The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08
THE STATE PRESS.

In view of the fact that the Clnsti-
tulon ard Democracy have been out
ragged in the passage of the legal ten
der act, the San Antonio Herald In
qulres:
We shall be glad at any time that
Stnator Cuke may deem it expedient,
to learn what the Senator proposes to
do with the legal tsnder noues finally !;
whether he finds authority in the Con-
s'itutiou for legal tender currency?
Whether he holds to the doctrine of
strict construction as applied 10 Fed
eral money! Another thing would bs,
in the opinion of the Herald, very de-
rable TOR Senator Coke to do, viz,
to show, before the B4yard movement
goes too far, how Mr.. Bayard is un-
sound or the tariff question, for this
ia one of the most important points to
the South.
The same paper dares to comment
upon the habit of outs attacking ins in
the following style.
Republicans of Austin who faYor
some one ambitious of obtaining the
office Of United States marshal are Car
rying petition round and soliciting
sigma urea far the removal OF S. H.
Russell. 81 far as the Herald is in
formed, there is nothing new happen
ing to induce the dissatisfied Republic
cans to expect success. The move
ment is probably merely further
symptom Of chronic itching for flee.
Il will pr' b .bly fail. The average
good Cit I'm is often bsdgered into
signing petition recommending some
body, but Is not so easily induced
to sign formal complaint against a
fair and decent officer il order to pro-
mote the fortunes of another who may
be simply stouter partisan but moth
ing more.
The Galvt ston NeaOs indulged in free
dom with Hon. John Hancock's name,
and the result is. he is getting just now
a good deal of gratitous notice with
out the least solicitation. The Bren-
ham Banner says:
Many of the newspapers, both in and
out of this congressional district, are
disposed to throw cold water on the
Galveston Neaos' proposition to run
Hon. John Hancock as an independent
candidate for congress at the coming
election next fall. Sucn course would
only result in the defeat of the Inde-
pendent and the Democratic nominees
and the success of the Republican can
didase, whoever he might be, whether
Davis, Jones, or any other man. II
may be very pleasant for some oppo-
nents of the Democratic party to rail
about the party lash and party nomina-
tions, but when it comes to an election
it is always found that the Republican
rlDg-masters hold the whip aud every
Republican votes as he is directed
by his party-masters. The great
secret of success in the Republi-
can patty is, that the managers haYe
the rank and file under perfect control
and always ready to do their bidding
the crack of the whip. At the last
election Jones was elected by aud with
the consent of the Republican party
had they put candidate in the field
his defeat would have been inevitable.
The Fiatonia Argus is opposed to In
dependent D ,mocratic candidates. L,
wants the party to go into the fight on
principle with clean hands, and says
The time has arrived when policy
must be discarded and principles ad.
hered to. II the Democracy must &c
down let her go down with flying co
ors, fighting for principles and not
men. Let us make an open and manly
fight for what we believe to be right,
and if we are defeated we will have
the consolation of knowing that we
resorted to no subterfuges to hOodwink
the people, but were beaten squsrely
and fairly.
Says the Age, "Referring to the
'blatherskIting war made upon Cover
nor Roberts for vetoing an lll-judged
and improvIdent free school sppropri-
alton, the Luling Signal says
Good sense and mature judgment
finally trIumphed, however, and when
the reaction set 10, it was found that
the ''old fogy" was right and the people
endorsed him. The endorse meni
comes, too, from those who are the
mainstsys of the country-the hard
listed yeomanry, who pay our taxes,
support oar institutions and make our
wealth.
The San Antonio Express would
make Democrats do their duty in pre-
pairing for the coming contest by pois-
ing free lance to be used upon them
in case of emergency. IL "adyises
that the Democrats attend the prima-
ries and see to it that good represen-
tative men are selected as delegates,
and If these so far forget their duties
to the party and the State as to allow
personal friendship for one candidate
or animosity towards another to infiu-
ence them To act regardless of the
wishes of majority of the party, then
d. feat their candidate at the polls. The
measure is an extreme one, and it
would not have to be employed more
than once"
The Denison Herald speaking Of the
purposes of Radicslism in Texas Gays:
They propose to sprinkle salt on the
coat tails of independent dem 0crats by
denouncing all measures that the peo-
pie dislike, and rtsoluting in favor OF
everything that is beautiful and popu
lar. They are going to draw their
Republicans very mild, sugar-coat II,
As il were. and pass such rlnOinO res
olutions about public schools, lmmi-
grafton. tar reforms and the like, that
the democrats will be struck with won-
der and astonishment, and cry aloud
for assistance We don't believe the
republicans Of Texas afre this time,
but they propose to make capital out
of the deep disgust which has seized
upon democratic gizzxrds, and run a
sort Of peoples. ticket and IN certain
contingencies we are net prepared to
say that their efforts would be entirely
in vain. If TIE democrscy Of Texas