can impose even upon respectable
number of delegates.
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THE military boom, that a general
officer was discussing, has settled down
probably upon candidate, Capt. Mel
son T. Davis OF Houston, for comp
troller. The masked battery that was
beng directed against the Adjutant
Generals Office has been limbered.
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MIcHloAN's delegates 60 to Cincin-
natl instructed to operate against
Tilden. The South Carolina delega-
ton is solid for Bayard, and so is the
one from Florida.
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Ed. CHAMBERs, of Collin county,
well known to most Texas, publishes
his card, stating that he is candidate
for Democratic nomination as csndi-
date for the comptrollership.
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They haYe been hunting all around
San. Antonio for a lone Greenbacker to
hold convention and send himself to
the Austin convention. What has be-
come Of Gen. Baylor2
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SENATOR BAYARD is perfectly salts
ned that Governor Seymour's personal
strength can carry New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut for the Demo-
cratic nominee against Gen. Garfield.
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THE Greenback state convention
meets tomorrow in Austin. Its pur-
pose is to nominate a state ticket un-
less the Republicans can prevent it, as
they propose to do.
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THURsDAY..........JU JUNE "a. 1880

PUT it in your pipe and smoke it,:
The Lamar county Democracy is for
Roberts.
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Mrs. Cen J. A. Gar6eld Is repre-
sentsd - of aeliests form. Of rosy
health, d0nes1ic, d1Fotod mother,
hnsily Engaged in 1kting her fozr young
major generals for college o. fer active
iHS. She Il sid % BE lady d sunny
soirit. 90 81 avery quiet, diglifsa
hsAnnR.