The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-12
Choose Y. Between Them.

Davis fed the country, and with
arms fought the south during the
entire war. After peace had been
declared he returned and continued
the fight with ten-fold hatred. By
fraud securing possession of the
governors office and control of the
state, he ruled over this people,
crushing them under the iron heel
of despotisn, until the people, so
long outraged, with a determined
will and unity rose up in their
might and burst the tyrant's chains
from their manacled limbs, and, it
was then hoped, forever freed them
selves from his rule.
Where was John Hancock after
the war ended? With the Democ-
racy, nobly doing battle for the peo-
pie and the state of his adoption.
1t is true that Judge Hancock,
during the secession movement, op-
posed 1t with all his might and
power; when the voice of the peo-
pie of the state cast their votes in
opposition to his judgment, being
conscienciously honest in his
opinions, and being unable
to bring his ideas to coincide
with them in their war movement,
he left his adopted state and still
much loved people, and crossed over
into the Federal lines, where he re-
manned in the quiet walks of life,
till the close of the war. The old
"eock and bull story" of his organ
izing forces to invade Texas has
long since been exploded, and has
been so repeatedly proven false in
every particular that we are sur
prised at Brother Fishburn's ignor-
ance, which we can only attribute
to that prejudice which blinds truth
AS soon as the war was ended
what did John Hancock do? With
heart still clinging to and yearning
for his adopted Texas home and
much revered people, he returned
and once more cast his destinies with
the people of the "Lone star state.'
And although repeated inducements
were held out to him to enlist in the
Republican ranks, and offices Of
high honor, trust and emolumentG
were suggested and thrown out as 6
bait to tempt him into the folds o.
the "rule and ruin" party, yet he re-
NAMED steadtast and true to the
Democracy and his own loved PEG
pie. When the convention of 1866
met at Austin, friends then propos
ed his name for seat in congress
but the extreme men being in the
majority, he was rejected by that
body; yet it did not influence him tC
desert his party and people but
more firmly determined him to
labor for their success and pros
perity refusing to accept the pay.
ing positions he might have re.
ceived from the opposite party, ht
preferred to remain where his hon.
est sentiments and feelings dictated
and bide his time. Through the in.
fluence of extremists he has been re.
peatedly slaughtered in conventions
and once at the ballot-box, but il
has never changed his principles OF
love for true Democracy. And, We
unhesitatingly say that truer. bet
ter, more sound or more able states
mana purer or more worthy dyed
in-the-wool Democrat than JOIN
Hancock does not exist, and being
honest, conscientious and faithful
his nomination has struck tn,
hearts of all true and liberal Demo
Gratis with joy, and when his mighty
voice is heard over the district, tn,
followers of the Greenback-Inde
: pendent Republican anything to
beat-the-Democracy, will desert tn
sinking craft with greater rapidit,
than do rats sinking craft.