The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-25
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
AND THINGS OF MAJOR I'M
PORTANCR.

On the twenty-third the Republican
state convention meets in this city. 1t
is to be presumed, besides electing del
egates to the Chicago convention, which
under the circumstances wilr hardly be
sent without instructions for Grant,
that this convention will proceed to
put itself in condition to do the best
it can in making up political element
opposed to Democracy. Since certain
Houston influences, that were used to
place Col. "Charlie" Stewart in the
field as an independent, have failed in
purposes, carefully planned, and since
the Colonel, as our Greenbacker said,
''hadn't enough sand in his gizzard to
place him on the high road to fame by
opposing mosabackism," since this
we'll set plan of political mice has
failed, these Republicans, who meet in
Austin, next Tuesday, will be COM
PEELED to originate something. They
came very near allowing themselves to
be made the dupes of sorehead DEM
ocrats, who would take office in prefer
ence to eternal salvation, and now,
since they have the next scribble
at the political slate, would it not be
folly for them to let the golden oppor-
tunity pass of shaping things entirely
to their own satisfaction? Grant will
be in Texas when this convention
meets, and the presence of the coming
Cesar and his hearty endorsement by
these Republicans, assembled in politi-
cal might, will add sort of glamour
to the Republican cause in Texas,
which should naturally lead these peo-
pie to shape political results instead
of leaving it to weak and insig-
nificsnt mongrel factions to do
the thinking for great party
that has controlled tho politics
Of this country for twenty years, and
which expects to control it for all
time to come. That sixty or seventy
thousand Republicans should wait for
dictation from twenty or thirty thou
sand Democratic soreheads and crazy
Greenbackera, is hardly possible, and
hence we may conclude that these Re-
publicans will at once put their party
on perfect war footing, and placing
trusted leaders in the field, go recruit
ing among these very fellows who
have expected to assume the part of
camp followers, end who, after hard
battle, has been fought, andEprobably
won, expect to gobble up everything
10 which the least value attaches.
Democracy has but one foe. and this
% Republicanism. With Grant as the
party's leader, in whom its members
3ov.have most implicit confidence, and
Davis to call every negro, as well as
,veIy colored youth over fifteen into
inc, We may expect real Republican
formidable at the polls. |
The Greenbackcrs, of necessity, will
70 forced to act with Republicans, and |
V the Democratic party has no earthly |
lse for those sorehead fellows, who |
rant Office alone for what could be |
made ont Of II, they may safely count |
N both these factions. This, 1t will
'e seen, gives the Republican party in |
Texas, with its allies, positive force
{ eiRhty-fve or ninety thousand vo-
era and well managed, this can GER
Ainly tell in the coming contest
D the meantime, the Democratic
arty purified of excressences that
ould only diagrace 1t, Will be the
cite prepared to make iteelf felt for
ood. But how goes on organization
Iithin the pArtyi How is it here in
'rAYis countys How are the precincts
esPonding TO the call for organizationp
Ias Major Joe II. Stewart visited thu
osts and placed recruiting officers on
mtg, that his battAllion msy be fun |