The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08

the people All All. mpt O palm c II pr-
itic i mumm'Ss Tor i've men. they
msy hear soue iil & arifi and [ won't
be a piessla, 5. und c.tber T demo
cratic ears. There are ;o;s of ID mo-
Gratis in Nnrthen Texas, y ph"se feslty
in state po.itics cen hs,diy be called
enthusiss;ic. snd they may corciu le 20
give the old feilows = rest 'his t'a.e.
The D,niscn Herald has 3 proper
conception Of the Democratic faith,
aud is not disposed 20 enlorse either
the Radical fraud, against which
Democrats pronounced when r Rldical
caurt was especially Organized to de-
clare the Freenbsck a legal tender, or
to call a man an enemy of the South
or Of good government because lie has
not winked at the disgraceful isms that
has disgraced the country. Replying
to the charge thst Biysrd is Rspub-
lican, the Victoria AdDOcate says that
the Democratic party Is ready to en-
dorse all the Republlcanlsm which can
be discovered in the makeup of that
statesman; aud the Herald adds that
little more such Rapublicanism aud a
little less child's play and foolery,
such as characterizes Democratic man
sgement, would be mighty good for
the party, and make it good deal
stronger before the country.
The Sulphur Springs OJsercer has a
poor opinion of men who seek office,
and thinks it a folly for an honest man
to become a candidate for any public
position. The DeDison Herald goes
hardly so far as the Observer, but says
The Sulphur Springs Observer thinks
it would be piece of folly for an hon
e IT m to offer bimsel' for any Office.
The Herald don't quite go as far as
that. We know thst honesty, capacity
and fitness are at discount ard kna-
very triumphant, but il is never too
late to mend, nor to attempt necessary
and needed reforms. Ii "honest men"
| from sentimental notions refrain from
taking part in politics and accepting
Cfficr, il but makes the labor of these
who want TO see better things, harder
to p rfoTm, aud practically hands the
governing power to men who do not
make any CLAIM to political honesty.
Good men are the salt of the earth, and
politics needs them as much, If not
more, than the pulpit.
The Express wants laws regarding
elections not patched, but made over
entirely new. 1t says:
We are in favor OF having
but one ticket printed for all
!hs candidates, that ticket t.
be printed under TIE authority OF the
county cou:t in the couoiy or Safe
elections and under the authority of
the council IN city elections, and no
other ticket to be counted. M IKE it
the duty of the officers charged with
this service, under penalty, to have
Every candidates name properly placed:
on the tickets, classified according to
the political faith of each il desired.
and have them also distributed to all
voting places in good time for the elec-
ton. Then let it be made forgery to
print, peddle or use in any way any
ticket other than the one pro-
yided by authority. the voter
would know his ticket was regu-
larly printed, and wouid only have to
erase the names of those candidates
he did not care to vote for before de-
posting his ballot. Then, again, a
set Of blanks for makirg return 8,
plainly printed aud with fun exp'aaa-
ticns, should be furnished the officer,
presiding at the polls, all the blanks tc
be uniform and furnished by he State
or county. There should also be gIver
sufficient time, after the returns were
opened by the final csnvassing officer,
to correct any plainly technical error
that may have occurred, notwithstlnd-
ing the precautions taken, before the
final result is announced. Then make
1t penitentlary offense for any officer
to violate any election law after his at
tention has been called to its require
ments.