The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15
? POLITICAL NOTES.

The Fort Worth Erening Nsscs
hoists the nsme of John Hancock, of
Austin, for Governor.
-Congressman W. D.. Wasbburne.
of the third Minneseta district. has
been nominated by the Republicans
Col. ]. W. Filler has been nomi-
mated for Congress by the D. moerstic
convention of the ffteenth Illinois
district.
The Republicans Of the sixth Mis-
sissippi district have nominated John
r Lynch, colored, for Congress. Tnis
is Gen. Chsfmers' district.
The CINCINNATI Gazette has an edi-
torial discussing "how and when 10
die" The Republican party will illus-
trate the Gasette's theory next Noyem-
Der.
The Richmond Commonwealth, a
strong Democratic paper, says thar
Hancock is the man they want, bu'l
advises the party $40 draw o veil over
that superb soldier business.
The Wise county Democracy rec
emmend Col. B 10Th for Comptroller
but resolution OF censnre directed 81
Governor Roberts by some wire puiler
was comfortably laid on the table.
The Comanche Chief has been
revived, and it is neat and newsE and
sensible because it is Democratic.
Touching the party, it says: ait
stands pledged for the preservation Of
civil liberty, for q government, for the
people und by the people, as nuclc US
arc und which may rally all those who
entertain the same exalted ideas of re-
publican government as did Washine-
ton, J ffsr,Ou and the founders of the
American Uolon. 1t stands pledged
to check the mad spirit of pecuIatiop,
to restore administrative purity ana
justice; and TO drive bribery and cor
rup,ion from orr administrative, legls-
lative and judicial nails, where they
boldly stalk and vauntingly display
their hideous copquests- It stands
pledged to stsy the Wild policy of
centrslizstlon, the current. drifting Us
into tyranny and despotism. NJ, we
still love the name and the idea it sug-
gests with full confidence in its mis-
SION to ultimately -restore-c liberty
to its pristine glory" = Af 4
-Banquo's ghost will not ''down. -
Here it is AGAIN in au extract from q
Cincinnati Commercial editorial Of
March, 1873: "Atter Ames had testi-
fed the second time as to the. guilt of
Garfi-ld. .Jizing 1T ap0, him clearly and
anmistaka5 q. the General &C once no.
titled them that he would come before
them and reiute the vile SANDERS thai
the mendacious man from Massach"-
sets had poured out against hhm1
The day and the hour came, but simu :
taneouBly came not G,rfeld. He hao
heard that Ames (4ho was then re-
luctant;y producing the receipts that
Patterson had signed) had in his pos
session other such documents to prove
the correctness of his testimony in re-
spect to Others, and the gallant gener-
al, whose flashing blade was won't 20
CLEAN adown the line, in the CORY day
of the past decade, found that to stay
away was prudent, and he never ap-
peared. The complacent committee
forbore to question Ames furiher as to
Garfield's statement and his own, and
the papers were consequently never
produced"
"A letter writer for the Philadel-
phis Bulletin says: IL is grave'y de-
clsred that Her Majesty the Q leen il
disappointed at the result Of the Chi
csgo Republican Convention. She had
set her mind on the triumph of Gen.
Grant, for whom, during his stay in
the country, she conceived great Tx
ing. had heard this rumored week
ago, but as considered the fiction too
absurd, irefrslned from giving it addi-
tional currency. Myinventive friend,
the London correspondent OF the pro-
vincial press. got hold of the on DIT,
and invested it with the dignity of
print in manner that ia oTedltable |
to his ingenuity, and may be interest
ing to you. This ia what large num-
Der Of people on this side evidently
believe: Following sn opinion |
largely held~-hsEe, --hsr~msJesty had
come To regard the Generals election
as q foregone Conclusion, and regards |
with psined surprise the caprices of |
people who suddenly, ID one hemis- .
phere, bring back Mr. Gladstone to |
power, aud in another dispose of the !
slowly built up Claim Of Gen Grant,
an American Whittington, who seemed |
likely to turn AGAIN and be thrice
President OF the Q tied Statea.n