The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-19
SOME TRUE DEMOCRACY.


last night were treated to genuine
alopathic prescription as to what
constitutes pure and unadulterated
Democracy. He began his speech
by refuting a personal SANDER upon
himself, perpetrated by Mr.. Davis
abettors. He gave the absolute
falsehood to the report that he had
proposed, during the war, TO assist
in the invasion of Texas as q federal
brigadier in command of negro
troops, and he stated that, while
Mr.. Davis knew the report to be ut
terly false, he allowed it to go as the
truth, participating in this respect
with falsifiers, as the receivers of
stolen goods becomes particeps
crimlnis in theft. He paid glori-
GUS tribute to the honesty and the
integrity Of the American people he
held that they loved good govern
ment as we'll now as in the days gone
by, and in this love he said there was
no distinction between Democrats
and many Republicans; that there
are Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis imbued with patriotism, and
that it is wrong to judge of the char
acter of all Republicans by the
course of those who rule the party.
Certainly there is truth in what he
says in this respect, and, as an evil
dence of this truth, there are
scores of Republicans in this COM
munity who will sustain Judge Han
cock, because they know he is the
exponent, as against his antagonist
of principles that must, if they pre-
vail, produce good and honest gov
eminent. 1t was alone in correction
of the falsehood above referred to
that Judge Hancock made personal
reference to Mr.. Davis. In a mastery
way he presented the causes
that led to popular govern
ment in America, to DEM
ocratic government as it y,as main
tanned from the time that Mr.. JEFF
ferson's theories prevailed until
1861, when the exigences of war led
the government to grant special
privileges to monied classes for war
purposes. The present power OF
corporations in this country had its
birth in the imposition of taxes, lev
led that contributions might
be made to the country's
credit. Having laid strong
hands upon the government be-
tween 1861 and 1865 the government
ceased thereafter, under Republican
rule, to assert its independence
and the federal government became
and Las remained the creature o.
corporations, obeying their every
behest, their every desire, their every
want, until federalism is subservien
to concentrated wealth, produced
for the few by the very powers which
have jealousy guarded popu
lar rights and independ
ence. Judge Hancock occupies
the aggressive in relation t
these powerful agencies tina
have built up between the peopl,
and the government q great wall
excluding the former from priv
leges for which the sacred compac
of 1776 was formed. He declare
monopolies the enemies of free gov
eminent, ana he takes the groun'
that the government has no consti
tutional right to grant corpo
rate powers. In this he
certainly right The STATES
MAN has held to this theory
aud 1t believes, as does Judge Han
cock, that the day is not far distan
when the destiny of this federal go,
eminent is TO be decided upon a
, issue between popular rights au
corporate power. He showed no,
the people have been oppresse
and how they are still oppressed b
favors granted to the rich few no,
a tariff for protection has piled u
vast wealth for favored few, Will
the masses throughout the land hav
been taxed on every concei,
able thing. Of consumption, ths
! the barons may grow richie
and more powerful; how congress
through powerful Hobbies, made 6
|, by money, with which they con
mand votes, shapes legislation |
b opposition to popular rights unit
. hope hangs alone upon politics
revolution in the re-establisl
ment OF the primitive ideas {
I government, as enunciated by til
fathers. Judge Hancock putsehin