The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-08
OPINIONS or the PRESS.

Throckmorton for governor, but il
says he 'has his eyes set towards the
United States Senate chamber snd his
face turned in that direction so strong-
ly that it is even doubtful If he would
now sccept the Office of governor of
Texas if it were offered him."
The Brenham Banner says: ''It is
rumored among the faithful in Bren-
ham that Ex-Governor Edmund ]. Da-
Wis will be 9 candidate for Congress in
this district. 1t is not stated whether
he will make the race as sn Independ-
ent and thus endeavor to 'seduce' the
Greenbackers, or whether he will make
the race as q simOn-pure, true hearted,
unsdultersted Republican.
The Dallas Times seys: Lang start
ed out to lecture to the grangers. BE-
fore he got to the first cross-rosd, the
enormity Of the outrsges committed by
Governor Roberts administration
knocked all his ideas ON farming into
cocke6lbG6. To-day turnipe and
garden truck hath no charms for the
boss granger. His eyes dwell longing
~ on the executive chair. Lang Is the
only man who can save the country.
The Rusk O6serser thinks the in
dorsement of Governor Roberts by Col.
Lang in May, 1879, is worth repeating.
He said: "Governor Roberta veto il
eminently correct. l do not under
stand him to be opposed to 3 system
of free common schools. / think he
only wants an economical system as
the people can bear without impairing
the strength and efficiency of the gov
ernment. In other words, he wants
such economy introduced in the COM
mon schools as that less proportion
of the general revenue will supply the
same facilities of education to the same
number of children and for the same
length of time"
The Dallas Times claims q great
deal Of credit politically for Texas
when it says. "Gen. Maxey Is report
ed to have said that the Cincinnati
nomination was good. He has not
been heard from on the Chicago nomi-
nations, but ss he, at one time In life,
threw his whole support for :Arthur,
we suppose he approves the tail end of
that ticket. Louisiana and Texas
hatched the Hancock boom. Texas is
represented on the Greenback ticket,
and Gen. Maxey, Texas senator, as
sisted materially in giving Arthur
lift, which made him q candidate on
the Republican ticket. All in all, Tex
as has been on important political fac
tor in national affairs this year"
The Tyler Courier asserts that
Governor Roberts is either a most pro-
found political trimmer, or he is in
ately honest and above the shafts and
arrows of abuse and vituperstion. "A
parallel 1t may be safe to say, has new
er been developed in Texas politics,
to that now presented In the case of
the old man who now occupies the ex.
ecutiYe chair of this state. There is
scarcely any offence known to the
moral or religious code, against all laws
of political economy and principles of
common sense, of which this man has
been accused. His open and negative
opponents embrace the most prominent
and it were reasonable to imagine. in.
fiuential papers in the state. Accord
ing to their oft repeated declara-
tion he is q dotard, an ante
deluvian, some say cotem-
porary OF Moses; wine biber, an anti
church man, sympsthizer with mur-
derers and felons, the despoiler of happy
homes, the enemy of education, emil
grafton development, the friends OF
land monoDolists, dissembler, mis-
manager, bilious old man and-but
memory fails to recall half the sins
charged to him; and yet no MAJ who
undertakes no trace the current OF
public opinion can fail to recognize the
fact that Roberts has the sympathy
and confidence of the masses. There
Is apparently no special magnetism in
the composition of the man, he
had not the brilliant power of Hub
bard; nor upon the surface does he
display the profound diplomatic and
manGyerIng capacities of Coke; be had
never been set up and worshipped as.
au idol like Throckmorton; nor &C.
cussd OF being the greatest statesman
On the American continent as John
Hancock. We can think. Of hut one
solution of this enigms, viz: that the
people, whether laboring under de-
lusion or not, have come 70 regard the
outcry against him as ntfiek OF politi-
clans and conceive him s0tbs, diseharg-
ing his duties honestly and without
fear"