The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-01

porters in northwest Texas. The
signs of the times seem to indicate
that Ireland is the coming man for
governor of Texas.
READY FOR THE SACRIFICE.
Sherman Courier: In the Waco
congressional district lives Lang,
Mills, Giddings, Geo. Clark and va
rious other valiant Texas patriots,
all of whom are expecting to be
called upon by the dear people of
that district, to give up home and
friends, with all other dear ties, and
go to congress.
A PENAL OFFENSE
San Antonio E:rpreSs: We are
told Colonel Lang will be a candi-
date for congress in the Mills dis
trict. Will this be right? VIII it
not be treating the honorable legis-
lature of the state of Texas with com-
tempt? The legislature should be
recalled to complete its work by
making it penal offense for any
man to run for congress other than
those tor whom the districts were
cut out.
FOR CONGRESS.
Texas Neeo Era, &c. By: E. S.
Terry, Esq, editor of the Wills
Pointer, informs us that Colonel G.
b. Kilgore is the Democratic fa-
vorite for congress from the west
end of this, the third district. Col
onel Kilgore is well and favorably
known to the people of Gregg,
Rusk, Smith, Harrison and Pamela
counties, and will doubtless receive
some support from all of these
counties. If we are to be repre-
sented by a Democrat, we would
prefer Colonel Kilgore to any man
the Democratic convention will
nominate in this district, as nom-
inee candidate.
A SAD CONDITION.
Brenham Banner: The Waco EC-
dn11neT calls attention to the fact that
four lunatics are now confined in the
county jail, who should be in the
lunatic asylum at Austin, but there
is no room for them. We have here,
in the Washington county Jail, six or
seven lunatics, some of whom have
been in Jail for year or more, and
who are kept at an enormous ex-
pense to the county. While they
are as well treated and cared for as
circumstances will permit, the ac-
commodatiOns are such as to pre-
clude the possibility of giving the
attention needed by their class. All
the pOpulOus counties are in the
same condition as Washington and
McLennan, i'll respect to lunatics.
TRUTH, BUT NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH.
Dallas Times: General j. b.
seems bent and determined OH
running Robertson, of Waco,
ming as an Independent candidate
for governor. At the last election
he had the same aspirations, and
made numerous Overtures to the Re-
publicans and Greenbackers for
their united support, but somehow
failed to make his point and did not
run. We have interviewed Colonel
John w. Payne, of this city,
on the question of General
RObertsOn's candidacy, and
we intend giving that interview.
After Governor Roberts was noni-
mated here in Dallas, in 1880, Gen.
Robertson felt sure the state would
be ruined if he was elected and so
expressed himself to Col. Payne and
wanted Greenback support for him
self as a candidate against the "Old
Alcalde." Failing tc get it he Bot
only did not run, but Col. Payne
says he took the stump for Cover
nor Roberts.
GROWING MONOTONOUS.
Pleasanton Monitor: Hon. John
Ireland will probably meet with
much opposition in the ranks of the
Democratic party, aside from that
to be encountered from the jabber-
wook and Republicans, in his candi- |
dature for the gOvernorship. So far |
as we have been able to learn, the |
chances are good that the west will |
support him almost to man, but |
then, the west cuts but a small figure
in the dance, although it whacks up
its quota of grease required to run
Ihe organ. The Monitor has never
been q strong admirer of Ireland,
md from the very outset has disap-
proved of the election of any man
who throws himself, without warn
ng and unsolicited, into the politI-
,al arena as candidate for office.
This way of sacrificing ones self
tor the good of his country is grow
Dg mOnotonOus and to the intelli-
gent voters appears very stale.
PROTECTING THE YOUTHS.
Pleasanton Monitor: The neces-
'ity of our State adopting some
measure for the better protection of I
ler youths against crime, and erect
ng places where youthful criminals
nay be confined at labor or study,
when convicted of offenses against
he statute, is becoming more and
more apparent every day. AS the
natter now stands, there is probably
10 state in the Union so cursed
With bad boys as is the State OF
Texas. Houses of reformation and
should be erected in each
county in the state, with donation
rom the cash balance in the treas
Try and a slight tax on the citizen.
These institutions are proving a
uccess elsewhere, and why not in
Texas 1t is noted fact that the
governor pardons these young ras-
;als when convicted of penal often
es, for the simple reason that he
loes not consider the air and asso-
iations of the penitentiary quite a
proper place to bring about a refor-
nation, and it is equally well known
hat many of our jurors will not
;onvlct because they know that to
10 so accomplishes nothing bene-
icial, neither to the law-abiding
itiZen nor the accused. AS an illus
ration we might mention the case
# little Benton Petty, of our town,
Who was tried and acquitted this
week upon the charge of fur
fishing prisoners with means of es-
ape. The evidence against him
vas sufficiently strong to secure
and the jurors so re-
'arded it, but still they brought in
verdict of not guilty, arrived at
through sympathy for himself and
amily, and from a well-founded
ear that term in the penitentiary
vould only harden the defendant in
rime. The thoughtful reader will
SIX why this matter is not corrected,
nd in reply thereto we would say,
rom the simple fact that members
# the legislature, as general thing,
re more mindful of their mileage
# per diem than they are of the
'est interests of the state.