The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-23
PotlTIcEt NOTES.

Boston Post: The graves O
Union soldiers at Chalmette, neal
New Orleans, were decorated by ex
Confederates. This is the only
southern outrage that has been re
ported for some time. ...-
New York Express: The more
the Readjuster Convention is writ.
ten up the better reason the people
| will have to put it down. 1t was the
4 most promiscuous and damaged
thing in the political line the South
has had since the days of carpet-bae
miscegenation.
/ Hendricks says he was taken
unSwares in his recent interview
and did not suspect what he said
was going to be published. Still, he
does not deny that he said Gen
Hancock was a ''very different sort
of man from Mr.. English. He is a
great general and noble man."
-Philadelphia Times, Qnd.9:
Governor Foster is very much dis
gusted with the situation of things,
and fears that the fight between
Conkling and the administration
will defeat him for governor OF
Ohio this fall. If nothing worse
than that should result from the
disturbance the country will not
hasten to put on mourning"
Richmond (Va) Dispatch: Cam
eron, Lewis, Blair. Readjuster, Re-
publican, Greenbacker. "There's
rosemary, that's for remembrance
and there's pansies, that's for
thoughts" says Ophelia. There's
Cameron, he's for the Democrats
and there's Lewis. he's for the ne
groes; and there's Blair, he's for the
Greenback lunatics. Such medley.
1t is indeed General Mahone's ticket.
1t will be ANONYMOUSLY defeated.
Washington Post (Dem.): "The
President has not committed him
self to the support of the Malone
ticket in Virginia. That may be set
down'as a we'll substantiated fact.
He has not expressed himself in IA
vor ola Readjuster-Republican eoa-
lition. That may be set down a3 an
other. The administration is dis
posed in this contest, to maintain an
attitude of wise neutrality. This is
hard on Malone, but not so hard as
the other thing would be ON the ad-
ministration.o "'
NORTH Americdn We earnestly
protest against such leading Repub-
licans of national regulations as
have been suggested accepting the
Malone invitation to stump Virginia
for his reputation scheme and CUB
ernatorial ticket. The Republican
party can not afford to indorse repu-
diation in any form. One such piece
of party capital as would be afforded
thereby. would enable the Democrats
to carry both branches of the ma
tional Congress in the election of
next year for Representatives and
senatorial legislatures. ''
st. Paul Pioneer Press (Repub-
lican): '"The platform of the Read
justers is an ingenious mosaic of
demagogic appeals to popular pref
udice and interest, mingled with
some platitudes in favor of political
freedom and reform in internal adj
ministration. The central plank of
the whole platform, however, is its
Endorsement of the Riddlebarger
bill, which repudiates one-third of
the state debt and a large part of the
matured interest upon the whole.
This places the stamp of repudia-
ton upon the party; and all the
sugared platitudes added to catch
the votes of negroes, Republicans or
innocent state reformers can not
wipe it out" t t.ts- .u.
New York Commercial Advertiser
(Conkling organ): ''The flood of
Misrepresentation and lies that fill
the administration sheets shows
only too plainly to what depths the
party is sinking. In to-day's T1T-
6une the Albany correspondent says:
'Well-infOrmed administration men
claim to have positive evidence that
Mr.. Conkling has been continuing
overtures to the Democrats this
week, and that he is ready to give
them one of the senator's That is
an unblushing lie! Who are these
well informed administration men ?
If the Tribune correspondent is not
a fool or n knave, he will publish
these mems names, and it will not
be difficult then to trace the report
to the hand of Blaine. This is how
public opinion is manufactured"
indianapolis Sentinel: Only a
little while now, and the Republican
bosses i'll office and the would-be
bosses awaiting Office, will be down
to the old work again of convincing
the Christian temperance people and
the saloon keepers that the purposes
of each of these opposing elements |
of society will be best promoted by |
voting the straight Republican |
ticket. If the past may be taken as |
an index of the future, the work of |
these bosses will be effective, and we |
shall again witness the familiar sight |
of the Christian temperance man
and the ssloon-keeper going to the
polls to vote the same ticket. We
are of the opinion that one ofthese
elements would act wisely
TO change tickets; otherwise, it is
certain that one of The par
ties is going to be deceived. One
element or the other come out from
among them and be We separate.
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