The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-05

it ssys: "Hon. W X II mar, lac
State Srnstor from B Ericsson county.
will he candidate for election. Mr..
II imsn is I'D independent in pol c.,
but the Telephone hopes he wall be re-
elected, because he is an intelligent.
progressive man. whose influence ~ill
De good. N sensible D-mOeret wants
a Legislature all OF whose nsmbrIs are
Democrats"
The Herald Commercial corTec.s al
error: The Houston Telegram int
mates that if Governor Roberts calls an
extra session of the legislature it will
be for the purpose of urging special
legislation in the interest OF immigrs-
tIon. Il is strange the Telegram doesn','
know that the constitution mini bits any
seton whatever by the legislature il
aid OF immigration. Hsphsz4rd sur
misses that only display ignorance, if
not repfehensible, are at least TO be de-
preOAted.".
The Dallas Times ! kes copsistentcy,
and replies to papers finding fault with
the STATESMAN for regarding Senator
Coke as a demagogue. They do this,
says the Times, and SIN the next SEN
teDce- they f'ppantlg account for Bay
ards views on the financial question
on the theory that he has been brought
up by the money power of the East. If
there is any man in the United States
who may properly be said to be sans
pear ct sans reprOehe the long public
service of Thomas +. Bayard, without
the least whisper of reproach of any
kind having been ever 5resthed against
him, marks him as that man.
It is probable that "Gaat Q.'s" en-.
dorscnent is harmful, but since 1t is
"Gnst" and Barlow That are at it, VIC
may be excused for the following, The
Houston Tthgrana saye: "Gnat Q. is
boosting" The Old Alc,lde, aud WON
ders Will never tease. The Cd All
caide would have been ''bnlly" fellow
If he had given Barlow, the editor of
the Telegram, the position of Secre;a-
II of State. The $40 )sting" he would
have received at the hands of our
friend, would have filled whole COL
umns. Il makes a world of difference
Bart, it makes world of difference
when it is our OK that is gored. $50
Slow" my boy there Is time enough
for you yet.
The Cuero Bulletin, edited by one
Col. Ogsburry, one of the truest and
most consistent Democrats of tho coun-
try, says: ''The Washington Sentinel,
in commenting on the lamentable fact
that the unconstitutional d mOcrats
are working day and night for the sue
cess of the Republican party, says, if
the Democratic masses do rot put an
early and earnest stop to il, the DEM
ocratic party will be dCa! body be-
fore the beginning of the presidential
fight The Sentine, believes that Bay
ard, with English or Morrison as Vice
President, would be stronger ticket
and surer guarantee of victory, es-
pecially il Grant should be the r pub
lican nominee There is no hope for
other Democratic candidates, especialv
ly if Sherman or Wash burne should be
the Republican nominee. l. is we'll
known that neither Tildep, Hendricks,
Thurman, nor even Gen. Hancock, can
control the independent vote. Every one
of them will be defeated, if nominated,
Is the general opinion of all who have
q knowledge of the position of politi-
cal affrirs at this present time"
While the secular press-has no right,
it Is claimed, to interfere in religious
matters, the STATESMAN must be per-
mitted to regret that the Christian
Messenger could not draw a smile
without resprting to such displeasing
paragraph as this: "a Methodist
preacher in Texas said that If Al
mighty cd should come DIVA to
earth and tell him that the Methodists
were wrong, he would spit in his face.
Methodists 90 spit on what God ssys
in the Bible"
Again, the same paper says what We
are pleased TO endorse as to the North
ern wing of the Methodist Church, but.
not In the sweeping sense intended by
the Christian Messenger: "Saventy-five
Methodist ministers called on Gen.
Grant in Philadelphia. He made q
speech to them, in which he said there
was no doubt rs to the loyalty of the
Methodist church in the North, a. its
disloyalty 10 the South. Gen. Grant
seems to think the Methodist church is
a sort of political institution. and we
suspect be is about half right"
Aud then the same psper says anoth,r
very funny thing on u serious subject:
" Bro. Matthews has been baptizipg
people at Boulder. Colorado; had to
cut ice ten inches thick. Down here
in Texas we stop operators with the
first heavy frost. The water is too cold
by the end of October"
When Henry Clay wss told that his
advocacy of certain measures would
probably defeat him for the presidency,
he replied, Il would rather be right
than be president" In this connec-
ton the Cuero Bulletin says: 'In
these modern days statesmen are rare
in our national legislative halls, and
Senttlr BIvard is one of the few ex-
cepuons. Although the Hon. Ssns-
tors resolution was doomed to defest
whether presidency is lost or won By
doing what is right, yet there will b.
no mistaking his position With regard
to this or any other question while he
is q member Of the Senate. The New
York Journal Of Commerce, the 6rst
journal In the land and the highest
authority, when the commerce and
business of the country Is concerned,
SAYS, though she res plution can not
pass. the debate which will be brought
on by il will serve one important pur-
pose. l. will show the very stuff OF !
which senators sre made. Whether
they speak or are lent; whether they
vote one way or another or not AZ ali.
We shall EQUALLY have in their speech or
silence, their action or inaction. sim-
pie means of testing the real merits OF
the senators, their courage, their hon
esty and their intelligence. For some
Of them who are presidential Candidates
the approaching ordeal must be trying
10 the nerves. Tney fear to state their
boldly on either side, and
ret they know that Of all things the
American people most despise vacills-
r.