The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-18

the one-hundredth part of his con
stltuents. The question of a high
tariff being the main issue now di-
viding the two national parties. and
the one of most importance to the
agricultural and laboring classes.
Upson has SO far misrepresented his
people that he does not merit re.
election to congress.
THE UNCLAD UNIVERSITY.
Mckinney Enquirer: The total ac-
counts rendered by the regents to
April 13 for necessary expenses ex-
ceed 5000, an average OF $40 a dav
Tor each regent during the time of
actual attendance. This does not
include the cost of Office, furniture,
etc. In view of the embarrassed
condition of the yet unclad infant
university, the members of the legls-
lature who opposed the setting apart
of two and half million acres will
find some satisfaction in the reflec-
ton of what the necessary expenses
would be had they consented to
such a donation.
A FACT THAT is A FACT.
Beaumont Enterprise: The cam
paign may be considered fairly
opened. George Washington Jones,
Greenbacker, is all independent can.
didate for governor. So is General
Robertson, of Waco, otherwise
known as "Aunt Polly.' He is also
an independent candidate for gov
ernor, building his hopes on the
support of Hoods brigade. Both
the distinguished gentlemen men,
toned will get woefully left at the
polls. The question is, who will be
the regular Democratic candidate?
Whoever he is, he will be the next
governor of the great state of Texas
DEARLY BELOVED.
Brennan Banner: Weaver, late
Greenback candidate for the presi-
dency, has abandoned his fiat money
theory, and is now stumping Iowa.
He advocates a currency of gold,
silver and treasury notes, and only
needs to advocate national banks to
be thorough and complete Repub.
lican. The Greenbackers all belong
in the Republican camp anyhow,
and sooner or later they will get
there. Missouri has four so-called
Greenback congressman, but every
one of them, like our own deerly
beloved G.. Wash Jones, on every
political question involving any
party issue, takes sides and votes
with the Republicans.
WASH JONES' EXHAUSTION AND
PROSTRATION.
Gonzales Enquirer: General Rob-
ertson, the Independent candidate
for governor, who is a nice old
gentleman, is not only incapable of
making a governor for Texas, but is
lacking III education and an ac-
quaintance with the demands of the
times to such an extent as would in
capacitate him for that high posi-
ton. The old man tries to play the
role as progressive man, but he is
an antiquarian in his manners and
ideas. We have been brought in
contact with him several times in
deliberative bodies during the last
two years, and the gay antics that
the old man would play to bring
himself into notice were fantastic
and absurd. Wash Jones, it seems,
intends to canvass for Robertson,
and we anticipate some fun in
watching the efforts of the Green
back Sinbad to lug around the old
man of Waco, who will in the end
exhaust and PROSTATE him.
WHAT OF THE REPUBLICANS.
Houston Age: Colonel George
Washington Jones and General Je-
rome B. Robertson are both talked |
of as men who are likely to be can
didates for governor OH an Indepen-
dant platform, and a score more of
gentleman are talked of as probably
candidates for governor on a Demo-
cratic platform. But nobody is
talked of as likely to be candidate
for governor on a Republican plat
form. That is matter that requires |
explanation, and we will be glad to |
hear from our Republican friends |
on the subject. What say you. gen.
tlemen? Have you determined
that you will no longer have |
any platform, any candidate, |
any party, any principles in Texas |
Have you decided that you will |
abondon your party organization,
and become the servile followers OF
a squad of deserters from the ranks
of the Democracy We know very
we'll what course Edmund j. Davis,
and the truckers who do his bid |
ding, as a spaniel does the bidding
of his master, will lake. But there
are members of the Republican
party who have heret ofore stood
firm y up for principle, and 1t is from
A. B. Norton. the Hon. Richard AL
len and the Hon. Walter Burton
that we Wnnld like NOW to Lear