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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

THE Mormon question in con-
gress promises TO be a. lively one
Canton was elected by large ma
jority, receiving $4,000 votes while
his opponent, Campbell, received d
1S00votes. Campbell, backed by the
governor of Utah and the United
States district court, claims that
Cannon is not citizen, and there
fore is ineligible. Having majori-
ty of the votes cast, whether
lawful or not, the clerk has placed
Cannon's name OH the roll, and it
remains for congress to decide the
question of ineligibility. 1t will
certainly be decided in strict accOr-
dance with what the Republicans
think they can make out of an alli-
ance with Mormonism. Whether
Campbell be good Republican
or not will avail him nothing,
effect him nothing, unless he
have some new element of
strength to lay at the feet of
the accretionary party. AS Cannon
can command the Mormon strength.
he will be well considered, at least,
and his acceptance or rejection will
depend moro directly upon the ex-
pediency or inexpediency of an alli-
ance, than upon principle. Right or
law will be the last consideration
claiming attention from this con-
gress. The law appears to be in
favor of the anti-Mormon, but law,
and personal and society rights are
rejected when Republicans may Sc
cure point i'll the advancement of
of their party principles and prac-
tices.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

Col, Mcclure writes from Wash
ington to the Philadelphia Times:
"There is now q stalwart rcvel in
Washington. The men who lisped
the praises of Garfield when he
came into power, and when the men
who spoke ofhis suffering and pro-
bable death with tremulous voice,
are not heard in the hotels, In Hhe
streets or in the departments. His
sun has set, and the fitful worship
pers of the capital who have praise
for every ruler of the present and
contempt for every ruler of the past,
now speak of Arthur as the saviour
of the party; the statesman of tho
age, the candidate of 1884.
Blaine is about to retire TO
his quiet home in the pinstree
state. Window has gone and is now
his own successor in the SENATE.
MacVeagh has gone amidst the jeers
of the new triumphant public
he had the courage to
grapple with while supported by the
president. James is limited to the
new year, when he will give place to
his stalwart successor. Hunt and
Kirkwood will be unknown in and
about the administration twenty
days hence, and it is now probable
that even Lincoln will not survive
the general wreck of the policy
upon which Garfield laid the foun-
dations of his administration. In
the selection of the successors or
the Garfield cabinet, no Garfield
man will apply. Democrats will be
considered by the new
administration when necessary, but
the Garfield Republican will be
stranger to the fayer OF the Arthur
raiOu1
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

"THE NEWSPAPER MAN." better
known in Austin as Col. L. J. DuPre,
is before the public with a book,
entitled "Fagots from the Camp
Fire" 1t is, as the author says in
his preface, a simple record of the
"woes, triumphs, modes of think
ing, living, fighting and dying of
scouts and common soldiers" in the
late War. 1t is therefore not a
record of the achievements of gen.
erals or presidents. The author re-
cites "wild adventures, hideous
deaths and marvellous escapes" ter
rible and ludicrous incidents, and
many things that are as piliful as
war may make. The author thinks
the record might be more tasteful,
but therefore less truthful, and
hence, as he may think, tie
one feature is not kept in view
to the exclusion of the other.
But the readers of this book will
not agree with the author that it
lacks taste, for tastefIlness in
writing is possessed by few men to
a greater degree than by the gifted
writer. The book is on sale i'll this
city, or it may be ordered from the
publishers, Emily Thornton Charles
81 Co., of Washington. Single
copies rs cents six complies So.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

The death of the late amiable and
accomplished Nicholas j. Moore
was not only sad bereavement TO
| his immediate family and friends,
but also a public calamity. His far
seeing vision anticipated in the not
far distant future large and flour
ishing cities at the tcrmini of all our
railroads OH the gulf, and he was
| devoted to Texas i'll all her great
undertakings. While, as a south
erner, he was proud of New Or
leans, the Queen City of the south
he yet believed that Texas would
soon have ports of entry on her ex-
tensive coast, open to the commerce
OF the world, which would draw di-
rectly to them all the productions of
our great state. He was particularly
devoted to the development of Sa-
bine Pass as a great port of entry,
and was warm advocate of the
Sabine and Western railroad, know
ing that it would be the shortest
and cheapest route from Sabine
City to the flourishing city of
Houston, and that it would connect
east Texas directly with the richest
and most productive parts of the
state. lie was thoroughly identified
with this road before his death, and,
it is said, was soon 10 become one
ofits directors. All who live must
die; but, while mourning for one so
gentle, so mild and kind, so noble and
magnanimous, cut off in the vIgor
of manhood by an untimely death,
we do sincerely trust that this, his
favOrite scheme, the railway from
Sabine TO Houston, thence into
western Texas, will be speedily
built. The development of Texas
is the leading thought of these old
Texans; and, when we reflect that
they are rapidly passing from these
active scenes, so pleasing to them as
patriots, it makes us sad. Texas is
to become the greatest of states, and
those who devote their time and
money and life to her best interests,
as did this lamented gentleman,
will have everlasting monuments
erected to their memory in the
hearts of the people of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

TODAY is Thursday. Are the peO-
pie of Austin going to let the week
pass without providing for confer
ence to be held with Col. Grant on the
subject of securing his railway for
the capital city, thus making it the
center of narrow gauge system of
railways? The Austin and North
western, the Austin and Southeast
ern, and the Texas Western,
centering here, would lead the
Texas and st. Louis, and
other narrow gauge railways
to seek connection likewise at the
central point for these railroads.
The Bremond road, which, it is un-
derstood, is to hold intimate rela-
tIons with the Texas Western, taps
Que of the richest lumber regions of
the world, and, should Grants road
come to Austin, on its way to Fred
ericksburg, it would become the
greatest carrier of lumber of all the
Texas lines, for here it would be
called upon to supply the country
along the line OF the Austin and
Northwestern, as well as that about
the other roads named. Are our
people going to move in the mat
ter?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

FROM the report of Postmaster
General James, it appears that there
was a deficiency in the revenue OF
his department, for the last fiscal
year, of S2,5O0,OOO. By the close OF
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888,
it is estimated that the annual def
cheney can be reduced to $92O,OOO in
round numbers, and that should the
increase in revenue be 1O.4 per cent,
as was the case last year, instead OF
8 per cent, as calculated in the estl-
mate, then the postal service would
become self-supporting.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

WHAT a magnificent navy this
great nation has-Quite as magnifi-
cent as the Sir Joseph who was
placed in charge of it by the Omar
tyred" president. The distinguished
commander of the Queens Navie'
has just made his annual report, such
as it is, in which he says that the coll
dition of the navy really demands
the prompt and earnest attention of
congress. Calls, Sir Joseph says,
are made upon the department to
send vessels into different parts of
the world in order to prevent threat
ened aggression upon the rights of
American citizens, and to shield
them in time of civic commotion in
foreign lands from insult or per-
sonal indignity, but that it proved
impossible to respond to these calls
from the want of vessels. lie thinks
it wise to present to congress a
scheme entitled TO the appreciation
of congress, calling for appropriate
means to carry out systematic sur
veys of parts of the West Indies,
the Spanish Main and the coasts of
Mexico and Central America, as well
as the examination of reported
shoals and rocks i'll the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. Here the
commander" rests, to await
the plaudits of his admiring
cOuntrymen. He wants the broad
oceans and gulfs cleared for the
free exercise of his war vessels,
without females, of course.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15
NO 20

The Mormons claim that they
will control congress, if not other
wise. through the agency of ample
funds at their command, and now
we will see how the Mormon dele
gate question will be decided. Can
non, the Mormon apostle and DO
lygamlst, has been delegate from
Utah eight years. In the forty-third
congress Republicans and Demo-
Gratis insisted that as Cannon held
the governors certificate it was
sufficiently demonstrated that he
was the legally elected delegate.
Campbell holds Gov. Murray's GER
tificate, and, according to the prece-
dent established when Cannon first
applied for seat, Campbell should
be admitted. Gov. Murray gave
Campbell the certificate, although
he did not receive the highest num-
Der of votes, because Cannon was
discovered to be an alien, and was
consequently ineligible. The Nor
mons claim that they can control
congress, and intimate that they
have corruption fund sufficiently
large to do it. Certainly no MEM
Der of congress can afford, under
the circumstances and the law bear
ing on the case, to become the sup
porter of Cannon and thus the de-
fender of Mormonism.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

LAST Sunday Rev. T. B. Lee
preached a most remarkable sermon
from the text: "That our SONS may
grow up as the young plants: and
that our daughters may be as the
polished corners of the temple" /"
therein making a direct attack upon
the present practices of young peo-
pie, and showing how morality
among them may be destroyed and
society degraded. Several young
men who listened to the sermon
highly approve of the worthy minis
ter's utterances, and having made
the request that it be printed in the
columns of the STATESMAN a copy
of the sermon has been obtained,
and upon examination we must be
allowed to express the greatest
pleasure i'll complying with the
request. The STATESMAN will pub
lish the sermon, because it is direct
ed at an evel that. saps, no matter
how near home it may go to the
hearts of even some of our
readers, the happiness of many
home circles. That Mr.. Lee makes
a departure, for time, from paint
ing the glory and goodness OF the
Maker, to show how people can be
made purer and nobIer, is a
matter of public congratuIation ;
and, if the ministry generally would
do likewise, there would be more
people drawn within the church
doors. But We say this much III ap-
proval of the sermon, and reserve it
for publication next Sunday. rs
perusal must do vast deal of good,
and this, above all things, is one of
the chief aims of the STATEsNAN's
existence.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

IT is EX-Speaker Randall's opin-
ion that three per cent. funding
bill will be strongly urged i'll the
house, and there is no reason why
such a bill should not be made q
law. The proposed bill will be based
on the refunding measure that was
vetoed during the last session. The
fourth section of.the vetoed bill au-
thorized the secretary of the treas
ury to use S5O,OOO,OOO of the gold
and silver coin in the treasury for the
redemption Of the and per cent.
bonds, which have since been con-
verted into bonds bearing 81 per
cent, and also to apply so much of
the surplus money in the treasury
as he might deem necessary, to the
purchase and redemption Ofinterest-
bearing bonds and certificates. Mr..
Randall proposed to substitute for
this, section declaring that an
amount not exceeding % per cent.
of the outstanding United States
notes, shall be retained in the treas
ury as reserve, and that the money
in the treasury in excess of that
amount, Shall he applied to the
purchase of interest-bearing bonds.
The effect of such a provision,
Mr.. Randall claims. would be 10 re-
lease $100,000,000 now held for the
purpose of maintaining United
States notes at par. The fifth Sec
lion OF the vetoed bill, which provid-
ell that three per cent. bonds should
be the only bonds receivable as Sc
curity for bank circulation, and that
national banks surrendering circu-
lation, or going into liquidation,
should surrender their own notes as
a condition precedent. to the return
of their bonds held TO secure circu-
lation, is to be included in the pro-
posed bill.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

The New York tariff convention
did not agree to the resolutions re-
lating to the taxes on whisky and
tobacco. The resolutions as adopt
ed declare in favor of policy of
protection TO home industry and
such revision of the tariff laws as
will give full and harmonious effect
to the protection policy by civilian
commission appointed by congress,
and pending the deliberations of the
commission, disturbing and de-
structive assaults upon protective
duties or special Industries shall not
be permitted.
The resolutions also demand i'm
mediate action by congress ON the
recent practice of overturning pro-
tective duties, and ask for the
prompt adoption of amendments to
the law which will furnish rule for
the decision of cases of disputed
classification in harmony with the
spirit and purpose of the present
protective system of tariff legisla-
ton. The resolutions declare that
the blame for the decline of Ameri-
can shipping rests with the govern
ment which treats this great interest
OF the country not merely with neg
lect, but even discriminates against
it. The continued prosperity and
full reward of our other industries.
principally agriculture, require that
our shipping should be restored
to its rightful place ON the seas, our
foreign carrying trade should be
built up through the adoption of a
government policy similar to that
by which Great Britain and other
European governments have built
up their merchant marine-a policy
broad, comprehensive, equitable,
such as will induce the Investment
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15
VOL. XI.
ENLARGEMENT

About the first of January, or
sooner, should material for the pur-
pose be received before that time,
the STATESMAN will be greatly en-
larged and many new features
added to it. 1t is proposed to make
the Daily an eight-page, forty-two
column paper, quite rs large as
many of the great metropolitan
dailIes. This style of publication
will be adopted in preference,
10 the great unwieldly page
so unsatisfactory to readers and adj
vertisers, and the paper will be pre-
sented in that convenient form,
which is now adopted by all the
great dalies of the country, because
it is universally approved. The ne
cessity for this change and improve
ment in the STATESMAN arises, first
in the fact that paper, at the
capital of Texas, is required
to keep up with the de-
mands of the times; second, be-
cause Austin progresses, and there
is every reason to believe that more
money and energy, thrown into the
publication of paper here, will
meet with a hearty public response;
third, because there is a growing
demand for the STATESMAN in all
portions of the state, as well rs be-
yond the limits of Texas, and to pub
lish what is demanded of a paper at
the capital requires more work upon
and more space within its columns
fourth, because railway facilities
are constantly increasing and thus
giving wider field to the circulation
of the paper. These are reasons,
lustifying the enlargement of the
and in finding oc-
casion to take this course,
the proprietorship extends thanks,
to the good people
Of Austin, whose kindness TO
The STATESMAN has ever been ap-
preciated, and to whom we look,
more than to any others, for that
encouragement, which leads to the
hope, that even this approach
ing enlargement is but a step i'll
IN ascent that must continue to
mark the course of all that pertains
10 Austin. Within the last eleven
years Austin has struggled up from
/ little town to a magnificent city.
In that time the STATESMAN has
from a tri-weekly to |
| daily, the latter already twice
increased in size, and by the good |
will of generous people, it is
hoped to continue improvement |
IN future years. Again thanking |
Ihc public for its support, we prom
sc to show due appreciation of the
fact that Austsn has shaken oil its |
ethargy and enters upon new life.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

The Democrat and Times, of New
Orleans, ceased their issues as sepa-
rate publications on Saturday and
have been merged into one paper.
The 1fmeS-Democrat, which made
its first appearance Sunday, says
that the purpose of the management
is to perpetuate all that was best
and most useful in both of these
journals, to combine the.circulation
and patronage of the two papers,
and to thus take step in the direc-
ton of aspirations.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

THE drain of emigration from
Germany to the United States is so
heavy that the imperial government
proposes shortly to introduce into
the relchstag stringent measures to
prevent the capital and men of the
country from leaving it. During
the present year over 100000 Ger
mans left the fatherland for the
United States. How a government
may exercise power to prevent its
people from emigrating to other
countries is to be seen. 1t is a pro-
posed assumption of monarchy
more dangerous than Bismarck may
presume it to be.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

THE report from the Indian ma
tiOn is that John Ross has been
elected by the Cherokee council at
TahIequah as editor of the AdrOcote,
the official organ of the Cherokee
Indians, vice f. G. Boudinot, jr.
The paper is sustained by appro-
prlations made by the council, the
editor receiving salary Of some
thing like $4,000 per year. The
change of editors causes some COM
ment, rs there are two distinct fac
tions in the territory struggling for
the supremacy, and distribution of
Offices is a matter of much impor-
tance there as in the states.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

TIE Waco Examiner does not
want to credit Mr.. Mills with oppo-
sion to improving the mouth of the
Brazos river, because of Galveston's
opposition to any coast improve
ment, excepting ever as to its own
bar. The STATESMAN hopes,
though Mr.. Mills has been op-
posed to this measure, that he
will cease his opposition, since
all are agreed that an entry for large
sea going vessels may be secured at
less expense at the mouth of the
Brazos river than anywhere else on
the Texas coast. When inside this
bar, too, they may ride at anchor in
one of the safest land locked har-
bors of the world.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

NEARLY million dollars saving
in the star route service is reported
for the month of November. but not
a dollar of restitution is reported or
contemplated to balance the awful
score which stands against the re-
cord of the past twenty years, dur
ing which these Republican thieves
have been stealing millions through
the star route ring.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

THE president finds his way into
that very pretty trap, set by the pro-
tectionists to maintain high import
duties. He is strongly in favor of
abolishing internal taxes. The con-
cesslon appears good to the casual
observer, but what is the use of re-
ducing so much in one quarter when
by doing so a favored class will find
therein necessity for little greater
import duty to force consumers TO
buy their products az higher prices.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

JUDGE JOHN ID. TOWNSEND of
New York, whom Mr.. Scoville has
attempted to secure in the defense
of Guiteau, has, it is said, declared
that all the existing proceed
ings should be set aside, on the
ground that man claiming to be
insane should not have his life put
in jeopardy until properly select
ed commission pass upon his men,
tai condition. This plan of pro-
ceeding would open up a new phase,
and settle permanently the mooted
question of the assassin's response
bility for the grave crime he has
committed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

THE president would have the
tribal relations of the Indians
broken up, since they are the great
est barrier to the inroads of civiliza-
ton. He would have them settled
i'll severalty, and would subject the
inhabitants of territories 10 the laws
of adjacent states, thus giving the
Red Man the right of citizen
ship. He wants Indian schools
established, and systematic
elevation of these aboriginal tribes
resorted to. These things appear
good enough, and the way to con-
vince the country of the wisdom of
these suggestions is to put them in
force. 1t has been proven that the
Indian can be civilized, but the way
to do this is to place him directly
under the supervision OF the white
man and of law, and not temporize
with him as to the modes or means
of putting him there.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15


THE NeacS and Post are quarrel
ing over the point as to how much
of The presidents message each pa
per printed on the morning follow
ing its delivery. The fact is, the
Ne,cS Ought to have contained the
entire message on the morning of
the 7lh, for the telegraph office in
Galveston received great portion
of il in the afternoon, on Tuesday.
Had the wires been opened for such
early delivery at Austin as at Gal
weston and Houston, the STATES
MAN of Wednesday would have con-
tanned the entire message. AS it
was, the transmission of the mes
sage was not begun at Austin until
night, and, though the STATESMAN
was held open until six and a half
O'Clock a. m, the entire text had not
then been sent over the wires.
Had the STATESMAN been permitted
to have a portion of the message
as carly as it was received IN Gal
weston, there would have been no
trouble about the entire copy being
delivered in time to have been set
in type for the Wednesdays pa
per. 1t was not the fault of the
Austin office of the Western Union
company, but result of this out
rageous discrimination, perpetually
practiced against the interior pa
pers. Owing, however, to the ex-
cellent service of the Austin Office,
on Tuesday night, the STATESMAN
was enabled TO print more of the
message on Wednesday morning
than any other paper in Texas ex-
cepting the Post.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15

GERMAN Social Democracy fell
OFF in its voting strength very con-
siderably at the, recent elections in
Saxony, where its stronghold used
to be. Ten years ago there were in
Saxony 37,l24 Social Democrats en-
titled to vote. Three years later
there were 92,1S0, and in three more
years they had risen in number to
123.97S. The maximum point was
reached in 1873, when they polled
12o,O39 votes. AT the recent elec-
tions they numbered only $500
fewer than at any time since before
1874.