The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-21
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"And the same day PLATE and Herod were
made friends"
Politics, without principle, bring
about strange associations. Who
could have believed that George
Washington Jones, who, at the close
of the civil war, was supported by
the best men of Texas and elected
its lieutenant governor on the con-
seryativsA with the noble
ThrockJ - uld ever become
united heart anu hand with Edmund
Jebosaphat Davis, the veritable high
priest of radicalisn, whose party, to
effect its 1awless purpose of power
and plunder, without the least hesi-
tation kicked the same Jones out of
his Office as an "impediment to re-
construction Yet this has come
to pass among other strange things
of this changeful world, and these
two men, once so bitterly hostile,
now meet and embrace and
act lovingly together without
q blush and without shame.
Does Jones still believe that
Davis was tyrant and usurper, and
guilty of all crimes, charged in tn
terrible bill of indictment, signed
by him as foreman of the grand jury
of tax payers, assembled at Austin
in 1870? Is he now satisfied that the
presentment was false and himself a
calumniator? Does Davis now think
Jones q myrtyr to the persecution of
fsnatical Radicalism? One would
like to know Which has come over
to the other? Was one right and
the other wrong? Was one honest
and the other criminal? They are
now as closely united as the Siamese
twins. What is the bond of union !?
1t is simply self interest and person
al ambition. Both men thirst for
Office and hunger for "chicken pie"
Both men have been neglected by
their respective parties, and conse-
quently both men pretend to have
become disgusted with parties. They
are too pure, too virtuous to belong
to any partyl They are independ-
ent, forsooth Independent of whai2
Nothing but principle. Neither hav-
ing any Q mean political principle,
make no allusion to private charac-
ter il was an easy matter for them
to unite and pool their political in
terests. Jehosaphat might say to
George Washington, it is true once
deemed you traitor to your coun-
try and an Insignificant independ-
ent-but what of that? If you will
now support me for congress, L will
support you for governor. Your
late conduct shows that you are dis
posed to be friendly with me and
that you are no longer Democrat
or, indeed, anything in particular.
| will make all the negroes, they be-
long to me, vote for you, and you
shall make all the shaky Demo-
Gratis and windy Greenbackers
vote for me. To this the
modern George Washington, not
with his little hatchet," but
his big axe to grind, might reply
"To be sure. 1 branded you as
'despot,' as promulgator of false
and scandalous statements as an
organizer of secret societies, banded
together in darkness by solemn
oaths, in which 'devilish plots were
concocted by base and infamous
men, But what of that? It all
amounts to nothing at this late day.
The statute of limitations applies
and the people have forgotten these
things. Let us shake hands, kiss and
be friends, at least until after the
elections. Give me the radical and
negro votes and will make all the
Independents of every color, white,
green and speckled, like Jacobs
lambs, vote for you. Thus | will be
governor and you 9 member of con-
gress. 1t is bargain. If you did
Kick me out of one governorship,
you can kick me into another and
better and all will be right and Sc
rene" "And the same day PLATE and
Herod were made friends" The
object of Jones and Davis is the des-
tructlon of the Democratic party of
Texas and elev alton of themselves
on its RUNS. AS this unholy union
suits the programme of the radical
government at Washington, they
will be furnished with plenty of
money from headquarters, and that
it will be freely used during the
present canvass none can doubt.
The Democracy must rise up in all
their strength and put down and
trample on this corrupt coalition of
independent office-seekers without
platform and without principles,
looking alone to their own advance
ment at the expense of the state.
And, mark my prediction, they will
do it and do it effectually.