The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
A Representative Man.

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The triumphant nomination of the
Hon. Joseph D. Sayers, of Bastrop, at
New Braunfels, on Thursday, as a
candidate to represent the tenth dis
trict in the congress of the United |
States, was one of those events, which,
while not unexpected, yet are so graf |
flying in every sense that The
STATESMAN feels like recurring to it |
again, formally and at greater length
than it was possible TO do yesterday.
To say that we are gratified, is to put
it very colby. Indeed, we are de-
lighted, delighted beyond measure
that the democracy of this
district has had the good sense
to pick out from among its
number a gentleman who unites in
his own person all the high quail
tiles necessary to the man who
assumes to represent in congress che
of the largest and most progressive
districts not only IN the state but in
the United States. Sayers is a man
who is far above the ordinary stand
ard in life. Intellectually he is the
full peer of any man in the district,
while morally and in every other way
he has few, if any, equals. He is
universally beloved, and this popular
ity is found among republicans
as we'll as democrats, and no mat
ter who the republicans may put
up against him. there are
still very many gentlemen of that
party who will shut their eyes to
party considerations and cast their
suffrages for Savers, because they
know him, know him to be a true,
honest and square man in every rela-
ton of life. While he is one of the
truest, staunchest and steadiest dem
ocrats in the state, yet there is nothing
biggoted, proscriptive or intolerant in
his make up. An honest man is man
with Sayers, no matter what his polit-
ical sentiments may be. There is no
man within the limits OF all broad
Texas who is further from prejudice
on account of political opinions than
is Sayers. The people all know this
Added to all this he is a close OBJ
server, a logical and incisive thinker
and with but few of the graces OF ora
tory in his makeup, yet few meI
have the faculty of placing theil
thoughts in terser, stronger or clearer
light than he. In congress he viii
rank with the calm, thoughtful
steady men who often come TO thu
front as moral break waters when the
passions are surging at high tide ant
trouble is apprehended from tn
ungovernable feelings of men
Savers in congress will b.
very like ! Sayers in private
!. life. There will be nothing crude o
!, unfinished about him. No haste, n
prejudice. All will be deliberate
thoughtful and conscientious. He is
perhaps, the only man in the distric
who could have united it in ever,
: part. Who is just as strong in tn
east as in the west. Who will rnl
equally well in San Antonio and Il
Austin. With the rich as with tn
!, poor. With the Germans as with tn
Americans, and with the Mexicans a
with the others. 1t is prou
thing for US to be able to say thi
truly of one of our banner-men. ]
is something, indeed, to him that hi
course in life, while still compal
atively young man has been such a
to win from all nationalties, all XII
dreds and all sorts of people going t
make truly cosmopolitan popula
ton, the plaudit, "well DONE" And
is better still to be able to reflect ths
it is deserved. That it does not strai
reasonable probability to give hi
titles of this kind.
AS democrat Joseph d. Sayers is
} true free trade tariff reform man. II
is fully in harmony with the &C
S vanced theories of Carlisle on tn
{ head, and he will, when occasion
serves, act with the great Kentuckia
in the future battles of the party fc
7 true reform, tariff and all. Of thi
3 his constituency may rest perfectl
assured. They may sleep sound
upon that idea. A true, faithful an
7 devoted man, there will never be an
doubt as to how he will vote G
where he will stand on any give
7 subject, or in any combination {
e complication of circumstances.
Now then, let the democrac,
of the tenth go into the tigt
not with the idea of merely VIII
ming it, but with the full pu
; purpose of electing him by the lal
gest possible majority, of polling tn
last outside vote possible to drum VI
Let the party be organized all owe
the district, in every county and i
every precinct. Let the chairmen Q
the different county executive CON
mittees see to it that a perfect organ
zation is had, and that every votin
democrat be at the polls when
cisiYe day comes. If this is don
Sayers will go in by atremendous ma
l jority, as is meet and proper that