The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-25

Inc JeHeTSOu DcUlOCTUC gives luc
following picture of negro rule in
Harris county. 1t doubtless falls far
short of the reality. While the Radi-
Gals were in power the machinery of
the courts was in constant operation.
Hundreds of idle, demoraliZed ne
groes were congregated about them,
blocking up ingress and egress. The
jall was flowing. The number incar-
cerated within its walls was rarely
under twenty-five, with three times
the number out under bonds, given
by respectable men to secure their
labor. Robberies in town and eOun-
try, were of frequent occurrence.
Scarcely amonth elapsed that Mar
shall store was not burglariZed, the
perpetrators being, as far as could be
ascertained, young negro boys from
thirteen to eighteen years of age.
AT the negro dens in town, low,
drunken white men were robbed,
and in the country cattle were pro-
miscuously slaughtered. One or
ganized band of negro thieves exist
ed west of Marshall, that derived a
profitable trade by killing cattle and
selling the beef and hides in town.
AT every district court, its main bus
mess was in attention to the crimi-
nal docket, that occupied three
fourths of the time, and in drumming
up convicts for the penitentiary.
From ten to twenty were sent off
every court. When the time came
for them to go to Huntsville, hun
dreds of negroes, from town and
country. would follow the convicts
to the depot, and with songs and cor
dial ieave-takings bid them adieu, as
if the new position assigned them
was one of honor AT last the incu-
bus was thrown off. Crime has
measurably ceased the negroes are
beginning 10 realize the advantages
derived from good government, and
do not hang around the courts as
they were accustomed to do.
The Dallas Herald proposed the
donation of bale of cotton TO Mrs.
Garfield, to be sold and resOld in
the metropolitan cities, which
causes the Texarkana Interstate
to read a homily OH the great ten
dency of the times toward tOadyism,
ETC., as follows: "Greed, gain and
grab are the watch-words of the
hour, and the theory of American
social and political institutions at
the present day is sordid and yenal.
The vile spirit of avarice and gain
has invaded even the holy seclusions
of the sanctuary. and the clergy are
struggling for salaries and subsidies,
and the congregations for sumptu-
Gus and costly places of worship.
The American people have made for
themselves a golden image, aud
worship at no other shrine. Man,
mon is the church of America. IL
heals wounded sensibilities re-
claims the criminal pardons the
convict; corrups the bench perverts
the law, attOnes for sin, and sancti-
fies outraged honor 1t is the token
of gratitude; the evidence ofrespect;
the synonym of love, and the testi-
monial of patriotism. We see these
ideas strikingly illustrated in the
case ofPresident Garfield. The first
thought which flashed upon the
American mind was to send him a
gift of money to soothe his suffer-
ings and invoke his love. Money
was the first thought, long before
this prayer meeting device; in fact
it almost superseded surgical aid.
And now the Dallas
Herald, that patriotic exponent of
popular ideas, comes to the front and
tells Its patr ons TO sell bale of cot
ton, "the receipts to be rendered Mrs.
Garfield as expressive of our peo-
pies sympathy" Shamel Shame
on the age, shame on our people
The language speaks for itself, and
the sentiment is too humiliating to
require further comment. We trust
the people of Dallas will rebuke, in
fitting manner, both the expression
and its author. Toadylsm, unadul-
terated, and pandering to a princi-
pie which has filed this country
with thieves, lobbyists, venal poll
ticians. rings and officials"