The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-11
TIE "TWO BIrSo PROGRESS
IVES---HOW they ARE GOING
To USE DAVIS AND HOW RE-
WARD BIN.

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IvES---HOW they ARE GOING
To USE DAVIS AND HOW RE
WARD BIN.
Said more frank than wise Green
hacker: I'VE are going to make no
nominations. but will wait for break
in the Damccratic state convention,
and will then join in the issue against
the mossbacks.'" By this it is meant
that the progressive two bit Demo-
Gratis, " or, more properly. the soreheads
aud mslcontents, whose dissatisfaction
arises in the fact that they have only
the remOtest chances 70. office inside
the Democratic party, are ready and
propose, il they dare, to sell themselves
to the devil or sny other patron saint
10 secure q following. In reply to q
question propounded to the same
Greenbscker as to what Ex-Governor
Davis was going to do with his black
phaIanx, the reply was: " He is going
to help us sgaiEst you damned Demo-
Gratis" Mr.. Greenbacker further said ::
''We intend to salivate your Old AL
calde, but Joe Slyers is not our man. !"
o IT. Mr. Fiat would not, or could not,
state who had been picked out by
the progressive soreheads TO ''sslivate. 1"
1t was Roberts or Ssyers, or whoever
else might be the candidate of what he
fondiy termed mossbackism," but
be said, with good deal of emphasis: ::
"If Charley Stewart has the moral
courage to do what he feels is right,
and does not whip around into Demo-
cratic ranks, he stands the best show
ing of any man in Texas to keep Max
ey's scat in the United States Senate
warm. Ooly one thing stands in the
way Of his success, as l have told
him, and this is lack of sand in his
gizzird." But we have only used the
expressions of this jealous Greenback-
er, whom everybody knows, to show
purposes IN the minds of the enemies
of true Democrats. 1t is needless to
say that the political death of these
GreenbAckers would long ago, have
been recognized, even among them
selves, had il not been for the pres
ence of Ex-Governor Davis in Texas; /;
ard it is even said that Greenback in
fiuence at Washington was lately exer-
cised against his appointment as In
dian commissioner, that he might re-
main here to give some respectability
to the Greenback vote, as we'll as to
keep Col. Jones, if possible, In Con-
gress. Mr.. Davis can give the Green
hackers throughout the state thirty five
or forty thousand colored votes, and
were it not for this element in politics
hardly legislative district in the state
could send a Greenbacker to Austin.
ID avis owes the Democracy OF Texas,
and in fact Gen. Grant, too, who re-
fused to supply hlm with troops in
1874 to hold the state government, an
everlasting hatred, and it is thus,
without subscribing any interest Of his
own, but merely to crafty
personal hatred, that he continues
TO exercise an influence in political
contests in Texas. There are two pur-
poses that the enemies of Democracy
have in view to accomplish coveted
ends which they are destined never to
attain; one is, as we stated. some days
ago, to weaken the Democratic. party
by securing nominations that will not
command public confidence, and tbs
other is to procure, if possible, split
in the Democratic nominating conven-
ton, like that IN the sixth coDgression.
al district, two years ago, when Green
hackers and Republicans will coalesce
with progressive Democracy, which
Mr.. Fisher of Georgetown, defines as
''two bits on the dollar" at the State
Treasury, and then, probably, Co..
Stewart will stand a better showing
than any other man in the state for
the United States Senate. Here
the plot thickeps. Should these two
bit progressives succeed, through the
instrumentslity of Mr.. Davis, and
Msxey give place in 1881 to Stewart,
Coke is to give way to Davis in 1884.
1t is poor rule that does not work
two ways, and Mr.. Davis contemplates
with supreme satisfaction, that on the
fourth of March, 1884, he may return
the compliment by sending the ''Royal
Bengal" out of the back door of the
Senate chamber with as little ceremo,
ny as in 1874, ten years previously,
Davis was made to climb through
the back window of the executive
Office. The plan of breaking up the
nominating convention in row is
looked on with more favor by the pro-
gressives than is the other, and it is
possible this one may be adopted.
Still the schemes to be laid at the
Galveston convention will be at
tempted, and if the primaries are SO
manipulated as to make the first prop
osition possible of execution it will be
followed. If impossible, the move
ments toward this end, however, will
be of infinite service in giving aid to
that one for breaking upthe convention,
aud in this the progressives will more
readily take part, since "bolting" will
not then come in the way Of the exer-
else of moral courage. In the mean
time true Democratic ztal everywhere
is taking hold OF the public mind, and
there will be such interest taken in
primaries thst the moral courage of
would-be progressives will, in many
Instances, be throttled in its incipi-
ency.
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