The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-01
NOT AN UNKNOWN NAN.

HoN. WM. H. .ENGLIsH, of Indiana,
is no unkhown man, and it is fac,
that he addss power to the Democratic
ticket which could probably be ex-
erted by no other Western man. In 8
letter to the Modern ArgO, OF Quincy,
Illinois, published last December,
men the name of Mr., English was
toned in connection with the presiden-
tial nomination. The writer said OF
him:
In recent u5Iic interview Mr.. Eng
lish ridiculed the idea that, at his time
OF life, and with his surroundings, be
should aspire to Office, and yet strang-
er things have happened than his yet
doing that very thing. In the judg-
ment of great many, he is the best
man that the Democrats could bring
forward with probability of success at
this crisis.
His geographical location is exactly
right, being, not only citizen, but a
native of Indiana, which is admitted to
be pivotal state, and likely to have
one of the presidential candidates. No
other person named as probable can
d.date is native of Indiana. Then,
too, he Is Western man, thoroughly
imbued with Western ideas, and yet
not obnoxious to the East, where he is
well and fsvorably known as one of
the sOundest. most ssgacous and con-
SENTATIVE financiers in the whole coun-
try. No Western man would likely be
more satisfactory to the Esst, and to
the great multitude of business men
everywhere. His devotion to the con-
stitutional rights of the South during
his congressional service of eight years
Immediately preceding the war great
ly endeared him to that section, and
his firm adherence to the cause of the
Union during the war, and since, was
and Is all that the most enthusiastic
friends of the Union could require.
Successful in politics as long as he
chose to be candidate for Office, he
voluntarily retired many years ago,
without ever having suffered defeat be-
fore the people. He then devoted him.
self exclusively to business for num-
Der of years with great energy and re-
markable success, and having accumu-
lated a large fortune, as suddenly and
entirely withdrew from active business
as he had before from active political
life. So completely did he divorce
himself from business that he does not
own share OF stock in any corporation
whatever, and his sympsthies are Who'll
ly with the people as against corpora
lions and privileged classes,
Another thing can be said of Mr..
English, which cannot be said of many
rich men, and that is, that there is
not the least trace of an aristocrat in his
composition. In common parlance, he
is not in tie least "stuck up" but at
the same time he Is dignified in man.
ner, and his fine appearance and erect
bearing would attract attention in any
assembly, while he is thoroughly dem
ocratic in his views, being one of the
people in the broadcast and beat sense
of the word. Neither is there trace
of the demag2gue about him. He has
ever been ready to give reason for
the faith there is in him, and has al
ways shown himself to be a brave, OUT
spoken advocate of correct principles
for the right because it is rIght-not
trimmer nor time-server. Add to
this that he never forsakes a friend
nor persecutes an enemy; neither
drinks nor CANDLES; that his private
life Is above reproach; that his ability
is conceded; that there is not flaw in
his whole political record, and We have
the embodiment of q man worthy and
capable to fill any Office in this pa-
ton,