The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26


gangs of degraded demagogues who
entirely disregarded the past noble
record of the commonwealth. Do
you suppose that any patriot, no mat
ter what his politics may be, would
stand conduct like this in the state
government? The shake-up has
given large proportion of the young
and Drawer men in the Democratic
ranks chance to assert themselves,
and this class of men will have much
to do with shaping party movement
in 1884. They can say to the moss
backs, you have been tried and found
wanting Seeing that the Democratic
party is engineered by this class of
men many former Democrats have
satisfied that the reformation they
desired could be best achieved in this
way. This was the class of men that
voted with Malone more because they
desired q new order of affairs than
because they believed III his financial
views.
Another reason for my belief is this,
THE ANGLO-SAXONS
are certain to control in any country
they may be placed in, even if they
are in the minority in numbers, and
as the Democratic party embraces the
great bulk of the white vote of Virginia
and has within its ranks nineteen
of the wealth and business men of the
state, cannot see why it should not
succeed in regaining the government.
was myself sick of the former state
of affairs il Virginia. l was opposed
to the old superannuated men in the
party having all the say. For this
reason l think that the temporary
success of the Readjusters may be of
some good to the state. Virginia will
hereafter be run by comparatively
new set of men. The setback to
Mahonism in the state has been a
warning to demagogues all over the
south. Even you in Texas were at
one time threatened with a, dose of
Mahonism, but
THE TEXAS DEMOCRATS
Are much livelier and shrewder class
of men than those who ran Virginia
anterior to Mahonism and the new
tangled nonsense in Texas was quick
ly sat upon. Mahonism is dead all
over the south.
"Well, l will bid the STATESMAN
goodbye" and the pleasant stranger
| mounted a down town Car and was
off.
AS another evidence of the
KNUCKLING SUBSERVENCY
OF our government to the wishes of
England, Commander Brown, in
charge of the United States steamer
Jamestown, in a communication to
the state department says that during
March, in response to request of the
owner and master of the British ship
Neva lying near the jamestown
he sent an armed boat with file OF
mariners to suppress an outbreak on
board of that vessel. The duty was
promptly performed, and some of the
ring leaders were placed in irons and
the rest of the crew returned to work
| The question is, what right mas
Brown or any naval officer employed
by the government, to be 'oling with
the dissatisfactions of British crews
Brown wanted to please the English
government. and without consulting
the state department previously, ht
sent armed American marines or
BOARD of vessel of a naval power, tC
\ suppress mutiny. He was excused
by Frelinghuysen, who is him
self styled the confiden
tial clerk of the British
government in this country but the
vigorous cabinet officials Of former
times would have promptly called
Mr.. Brown to account.
1t is understood that a conference
of the cabinet officers will soon bt
held for the purpose of taking actor
relative to closing the departments al
| al ~ ~
of Prof. Henry's statue. The statue
is now in course of construction on {
beautiful spot in the grounds directly
northwest of the Smithsonian insti
tute. 1t will be remarkably hand
some, and will add much to the
beauty of the huge park.
TEXAS POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The postoffice at Gillian, Webt
county, Texas, has been discontinued
the mail will be sent to Laredo; mai
messenger service has been discon
tinued to Kempner, Lampasas county
On route 31,623, from Waco to Gates
vile, mail will leave Waco Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, at 200 p
M; arrive at Crawford by 6:45 p. m.
leave Crawford Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, at S:0'
| d. ILL.,, arrive dG NdOco WIG W
12:45 p. M; leave Gainesville Tuesdays
Thurdays and Saturdays at 3 p. IN.
arrive at Crawford by 7:45 p. IN.
leave Crawford Mondays, Wednesday,
and Saturdays at Z a. M; arrive a
Waco by AS a. III. One route, 81 ,265
from Bolton to Summers Mills
will leave Bolton Tuesdays anC
Fridays at II a. M; arrive at Sum
mer's Mills by 80 p. m. leave Sum
mer's Mills Tuesdays and Saturdays a
1880 a. m. arrive at Bolton by 10 a. m
| Bergman Moore has been commits
stoned postmaster at Gainesville
Texas, John Cavanaugh at Mos:
Bluff, James l. Wix at Rio Grandt
City, Ramon Gurra at Randado
Zapata county. Thomas E. Thrashel
at Garfield. John E. Smith at Colleg'
station, William w. Major at Noun
tain Peak.
James T. G. Cowan, postmaster a
Bowie, Montague county, has beef
placed under $500 bonds. L. S.