The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

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that the cash balance left in the tres
ury by Governor Roberts is all gone,
and we have nothing whatever to
show for it, and that we stand in the
immediate presence of a deficiency
which can only be met by asking
the people to Ego down in their
pockets" for the money. First, they
are asked to vote for John Ireland who
has FILTERED away in petty schemes
and useless expenditure this accumu-
lated sum from the provident care OF
the old alcslde. And then they are
asked to PIT up the tax rate and to
pay enough to make good all the mis-
takes in policy, which instead of put
ting money in the treasury, has been
obstructingIt, and at a ratefa greater
than all the tax gatherers in the state
can put it in. These facts are IN
complimentary to tn stration,
we grant it. But we did not make the
situation. We are only dealing with
facts as they exist, not with what
might have been, DOR are we response
BILE. But somebody is. and that some
body is John Ireland, and we mean
to do our level best to place the res
possibility where it belongs, and to
prevent, if we can, his denomination
to the governorship of state so crD-
ely injured by his fatal incempetency.
By what course of reasoning the pee
pie have arrived at the conclusion
that this IS the man of all others to
make governor, we are frank to say,
| we do not see, nor can we see, try we
never so hard
1t is not a question of honesty, al
belt there are these who charge its
lack, but to our mind the incompetency
which produces results such as those
plainly chargeable against him, are
bad enough, criminal enough to at
least insure his defeat at the Hous-
ton convention, or if the machine
is too well in hand to render that pos.
sible, the feeling abroad in the state
has risen to such height that the
safety of the democratic state ticket
is unquestionably hazarded. What Of
the fact that the credit of the state
is good. What of it if she could &C
into the money market and borrow al
three per cent. Why do that if al
efficient state government can be ruI
here upon the daily receipts. No ont
wants to see Texas in the markets
a suppliant at the feet of the golC
kings, when, with a wise competent
and efficient state administration there
is not only enough to enable US to "pay
as we 60" but to lay aside something
every year for rainy day. L
this "wild" assertion? Die
not Roberts do it, and he is voted no
a wise statesman. The utmost tina
can be claimed for him is that he il
not wasteful, reckless and improvi
dent.
, In the light of all these things VIII,
should John Ireland be governo
again? What claim does he urge
Who can urge anything else thau tn
foolish custom which provides that
F man must have two terms whether b
has deserved the second or not. Thi
: is a rule which might be abrogate'
with vast propriety, and do no injur,
l to any one, certainly not to the homes
taxpayers of the state of Texas.
! TEXAS will keep the banner thi
e year.
: THIS is not the Iron Age. 1t is tn
!. age of steal.
HUBBARD is coming to the front il
l good shape.
TEXAS has made a lunge ahead a
, Chicago this time.
| BAYARD would have the genera
boom on all of 'em.
IT WAS hot yesterday at Chicago
as well as in Texas.
The Waco Examiner will neve
, please the Bolton journal. They ar
nelghbors.
, The followers of Cleveland did no
J seem to be much scared by Kelly ant
Grady Yesterday.
THE Age is looming up as an even
ing paper. Competent opposition is
good thing some times.
THE Express ought not to try tn
stills. 1t is duck and waddles bette
than it does anything else.
BUTLER wanted a tariff plank t.
suit himself, and in a charcteristi,
, way headed the minority OF the com
mittee.
THE rate at which Ireland is az
vancing in the public estimation ism
so rapid as to make any one very
dizzy.
The only thing which can be sale
in favor of the clerk of the weather is
that he is impartial. He scorches the
whole country.
| A Comp ARSON of the two Texas
delegations to the Chicago conventions
would reveal the actual difference be-
tween the two parties here.
THE large numbers of Americans
now in Europe increase the danger OF
the Importation of cholera. The quar-
antine authorities would do well to
take note of this fact.
THE Colorado Clipper sees the free
grass burning up under the high
temperature of 1889 Farenheit with
all the philosophy CT a stole. 1t costs
nothing, and no one complains.
The medical faculty could not do a
better thing than to CONNIE nee an ex-
tensive inquiry into the nature, cause
and history of cholera, and its best
known and most potent remedies.
THE Waco Examiner sees strong
hopes of defeating Ireland for the
nomination. 1t should not be for
gotten, in this connection, that the