The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
journalistic - Tilden, Butler and
0chiltree-A Word About Poll.
tics-TeXaS Attracts Atten-
tiOn as Well as Im-
migration.
From Our Special Correspondent
NEW YORK, Feb. q, 1SS

Here in New York we have some
thing new under the sum-" and that
something is small fOur-page Chi
nese paper, started on the 81 inst,
and to be issued weekly. 1t is the
first Chinese paper ever printed on
this continent east of California, and
it is called ij-:;( ?--37t t, which,
when fled down to pure United States
talk. means the ChineSe-Americdn.
As your correspondent can't read as
well from down to up and right to
left as ho can i'll the opposite direc-
lions, he is unable to enlighten the
STATESMAN readers as to the politics
of the paper or as to whether it will
favor Sam. Tilden, Ben. Butler or Tom
Ochiltree for president in 1884. Per-
hapS the one of this illuStrious trio
who weekly sends the largest bundle
of linen to All Sins laundry will
stand the best chance. This sur
mise, of course, is not given
out to discourage Uncle Daniel
McGary of the Houston Age.
The editor, Mr.. Wing Chin Foo, is
said to be a graduate of two colleges
one in China and the other in this
country. AS there are 100000 Chinese
this side of the Allegheny mountains
and 5000 in New York city, it is
probable the paper will be well sup
ported. Perhaps it will have a mo-
nopoly on soap, starch, washing ma
chine and patent wringer advertise
ments, there being near 1000 Chinese
laundries in the New York city. The
editors manuscript, ETC., it is said,
will be copied by Il professional Chi
nese scribe, engraved by the photo
engraving process and printed from
a plate, type not being used in Chinese
printing.
An advertisement of the Texas
Siftings appeared Saturday in all the
evening papers of this city and on
Sunday in all the morning papers,
and agencies here are successfully
working up its circulation. The
Siftings is now making Austin
as notorious as the Danbury
News did Danbury a few
years ago and as the Hawkeye did
Burlington. 1t is a noticeable fact
here that Texas newspapers, especial
ly the STATESMAN, are most enter
prising of late, and that.they are bet
ter patrOniZed at home and abroad
than they were few years ago. Per-
hapS the people of Texas under
stand now more than ever before that
a states newspapers are the true in
deX to the intelligence, morality and
enterprise of people, and the only
medium through which the attrac-
lions and advantages of state can be
made known to the world. This is to
be inferred from the increased circu-
latiOn of Texas newspapers in Texas.
Ii is a good sign. Your correspondent
is informed by a leading advertising
agent here that Texas papers are
highly popular with leading adYer-
tisers of the east. but that there is
loud complaint about their advertis-
ing rates being higher in proportion
to circulation than are the rates Of
eastern, northern and western papers.
The age, ability and typographical
appearance are taken into account by
advertisers, selecting mediums
through which to make their business
known.
Two new weekly papers advocating
the interests of laboring men have re-
Gently been started in this city. One
of them. "The Justice" is owned by
F. b. Thornton, the great grocer mer-
chant. and Peter Cooper, not unknown
to fame. The other, The Voice of
the People" is backed by the labor Or
CARNATIONS of this city and other pla-
ces. Both wage war on monOpolies
and call loudly for a new political or
ganization that will change the nature
of things in a way to benefit the labor
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grinding monopolies. The idea
is growing in the east that
hereafter the tariff question and
other business interests will cut a
conspicuous figure in politics. Be
that as it may, it is very evident that
there is widespread dissatisfaction
ameng laboring men and business
men with the present condition of
labor and trade, and the censure of
the rulers and politicians is sharp and
threatening. The people do not I'M
derstand how times can be hard when
crops are good and money plentiful,
unless the cause rests with the rulers
that be and the laws they have pass
ed. The membership of the labor or
is everywhere increasing
and parties are no longer as strong rs
they used to be. 1t is likely the DEM
ocratic party, which is held less re-
sponsible than the Republican party
for the present condition of things.
VIII take advantage of the situation
and try to profit by it.
1t is a generally admitted fact that
the Democratic party now has the in
side track for electing the next presi-
dent. and that the only chance of sue
cess the Republicans have is in the
mistakes or blunders their opponents
may make. As matters stand now
New York, and four or five other
northern states, at least can be relied
on to give their electoral vote to the
Democratic nominee. At no time
since the war has the Democracy had
so good chance of success as now,
and it is not likely that anything
win be done to impair that opportu-
nifty. The time has hardly come for
the grooming of presidential candi-
dates, but that day is not very dis
tant. If New York's governor
meets the expectations of the peo-
pie who elected him in his ex-
ecutive capacity, he viii certain
ly be formidable competitor for