The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-15
TEXAS POLITICS.

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will speak at kaufman on Monday.
1t will be the first gun, and the OchU
of il will roll and reverberate
! through the district till November's
chilly air crisps and crimps the ag-
gressive monopoly idea"
Paris North Team: "Hon. j. W.
Throckmorton has accepted the call
made upon him to allow the use of
his name as a candidate for congress
from the fifth district. He will no
doubt have walk over. The North
Team will gladly record his cleo
ton. We have long since repented
that he should have been called out
of congress to make the race for
governor. We supported him in
that canvass, and would have been
glad had he been reelected to a
place from which he was thrust by
federal force"
The BRENNAN Independent be-
lieves In the honesty of Governor
Roberts, as shown by what follows {:
"SOme of our exchanges are con-
stantly troubled over the possible
denomination of Roberts for gov
ernor. They perhaps have good
cause TO be suspicious of the Old
Arcade, for he has proved himself
not only an earnest and able execu-
tive, but as shrewd a politician as
Texas has produced. We think,
however, that there is no need for
apprehensions i'll this case. The
present governor means what he
says about the third term.
The Brennan Banner has been
untriendly to the present admins
tration. 1t says: "The press and
people demand a fair convention
and liberal and conservative plat.
form. This being secured there
should be but little difficulty in nom-
mating an acceptable ticket. We
believe that Ireland, on a platform
such as we name, would prove ac-
ceptable to the Democracy of the
state as we'll as to the dissatisfied ell
ement. The dissatisfaction existing
in the ranks of the Democracy of
Texas to-day, is not with the funda-
mental principles of the party, but
with the manner in which state af-
fairs have been administered
in the name of the party.
The public domain has virtually
been squandered, our public
school system is but little better
than farce, the cash balance in the
treasury is great white elephant
and the purchase of state bonds at
the rate of $40 per 100 is by no
means approved of. These are a
20 Of hn hnA hox Il
dissatisfaction in the ranks of the
Democracy of Texas. 1t is within
the power, and is the province of,
the coming state convention to
settle and adjust all these differ
ences; and, If the convention fail to
do so, it will widen instead of close
the breach that now exists in the
Democratic ranks. The convention
is near at hand, and for the present
it is only necessary to watch aud
wait"
The Dallas Times regards General
Weaver in the same light as does the
STATESMAN. 1t says: General j.
B. Weaver, who aspired to the presi-
dency at one time ON the wagon
yard ticket, has made arrangements
to deliver fifteen speeches in Texas
this summer. The cause of this
promised infiiction is not known.
There is no national ticket before
the people, and we can only account
for Weaver's conduct by saying that
he probably intends TO assist in CIV
ing the Independent movement a
boost, to the great joy of the Repub-
licans. Our Greenback friends-we
haven't any great number Of them
will take warning. Texas seems TO
be the only place on Gods earth
where Weaver is tolerated. If he is
working for the poor man and
against the iniquities of the two par
ties, why don't he go to Massachu-
sets, where the poor man suffers
under Republican masters? Let
him stand on the Plymouth rock and
whang his jaw in the cause of free
dom for the masses"
Sherman Courier: "There have
been fears, and we might add well
grounded fears, expressed by the
papers of the state, that in the con-
vention which will assemble at Gal
weston on the 18th of July, some one,
hitherto unknown as leader in any
sense of the word, would, enexpect-
eddy to the people, possess himself Of
the nomination for governor, and
endanger the party in the wind up
i'll November. The Courier, viewing
the surroundings, has entertained
lieved at the time, aud have now no
reason to change that belief,
that with the refusal OF Gov
ernor Roberts to enter the
race, there arose the probability
that the dark horse policy would
prevail. For saying, in a recent is
sue of this paper, that 1T is unfor-
tunate that Governor Roberts refus-
ed to enter the field,', the Waco En-
dnainer and the Paris North Team
have scored us, constituting the lam
guage, in connection with the whole
article, to mean that any other man
than Roberts would be a mere play
thing in the hands of Jones. The
meaning intended, aud the only rea-
sonable one TO have been given it,
was that had Mr.. Roberts remain
ed in the race, he would
have developed opposition to
such an extent as to have brought
prominently before the people, in
advance of the convention, some one
of the very strong men of the party,
who would have doubtless by this
time been assured of the nomIna-
ton. We are not of those of our
brethren who believe Governor
Roberts the weakest politician in
the state, but are of those who be-
lieYe that at this time he is not the
man we want IN the chair of state.
Our respect for his strength was
great enough to lead us to the hope
that he would make the race, and
yet not sufficiently so TO make us
believe that he could succeed in
securing the nomination. The dan
ger of the uncertain colored horse
has all along been apparent, until,
possibly, within the past week if
the newspapers from all sections in
any degree reflect the sentiment of
the masses, Judge Ireland has gained
rapidly in this short time, and it
does now begin to look as if he will
go into the convention with support
sufficient to preclude the probability
of any foolishness on the part of the
politicians. Without a candidate
from this section, Hubbard or Rea-
gan would have been our choice,
but as it now stands, we will hail
with satisfaction the rapidly grow
ing strength OF Judge Ireland"
Loo.. Ho.Io,