The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-12
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The Ciet rrns C1reaielc 81 ys: "Tbe
B yard resoluti5h lBly goes to The ex
tent OF milking greenbscks nonAlegal
ender between private individuals.
No government in the world should
hsTe the power Of making private m
iIvlausi Iske pare mont : sssInst his
wili-n
Toe Henderson Times says: cit
was viIlsinous slauGsr upon Cover
cor Roberts v beli il wa asserted With
20 much nLct OF that h. intended to
default uncn the interest ~ the S.ete
debts il Julg of last wear Fhose who
asserted Il so hliiv rever believed
ore word NJ 1t. / Is 20 easy TO be
III Is'.'
The CAekss,lie Times. Ike great
many ether papers that generally bear
N mind the pu posss f"r which the
frzmtIs Of re pub, lcau institutions made
governments, gives u q Iasi adhesion to
this h.resy hat has cieps IN upon US
demanding THAI governments take
the education Of the people in
to It's own hands. and III discuss
ing the ques ion of bolt in tn,
next Democratic 8. tate convention says:
ave think that tie fears of certs'n
Democrats reistiVe TO a bolt III the neat
state convent on Sroundleas. IL Is
gu te true that there were wrong differ
ences Of opini, among many of Il e
members of the last Legislature On
schools ana immigrati.p, yet not
single member, rs far as we know, va
SO bind tie true interests Of TIC
State ~ 10 oppose schools and Imn
grafton in the abstract. A mrj irity Of
the members favored a reduction of tn
school appropriations for time, In o.
der that the Safe revenues might be
equal To the expenditures, aud thus
stop he accumulation OF debt. 'Un-
der the pay as vou go policy inaugu-
rated by CIV Roberts. this OH ct has
been. accomplished; and doubtless
next year the amounts for the support
of schools can be much increased.
The Clinton Chronicle thanks Snator
Coke for a copy of hIs speech, and it
is even probable that had he been
quite as civil to the STATESMAN he
would have merited no more adverse
criticism than this from the ChrOnicl i:
1--WE think that the Senator is liable
to be mist ,ken in some of his assump-
tions. IL is we'll remembered by all
Texas people that the Senator Was once
Governor of this State, and that he
promised to pay off the State debt in
one hundred days, and emphasized it
with mean what say We also re-
member that the debt was increased
during his administration. AGAIN,
when the bill to repeal the resumption
act was before Congress, he made a
speech wildly portraying the horrors
that would follow, and the gatherings
that would be entailed upon the coun-
try if the act was not repealed. The
act was not repealed; resumption took
place, and none Of his predictions were
fulfilled. 1t Is in the reach of human
possibilities that the S nator MY be
deceived again."
The Terrell Star in discussing the
combination boom of the Galveston
Nelo8 says: ''Tbe Ntles has interview
eI Gov. DaviP, w: A. i Miller, chair
man OF the Or enback State Executive
Committee, and prominent men of the
young ID mocracy. They all substan-
italy sgree as TO the same platform, so
far rs the Safe is concerned. It's now
evident thar such combination will
be formed, as the leaders and Office
seekers of the three named parties have
all come out in favor of it. Charles
Stewart, a young Democrat of Hous-
ton, is o be their candidate for. Coy
ernor, and Wells Thompson and other
young Democrats are spoken of for the
other positions On the State ticket.
Ia this grand pooling of issues it will
be noticed that GreeDbsckers and r :
publicans are wiling to give all the
offices to the young Democrats, and it
is only by so doing could the combine
ton be formed. The principal object
of the young Democrats is to get Of
fee, and for this purpose they are will
ing TO attempt disruption of the Dem
ccratlc party, but they do not propose
to do the voting and let their allies
bold the offices. Should this comb
nation be formed it will result in build
ing up an opposition party in this state
that will be Republican in principle
and fact, if not in name"