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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
An ABIDING PATH

There is similarity between the
political contests of 1874 and those of
1882. There was then an earnest de-
mand for reforms, aud the issue was
made up against the corruption of
the Republican party. Congress be-
came Democratic under the press
ure and in 1876 Tllden was elected
president. Impressed with the pop
ular verdict, the Hayes administers
ton, itself the product of barefaced
fraud, made a preteuce OF bringing
about better order of things. 1t
covered itself with the mask of de-
cency and managed to conceal its
shortcomings for a season. Yet 1t
was no better than its immediate
predecessor, for under it the gi-
gantic star route swindles were
condoned, and it was not
until Garfield entered the white
house that the real character of
Hayes regime became known. Gar
field owed his election mainly to the
belief of numerous decent Republi-
cans that he would comprehend his
duties and that he had the power as
we'll as the will to perform them !;
but he made his short admiRistra-
ton a purely personal one, and died
leaving the people to understand
that its continuance would have
been stormy aud full of signal fail
ures. At this time there is
nothing in Arthur's admins
tration to give the faiHtest hope of
relief. The star route prosecution,
as SAID by a contemporary, was ira
vesty on justice. His surrender of
Virginia to the domination OF Ma
hone rivals the complaisance of
Nero, when Rome was wasting. His
subversion of the will of the Repub-
licans OF New York smacks of die
tatorship repugnaut to every free
citizen of the republic. In truth,
the fact stands out in bold
relief that the need of reform
is as pressing to-day as IN 1876, and
furthermore the spirit of bossism is
personitied in the man who directs
the machine from the white house.
Thoughtful people cannot shut their
eyes to these facts, and accordingly
they have resolved to face the issue
and press it to successful settle
ment. Now or never must reform be
obtained, is the conviction of every
man who perceives the need of it.
Taxation must be lowered to a just
basis, aud expenditures cut down
The pubic service must be raised to
q business standard. Leaks must be
stopped; the lobbyists and jobbers
rebuked; and public servants be
made to feel that their positions are
trusts, aud not gifts to be used for
personal ends. The people are de-
termlned that their wishes shall be
respected, AS is truthfully said,
they have trusted the Republican
party, and even allowed 1t to set at
naught their choice for the chiefmag-
istracy. They can trust Radicalism
no longer. Many of its votaries
have lost faith in it. The sole remedy
of the people is to restore Democ-
racy to power, not only in the states
but in the federal government.
Once restored, it will have the oppor-
tunity to again indicate its profess
sions, which have never changed.
To it we may look with abiding
faith.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
NEW GO rroN MOVEMENT.

A howl is being raised in certain
quarters against a new feature in
the cotton trade. 1t appears that
agents of European manufacturers
are in Texas in force, buying for the
mills, and that bills of lading are
given from interior cities and towns
direct to Liverpool or Bremen, with
out delay at seaport. The cotton
thus bought is shipped to Calves
ton, but, without going into store
there, is transferred directly on
board vessels in the harbor and car
ried abroad. AS an evidence of how
rapidly this practice is gaining
ground, 1t is stated that the town
of Henderson, which last year
shipped $4,000 bales, 10000
of which went to Galveston
factors, will, this year, ship $4,000 to
$4,000 bales, only 10 per cent Of
which will reach the factors; all the
rest through Galveston direct to
Europe. The spinners' agents pay
higher price for it than the factors
can afford to give. The same thing
is to be seen at New Orleans, and
the papers, alarmed at what
it must result in, are calling
upon the merchants to take meas
ures to hold trade which threat
ems escape. The Times Democrat
says: "The shipment of cotton direct
from the interior TO vessels loading
at our wharves, thus converting New
Orleans into a mere way or shipping
station, deriving little, if any, benefit
from COMPRISING or handling the
staple, Is feature of the cotton bus
| mess this year which threatens to
grow more and more general
The new system is an effort on the
part of the cotton trade to escape
the numerous aud excessive charges
ii is subject TO in the seaports. The
st. LouisRePu6licdn commenting up
on these new features in cotton trade
says: "These charges are so burden
some it is a wonder measures were
not adopted to evade them long ago
One thing seems certain: either the
methods OF doing business, particu.
larly the cotton business, in our
southern cities must be considerably
simplified and cheapened, or this
trade will become a direct exchange
between planters and spinrers, aud
the factors will be left without a
| vocation"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

The follow ing lucid aud logical
paragraph from the pen of Hon.
David A. Wells will set the average
southerner right as to the attitude
be should assume toward a protec-
tive tariff. Says Mr.. Wells:
aft now you pursue the scheme
which by taxation increases the
prices of your machinery, tools,
transportation, clothes, leather, iron,
steel, etc, You 10 that extent neutral
lie your natural advantages which
are your natural protection. If you
will put sufficient duty on pig iron
to enable man in Pennsylvania or
elsewhere to realize profit on an
iron furnace located where il has
few natural advantages, he will
not 90 to you; he will stay
where he Is. But if you cut
off the artificial protection, be will
then ask himself, where can / find
natural protection? An experience
answers in northern Alabama and
eastern Tennessee, where, by reason
Of cheap coal and iron, pig iron can
be made for from S11 to $l4 per ton,
In place OF $40 to S25 per ton at the
north. And so of cotton; your cheap
fibre is to YOU natural protection
which no tariff can wholly destroy,
but which 1t may in part neutralize
by making the machinery, oil,
leather, etc. necessary to work IL
unnecessarily costly.p
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
ThurIow weeds Condition.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.--This Is the
eightY-fifth birthday of Thurlow
Weed. His attendants are very
doubtful about revivlng him. He
lacks vitality TO get out Of the house
and physicians say it is essential he
should do so. His reply to all sug.
gestions on the subject is, "a have
forgotten how the outer world looks
1 do not expect even to go down
stairs, and l cannot eat" He loses
himself in reverie for hours at o
time
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
Good For a small sum.

New YORK, Nov. IA The Sun is
informed that JAY Gould said TO a
friend yesterday: "They say $l5,O0O,.
600 of Western Union stock has been
issued illegally. That may be so
but that has nothing to do with me
l was not director at that time
The over issue, if over issue it is, was
the work Of VIM. Ii. Vanderbilt, D.
o. Mills and A. b. Cornell, and these
gentlemen are perfectly responsible
for Sl5,OOO,OOO or any small sum like
that"
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Attentions to be Paid Him
dallas Times.l

Had the Republicans elected Och
iltree, it would have been all right.
but when so-called Democrats,
because of their aristocratic mo-
nopoly tendencies, beat the straight
Democratic candidate, they should
be rebuked In some shape.
Where Ochiltree's influence is to
come in we can't see, for he certainly
never had even the social respect OF
such men as usually constitute con-
gressmen, and in addition to this.
was always sgainst the people OF
Texas, when they were being OPP
pressed. But then if Grant hap
pens N Washington City at
the same time with the editor of the
Mea0s or the shoddy Strand mer-
chant, Tom can introduce them, and
this is what is expected of him. Con-
gress will be overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic, and they will pay about as
much attention to Tom as they do to
the congressional bootblack or page.
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one originally belonging TO Mr..
Jones, the latter should have
carried out the contract to the very
letter. When Jones was in Bastrop
and Burnett counties. where the
Greenbsckers hate Mr.. Davis, he
should have labored to break up
this antagonism. This would have
been honesty, and any honest divis-
ion even between thieves who break
into houses and rob, between high
waymen who murder for money, is
one degree of honesty. Thieves di-
vide their ill-gotten gains just as po-
litical highwaymen should divide,
upon the stipulations of a contract.
Mr.. Jones told Mr.. Davis he
would deliver him the Greenbackers
to vote for him for congress, in re-
turn for Republican votes for him
self for the governorship. Mr.. Da-
Wis performed his part of the con-
tract; Mr.. Jones did not. Jones
did not dare attempt what he had
promised; he took Mr.. Davis contri-
button, but did.not return payment
therefor as agreed upon. There
were two reasons for this. Jones
knew that to advocate Davis before
the Greenbackers of Bastrop, Will
hanson and Burnet counties would
make these men abandon him. He
had promised what he knew he
could not fulfill, and hence his
conduct towards his benefactor
was more reprehensible than it
wise would otherwise have been. To
allay any suspicion in the minds of
hose Greenhackers, he even abused
Mr.. Davis before them; aud thus be
performed his part of contract.
Were we now driven to sustain one
or the other of these two men, it
would be Mr.. Davis. Had we been
forced to sustain Mr.. Garfield
or Mr.. Conkling, after the
former had exercised treachery to-
wards the latter, we should GER
tainly have given sustenance to Mr.
Conkling, who performed his part
of a contract, and who naturally
expected Mr.. Garfield to do, in re-
turn, what he had promised. There
is code even among tho most de-
PRAYED thieves, and to- day the Fords
are held in supreme contempt, be-
cause they betrayed Jesse James, the
bandit. The highwayman's death
was not regretted, but the total de-
pravity of those who had shared the
proceeds of robbery with him and
then betrayed him is recognized. So
it is in this political contest, that
has just closed. Republicans cam
not but have the most supreme con-
tempt for Jones for his faithless-
mes and his double dealing, and
others recognize the justice of such
| sentiment among them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
The Georgia SenatortaI Elec,,ou

ATLANTA, Nov. 14.-In the cleo
ton to-day for United States senator
for the short term. In the senate Mr..
Barlow received 20 votes and Mr..
Hill IA. In the house Barlow re-
ceived 79 votes and Hill 81. No
election.
For the long term, in the senate
Gov. Colquitt received 20 votes,
Jackson II, Black 10, Anderson Z,
La the house Gov. Colquitt received
80 votes, jackson Sc, Anderson Is,
Black 20, and Longstreet 8. No
electiOn
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

WASHINGTON, PENN, Nov. a.
Richard Hoffman, of Somerset
township, has been crippled for some
years, being paralyzed in his lower
limbs so that he was compelled 10
use a wheel chair. On last Thurs.
day he crawled behind q barn, and
while engaged in prayer heard q
voice say: "Arise, and go walk" He
obeyed the command, and has been
walking ever since.
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WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT.

The honest people of the country
and of Texas are getting their dues
and no wonder, for the most dia
bolical sets of political sharks com
bined against them that ever
entered into any sort of co-opera
ton. They agreed to cooperate
but not being bound together by
any principle except that of plumber
bad faith ensued. Here is what the
San Antonio Light, under the head
"Was There Treachery2" says about
q villainOus combinations:
The vote of Bastrop, Travis, Viii.
Hanson and Burnet counties begins
to make it look as if there was
treachery and deceit practiced by
the Greenbackers in those counties
toward Gov. Davis. The Republi.
cans made a fair deal with the
Greenbackers. The candidacy OF
Gov. Davis was a pledge to Jones
that the Republicans in the state
would give him their undivided
support, and in return Gov. Davis
should have received the entire vote
of Wash. Jones in the tenth district
Some suspicious got afioat before
the election day, but they were
choked down.
Had Gov. Davis spoken the
word-a word that would have
flashed with the speed of the
lightning over the state-Col. Jones
would have found himself leading o
forlorn little band of impracticable
politicians instead of host of peo-
pie, with prospect of victory. Col
Jones failed to say a word to his fol.
lowers to stand by Davis how does
this contrast with the course pur.
sued by Gov. Davis, who stood firm
ly and calamity to his word, and
gave Col. Jones his strength over
the state. If Jones polls a heavy
vote in Texas il is because the Re-
puDlicans were faithful to Davis
The defeat of Davis shows that
Jones was not faithful to the Repub-
licans.
1t is a long lane that has no turn
ing.
Here are the specific declarations
rs to trade. We do not pretend to
say it was entered into by the mass
es of those parties who opposed De-
mocracy, but it was trade
between the leaders, between
George Washington Jones and E. j.
Davis, and we have more respect for
Mr.. Davis, who stuck to the contract
than for Mr.. Jones, who, when he
found himself among followers who
never intended to vote for Mr.. Da-
Wis, and who would not have voted
for him even had Jones urged them
to do so, played false to the compact.
We look on this trade as we did on
the one between Mr.. Garfield and
Mr.. Conkling-a trade made in in
fanny, but showing personal bsseness
in its non-fulfillment. Mr.. Jones
should have urged his political
friends to vote for Mr.. Davis. That
would have been honesty IN one
sense, and Mr.. Jones would
have thereby preserved for him.
self that friendship which
has given him political success
twice, and which this time gave HIM
seventy or eighty thousand votes.
Mr.. Davis put him in congress
twice. Had he not given him the
vote of the old fifth dis.
trict, Jones' vote would, each time
hive shown his utter weakness. In
this last election Jones' vote would
have been utterly Insignificant had
not the Republican vote, seventy or
eighty thousand strong IN Texas,
been given him by Mr.. Davis. The
tradewas certainly made, and when
it was on the basis of four
votes supplied by Mr.. Davis to
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
THE NEW PRESS SERVICE.

Jay Gould failed to get control OF
the New York associated press, and
straightwsy it is understood he put
his finger into the Western, and now
it is proposed to give the New York
a lively tussle. The splendid tele-
graphic service we have been get
ting for the last ten days is result
of this movement, and we hope it is
to mature in permanent benefits
to the press OF the entire coun-
try. The competition will
make both the New York and the
Western jealous in gathering news.
Says New York letter writer:
1 gave two weeks ago a statement
of the associated press conflict in
New York, which has been verified
rather earlier than L expected, by the
sundering of the relations between
the New York associated press and
the Western association. 1t is rather
surprising to see the western papers
tumbling into an arrangement which
is so much aided and abetted by
Gould. am not yet certain that
there will really be any serious
breach between the New York pa
pers and the western papers, but it
certainly does look like it. The
western people are spending a good
deal OF money uselessly, unless they
mean TO stick TO their guns. utJay
Gould, as president of the Western
Union, gives them more favorable
rates than the eastern papers enjoy,
and they in turn agree 10 send their
lines. This the New York aud east
ern papers will not consent TO
do, and this forms one of the
reasons why Gould has been so
anxious to break up the New York
associated press. Another great
reason for that wish, of course, is
the determined hostility of such pa
pers as The Herald, Sun and Times
He is worried by them, although he
pretends not to know anything
about it. The western papers are
going to work to collect all the news
of the country for themselves, and
If they succeed in doing it better
than the New York ASSOCIATION can
do it, why perhaps they will be able
to supply the whole country.
The New York associated press
claimed a special franchise over the
wires of the Western Union, and
though repeated efforts have been
made by Texas papers to deal with
the Western associate press the New
York press has prevented any trans
mission of news over these wires.
Gould obtained controlling inter-
est in the Western Union, and now
if he has really made terms with
the Western associated press the
Texas newspapers will soon be
served entirely by the Western
press, which gathers news better
suited to Texas than that which is
gathered in the east. The news
association OF editors of leading
daily papers in Texas, referred
to few days ago. moves IN the
direction of securing permanently
the western report. An organ
ization of this nature was eff
fected three years ago, and salts
were agreed upon with the western
press when the New York company
threatened to enjoin and thus
stopped the proposed service. The
company chartered three years ago
Is the one now operating, and nego-
tiations pending, il is hoped, will
soon be definitely settled. In the
meantime the STATESMAN gets both
the New York and the Western re-
ports.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
A Brute Pur.ued

New YORK, Nov. IA dispatch
dated Golconda, Illinois, says: Al
Dixon Springs, Yesterday, while
eating dinner, William Phelps, q
worthless character. became incens-
ed at his six-year-old daughter for
crying and Knocked her from the
table. He then kicked her to death,
He fled, but his neighbors are pur.
suing him and will lynch him if he il
confura1
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

CONGRESSMAN DEUsTER, of Wis
consin, entertains the sensible idea
that "the spoils SYSTEM" about which
20 much is written, is "more the out
growth of the absence of patriotic,
and upright exercise of the appoint
ing power than OF any lack of statu-
tory enactments and regulations''
This Is common sense. The approx
ed Republican plan is for the Gins
to stay in till they die. But it looks
now. as though an early epidemic OF
political death will relieve them OF
their places.
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Rumors from Washington Denied

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-A Wash.
ington special to the Post says
Assistant Secretary New resumed
his duties at the treasury depart
ment to-day. In answer to a ques-
ton on the subject, he said he had
not resigned aud did not intend
doing so. His relations with Secre-
tary Folger, he said, were of a
pleasant character and there had not
been the slightest Cause for any mis-.
understanding between them. New
also said, so far "a he was Informed
there was no contemplated removal
of First Auditor Reynolds and
Second COMPTROLLER Upton.
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and thus would create taxable re-
turns that would at once repay to
the state many times more than its
expenditures Not only should ex-
hibits be made at Boston, but, when
opportunity presents, at other places
Let us capture wealth from all the
states by demonstrating our incom-
parable resources.
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The Legislature-Frost.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nov. a.
The Alabama legislature met TO day
but neither house organized and
both branches adjourned till ten a.
m. tomorrow. The election for
United States senator to succeed
Gen. Morgan will come off on the
2Sth instant.
There was a heavy frost here this
morning, the first one of the season.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

THE revision OF the Old Tesla
ment will be completed in a few
months. 1t is pertinent to inquire
what has become of the revised
New Testament Instead of sup
planting the old version, as was ex-
pected, it has dropped out of sight
IS completely as If had been an I'M
auccesaf,ll novel.
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Ida Burke, a Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, girl, went to Griffin, Georgia,
to marry fellow named Derrick.
After her arrival Derrick refused to
become a Benedict, and cast the
girl upon the town. An alleged
benefactor, in the shape of a man
named Howard, agreed to take her
back home, but stopped over at
Atlanta and placed the girl in a
house of ill-repute, preparatory to
effecting her ruin. She was rescued,
however, by friends and returned
safely home.
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successful no.

PLArr CARPENTER, Republican
candidate tor lieutenant governor OF
New York, and county judge OF
Dutchess county, some time ago had
only twelve cases on his docket, and
these could not be brought else
where. Il is stated that the mem
bers of the bar will not try cases be-
fore him If they can avoid doing so
AS were his cases so were his politi.
cal supporters, too few for success.
full operation.
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Almost Young AGAIN.

A." My mother was afflicted q long time
with neuralgia and dull, heavy, inactive
condition of the whole system; headache,
nervous prostration, and was almost hope.
less. No physicians or m cdicines did her
any good. Three months ago she began
to use Hop Bitters, with such good effect
that she seems and feels young again,
although over seventy years old We
think there is no other medicine at to use
In the family. "a lady in Providence,
Rhode Island. W
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

A YEAR HENCE citizens of Austin
will be called upon to select a new
city government. In the mean time
we must endure what we have, for
no councilmen will retire, no mat
ter how much their room may be
needed for other men who might do
credit 10 Austin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

THE city of Mexico 1sco Republics
says that so far but two Mexican
newspapers have expressed them
selves IS opposed to the projected
treaty of reciprocity between the
United States and Mexico. The
difficulties will occur when it
comes to settling the details of the
treaty. The question will be what
articles Mexico can admit free that
are nov taxed, without diminishing
her revenue enough to deprive her
of the ability to meet her obliga-
taons.
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"A SPECTACLE interesting to every
Englishmsn has just been witnessed
In Portsmouth harbor. On the zlst
Of October, every year, Nelson's old
ship, the Victory, now nearly 40
years old, is dressed in laurels, and
her masts once more display the tat
tered sails which bear such evidence
Of the fierce fight at Trafalgar seven
ty-seven years ago. The brass plate
upon the quarter deck, with the in
soription ~Here Nelson Fell" re-
oeives an extra polish, and the tars
On board solemnly drink to the
memories OF those who fell in the
greatest naval struggle. England
ever had.
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recovered from a similar loss hr .
years ago. The entire loss will
reach $500. Senator Edmunds. of
Vermont, is visiting his sister. Mrs.
r.. B. Maynard, at Rome, about
thirty miles from Detroit.