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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
Improvement I'm the Gait OF TrOt-
ting Horses.
[Dunton's Spirit OF the Turf ]

lDuntOn's SplrlL oil the Iurl.
The improvement in the quality of
gait of the trotting horse within the
last few years is one of the marvels
in trotting. Only few years ago
the jumping-jack kind of trotter was
common in the very best localities.
Indeed, the skip-jack gait was culti-
vated, and thought to be indispensa-
BILE to fast speed in harness. The
larger majority of trainers argued
that the horse must learn to break
and catch before he could be relied
upon in a race. For, said they, if he
is not good catcher, break would
put him behind the flag. Therefore
the horse must be spoiled before he
was good for anything for a harness
turf horse. A break rested him.
They said, "Give him his head, let
him lump a few rods, then set him
down, and he can fairly fly" Such
were the erroneous teachings of
former years.
To-day the gait of the trotter is as
smooth and regular as the play Of q
piston-rod, and rythmical as the most
harmonious symphonies of musical
COlnDOblblOhs liN 10 ~ oOA DONaooC
fashion dictated Mr.. Bonner bought
only such, and gentlemen OF wealth
everywhere followed his example.
AS soon as it became known that
pure trotting gait was the salable
thing, trotters began to make rapid
Improvement in the quality OF gait
not only, but in quality as well. The
modern trotter is, therefore, a model
trotter. This was manifestly true OF
the horses that participated at Chi
cago this year, and are now engaged
in the various circuits all over the
country. The change is not due to
a particular movement in the trot-
ting families themselves so much as
TO the new methods in use for their
education. There are few horses on
the turf nowadays that pull ton by
| the bit, as was customary at one
time. To trot fast, the horse should
not be hamperad by any more har-
ness than is necessary for his COM
plete safety Indeed, we look for
the horse to trot best with no more
harness than bride, reins, back
strap, saddle and girth at an early
day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
American Enterprise I'm Mexico.
rNau Vorl- World N.l.lo o,to.1

lNCW W NaDic LctbcE
Under the belief that American
enterprise is sure to develop Mexico
rapidly, the buying of Mexican
bonds has been greatly stimulated
of late. These bonds have been
down to 10 per cent but now are up
to 81. People who look to the future
have great faith that the United
States will control the sister republic
of Mexico, either directly or indi-
rectly, and notice immense progress
made in the Mexican railway sys-
tenn owing to American enter
prise. General attention is being di-
rected to the subject, and the Sdtur-
day ReUieU to-day has an article
expressing the opinion that the
great American capitalists, with
Gen. Grant at their head, are likely
to bring order out of the Mexican
chaos. The dealings here in Mexi-
can railroad stocks are now very ex-
tensive, and altogether there is re-
vIval of Mexican speculation, based
upon the "manifest destiny" theory
of some years ago. The British pub
lie want a new field for investment,
and this is likely to suit them as
well as any other.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
DAVIS INFAMOUS ELECTION
ORDER.

The state archives, probably on ac-
count of the burning of the capitol,
do not contain the celebrated mill
tary order of Gov. E. j. Davis, pro-
mulgated through his adjutant gen.
eral, Davidson. 1t was Issued for
the purpose of causing disturbance
at the polls, that the votes of counties
might be rejected. In Texas Re-
ports, volume AZ, page 81, in the
opinion of the case of Joseph Giroux
vs.. the state, is reproduced the first
section of that infamous order, dated
Headquarters, State of Texas, Ad-
jutant Genera, and Chief of Police,
August, 1871" 1t was directed to
selection and peace officers, state
guards and militia on duty" and the
section named read as follows:
AL persons coming to vote shall
deposit their ballots with the least
possible delay; and after this is done
they are forbidden, under any pre-
text, to remain about the polls, or at
the county seat (unless this is their
residencel but shall return to their
homes aud usual employments; and
peace officers, state guards, and mill
tia on duty shall see that this is COM
piled with.
Under this order any citizen, not
residing at the place of election, and
there was but one in the county
then, elections being held for four
days, was required to deposit his
vote and at once to depart, without
even attending to business at the
county seat. He was required to so
at once to his home, or to
his place of business; and,
refusing or failing so to do,
he was arrested by tie military, who
stood armed awning people into SUBJ
mission or insulting them in such
manner as TO cause disturbance, the
latter being especially desired as a
pretext for rejecting the contents of
ballot boxes containing Democratic
msjorities. There were numerous
instances where, after voting, per-
sons did not take bee-line for their
own domicils, when they were. in
consequence, arrested and degraded
with handouts, and placed in felons'
cells. 1t is this same Mr.. Davis who,
as governor, insulted and outraged
Texans. who placed good citizens at
the mercy of the brutal Davidson,
who now asks you to vote for him
for congress, who asks you to vote
for Wash. Jones for governor. Can
Texans vote for such men against
Hancock, the STATESMAN, or against
John Ireland, the sturdy defender of
the people, whom the Democratic
masses have named as the proper
man to be governor OF. Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
VOL. XII.
THE INDEPENDENT.

The most disgusting political fea-
ture of the day, in the south, is In
dependentism. Born in the mind
of the office seeker, it breaks out
afresh whenever the offices are of
fered anew. The Independent waits
for no public expression in his favor,
but names himself as the fittest
man for the office, and, on his own
opinion as to himself, he rushes be-
fore the people and tells them what
a great man he is, how the place is
suffering for the want of his service,
not how it may suffer by his service,
He demands votes on his own
nomination, while another waits
for some declaration from the
masses as to his fitness for public
position, and makes bold, there
upon, to solicit the suffrages of
people. Whenever an election ap-
proaches new crop of Independents
come as truly as the seasons rotate.
Says an exchange, the almanacs used
in the southern states might very
we'll put in, among their predictions
concerning the weather, an an.
nouncement that Independent candi-
dates will declare themselves about
this time of the year, when state and
congressional elections are ap-
preaching. The Independent is
simply an ofiiceseeker. A public
office is the reason of his existence.
If there were no public offices there
would be no Independents. Such
being their origin, it is not to be ex-
pected that Independents shall be
exalted in character and scrupulous
in their proceedings. They come
out of the mud of politics and carry
the marks of it with them wherever
they go. Their reliance is Oh the
negro vote. They court that vote
and expect to get l.. Unless they
do get it. they lose the office they
want, and, rs they have no other OBJ
ject than to get office, they will
go as far as IS necessary TO obtain
the negro vote. 1t is necessity of
their situation that they shall stoop
to the level of the lowest in order TO
procure Senegambia's support. For
that support they will pay any price,
or promise to pay it when they shall
have obtained the coveted Office.
The Independent is generally bre-
vet Radical. This he denies, of
course, and it is part of his game to
deny it but the fact that he depends
on negro votes for his election, aud
plants himself in opposition TO the
white people of the state, makes him
as bad as any Radical, and entities
him to all the benefits that political
utilization with the negroes can give.
Brevet rank, in the army, carries
with it no additional pay, and the
Independents will find that they
lose, both in honor and money, by
their degrading and selfish course.
1t is the experience of the southern
people that an Independent is only
Independent of the Democratic par
ty. and that it takes him but short
time to become in public an ally of
the Radicals. Indeed, in Texas the
most noted Radicals have an
nounced as Independents. The once
great high priest of Voodooism in
Texas, E. ]. Davis, is to-day chief of
Independents. Even his lieutenant,
u. Wash. Jones, cannot outdo him
to-day as an Independent, the res.
son being probably that Mr.. Davis
does not fill up on lemonade, and
loose ground when sailing under
heavy ballast.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
The Foreign element I'm our state
Politics.
AUSTIN, Oct. 20. 1885,.


Hon. H Teichmueller, La Graz ge, Texas.
Dear Sir-It is being charged by the
opposition press and speakers that the
foreign element in Texas, and particular
ly those of German birth, are supporting
and Will vote at the approaching election
for the candidates of the SO called Inde-
pendent party; and further, that the same
class ofYoters are opposed to the Demo-
cratic doctrine of q tariff for revenue Only q,
but endorse the views of Ed Davis, now
a candidate for congress from this, the
tenth, district, as an Independent and a
high protective tariff advocate. These
assertions of the enemies of Democracy
we do not believe to be true; and
recognizing you as representative Ger
man-American. and one who in the past
has been a nOn-partisan, acting and vot-
ing for what you believe is the true
interest of the people, would and do
request the favor of an expression of
your views upon the subjects embraced
in this note, believing the same would be
appreciated and valued by large num-
Der of the voters of Texas, particularly
those ofyour own nationality. Your early
reply will much oblige your friends and
fellOw-citizens, FRED. CARLETON,
A. Nj. JACKSON, JR.,
n. G. SHELLEY,
w. NJ. WALTON,
THOMAS L. SNEED.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
The New York Tempest.

ltaIn.l
All the numerous little bummers
brought up under Conkling's hand,
who have been great men In the
wards-incipieni Tweeds and Kel-
lys-hear the storm bowling through
the state, and they slink back and
hold up their hands and say they
mean to come in; that they never
meant any harm, etc. Folger him
self is rapidly degenerating under
the public eye into an old, oily, COM
monplace humbug. The Albany
EUeniag Journal called his attention
only Yesterday to the fact that about
the time he was joining the Republic
can party, Howell Cobb, the slave
holding secretary of the treasury,
stood on the steps OF the sub-treasury
in New York and warned the people
that bankruptcy and ruin would
follow the defeat OF Douglas and
the Democrats. Folger, neverthe-
less, went OH with the multitude.
Yet such is the circle in which
despotism runs that now Folger
stands in the place of Howell Cobb,
and says that $40,000,000 have been
knocked out of the quotations at the
probability of Cleveland's election.
So it is with beef, says one observer,
and another adds that the logical
deduction from Folger's. remark is
that we ought to have no election at
all, and then there would never be
any change in the quotations.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
A TIDAL WAVE.
BuRNEr, TEXAS, Oct. 25, 1882.

BURNET, TEXAS, Oct. 25, 1882.
To the Editor of the Statesman:
A grand tidal wave of enthusiasm
swept over the Democracy OF Bur-
net last Monday night. The occa-
sion was an address by Hon. Rich
ard Coke, on the politics of to-day.
His speech was conceded by all as a
masterpiece of oratorv, abounding
in logic overwhelming in its con-
clusions. 1t had a telling effect,
and will soliiify members
of the party here-that party
which polled four and one half mill
ion of votes in the last presidential
contest that party which has always
defended the rights of the people,
that party which will eventually be
installed in power representing as il
does genuine American ideas OF lib
erty ami free government.
His appeal to the Greenbackers
was well nigh resistless. Alluding
to the corruption fund that was be-
ing used to Mahonize Texas, he said :
"Why do you forget the Democrats,
my Greenback friends Are they
not substantially in accord with you
on all the great questions Ofthe day?
DO they not, as u party, favor n tariff
10 be levied for revenue alone? and
are they not, with few exceptions,
opposed to the national banking
system? Such being the case, what
victory will you achieve, even if you
succeed in striking down the
Democracy? You will only
have succeeded in delivering
the state government into
the hands of the Republican
party, which has ever been lnimical
to the south and the best interests of
the southern people"
Prolonged were the cheers that
followed the senator as he rounded
some brilliant period, glowing with
the fervor of thought made eloquent;
and as he recounted the glorious
deeds of Democracy in the past, and
its golden prospects for the future,
the walls fairly rung with applause.
He showed that Democracy was not
dead, had not lost its vitshty or its
strong hold on the popular mind and
heart, as he pointed TO Ohio. AS
regarded the chances of ultimate
success for the Greenback party, he
mentioned the significant fact that
from a representation of seventeen
members in the last Congress but
one, it had dwindled TO eight in tho
last; and had splendid prospects of
securing not one when the
next national assembly convenes.
Where, OH where was the Green
back chiefiain then, the aspiring
orator, whose eloquent denuncia-
tions would have made Terrell
quake and put the Democratic CO.
horts to disgraceful flightp
.Oh where was Roderick then
One blast upon his bugle horn
Were worth thousand men,"
II was matter of some surprise that
he did not appear 10 answer Gov.
Coke, but perhaps he is reserving
his Oratory for even higher game.
Let John Ireland beware.
BASIL,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
SpuFred Into Line.
rD-II ns.e1

The San Antonio Express has been
read out of the party by the Austin
STATESMAN. We have the word OF
tie cypress for this, andit Is gloomy
over the matter. We notice that the
action of the STATESMAN has had its
effect, as the Express hoists the Dem
ocrat state ticket. The Erpress and
Dallas Herald are new converts to
Democracy, and should be handled
tenderly. They don't yet know how
to conduct themselves in Democratic
company. Any breaches of decorum
should be smiled at, instead of
frowned upon. 1t should always be
remembered that they were recently
wayward independents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
Going 10 Vote For Him.

Capt. Charles Bender, of Spring
Station, Is one of the most substan-
tial citizens of this county. He is a
German and Democrat. He says
he has known John Ireland for
twenty-seven years and he intends
to vote and work for him with all
the energy he has, from now until
the night of the election. Capt. Ben
der is the proprietor of several saw
mills and has large number of men
in his employ. They all love him, for
his liberality is unbounded.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

FROM 1860 to 1874 the civil and
military expenditures of the United
States grew from $63,S66,664 to
$16S,SSS,107. These figures exclude
the payments on occount of Indians,
pensions, premiums, and interest and
principal of the public debt. These
figures show that while there had
been growth of population of less
than 60 per cent, there was a growth
of expenditure equal to $50 per cent.
BY 1878 expenditures had been re-
duced by the amount OF $55,690, ,956.
But in 1881 the civil and military ex-
penditures had again grown to
$120, ,568, ,455, while for the current
fiscal year they will be still further
increased. These figures take no
account of enormous pension appro-
priations. Retrenchment, and the
reforms attendant upon it, is what
the country most needs; and this is
what it will secure when the Demo-
cratic party names those who admin
lister public affairs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
An interestin0 suit agaipsf the

An interesting suit against the
United States will be actively COM
menced at Atlanta, Georgia n the
26th instant. In 1864, when Sherman
was on his famous march TO the sea,
there were some bitter secessionists,
named King, who owned factory
at Boswell. AS desperate attempt
to save their factory, they, without
consideration, transferred their fac
tory to a Frenchman named Theo-
pholie Roche, who wa-an attache Of
the factory and who was at that time,
and still is, subject OF France.
Roche ran up a French flag aud
claimed protection under 1t. Sher-'
man disregarded the flag, burned
the property and arrested Roche,
who now comes forward aud de-
mands $4,000 principal damages
with interest and $4,000 damages
for false imprisonment, in all
amounting TO $125,000. Roche still
lives at Boswell.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

THE Pail Mall Gazette. which is
now regarded as the exponent Of
liberal sentiments in regard to the
course England should adopt in the
settlement orthe Egyptian question,
states that while the British govern
ment was justified in suppressing re-
volt and restoring order, those
objects being now accomplished, the
non-interveDtion policy should be
adopted and the Egyptian debtors
be allowed to make their own settle
ments with the bondholders. They
are presumably able TO take care of
their monetary interests, and have
no right to complicate international
troubles by invoking the aid of a
military force to collect outstanding
indebtedness. Such is the decision
of Mr.. Chamberlain, and as Mr.
Gladstone avowed some time ago
similar sentiments, it would be inn
polite for his administration to use
coersive measures to enforce the
liquidation of these claims.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

In Guatemala it is reported that
one of the ancient gold mines which
produced fabulous wealth for some
time after the Spanish conquest, and
was subsequently lost, has been dis
covered anew. Traces OF the old
works are found, aud the quartz
which has been taken out Is
extraordinarily rich. Some pros
pectors from California have To-
Gated seven lodes in the neighbor-
hood, and are full of enthusiasm over
the outlook. Should these mines be
anything like as rich and valuable
as reported, it will not be many
months before Guatemala will re-
ceive a vigorous and wide-awake
accession to her population, and no
doubt capital will 90 there too.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02


PRESIDENT ARTHUR will leave no
means unapplied which may con-
tribute to the electiod OF his man
Folger. He has placed his own po-
litical fortunes upon the cast of a
die, for Folger's defeat foretells the
end of Mr.. Arthur's political aspira-
tions. The influence of the federal
administrator will therefore be
brought to bear in his behalf, and
that this is great power has been
manifested by the demoralized
condition of affairs in Vir-
gina, where Mahoneism and
reputation were enabled to
triumph only through the in
fiuence OF federal patronage. 1t is
true that Arthur's r'sinterference in the
political affairs of New York has
aroused the people there to deter
mination 10 resist what they realize
to be bold usurpation, and this will
be the most formidable obstacle in
his way. 1t will, in all probability,
prove the chief factor in his defeat,
for, while the New Yorkers might
have looked upon ftderd in
terference in the s..uthern
states during the recolstruc-
tion period with serene COM
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

Nor only have the courts of Iowa
and Wisconsin decided that the
usual margin of the Chicago board is
gambling, and that debts made
thereon are void, but the court of
appeals of Texas has decided like
wise as to debts made upon such or
similar marOins-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
The Best Drauxht Horses.

The Mar6 Lane Express, of Lon
don, having circulated questions re-
specting draught horses among
number of great firms, ETC., employ
ing them, has obtained much infor-
nation in reply. TO the question,
"Is there any breed of heavy draught
which, more than another, is espe-
cIally adapted TO heavy work in
paved townsr the Southampton
Dock Company replies: "With
twenty-five years. experience we
find that Belgian and English mixed
breed horses are best adapted for
heavy work on paved and rough
roads, geldings are always prefer
red. and roans are the favorite
color" Messrs. Courage, great
London brewers, object to heavy
flesh-legged horses for work on the
stones. AS to heavy-legged horses
opinions are divided. Mr.. Wallis,
of Dublin, who horses the express
wagons of several leading Irish rail-
roads, says that the English aud
Scotch horses are much more easier
managed than the Irish. One au-
thority pronounces in favor of the
mixed Belgian and English horses
so far as price, power and durability
are concerned, but most decidedly
in favor of the breeds OF the United
Kingdom. The feet of foreign breeds
will not, they say, stand the stones.