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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
The University Chancel1orship.
Waco Examiner.1

The Examiner is not disposed tC
wage tactlous opposition to Gen
Smiths appointment. We do moi
indulge in the fisttering belief that
any amount of newspaper criticism
or depreciation, no matter how just
or warranted, would possess the
least weight with the personally
worthy, but (some of them) rather
whimsical old gentlemen who con-
troll, as members thereof, the action
ofthe board ofregents. They have
heads and wills of their own, and If
the university does not become q
sort of latter-day haven for ex-sol-
diers and politicians who are age
ing, it will not be the regents
fault. We have some views
of our own. il is true, touching the
question of Gen. Smiths appoint
ment, and shall, perhaps, as simple
matter of what we conceive to be
duty, present them to the public at
the proper time. The regents are
quiescent just now; appointments
are not likely to be made during the
present year and for the time being
we can cheertully bespeak the most
considerate reading of what our cor
respondent has to say for the vener-
able ex-soldier of the Confederacy
now passed his days so quietly (and
we trust happily at the University
OF the South, on the mountains OF
Tennessee.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
Personal.


Col. John q. Haskell is reported as
saying that Gen. Hampton will not
give up his seat in the senate to &C
cept the presidency of the South
Carolina college.
1t is said that Miss Mamie Hatch
EFT; the young lady about whom
Addison and Garland foughts, is a
school teacher, and quiet, quaint,
reserved little woman.
Charles O'ConDor rambles about
Nantucket with his hat on the back
of his head, both hands in his pockets,
happy, contented, hearty, and boy
again.
Allen Gambler is said to be the
ugliest man in Georgia. Speer is
said to be the handsomest. The
candidates are not, however, run
ming on their looks. -.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, will
leave in a few days for California,
and will not participate in the cam
paign.
Proctor Knott can claim to have
made the city of Duluth. 1t is said
that his derisive speech advertised
the town as no place has ever been
advertised yet.
The manager of the Lawrence
Barrett theatrical company proposes
to place upon the stage rival for
Mrs. Langtry, the famous "Jersey
Lily" The lady selected is Miss
Anna w. Williams, of Philadelphia,
whose profile was used as a model
for the head Of Liberty now adorn-
ing the Bland silver dollar. The
young lady is now teacher in the
girls grammar school in the Phila-
delphia house of refuge.
Victor La Branch, q messenger of
the Citizens bank, New Orleans,
dropped dead in the sub-treasury in
that city on Wednesday. Before the
war deceased owned one OF the finest
plantations on the coast, which was
confiscated, as he served in Charles
ton battery on the losing side in the
struggle. His ancestors belonged TO
the old French nobility, and he was
also connected with the best Creole
blood of Louisiana.
Lord Charles Beresford, who has
distinguished himself in the Egyp-
tian campaign; is spoken of by the
British correspondent on the field
as a reckless and daring officer,
while the London society papers
say he is one Of the handsomest men
in the British aristocracy.
Gen. r. e. Colston, who served in
the Egyptian army for six years,
told a reporter the other day that
the British are going to have hard
row to hoe in Egypt. He thinks that
after months campaigning the
English horses will be unfit for use,
as they cannot stand life Oh the de-
serts.
Lady Havelock, the widow of the
distinguished soldier, Sir Henry
Havelock, died at her residence, in
Kensington Park Gardens, q few
days since, at the age of seventy
three.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
A Mistaken Idea.

The idea that England has a rep
resentative form of government is q
mistaken one. The house of par
lament commonly supposed to rep.
resent the people, is composed oi
members who are elected by the
county voters, to be sure; but these
county constituents are controlled
by an oligarchy of aristocrats. The
landlord power prevents the tenant
farmers from being free in the cast.
ing of their votes. Yet, even il
they had entire freedom III this re.
spect, they are but fractional part
of the rural population. The bulk
and body have no vote at all, and
although most of them are quite as
capable of making a rational and
beneficial exercise of the franchise
as those who are endowed with
it, their only connection with
the making or the admin
istration of law is in paying what it
costs. Those who dwell in towns
are no better off in this respect, fol
the basis of the borough franchise
excludes the bulk of the population
from the exercise of it. The English
seem wholly ignorant of the import.
ance of an equally proportional
franchise. The fact of a member
from a small borough, elected, per.
haps, by the votes of 170 men only
having an equal voice in parliament
with him who represents $4,000
votes, would seem 10 be directl ly
opposed to any idea ofrepresentativt
government. Yet, such is frequently
the case. Again, these small borough
constituencies are controlled by the
beck and nod of territorial
grandee, who has the power o.
seating himself or whomsoevel
he chooses. A candidate for parlia-
ment is not required to give any
proof of his fitness for parliamentary
duties. The man of money feels al
certain of entering parliament, if he
will only pay the price, as he would
of entering an opera box by pur.
chasing ticket. He may be tota
stranger, and his introduction to his
constituents made only a few day.
before the election, YET if they have
previously been made acquainted
with the jingle of his gold by the
electioneering agent the game is al
good as won. A man without money
never thinks of attempting to enter
parliament unless his rich friends
are willing to stand sponsors foI
him.
Then, again, the English parlia.
ment, even allowing it to be a faiI
representation of the people, instead
of feeble one, is intrusted with but
a small portion of the law making
The privy council, backed by the
crown, is the authority with the
three powers of government-judi-
cial and executive, as well as leg
islative. The DEGREES and edicts
issued by this council are supposed
to need the endorsement of parlia-
ment before becoming law. There
is very loose construction placed
upon this approval, however, and
often IL is fOrestalled, and usually
taken for granted while the people
used to being ruled by somebody
above them, never call these DEGREES
in question. The Indifference of the
English people to exercising the fran
chise is result of all this. For what
interest can a man have in voting
with the conviction that his vote is
not worth the casting?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
The Lunatics.
rRranham Rannar1

Washington has now in her county
jail ten lunatics for the boarding OF
whom the county pays fifty cents
per day cash, and also for their cloth
ing and medical attendance. AT this
rate the county is now paying at the
rate of $3.50 per month for the board
of her lunatics, each one OF whom
should be in a suitable lunatic asy-
lum provided and maintained by the
state. Nearly every county in the
state has more or less lunatics con-
fined in Its county jail, simply
for the reason that the state
lunatic asylum Is already crowded
with patients. 1t is the duty of the
legislature to pass laws for taking
care of the lunatics, all of whom are
adopted as a charge by the state.
All the counties are required to pay
state taxes for the support of the
general government. The state
takes care of and provides for her
convicts and under the constitution
should do the same thing for her
lunatics, in fact the constitution says
that the state must take care of her
lunatics. Taxes have been col
lected until an enormous "cash bal
ance" has been accumulated in the
state treasury, while in the
meantime large number OF
unfortunate lunatics are accumulat-
ing in the county jails. The last leg
islature made niggardly appropri-
alton for the enlargement of the state
lunatic asylum which is not yet COM
pleted, and when completed it will
not be large enough to afford any
relief in the way of ridding the
county jails of lunatics. at present
this county is maintaining her luna
tics at an expense of about $4,000 per
year. Until the state provides suit
able accommodations for the luna
tics she should refund to the several
counties the money expended BY
them in maintaining them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
Cotton AduIteratfon.
1Sayannah NeWs,1

lOdNahhaA ANO"6sl
The Washington correspondent
of the New York Commercial BuLle-
tan, in recent letter to that paper,
calls attention afresh to the subject
of the systematic "loading of cotton
to defraud the buyer" complaints of
which come from other quarters in
Europe besides Manchester. The
United States consuls both al st.
Petersburg, Russia and Gothenburg,
Sweden, make very serious charges
to the state department on
this matter. The st. Peters
burg consul says that Ameri-
can cotton received in Russia has
contained as much as ten per cent
of its weight in sand. The report
from Gothenburg says that this sort
of deterioration OF exports is not
confined to cotton, but applies equal
ly to other goods. He says that in
Sweden various kinds of our pro-
ducts have been introduced, and
have been well received; but that,
after they had thus secured q good
footing, the demand has ceased alto
gether from degeneration of quality
of one sort or another.
AS the Bulletin very truly says,
such repeated complaints from high
ly credible sources demand atten-
ton. There must be some good
ground for these charges when they
are supported by such authority as
the Manchester consumers and
United States consuls, who have had
the facts brought under their eyes.
1t is the duty of our exporters to as
certain where these faults arise and
who are the guilty parties ; and then
to show no mercy in exposing those
responsible. The bare possibility of
discrimination against American
cottons in foreign markets because
it cannot be depended upon, is what
neither the interest nor the honor of
the southern planter can afford.
All such practices as are here com.
planned of should be ferreted out
and thoroughly exposed. In olden
DAYS the southern planter was par
agon of honor and honesty. 1t is
most sincerely to be hoped that he
will never fall a victim to the de-
moralization so prevalent in this
country, and although this alleged
cotton adulteration may be engaged
in only by a few, such practices, un-
less earnestly reprobated and deter
minedly prevented, must reflect un-
favorably upon the southern planter
as q Class.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
Colo and silver Mining.

Mining the precious metals has
hitherto been regarded as a most
uncertain industry, akin to gam
bling in it's nature. The industrious
searcher for hidden treasure might
strike it rich and accumulate i'm
mense wealth suddenly, but the
chances were as a hundred to one
that he wouldn't. In the first twen-
ty years after the opening of the
California gold deposits the business
was conducted in the most slip-shod,
hap-hazed. manner imaginable, the
inpulsive, ,feverish prospectors work
ing with pick and pan in the most
paimitive way and always ready to
abandon the location of to day
on the merest rumor of a
rich find in another locality to-
morrow. AS a result of these
imperfect methods some great for
tunes were made, but the great mass
of the adventures who embarked
in the business lived sort of hand
to-mouth life and died wanderers or
became disgusted and embarked in
other pursuits. Up to the year 1869
it is now conceded that the whole
profits of the business did not sx-
ceed $3O,O0O,OO0.
But since that time great change
has been lnaugurated. Mining has
become science. The schools of
London, Berlin, Paris, Friebough
and some of our American universi-
ties have made specially ofinstruc-
tion in mining engineering;a and now
the business capitalist who desires
to invest in this species of property
sends an educated expert to the claim
who, with tape line, drill and assay
furnace. is able to determine the
contents and value of given prop.
e-ty with almost the certainty he
would measure and compute a pile
of lumber.
The benefits of this more scientific
method are very apparent. In the
last twelve years the total output of
gold and silver in the United States
has amounted to 1876, 100000, the
highest in any one year being $685.
100000 and the lowest $4,000, 900,
while the average has been upward
of SIC, 100000. OF this vast amount
California, Nevada and Colorado
produced much the greater part, al
though Arizona, Utah, Idaho and
Dakota are quite respectable factors
in the aggregate and may any one of
them yet push to the front.
In 1880 Colorado stood in the front
rank, producing S23,OOO,OO0; Nevada
second, with $19, 100000, and Califor-
MIA third, with $15,OO0,000. That
this immense aggregate will be soon
reduced is hardly possible, as the
area which falls within the mineral
bearing territory embraces 1,196,0S4
square miles, or nearly one-third of
the United States, Alaska included.
With this vast area OF territory open
to the enterprising operator, backed
by capital unlimited and combined
with the most improved machinery
for mining and reducing the ores,
the production is likely to increase
rather than decrease for many years
to come. In view of these facts and
figures it looks very much as if the
occupation of the soft money advo-
cate was about gone.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
EX-GOV. DAVIS.
4 stray Leaf From the History OF
the Dark Days OF the Davis Re-
gime.
correspondence of the Exp

Correspondence of the Express.l
If any politician can display more
brazen audacity than ex-Gov. Davis
by his latest "flip-over" to independ-
ent politics, now is the time for him
to come to the front. How the ex-
governor can screw himself up to
the pinch of asking the suffrage of
any respectable political party is to
me a puzzle. A man who swayed
such an executive sceptre as Davis
ought to be content with the privi-
lege of living, without seeking to
represent, in congress-, people
whom he once ground down to de-
spair by his tyranny Have the peo-
pie of this congressional district for
gotten the deeds enacted by Davis
during the years 1S71-73? If at the
battle of San Jacinto the words,
remember the Alamo nerved
men to drive their swords
to the hilt, why should not
the words, " remember the mur-
der of Applewhite," ring out
in the present political contest
Permit me to remind you of that
murder. The estimated Democratic
majority of Limestone county in
1871 was HOO. According to the
Davis rule, this majority must be
either paralyzed OF thrown out.
Looking over the field, as he saw ne
way of paralyzing it, so he deter
mined TO annihilate it. There were
two ways of doing this, viz: After
the election. declare fraud in the
balloting and refuse to admit the
vote, or get up row of sufficient
proportions to necessitate the de-
claration of martial law. There was
too much risk is the first plan, but
the second could be worked success
fully. A Houston cut-throat, Dan
Gallagher, was put upon the trail.
He goes to Groesbeeck and after
taking in the condition of things,
concludes that the only way for him
to prove his ability as Davis hence
man, was to accomplish the murder
of Applewhite. Applewhite was not
a politician, but because of free and
easy disposition, was popular among
the masses, and well known to the
business men as an aucti6neer. Gal
lsgher could not have selected a
man the death of whom would stir
the hot blood of men more than
Applewhiie. The damnable act was
planned and committed, aud on the
18th of September, 1871, Applewhite
was shot down on the streets of
Groesbeck by four of Davis black
state police. The cry "to arms
brought out the entire populace of
the town, and from that day on for
two months Davis hellish scheme
struck terror to the hearts of the cit
izens of Limestone county. / shall
never forget the wall of Apple
whites wife. If it could be heard
to-day by the voters OF this district
Davis would not receive q thousand
votes. Has this bit of history in the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21

The report that comes from
Georgetown is that, on Wednesday
night, Judge Terrell absolutely de-
molished Mr.. Datis. The judge, in
reply to Mr.. Davis, called attention
10 the fact that the latter placed
himself on NO platform, that he had
declared himself in favor of no
principle, and, therefore, the only
manner In which he could reply was
to the man. He, therefore, arraigned
his public career in q manner, it is
stated, more terrible than in his
speech delivered in the courthouse
here q week ago. Mr.. Davis spoke
until a late hour, and then Judge
Terrell began, calling upon Mr.
Davis to stay and listen to
what he said. He remained
but the same thing occurred Thurs
day night at Ronnd Rock and
the ex-governor departed. Terrell
had made il too hot for him
the night before, and the most hu-
milating part OF it 10 Mr.. Davis was
that the people, almost to q man,
were deeply enlisted on the side OF
Judge Terrell.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
rSan Eranciaco Alfa.1


Harvest statistics have to be taken
with a good deal of salt, but the har-
vest in the northern hemisphere is
conceded on all sides to be an ex-
ceptionally good one in 1882. Eu-
rope and Amerca have no thing TO
complain of and Spain seems to be
the only country in trouble. Farm
ers never learn that the success or
non-success of their crops depends
on their judgment. If they SOW at
a certain time because their fathers
did, and obstinately refuse to recog-
nize existing climatic changes, they
cannot expect to reap abundantly.
Farmers are proverbial GROWERS,
because they SO frequently neglect
to bring to bear common sense on
their operations. 1t is one of the
principal faults of the world to-day
in every business that men act as IL
all they had to do was to accept
the opinions Of their parents,
who had studiously worked out the
problems of their day, and that
therefore no study or application
was necessary for the next genera
tion. The world is changing every
day simply because every one who
comes into it has to find out heap
of things and solve plenty of prob
lens for himself and the age he
lives in, just as his father and grand
father had to.
There are two kinds OF farming,
theoretical and practical, just as
there are two sides to every ques-
ton oflife. What our farmers want
to-day is to read more and grumble
less, for the more they study, the
less time they will find on their
hands for blaming the elements and
their seasons for results which they
alone have brought about. No
farmer should be without a little
agricultural library, for failure is
usually the result of ignorance, just
as success is the outcome of applica-
finu
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
THE United States treasurer re

THE United States treasurer re-
ported balance Of 1887, ,s5S OF
silver on the 1st of September,
against $119,s11,l26 on the 1st OF
August, q gain of over two millions
in the total amount of the silver
coinage in a mouth. In the same
time the gold supply has increased
from $l45,07s,OO0 10 $14s,SOS,s2l.
The cause OF this increase Of specie
of both kinds is the temporary ces-
sation in the call of government
bonds, the legal tenders hav ng also
increased nearly million in the last
month.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
UNGAINLY WOMEN AT SARA.
TOGA.
A Multitude OF Shapeless, Shaking
Mountains of Flesh.

In no other place, says Saratoga
correspondent of a Cincinnati pa
per, can any one see so many shape
less and shaking mountains of flesh
girded into a caricature outline of a
Paris dress, and these fat women pa
rade the porches and sweep through
the parlors as complacently as any of
their bony rivals. They came os-
tensibly 10 drink of the waters,
which are supposed to reduce the
bulk and relieve what the handbook
of the springs calls "engorged circu-
lation," but the uncharitable might
suppose they came here solely TO
show themselves. The observing
male critic has divided off three
great hotels by their specialties
The United States as the home of
the millionaires, Congress Hall as
the camp of the Israelites, and the
Grand Union as the great three
ringed side-show of the fat
women. The vast hotel built
by A. T. Stewart, and control
dnow by Judge Hilton, cast out the
Jews but keeps the Gentle nam.
moths, and there are women whose
mountainous figures Guido anything
that a Snowman ever got hold of
They make their way down the
crimson drawing room with rolling
midshipman's gait, their cheeks and
double and quadruple chins trem.
bling as they go; and so great is
their number and SO common is the
sight, that only the newly arrived
wonder or take notice of them. The
humorous bubble comes up as To
whether a man who married fragile
creature of ninety pounds, averdu-
pois, is legally bound to the other
two hundred pounds of a woman
that be may now find claiming his
name. A matron weighing q hun.
dred and fifty pounds is Sarah
Bernhart among her companions
and even figure at two hundred is
not much regarded, while three hun
dred and four hundred pounds are
not an unusual sight.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21

Mr.. EDMUND HUDSON, the Wash
ington correspondent OF the Boston
Herald, estimates the Democratic
majority in the next house at from
twenty to twenty. five. He thinks
the party can count on twenty with
confidence. Hr. Hudson also sends
his paper table, prepared by Re-
publican who, he says, is careful
student of the political situation, in
which the Democratic majority over
all Is set down at thirty-three, the
membership being given as Demo-
Gratis 179, Republicans 139 and lnde-
pendents seven. In this table the
Republicans are not credited with a
single congressman from Maine, and
therefore, il is evident he has erred.
We know that there is a widespread
sentiment among the people to
throw OFF Republicanisn, but when
Hubbelps fund is being circulated
so freely, it is impossible to tell how
many may be diverted from the
course which popular sentiment die
tates.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
Accounting For IL.
1Waco EXaminer.l


When the temporary capitol build,
ing at Austin fell the other day the
STATESMAN had the ruins photo.
graghed and presented an illustra.
ton thereof in its edition next morn.
ing. The state treasurer, who is one
of the board OF building commission
ers, has not yet vouchsafed his opin-
ion as to the cause of the disaster
although the STATESMAN hints
that it would like to hear
from him. AS a denier resorte
and to shield the architect and
contractors, he might show that
same of "the id Radicals" sneaked
up to the building during the night
and tampered with it, thus paving
the way to the tumble. And Adju,
tant General King might have an
other pamphlet printed at the state
printing office showing the "contu-
macious newspaper press of the
state" as somehow responsible fol
the trouble. These things would
serve TO interest the public and
would be about as reasonable and
proper as some of the other recent
emanations from department offices
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
A Powerful Arraignment.

By far the ablest campaign docu-
ment that the Examiner has seen
during the present contest is the
speech of Senator A. w. Terrell, de-
livered at Austin last Friday night.
1t was published in full in the
STATESMAN of last Saturday morn
ing, and it is powerful arraignment
of Republicanism in Texas. AS an
argument why the state government
should be continued in Democratic
hands it is simply unanswerable.