The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
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candidate f bis psrty for Glverno,
next fail, is So entirely ersso-sef with
his hesvy practice tina: he seems tc
have 10 time 70 curt political prefer.
ment. He ssys that u hs gets the
nomination il W II be without any effort
on his part 20 obtsin il
A correspondent Gf the Ma llu Bad
has liked up complete slate for Ctii-
cers, county, district, legislative and
guberuatorisl. l. w. Goodrich is to
be district judge. + state senator
Milan county can furnish no man q.
to fill the place, so Judge j. d. Oitorf
is to have it. J c Gather is to 90 to
the legislature. II. may be-" says the
Rockdale Messenger, "thst this CORE
spondent Is lItDe premature in fixing
up his slate, but IL. fixed, and that's
lbe end of t. l. may be added that
be has decided t. r -elect o. M. Rob-
erts, with Lang in the second place on
the ticket"
And now, since C,l. Barlow got out
of the Telegram sanc'um, where he
used to denounce the "Great and
Good" (the Galveston Neios) for affili-
ating with Ex-Governor Davis, the
Houston Post, which r,tl cts mis- ge-
MUS, says: The state under his ad-
ministrstion experienced a quickcning
activity, the good Effects of which
lasted until the constitutional conven-
ton did away with the immigration
bureau" It further says, "that 60 far
as enterprise pf this character were
concerned, Davis showed himself a
man of progress" which leads u IT,
remark, how wonderfully E lmund j.
Davis is looming up noW-s-dsys.
The NeO Era, touching the candida
cy OF Governor Roberts for reelection,
says: Sand if he really aspire TO the
otfice for the purpose of carrying out
measures which he has projected for
the benefit Of the state, and not to use
the office as stepping stone to the
United States Sena'e, we shall be hap
py to contribute all we can towards his
election. We propose III the future to
give the people some sold facts affect
ing the administration of Governor
Roberts, which we believe has been
conducted in the interests of economy
in the states expenditures, and whole
8 me reform in the administration of
its laws. True, he has incurred bitter
and adyeree criticism from various
sou.ces, but when the actual results of
his administration are fsirly shown up,
We believe the people vi find in it
sufficient reason to give the Old Alcslde
a frank and cordial Endorsement"
The Galveston Neps, touching the
question of intolerance among parti-
sans, says: "Is will hardly be con-
ceded that Governor Coke took control
of the state government under the most
oisadvantsgeous circumstances, and it
would be gong far to ask the peo-
pie to feel proud of the economy that
reduced the funded state indebtedness
from 81, 500, 600, about the amount
when Governor Davis went out of Of
fee, to over $4,000, 900 charged to the
state when Governor Roberts was inau-
gurated. With a comparatively mod
crate Indebtedness, Gjveruor Davis
successor had all the advantages to be
derived from observing and avoiding
the errors of the prect ding administra-
tion. Yet the state debt has been near
iy quadrupled, while no corresponding
advance has been made in increased
and salutary efficiency of the state gov
ernment."
The Brennan Banner assumes the
character OF pol tical preacher when
it says: "The Gainesville Register is
accused of threatening to bolt if Rob-
erts is renominated for governor. The
Register has always been sound and
conservatiY, Democratic paper, and it
certainly should not initiate the exam
pie of the Waco Examiner and get
ready to bolt without any provocstion.
The Democratic party is the only sound
one in the South, and if it should ever
lose its supremacy the safety of the
country is gone. The fact is,
that so far as the interests OF
the country at large are con-
cerned the Republicans of the North
and the Democrats of the iuth are
but little apart. The two parties repre-
sent the respectability of their re-
spcctive sections of the cruatTy, and if
there were more freedom of Intercourse
people would understand each other
better and there would be no feelingof
bitterness among d mocra's such as
exisrs at the present time"
The RockpoIt Transcript s0ys: "Of
those who are prominent N, Toned
In connection with the office of Gov
erDor, and who will be candidates for
nomination, there is no one who has
given more palpAble proof of his de-
votion to these fundamental principles
and requirements of our great state
than the Hon. Joseph Sayers. During
his term as state Senator, though young
and inexperienced, he exhibited stesd-
fast, advanced, progressive ideas Of
craftsmanship that were fully sus-
tanned by him as Lieutenant
Governor and President of the
Senate of the Sixteenth Legislature.
A firm advocate of liberal appropris-
tions for our free schools, he has also
ever been IN favor of generous meas
ures to secure immigration, and in this
has added surels to the reputation he
has already attained as q sound think
er and decided executive officer.
Young, tIreless, vigorous, perseverng
and the very soul of honor, the repu-
tation of the state would be as safe in
his hands as in those of any other man" |"
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