The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
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It be rot Maxey, 1t will likely Ia |
Tbrock norton, but il both should fail |
keep your eye en- Dave Culbersoa."
The Gainesville Heg,eyiaa ia satisfied |
there is growing disposition IN that
section OF the state, to support aud en-
dorse the administration NJ Governor
Roberts. His financial paIiey Of keen.
ing the state within It's means is very
generally favored.
The TelegJaa attempts facstiousness
when ii says; ''Many are the predictions
in and around his home tha, Col. Lang
will be nominated beyond doab, by
the next statc convention. l. Is ooe Of
those toregons conclusions. as it were.
Like GraHI's being shipwrecked, form
stance.
The B,l,on Courier save: 'tThe Old
Alca'de, the chsmpion Of the people,
wal bs Bsll c0uHty's choice for Cover
nor, and < p Saunders will sweep
the field rs STATE senator. The men
Who dig dollsrs from the ground are
going 70 rule the election here aud pick
ont be men Of their choice. Pug
r4ceFs hsd better draw out and so into
scwe business that will insure a hv-
lug"
The Canton Chronicle. sn ioolirs
over the polit,ca, fed, says: "Thore is
: side-sprssd ooposluoa 10 Goyesnar
Roberts, though there Is 90 deflned
plan forc0n3pcting campaign sQalnst
him: II the opp1ssrs ol the Governor
expect to defeat his nomination, thsy
shoHld matte on some avsl!sbie nan af
progressive views aud sumiuisssat We
ability. Lieuielan;-G Governor Savers
would be very suitable m&n.
TIE PaBola Hateaman wants 10
kaow 'fis is a fact, as charged by
the Meridian Blade. ia, J ,hu II Coch-
ran made bargain by which he was
e'eclei spe ksr Of the last legislature
against ;he wishes Of a large mai 1rily
OF Dem0cIets ia iha, body. l. true,
the red fox of Dallas might as well
attempt II pass old Peter at the gates
ot heaven in Gn unc0nvsried state. as
10 o!fsr for another ctlle. il Texas.
The Democratic party docs net want
ant will not have 'trs1ing' Demo-
Gratis"
Tue Express thinks that If the ma
Jorisy OF the party desire Governor
Roberts, or anybody else, as their nom-
inee, that person Is .eniitled 10 the
nomination, aud weNsre opposed h de-
ffaufing him and the IN 'rity by re-
sorting TO aoy rule or trick in conven-
tion. The FfpTe's does not want Rob
erts nominated because it does not re-
gard him ss the best man for the posIA
tion Of goverro-, but tia will % the
majority should rule. Therefore, We
say, "gIye the old man q fair chance"
If the p ople make m stake, they
will be rosponsi3!e for it,
Taa Sherman Democrat says: "If
twelve, or even six, short months ago
We hsd been told that Governor Rob-
erts could by any reasonable tlrn OF the
wheel have become a formidable can
dsdate Tor reelection, VIC should have
thought that individual pariiali,y had
got away with our informant's ..inig-
ment. Bu such is the turn in for
tunes wheel that to-day, if he is not
the uppermost dog in the fight, he is
in fair way soon be, if The expression
OF the state press may be taken as a
criterion, With ali dee resp CT 10 his
two immediate predecessors, we have
and do say his administration has. been
tbs best since the time Of Governor
Throckm0rton."
TIE Honey Grove lndepoHaoat thinks
Governor Roberts has many Just aud
uojust blows from the press. 1t says:
''He came into the cffice in an unlucky
msnHeT, end IL seems this was taken
war upon MN anu MS cvrry uuEruru
without considering any results. His
coarse on the whcle has been one 70
Commend. AMI his administration has
been Of value to Texas. and some that
az ii'ss were his bitter cuemies, are
gradually beginning to rec that they
acted 800 hastily in their condemns
lion, and that the slow. careful Old
Acalje was in the righ,. The state
had b en- run on a high pressure style
| for e. long that few wholesome
checks la,erposed by Roberts threw
the OF tiusiasts iato f,s OF spleen,
which they relieved by showeflug abuse
upon his course. aud predicting the
sudden ruin of the ceuatry"
Tie Mexie Leager says Of the ex-
trene views promulgated by the teach
ers' convention at shermso: "If J.
C D GIess had been IN said conven-
ti5n We should be perfectly certain he
drafted these resolutions, s3v9ry Ike
in spirit are they to the DeGress abor-
ton we once had under the name Of a
public free school 'ystem. l. 10 high
time he tsxpayers and laboring men
Of T,xas were interssting Themselves
in the attempt the demagOgues and
| Radicals ere making ~ once more IN
| filct upon Tey7s their abomineble meas
uTes. En6er the pTeteDse OF a regard
1 for the welfare Of the people Tnese
| resolutions demand thet the state shall
| take Charge of children for twelve years
Of their lives. thus esusing parents to
! become c4Feless Oi their offspriDgs'
welfare, A8 we'll ss 20 DEPEND upon The
state, which would be calamity ia
itself l. will DO noticed that the
teachers are the principal abettors of
those who champion this DtGress
scheme. Let us once see them succeed
and 8 swarm % adventnFous trAmping
pedsgogues will pour into Texas, Just
Sc they did whsn DeGfesI held high
carnival Gmid Tie ruin Of the people,
financially and morally"
The Dallas Times is pleased to refer
10 lnconsista ncies sfTectinq tue oppo-
1euts OF Governor Roberts: "when
the fiiends of the honest old maa
point wish piide 70 The healthy condi-
ton OF cur state finance, the iafge re-
serve of cash in the treasury, and the
prompt payment u ell current expenses
as they accrue, except some items that
the Legislature neglected u mske sufii
cieBt appropriations for, they are met
with tho reply that the Governor Is en-
titled % 10 credit for this-thas Il Is
all the result If the wise .egisiAtion
enacted by the fifteenth and sixteenth
sgista'ures--that the G0yernos really
has nothing 10 do with state finances
:us neifnore thaa to see that the meas
ures adopted by the Legislature are
faithfully carried out. When has re-
election is urged they about laee snd
swear y will never do--that II Roberts
Is G.vsrnnr agaln the fnances OF the
state will 90 to tie everlasting bad,
aud thai, Ia hse, 10 zach calamity could
befaii Texas. a. i0splaes the ssOld Ale
caide" 10 The executive chair for |
another ,eym- Pin yourselves down,
Msiss Paogrsssi nists, 70 on= position
OF the other. Either accord 10 CIV
eTnof r s5erts tie need Of praise that
is his due for the condition OF afisirs