The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
..rHE CHOICE OF THE SOUTH"

- HE CHUlCE OF 1hE SUUIh.
The Monitor, Of Springfield, Hi
nois, has telling article upon the
"sly devils" who are trying to run
the Democratic party in personal
grooves against the best interests of
country. One of these, it says, who
plays upon the "old ticket" string, re-
marked in response to a compliment
to Mr.. Bayard: Eyes, he is a great
man, but the Northern Democrats
cannot afford to nominate Bayard."
When asked his reasons for making
the remark his reply was: "There are
many resons why, but if there was no
other, the fact that he is regarded as
the choice of the South and he
was so alphabetically rebelish
during the war should prevent
Northern Democrats from noml-
mating him" This comes with
a good grace from this source, and If
only rejecting his own sentiments,
but little notice would be taken OF it,
But IS this is the character of senti-
| ment being "fum-agated," as Uncle
Daniel said to the "little coon with
the snuff-colored coat" by just such
empty-headed asses in the interest OF
those who see cabinet positions, for
eign missions, postoffices and collect
orships looming up before their Wis
ions in case Samuel j. Tilaen c'the
only living representative OF Demo
cratic oplnion'O or Joe Mcdonald is
nominated and elected, it is signifi-
cant, particularly as an election can
| only be secured by the votes of these
very people of the South-who these
jackanapes say want Bayard-and a
people who must have been most ex-
tremely "sympathetically rebelish" II
thew were honest in their war-as it
is generally conceded they were.
The fact is, there is no man in the
Union to-day whom these place hunt
ing, intriguing and tricky breed OF
Democrats have as much fear as they
have of the gallant Bayard. They
understand full well that Bayard's
appreciation of their magnitude either
as statesman or "the making Of one"
is very light, but very Just. 1t is be-
cause OF this we find the claquers and
yawpers con the highways and along
the hedges and bitches" protruding
their eyes. with half holy lear, bat
ing their breath warfingly; and pat
ting their dupeS uponathe back patron
izingly, as with the tongue of viper
they hyprocritically applaud Bayard,
as they attempt to disparage him by
using the mean, contemplate insinu-
tions against his record" being sym
patheoically rebellish" Themas F
Bayard's record at the commence
ment and during the wal
: is in brilhancy so far above the
puny piZzarinctums and petty tyrants
(when they had an opportunity tc
show it to the people of the South,
who went into the war against the
"rebelish" people Of the South-tc
whom they now look for votes-is ~
the sun at meridian height, in the sx,
cess of it's grandeur compared to thu
! dwarfed and drivelled Rlim Of these
pennydips. His record has been Ged
about; been misrepresented and gar.
bled, but so little fear had Mr.
Bayard's friends of that record that
they scattered it broadcast to the
winds by nAillionS before the last con
, Vention held a. Cincinnati, and il
made him friends by the thousand
1t was after that record had been
scattered that Mr.. Bayard received
the highest number of votes cast fol
any candidate on the first ballot il
that convention of 1880, and when hi
} should have been the nominee OF the
, party had it not been for the same
damnable tricksters rssorting to every
contemplate means to cheat the head
, and front of the Democratic party il
: brains, honor, patriotism, scholarship
integrity, honest purpose and mora
convictions. Thomas F. Bayard ha:
more of the elements of which careful
progressive and distinguished presi
dents are made, IN his little toe, thar
a, compressed dozen of the imagined
'''i2 .eat minds" always ready to spread
their views before the country
through "interviews' or whenevel
; journalistic enterprise can stick sue
ton pipe into one of them and pump
them dry of the disgusting nonsense
they emit through such pumpings
: Let the Monitor assure just such
assumes that the south begins to re
alize the fact that she has a great
future before her. Her people have
; been tried with fire. tested in the cru
chile that try mems souls, and they
will not in the next presidential cam
paign shake off the dirty scoundrels O.
, the Republican party-which thu
best men Of that party have hatet
with even deeper deteStation thar
the Southerners themselyes,but coulC
not rid themselves of them = merely
to let in the same breed of dogs la
, belled Democrat" The great mas,
of the Southern mind has more re
, spect for the men who went to TIT
war to fight and kill them as enemie.
: of the Union and freedom becaus,
) they believed them right, than they
, have for~that compromised honor thai
fought, bled and died" to gain posi-
ton and rank and pay and then TURF
to the people of the South with al
apology for their act. 1t will not d.
thus early in the campaign to attemp
to make a pathway to the presidency
, over the bodies of gallant Ton
Bayard and the men from whom
the votes are expected In 1884
as F. Bayard and a few patriot!
maintaining the integrity of the Dem
orous for leadership by the setting
7 office on the Republican ticket anC
people, whom they styled copper
heads and traitors-there would have
been no Democratic party for them tt
lead. 1t was the patriotism of such
men as Bayard, in clinging to the
constitution and the laws, that ha.
, made the Democratic party OF to-day
possibility. and there are thousa nd:
| and tens of thousands who will mo-
forget it.
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SCHUMAKER, the prohibition can
didate for governor Of Ohio, has beer
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