The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-27
PURE CussEDNEss.

As the time approaches for the
election of The u. S. Senator, the
friends OF the candidates become ac-
tive. Ii is not, or ought not TO be,
expected that the newspapers will
be more quiet or less cordial in their
support; yet that support has run
into distemper, which, 10 the aver
age mind, appears i'll placed, and to
the public, understanding how
such matters sre'cOnducted, exceed
ingly disgusting. Heretofore the
friends of the candidates have car
ried on the campaign with Il
courtesy, which, taking into coli
sideration the past aspirations of
the candidates and the asperities
and harshness which have marked
the contests for Office in this state,
is exceedingly refreshing. The
Galveston Meas, which has at all
times prided itself upon being in
dependent in all things, and in not
representing the interest OF any man
to the exclusion of any other man
provided the honesty and integrity
of each be equal, has taken
al this time especial pains 10
extract from and give TO the public
such articles as are bitter against
one man. Hon. j. w. Throckmorton.
IL disapproves such expressions,
and in kind OF slobbery way
says such things are out of place
in a newspaper; yet it never
fails to give publication to
such expression, saves its reputa-
ton only by saving that such things
are out of place. For instance,
the following from the Denison
Herald is considered worth parade
before the present legislature and
the public by the NeioS:
The following of Mr.. Throckmor-
ton, while it is devoted and earn
est, is not general. There are still
few men who regard him as the
author and tinisher of all that is
grand and good in Texas, and so
long as these few men and ThrOck-
morton live they will advocate him
for public positions, and he will be
in their midst to help on the work.
ThrockmOrtOn's name is never men
toned save in connection with
some office. He has been before
the people for the last twenty-five
years, and his only object has been
office. The cry OF his friends that
he deserves this and deserves that
as recognition of his past eminent
services falls still-born now, and the
Texas OF to-day calls for those who
are capable of doing services now,
and who will represent the inter-
ests of Texas and the South and
West.
The Ne'oS then goes on as follows;
The Herald then warns up with
the subject, and calls Gov. Throck-
morton "a demagogue and sly,
cunning, adroit manipulation of the
wires of political affairs, chronic
seeker of Office" etc. A good many
people regret the warmth this con-
test is assuming.
OF course theNe'cS regrets that the
contest has assumed a warmth which
is disgraceful 1t likes Gov. Throck-
morton it would not, out of its own
mouth, say one word which would
show that he was not in every way,
as patriot and intellectual man,
disqualified from holding the sena-
torial position; yet it republishes
the scurrility of a sheet extremely
imical to the Governor, with the
treacherous expression, eve do not
think you ought to do this" Not only
the NeicS, but all these papers which
have heretofore, with a good, Sun
day-school scholar expression, said
that the Throckmorton papers were
too bitter, are now INDUCING IN a
debauch of bitterness, which sur
prises even the most indiscrect of
the Throckmorton papers. The
Kaufman Sun, edited and published
by gentleman sporting the rather
interesting name of Grubbs, has, not
in the best language, but in a fierce
manner, attacked the representative
of Kaufman county, not that
this representative has in any
way misrepresented his constitu-
ency, but that Grubbs, who claims
to be Kaufman county abbreviated
into space occupied by Grubbs and
Grubbs alone, has discovered that
Mr.. Woods, the representative of
that county, is friend of Governor
Throckmorton. This attack, by
Grubbs, was yesterday freely circu.
lated in the House. and Grubbs'
paper was thus, perhaps, more
largely circulated than ever in
the history of its existence.
From now TO the close of the
contest for the senstorship, different
papers in the State will indulge in |
bitterness towards the different can
didates for Senator, and the Calves
ton Ne'cS, which unfortunately for |
the people of the state, aud more
particularly for Galveston, which
depends upon all the state, has a
large eiculation, will not express its
own opinion, but from other papers
extract compliments for Maxey, and
reproduce all the mean things which
may be said against Throckmorton.
Senator Sharon, of Nevada, whose
term expires in March, has been a
senator for. six years. During this
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