The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24
VOL. XII.
SUMNER has evidently chosen
August for the heavy work of the

ABUNDANT crops are becoming
more certain daily, and cheap food is
one other blessing assured.
THE types made us say that Ben
Hill was an original secessionist,
when it should have been stated that
be was not an original secessionist.
Mr.. III. NJ. HoxIE is now general
manager of the entire Gould south
western railway system. Talmage
has been made general superintend-
ent.
AGAIN the university committee
postpones, having named only one
professor who will probably accept,
and one other who certainly will not
do so.
r.. @. MILLS will engage for time
in showing Judge OsterhOut, of
Bolton, the Republican candidate,
how fer he may be left behind in the
congressional race.
The Gainesville Register wants
John Hancock placed i'll the house
from Texas. The Democracy of the
state, outside of the tenth district,
is quite unanimous in this respect.
THE question is, can the congress
men explain, before the next elec-
ton, to the satisfaction of the tax
paying masses, why they so disre-
garded . any care of the public
money.
THE potters of Trenton, New Jer-
sey, wined and dined the members
of the tariff commission and asked
them to recommend an increase in
the tariff on pottery, which is now
fifty per cent.
THE Dallas Times says that Gene
raj Robertson started out "alone."
has played two cards, called by him
addresses, and has not yet "taken
trick" An ignominlous euchre
| rises before his nina.
THE American Bar Association
which met in Saratoga elected Alex
ander Il. Lawton, of Georgia, as its
president; Edward Otis Hinkley, of
Baltimore, secretary, and Francis
Rawle, of Philadelphia, treasurer.
THE president made great mis-
take in not making Casey a men,
Der of the tariff commission. He is
a bold man and would do in day
what these other fellows will take
months to do, and that too with ex-
ceeding expense to the country.
THE sundry civil appropriation
bill has some unique items in it.
An elevator IN the capital gets $10,-
500; "more beef for the Indians.
cost 100000; the Mare island dry
dock comes in for $4,000; just one
wing of the navy and war depart
ment $4,000 for furniture.
PRESIDENT BARRIos, dictator of
Guatemala, has sailed for Europe,
where he probably hopes to do
what he failed to do at Washington
have some strong government
meddIe in the boundary business
between Mexico and Guatemala.
Then most probably the United
States would be found taking a
hand in the matter.
JUST as the old feeling that once
existed in the country precincts
against the city has died out, there
are those who would revive it.
This feeling in the past gave us such
representatives as "Mun." Swisher
and Mr.. Loe, and indulged in again
it will put very dark colored Re-
publican in the house as one of the
Representatives of Travis county.
THE English are said to have one
regret about the war in Egypt-that
English troops must meet so un-
worthy foe. Once upon time
Napoleon said if he had such cav
airy as the Egyptian horsemen, and
the infantry that had humbled Aus
tria in Italy, he would take the con-
tract to conquer the world. Before
estimating her foe England must
cross bayonets with them, and the
error of an over-hasty estimate has
already been shown, partially, by
the late affair in front of Ramleh
during a reconnaissance in force"
THE census of France was taken
on December 1s, 1881, but the re-
turn of the whole population is just
now published. Tne total is $751;
04s, or 766,260 more than by the
census of 1876. This increase OF
only two per cent in five years
seems very small to us, accustomed
to a rapid growth of population;
but France is, comparatively speak
ing, a finished country. The popu.
lation is twenty times as dense as in
the United States, aud there can be
little growth by immigration
For the past forty years the pop
ulation of Germany has averaged
an annual increase of little more
than one-half of one per cent, and
the Germans are commonly sup
posed to multiply as fast as any
body. Speculations as to the cause
of the slow increment of the popu-
lation IN France seem, therefore,
wide of the mark. Stop Off immi-
grafton to this country and the rate
of increase of our native population
would probably sink as low as that
of France, which is g pretty vigorous
nation as it is.
AND NOW comes one William A.
Casey, of New York, and asks the
tariff commissioners to report in fa-
vor of excluding Europeans from
this country, who come here propos-
ing to work more cheaply than the
laborers already here. Mr.. Casey
thinks that if the cheap workers OF
Europe were shut out altogeth-
or and the duty raised one hundred
per cent on all thugs, the American