The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-07

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4" The hem'rratinrdaId ~, ai'iA ,'irSsins
hiG,,li L, ihaiafsiil ifS q.fae,rie infjef
an ,ire,nnci3s,... siihi,IiEA,d.er Hrni
among :rleies$eIs sl,7sS 'f4rlensaslaa
most pieas ~ i.ts.irt4 III" ~ ~ lriifi.ill
.aSTa ",a'tlFnftr a,aa isiS ',sriii'mrSs -as"i
fidelity ~ a representative. thc i.nPi,.
in ihai pre..in,'t f,s,il i'. ,s...;G ls'' giRi,
Mr. Morris, tnc talented young lawyer
OF This city, WAS next inlro;iucci aud
made q speech of considerable merit. .lis.
dwell generally upon national and slAie
affairs AMI discussed VII ia ciiqsi the lit
ness of some 81 Inc neWiucesofs,e Sorr's
~ convention FOR he place. w;irh il,ry
had been named nola;iy among them
Judge y. ;. Walker. Coz district judge,
and Cul. C.irlsisil for representative.
Epon ilsea ,.sasssf ioasof NsFsssi6sris'
speech Col Whitehead was Introduced.
His speech was an elaborate deicn,e of
tho Democratic party aud lis principles, u
scaahing rebuke. bold and incisiye,
OF the misrule OF the Repuhli-
cans while in power; an extensive
exposure Of GreehbaAtisIn iaBsk IT, fol-
k.s, l defense of5ke,soayention system,
a review of the tstlkiitiaies. nAtional.
state and ruuutv-,rtu viii iaueTrursr,
,patriotie aud eloquent appest, for. alEsso
.rally around its standard and supportslis
.nammees. lie commenced By modeSily
As,nosincisg that he did not appear before
O. IA 10 speak With any superior Wisdoms
bnosssiher that he M: sfit reason taaetler
NjttaN he people upou the Issues Involved.
Stsihe end that there mi.saI he eliminated
Such plans aud measures IS would re-
dound 90 the public good. Tracing il.e
history oE the Democratic party from th6
time of the split between the elder A /
ans and Mr.. jefferson, he showed a.
ihe result OF some Of lis triUmphs the
Louisiana purchase, the successful prose-
eution of the war Of 1872. the enuRcia
lion and establishment al the Monroe
doctrine. the glorious rule az cold iIick-
ory.~ the war with McSieSs which
brought Texas into the Union, and the
settlement OF the VcNed qncsli,npf llte
northwestern boundary. fcuia f,|t wit
in,ss aud lerlarationSpf gIamiit~a fsi.ef
sherman. French Coke. y, "A u t,Inkiin
and numerous other. ~ l,e,svc Z. n lal,Cls
OF the eonventieA OF ~. be II r1Rh lt,-
ted that this Jas - ',hnibn n sfifsk. I
and aslnlittinssllSt tAe due Siqil of !a,Ses-
sion MSS Scaleli'-ts.r afi lime, siln ss-s,t-.
tended that lllerc wc& Qtler tisbls iiai,l-
taine.l In taet l,srftfqiiyf ~ Fll.s 80 = 5lt,~
lion Itself. lsc.ausc tlley W. n.,essg,a-ii ~
the t,eol,lc. rot lssNis ( II isfi S>it 81
the ss.ellcr,sl yos s4t!sac fs proliii' hsi hi
the sonst ilutiols. dew /, = tGuSiA show
ine that There Ys,t> iis =. IA ses,f the Or :lai
ixatiosl III The ssstesinseat ~ la, ssiepiion
cf the thirtceuth, fertie entif and tiileenth
amendments. and D1l,fH. thet TIE ;;,sl cril-
mcnt properly aslnlini<lefcd NAoald be
the sovefniAent as made ~ il arlzisai
Trainers. With kkiIlful j nd be tlskf dis
Sectcd the principles 81 the Repabliran
party; showed how they hsai ilisfesar.led
the PRIV ile,se % the writ o. klt,, s,Ii7s 81.
the sarctll y ct trial h isirr, hake. iiaaa
had murdered INNOCENT meh .ay liz iud.s-
lacRlS ef msiit1rl courts. arr, <fll,< fsiliiS
tcrs of tiie gospel isetatlsc they would not
pfeacis ia aecot.lancc With their Il eiafioh,
aiso, how they had arfeste snef tried fI.s
judges of state courts. sud eentrsl ~ sil.,I.
tiolninal iaH over tho people. ~ .n,l,.I.f ~,
expected from the most tcsnllI,. I4i.,..
Then allodin.s - their eaIli,saie = <I.4 1.I|-
ftrcS Of public moneys. and The Ian d lI,I'
~ those offfc f,sfly. fIfoadincnt 4I'iont
ub0.n we're BabSoeSr kl4ine. Shcperd.