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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

where for six years he has grown in
influence, until he is now one of the
most solid men in that august body.
But the manner in which Mr.. Coke
has been reelected is one of the hap
piest features in the result as demon
strated yesterday. His election is
unanimous, and when we say
this it means that every SEN
ator and every representa-
tion cast ballots for Richard Coke.
He was not only the unanimous
choice of Democrats, but he was sup
ported with unanimity by r publ
cans and by Independents and even
by Greenbackers, if there be any in
either body of the legislature.
The result shows that we are not
afflicted with personalism in Texas
politics. The chickering's and strife in
the contests for senatorial honors in
other states are so foreign to the
sentiment which has controlled here,
that Texas can but be proud
of the record. That strong personal
enmities exist against Senator Coke is
not to be denied; there are enough
OF them who do not love
him, but even these, recogniz-
ing that he has made faithful
and an earnest representative of the
commonwealth, desire him retained
In the position he holds with credit to
Texas. A similar case is not on
record. Mr.. Rosenthal, a lifelong Re
publican, member of the house, made
an earnest speech in seconding the
nomination, and declared that this
time he would vote for Texas and not
for his party, A good many cast their
votes for Coke while most unfriendly
to the man, but endorsing him as a
public servant. Business is what
Texans are after in their political
preferences and the purpose to serve
the best interests of the state appears
to be the motive at the bottom of all
this unanimity.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

Washington Special to Commercial Gazette.I
There is considerable talk in the
ante-rooms about Senator Pendleton
and the civil service bill. Although
it is true that there was strong Re
publican support for the measure, IL
is also the case that the Democratic
support was practically stronger than
it appears on a bare statement OF 1t.
Gf the fifty Democrats in the house
who voted for it, to thirty-eight in the
negative, the Indiana members appear
as unit. In Kentucky the affirma-
tive members are among the leaders,
including Carlisle. 1t is whispered
that Blackburn, who did not
vote for the bill, would have
supported it had it not been for
the existing fight for the speakership.
The senator is said to be in receipt Of
congratulations and assurances of
support from all parts of Ohio. from
men who are power in the state and
| party; but so far no line Of his i'm
mense correspondence on this subject
has been given to any source from
which it could flow to the public. The
Democratic senators sustaining the
bill were sixteen to five, but this
seems to be believed To have less
weight morally than the fact that the
partial detection in the Ohio delega-
tion is offset by united front in In
diana. This seems to be the drift of
conversation among the senator's
| friends.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.

lIdlnesNlue heBlSJer.I
We are as much in favor of econo-
my as anybody, but we have no conf
dence in class of penny wise and
pound foolish legislators who expect
to keep in favor with their constitu-
ents by crying economy all the time.
Our idea is to spend money every time
the public necessities require it and to
spend Just as much as will be best for
the people and no more. First secure
efficient government and then be as
economical as possible. Our people
are not immensely wealthy and can
not be eXtravagant, but they are by
no means paupers. They are able and
willing to pay for what Texas needs
and the legislator who is too hide
bound to appropriate money that is
necessary for the wants of the state
should be kept at home next time.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
Periodicals..

The ORIENTAL CASKET is some
thing new in the literary world. 1t
is handsome monthly magazine, Civ
ing class of literature of the highest
and most elevating character. 1t is
truly a casket of great value, for in it
are the treasures of the literary
world, the beauties of all
collected in one. But when it is said
that its editor is Emerson Bennett,
the Endorsement of any paper is use
less. 1t is published by L. Lum
Smith, already known to fame as a
publisher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
LIFE, weekly journal of society,
literature, fine arts, sports, the drama,
ETC., is before us. 1t is an. Eng
lish publication, but owing to
its increase of circulation in
this country, an American edition
is now being issued in New York.
The number before us contains matter
from the pens of Anthony Trollope,
Arthur Sketchley, Charles Reade,
FaTgeon, Byron, Webber and other
distinguished dead and living au-
thors. With each number is a splen-
did phototypic picture worth the
Felbermann, care of the intern ational
News Company, New York.
The North American Review
for February opens with SYM
postum in which six prominent theo-
lOgians, representing as many re-
ligious denominations, give express
sion to their views upon the question
of the Revision of Creeds". Prof.
Alexander Winchell. in an article en-
titled "The Experiment of Universal
Sugrage", Institutes a profound in
quiry into the essential conditions of
stable popular government, which he
finds to be, substantially, virtue and
intelligence; but these conditions, he
maintains, are absolutely unattainable
under our existing political system,
where an electorate either ignorant
or vicious, or both, by the mere force
of superior numbers, practically null
lilies the suffrageS of the better and
wiser portion of the people, whose
right to control the government of
the commonwealth is grounded in
the very nature of things. Bishop
McQuaid writes of "The Decay of
Professionalism, and in essaying to
PIONO lAAo IAOoAo, q
very adroit use of the adj
missions of protestant writers.
The Political Situation" is the
joint title of two articles, the one
by Horatio Seymour, the other by
Geo. S. Boutwell,, who offer their re-
spective views upon the causes of the
recent overthrow of the Republican
party. An article by DR.. d. A. Sar-
gent, on Physical Education in Col
leges," treats a subject of prime i'm
portance to the welfare of the youths
in our higher educational institutions
Finally, there are two articles Oh
"The Standard Oil Company" Senator
Camden, of West Virginia, defending
that corporation against its assailants
and John c. Welch setting forth the
reasons for condemning it as a dan.
gerous monopoly. Published at &c
Lafayette Place, New York.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE house subcommittee on state
affairs, Mr.. Nash chairman, reports a
substitute for the pension bill in favor
of Texas veterans, which requires
that these old people shall swear they
are in INDECENT circumstances before
they may derive benefits proposed by
the bill. Some of these poor old
people may even be possessed of an
humble home, and though INDECENT,
this fact might operate against their
receiving benefits. Therefore, would
it not be more in the spirit of justice
to limit pensions to those not pos
sessed of property valued at, say more
than $1,000 or $500. Certainly it
would not be the purpose of the legis-
lature to force these old men and
women to sell humble homes, or the
last piece of property they have, upon
which to live. They might not
be paupers in the absolute sense
of the Specification, and yet
be unable to exist except upon the
bounty of others. AS we have before
said, this generation owes those who
fought for the independence of
Texas much, far more than can
be paid. A common sentiment
of humanity and of patriotism
demands that these people be not
placed in the category of mendicants.
Let the pension be generously given
or not be given at all. Let us not re-
quire that heroes of San Jacinto shall
humble themselves as mendicants to
obtain the little due them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

The statistical department of the
government shows that in 1920 the
value of agricultural exports was S41,-
100000; in 1850, $1OS,OOO,OO0; in 1850,
owing to the development of railway
system, S256,OOO,OOO; in 1880, $685.
1000. and in 1881, the highest value
ever reached, $79O,OOO,OOO. Owing to
the drought in 1881, the value of ex-
ports in 1882 was only $552,OOO,OOO
The value of exports other than ag-
ricultura products has not increased
in the same ratio, notwithstanding
the marvellous improvements made
in manufacturing machinery. In
1920 the value of agri-
cultural exports was 80 per cent of
the value of the total exports, and in
1881 it was SO per cent. Another
table shows the benefit the railway
systems have been to our foreign
commerce as well as to the farmers
In 1868 the average freight charge per
bushel for the transportation Of grain
from Chicago to New York was by
rail 42.6 cents, which decreased to
IA cents in 1881. In 1868 the charge
by lake and canal was 25.a
cents, and in 1881, Sc cents
The difference in charges for trans
portation during the three years 1879
1880 and 1881 by the all rail routes
was 13 per cent of the average export
price of wheat during the fiscal year
1882, and 1913 per cent of the average
export price of corn during the same
year. These two tables, it is properly
held, make plain the two most impor-
tant facts in the industrial history of
of the United States, to- wit: that the
protective tariff has prevented our ex.
portation of manufactured products
from keeping pace with our exporta-
ton of agricultural products, and that
the railway systems have been the
greatest aid to agricultural prosperity
and development.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

Owing to errors which crept into
the STATEsMAN's report of Lieuten-
ant Gov. Storey's valedictory address,
we republish that portion of it affected
thereby. He said:
1t is here 1 have met and mingled
with patriotic men of Texas who came
to the senate for the good of the state.
They found the state in demoraliZed
and bankrupt condition, without
credit, and an empty treasury, an
enormous debt and oppressive taxa
tion-a standing army in time of
peace, with nothing to pay them; her
bonded debt paying ten per cent in
terest, while her warrants upon the
treasury were being hawked about
the streets at fifty cents on the dollar;
while the permanent school fund
in 1873 consisted of but $780,
l2o In money and bonds and
but 2,76S,072 acres of land,
and school system whose praise was
sung only by an army of officials who
consumed annually one-fourth of the
available fund to pay their own sala-
ries. As the result of patriotic effort,
| mighty change has been wrought.
We now have prosperous and happy
people, an overfowing treasury and
economical government, a compare
lively small debt and low rate of in
terest, low taxation and a restored
credit. Her treasury warrants are at
par, while her bonds are selling at a
premium of 40 to % per cent. More
than 100000 acres of land have
been added to the school fund.
while the cash and interest-bear,
ing bonds belonging to the fund
is approximating nearly five
and a half millions of dollars. In
short, the state has been placed on the
high road to prosperity. And. with
liberty, progress, economy and pros
perity inscribed upon her banner, she
Is moving forward to that grand des-
tiny that awaits her. when every
tongue shall confess her as much the
superior of her sisters in point of
wealth and political power, as she is
to-day in the extent of her territory,
Twill be pardoned for expressing
the pride feel, when remember that
have been associated with men who
have done much to bridg about the
grand result.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

DURING a circus performance at
Birditscheff, in Russian Poland, the
hOusein which the performance was
being held took fire and over three
hundred persons perished in the flames.
When will laws require that all
houses where people congregate shall
be so constructed as to preserve hu-
man life in case of fire? The catas-
trophe was the more appalling
because lit occurred in a
city if not over fifty thousand inhabi-
tants. 1t is therefore more terrible
than the shocking scene which cur
died the human blood and crazed the
minds of the beholders a few days
ago in Chicago, more terrible. in fact,
than the burning of the Brooklyn the
ater some six years ago, when over
four hundred persons perished more
so than the Madison Square tragedy
-unequaled, in fact, by any
such thrilling scene, excepting proba-
bly, that one which has been handed
down to us, through history, of the
Richmond theater, which converted
the capital city of Virginia in a sea-
son of gaiety into community of
untold woe.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

GEN. GRANT says that he is quite
confident that congress will ratify the
treaty between this country and
Mexico, and says that when the treaty
is understood public sentiment will
favor rather than oppose it. The talk,
he says, that Romero and he made the
treaty in the interest of Gould's rail-
way scheme is all nonsense. He rep
resented 100000 of people, not one
man or a railroad corporation, in max
ing the treaty. He says that the
treaty will not injure our sugar in
terest, because Mexico does not now
produce one-tenth sugar enough fol
her own consumption, and in the six
years the treaty is to run could not in.
crease her production sufficiently to
have sugar to export. Gen. Grant says
the treaty, if ratified, will give this coun.
try chance to get the commerce OF
Mexico away from Germany, France
and England.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE unaI imous selection of Rich
ard Coke by both houses of the
legislature is a circumstance in the
history of Texas politics not to be
treated with indifference. For six
years we have seen Richard Coke, John
Ireland and John Hancock engaged
in a contest for the place now held
by the first-named gentleman,
and the bitterest personal enmities re-
sulting therefrom. To-day these three
men all wear fresh honors from a
united Democracy, the followers. OF
each of them having forgotten the
past, having united in a grand
effort to maintain the dignity
and honor and future of Texas. Ire
land is governor, John Hancock is
elected to congress, having made the
most gallant fight for the cause Of
Democracy ever made in any STATE
or in any community, ant
Coke is returned to the senate
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE Maine agricultural and me-
chanical college is in a bad way. The
president says that if the legislature
does not come to time and make a
generous appropriation the institution
will have to be closed. 1t is in debt
$1,000, and $1,000 are needed for the
present year. The college is endowed
by the federal government to the ex-
tent of $132,5 500, and has received
S187, ,218 from the state. The business
of making farmers and mechanics in
college halls is no more successful in
Maine than in Texas, where there has
so far been most signal failure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE Pennsylvania protectiOnists
still have the brazen impudence to as
sert that protection makes high wages
for the workingmen," when the pro-
prietors of cotton mills in Philadelphia
declare that the pay of operatives sis
as low as they can stand, and if it is
reduced it pays them better to take
the chances of finding employment
elsewhere" Wages in those mills are
down to S4.35 and 81 week, and ten
thousand looms are idle. Workmen
who are not able to see the absurdity
of such protection for American labor
rea dull indeed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE new fve-cent piece which the
secretary of the treasury has ordered
coined, weighs twenty-one milli-
metres, (Which is one millimetre more
than the present coin), and is little
larger and thinner than the one now
in circulation. On the face of the
new coin is female head surrounded
with fllet, upon which is inscribed
the word Liberty" the whole being
surrounded by thirteen stars. The re-
verse side contains a wreath sur
rounding Roman numeral represent
ing the denomination of the coin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
A UNIFORM rate of POSTAGE is desir

A UNIFORM rate of postage is desir-
ed, and it should be two cents the half
ounce for all letters to be delivered
in the United States. This would
prevent thousands of letters from
being sent to the dead letter Office,
and save the trouble, under the law of
last year, of notifying persons to
whom letters are addressed with in
sufficient postage, of the amount due
Everybody would understand the two
cents rate, which should apply to city
letters as well as those outside. II
letters exceed the half ounce, let them
be forwarded all the same, and the
additional postage can be collected
from the person addressed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE National house of representa-
tives on Tuesday last passed an i'm
portant bill to the numerous class
who figure as litigants. Under exist
ing law a suit involving $50 in
amount can be transferred from state
to the United States courts. This
practice has been found in many cases
to involve the delay Of more import
ant suits by awaiting action on trihing
ones. To overcome this is the object
of the bill which provides that here
after no case shall be transferred to
United States courts which involves
a sum less than $1,000.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

IT looks as though Prince Napoleon
would find that the only Napoleonic
inheritance likely to fall to his share
was such as the first Napoleon got at
Waterloo and st. Helena, the second
at Sedan and the third in the jungles
of Africa. In these days, in France
at all events, princes will pretty sure
ly discover that the only. family IN
heritance worth talking aboQ& is
money or brains.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
A WAsHINGroN special saws tn

A WASHINGTON special says that
several Democratic senators, being
asked what the prospects were for
the passage of tariff bill this session,
they unhesitatingly replied they were
not promising. The Democrats intend
to discuss almost every item in the
tariff bill, not for the purpose of OBJ
structing the bill, but to make clear
to, the country the iniquities which
the bill contains, and to give the peo-
pie of the country a clear idea of the
tariff issue. This discussion may con-
tinue through the session and prevent
a vote on the bill If it does, the DEM
ocrats cannot properly be charged
with defeating the bill. Tie defeat
of the bill viii be due to a lack of
time to properly discuss it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE correspondent of the New
York Herald sent out to discover the
opinion Of the southern people ON the
tariff reports that hesaw but very few
who desired a protective tariff. In
fact, he gives numerous instances
where iron and other manufacturers
in the south said that they did not
need and did not want any protection
from tariff. They said they could
snake iron cheaper than could be made
anywhere. and really could do better
without tariff than with one for pro.
lection.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

Mr.. FISHER, of Harris, proposes an
amendment to section % of article
16 of the constitution. As now, it
reads: mo current wages for per-
sonal services shall ever be subject to
garnishment." The proposed amend
ment provides that mo current wages
for personal services shall ever be
subject to garnishment, except debts
contracted for the necessaries of
life" The law rs it now stands
puts it in the power of any
man, whose revenue flows to him cur
rently for personal services, to defy
obligations of Indebtedness, no matter
on what account credit may be given.
AS Mr.. Fisher properly holds, the law
thus trayerses the policy of the laws
of ours, as well as of every civilized
country, that every mans property
and assets should be responsible and
liable for the value he has received on
his promise. The present law has a
tendency to encourage disposition
not to pay honest debts, providing a
way to be relieved from doing so. For
instance, a salary of $500 month of
a clerk may be held safe from the
reach of the creditor, when the money
due poor sewing girl is subject to
garnishment. The object of the
founders of the constitution was GER
tainly to secure to wife and children
some benefit from the husbands earn
ings, and to prevent its confscation
for debts incurred for idle extravagan-
ces. Mr.. Fishers proposed amend
ment keeps this laudable purpose in
view, but it provides a manner for
making every mans revenue and in
come, no matter how earned or ac-
quired, responsible for the clothes he
and his family wear and the bread and
meat they eat. Theamendment should
receive favorable legislative action.
The people would certainly endorse so
just proposition.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
A Wise beacon.

deacon Wilder, l want you to tell
me how you kept yourself and family
well the past season, when all the rest
of us have cen sick so much, and
have had the doctors visiting us SO
often ~
Brother Taylor, the answer is very
easy. l used Hop Bitters in time,
kept my family well and saved the
doctor bills. Three dollars worth of
it kept us well and able to work all
the time. I'll warrant it has cost you
and the neighbors one to two hundred
dollars apiece to keep sick the same
time"
! Deacon, III use your medicine
hereafter"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE Post charges Senator Terrell
with introducing bill, by request,
"for the repeal of the law forbidding
intermarriage between the different
races" Thereupon the Post delivers
a long and dry lecture on the debasing
proposition to make miscegenation
legal. 1t will learn in the course of
human events, that the bill introduc-
ed by Senator Terrell applies alone to
the ex post facto feature of the present
statute.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

THE advocates of the transfer OF
the weather bureau from the war de-
partment to the department Of the
interior claim that it will cost only
$4,000 in the latter department
against S1,5O0,OOO in the former. II
is absolutely certain that this is not
true. The signal service is doing very
well where it is, and it is certainly
better managed in the war depart.
ment than it would be under civilian
rn1a
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

The protectionsits cannot show in
all American history where genuine
Democratic statesman ever admitted
that protection per Sc was constitu-
tional. The Democratic position has
always been that if any protection re-
suited from a tariff law. it was purely
incidental and formed no part of the
power to levy a tax. The Democracy
do not believe in the doctrine of leg
islating money out of the pockets of
the people for the benefit Of part
thereof, or Of 4 class
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

1t is reported that President Arthur
has become smitten by the charms of
Miss Sackville-W West, daughter of the
British minister, the heir presumptive
to his brother, Lord Sackville. Miss
West, who is quite young, is said to
be a great beauty. Her grandfather
was Lord De La War;, a descendant
of the Wars of Edward Ills time.