The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

dlQ JnOIdlilN tOu6S, d1u Oh OK pOcllS
its hideous deformities and depravi-
ties to the Nation" How thoroughly
he has performed his self-imposed
task. the records tell with terrible
Pretty much all the in
duStrieS of Massachusetts are pro-
tected, and as result, there is vast
wealth and refinement in the old Bay
State. Boston assumes to be the
an extent that challenges
rivalry. 1t is the home of the largest
of Goldfish arlstocracy
on the continent, and right under the
nose of Boston is TewkSbury. The in
dustries of Tewksbury are somewhat |
different from those of Worcester |
and Lawrence. In the former place |
paupers are skinned after they are |
dead, in the latter they are skinned |
while living; both operations are |
purely republican. In Tewksbury |
the skins of paupers are tanned. |
When dead paupers are not skinned
at Tewksbury, they are picked
for the stiff trade, and the stiff trade
of Tewksbury is sustained by
Massachusetts, laws passed by Re-
publicans, once or twice a year.
Massachusetts inaugurates great
celebrations commemorative of some
event, such as Landing of the Pill
grims," and then we are told that
Massachusetts, has been and contin-
ueS to be the educator and clVlllZer
of America; that MaSSachuset ideas
prevail everywhere throughout the
country, ETC. Governor Butler has
managed to throw several buckets OF
cold water on the educational and
ciViliZing capital of Massachu-
sets, and we find, by reading
the TewkSbury horrors, that MaSsa-
| chusettS as Schoolmaster and civil
izer won't do at ali. Her civilization
is worse than savagery. She educates
down instead of up, and for abomi-
nations under Republican rule, moth
| ing in the wide world compares with
Tewksbpry. At pewksbury Republi-
can officials robbed paupers, young
and old, infirm and insane. Women
in the pangs OF child birth were
treated worse than human people
| would treat dogs or cats, wild beasts
or domestic animals. Horrors multi
/ piled as the investigation proceeded,
and the fact was brought out that
the eXecrable business was known
| UNS years ClSO, DtlU 40 NlO41C
to arrest the damnable proceedings,
because it was found the exposure
would hurt the Republican party.
Hence Repuplicanism anu Tewks-
buryism went forward. Skinning
paupers and tanning their skins pro-
ceeded; robbing pauperS c 'ntinued
and the stiff business flOurished.
AS a matter OF course the Republi-
can bosses in Massachusetts and else
where are not in love with Gov
ernor Butler, and Harvard uuiyersi.
| ty, which is run by Republicans,
will not confer on Governor Butler
the title of LII. ID. 1t is unpleasant
for Repnblicanism 10 be known as
TeWksburyism, but it is so known.
The isms are welded, and no court in
heaven or on earth can divorce them.
Indeed, they are twins. The TeWks-
bury practices can be seen everywhere
where Republican bosses have control.
Didn't Jay Huhbell skin the employees
of the government to raise cOrrup-
ton fund to elect Garfield? Every
shop and Office within government
Jurisdiction became TeWksbury, and
if the poor victims would not stand
to be skinned they We're at once trans
ferred into political Suits. 1t was the
spoils questions, the division of hide
and tallow secured in the Republican
TeWksburies, which caused the
} great split in the Republican party.
Conlling didn't get his share of hair
and leather, stiffs and chattles, and he
walked out. Guiteau thought he had
worked hard in the Tewksbury
establishment, and because he could
not SECURE something he concluded to
make ArthQr president, as our es-
teemed contemporary, the Journal,
said, ''hy the act of God" Take the
Republican party IN The forty
seventh congress as Mr.. w. P. Fish
back tells the story. Did it not trans
form the capitol into Tewksbury
and to please monopolists, skin the
poor over-burdened taxpayers Of the
country? Verify, such is the record
, Didn't Robson skin the navy ? Didn't
John Sherman skin the treasury
Didn't Dorsey and Brady skin the
postoffice department And now to
, convict them, isn't Brewster SHINING
|, the department of justices Didn't the
Republican bosses, who set the freed
mans Bank deadfall, skin remorse-
leSsly several thousands OF confdlng
, negroes? Look abroad over the land
and wherever the Republican bosses
hold sway there will be found a
TewksbHry, RepubIicanism and
TewkSburyism are one and the same
thing, and Governor Butler is emit.
tied to large praise for the part he
has performed in permitting the PEG,
pie of Massachusetts to see whittier
they are drifting under Republican
, control.