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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
BLAINE'S PLUCK.
Three Groans Sent Up for Him by South
ern Cadets in His SchoOl-teach-

Three Groans Sent Up for Him by South
ern Cadets in His School-teach-
ing Days.
The nomination of James q. Blaine,
says a Texas correspondent of the
New York Sun, adds new value to
an anecdote about him relating to the
time when he was connected with the
Western Military Institute as Profess
sor of Languages. The anecdote was
related to me by a cadet of that
period, now resident of this town.
The headquarters of the West
ern Military Institute, at the time
of my friends naturalization
was at Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky:
The large increase in the number Of
cadets necessitated change of loca-
ton in order to secure more room,
consequently the institution was re-
| moved from Blue Lick springs to
Drennan's springs. summer resort on
the Kentucky river. In the arrange
ments for the removal some mlsun-
Outstanding arose between the proprle'
tors of Blue Dick springs, some par
ties Dy the name of Holiday, and the
board of professors, at the head Of
which stood Col. Thornton f. John
son, aided by Col. Bushrot
johnson, since distinguished il
the late war; Col. Richard Owen
James e. Blaine, and several others
The result of the misunderstanding
was fight between the board of pro
fessors and the proprietors of thu
springs, in which encounter Co
Thornton F. Johnson was shot dow
and manned for life. Col. Bushro
Johnson stood his ground unit h
had emptied the last barrel of his oil
pepper-box pistol, then retreate
amid the universal shout OF the boy
to "run."
James &. Blaine, on the contrar!
4 at the beginning of the encounte
hastened to a stable close at hand. ha
!, messed and attached horse to web
4 Gle, and, with the Colonel, fled
Wellersburg. A few pays later Co
Bushrod johnson and James
= Blaine made their appearance togeth'
) at Drennan's Spring, the new hea
: quarters, where about $50 of the o
J cadets had assembled. AS soon as Il
7 former of these two professors a
u peared, the cadets raised shout
u "Three cheers for Old Bushl" Tbs
|, made the place resound with the
l. hearty cheers They then shoutt
Ii "Three groans for Blainep' And T.
night was rendered hideous by &
y bowls, grunts, and groans OF t
u school-boys. The derision was t
/ much for Blaine, and he soon tender
$ his resignation and left for the hills
l. Maine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

SECRETARY SwAeER must have
loudly smiled when he boosted yester-
day that Miss Francis Willard would
have a cabinet position in case the
prohibition home protection party
elected their candidate president.
Wonder what department-war, or
the navy? At the head of the war
department she might be success.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE Houston Journal places the
Fort Worth Gazette in the ranks OF
the papers opposing REORGANIZATION
of the governor. If true, that would
be reinforcement of note and worth
We are of the opinion that if the Ca
Lzette were following its bent in this,
'thing it would be found battling with.
Knight and main against an admins
Stration for which it conceals its con-
Tempt. only by a determined effort.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

IT is astonishing to note how many
of the papers of the state are ranging
themselves in the ranks of the opposi-
ton to the present state administra-
ton, The circumstance will also as
tonish the administration itself, after
awhile
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE ticket is a growing one. The
more one looks at it the better he
likes it, and the more he sees in it.
Cleveland and Hendricks will go to
the front with whoop. Theone was
elected governor of great state by
the largest majority ever cast for any
man for the position and the other
was once elected vice-president and
will be again.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
The Governor and Higher Education.

In his recent address to the gradual
ing class of the university of Texas,
Governor Ireland took such decided
issue with the veteran educator, VIM.
Preston johnson, and the cultured
scholar, A. w. Terrell, on the need of
higher education, that there are GER
tain inquistive folks who, not unnat-
urally, desire to know some
whGt Of the governors compe'
tency as judge of educational
needs. The following little in
cident, which is said to have occurred
in the governors law office in Seguin,
a few years ago will, perhaps, give to
such inquisitlve people all the infor-
nation they need:
The governor was reading book.
He was probably preparing a COM
mencement address, for the book was
one of McGuf1iie's school readers. Sud-
denly the governor made discovery.
This showed a great mind,
for no other could have made
discovery in one of McGuffie's
school books. Desiring to proclaim
the glad tidings the governor hastily
called to some gentlemen in the adj
joining room: S., NJ, n, come in
here" Attracted by the exultant
tone in the governors voice, s. M. and
N. fastened into the governors Office
Gle was not governor then.) They
took seats and waited to hear the
meaning of the sudden summons
The governor spoke: Gentlemen" he
said, 81 have just discovered in this
little school book, one of the most
beautiful poems III the English Ian
guage; and it is matter of astonish-
ment to me that it has not become IA
nous and its author renowned" S.
M. and N. expressed great desire to
hear this poem of such great beauty
and OF so little note; and the governor,
with stately grace and measured tones,
read aloud: 1.-THE curfew tolls the
knen of parting day, ETC." His audit
ors looked on him with awe, and well
they might, for here was an ex-judge
of the supreme court, a seeker after
congressional honors, and an aspirant
for the gubernatorial chair, making,
unaided, the great discovery that there
was much of beauty in Grey's famous
Elegy.
Some capricious people will say that
this discovery was the result of lack
of higher education on the part of the
governor. Not so. 1t proves concur
sively how little need there is for
higher education. No educated man
could have made such discovery for
he would have learned the poem in his
childhood. Besides, such man might
never have looked in McGufies' read
er after he had left his school days
behind him. The delights of such a
discovery would, therefore, be ever
denied to him.
Weep, Terrell; grieve, Johnston;
yea, hang your heads and sob in sor-
row, for never, no never, can you of
higher education taste the sweet salts
faction of making the discovery that
Gray's Elegy is beautiful, that Shake
speare wrote Hamlet and Column
bus discovered America. Let
carping critics condemn the
governors record, let his political OPP
ponents denounce his administration,
still his fame is assured, his niche in
the temple is built, and he will go
down in history as the man of great
mind who discovered Gray's Elegy in
one of McGuffy's readers and saw that
it was beautiful.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
Loga ms son-in-Law.

From the COur1er-JOurnal.
Senator Logan has doubtless been
done an injustice by those that charg-
ed he is one of several spectators who
have gobbled up large tracts OF gov
eminent lands, but it is pretty well
settled that he did his best to gobbie
up part of the reservation of the
Zuni Indians for his son-in-law, He
confesses as much. But then there is
nothing in that. There is no wrong
against an indian.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

IN the race against Schlelcher for
Congress, a few years ago, John Ire
land was the advocate of greenback
doctrines, and great many democrats
of the state have not forgotten thi
Poet
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THINGS are running very smoothly
now, but it is expected that about the
time the Houston convention assem-
bles the state administration will jump
n o1o, or on
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

A New Era OF Good Feeling Predicted.
From the New Orleans Picas une, Dem. -
Politics does 80 many strange things
that it is not impossible to have Carl
Schurz and Rutherford b.. Hays take
the stump for Tilden.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
a cog or so.

IT IS never quite safe to hollow I'M
til YOU are out of the woods, but
we're nearly there. The "jubiluane''
and the ripe corn fields are in plain
sight. only a little ahead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
In sulte of His Histnru

From the Detroit Times.
Ii Mr.. Blaine does not let up on at
tending college cofnmencemencts he
will be mistaken for zone of them
id literary fellers," In spite of his
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE ticket challenges admira'
ton for the very boldness with whlcn
it was chosen. 1t is good one, and
appeals to the intelligent manhood OF
the nation
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE Alsace and Lorraine business,
the source of the demonstration In
Paris yesterday, may originate an
other war between France and Ger
MANY vet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

On. YEsl There will be opposition
at Houston. There isn't now the
shadow of doubt of 1t.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

Now do your best for the ticket
Let the democracy of each man be
determined by the amount and value
of the labor he does for the ticket
Words don't count after this.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

LET us have some more such "blun-
ders," and this fight will be ours 10 d
dead moral certainty.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

For very pronounced protection
ist paper the San Antonio Express is
very easily satisfied with a platform.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE democracy may be beaten this
bout it is true, but so will Kelley be
at the same time, and the cloud will
not be altogether without its silver
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

BLAINE and Logan appear as the mer-
est pigmies compared with the grand
ticket put in the field by the national
democracy. This action of the demo-
cratic convention gives promise that
the laundering days are nearly over
and that hencetorth the democracy
will throw away no shadow of a liv-
ing chance. Cleveland as the accept
ed representative of the business in
terests and views of New York. viii
have all that powerful sympathy in
his favor. and with this added to the
other elements of strength combined
in the ticket. makes it absolutely in
vincible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE strong free-trader who has
mounted the platform implores the
Express to modify its transports a
little
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

CLEVELAND enjoys the distinction
of having been elected governor by
the largest majority that has ever in
Quoted governor into office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
virtue m a Daketa Tornado,

From tie Manchester Union, Dem.
A Dakota storm Travelled foar hun
dred miles in four hours. IL must
have been running Ordway out Of
the Territory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

IT was "blunder" of another kid
ney, that which was made at Chicago
on Friday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

GRApY's vaunted sweetness will
never again be gathered up. Inc
desert, air claims it for its very own.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
Dorsey,s Laurels . be Takea.

IOIH INC bO5IOh But IHH-
1t is going to be a soap canvass.
with which the campaign of 1880 will
fade into utter insignificance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

Mr.. HoGG declines to enter the
race against Jones for congress. He's
a sensible grunter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

Now, what is to prevent Gen. Ross
from being nominated anyhow?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

CLEvELAND's majority for presi-
dent will be relatively as large as that
he had for governor of New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

LET us elect Cleveland and-they
will do no discredit to the party of
the people, the regenerated demoe-
racv
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

HoADLEY doesn't seem to carry the
democracy of Ohio in his vest pocket,
either.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

wrrn the platform and the ticket
we can't fail to win.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

WE go rather more on cleveland
than on the platform.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

LITTLE JoDIE" is very popular
over at San Antonio.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

TEXAS grandly ratifies the nominal
tions, and she takes verify kindly to
the platform.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

HuRRAH for Cleveland, Kelly at
last is badly beaten.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

NEW YORK furnishes S2,OOO,OOo
failure. A mere trifle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THERE are many papers in Texas
which would oppose Ireland only they
are foolishly convinced that oppos1-
ton will be useless because of the
fixedness of the ring.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

WONDER if the Houston convention
viii really re-nominate Governor Bur
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

EVERYBODY is pleased with the
ticket. Its a good one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

AND so the WILDLY Butler will
not support Cleveland-so it is as
serted. If Butler participated in the
convention that nominated Cleveland,
he is in duty bound to support him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE state administration doesn't re
tire daily to a bed of thornless roses
by any means.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

WHEN they did break they went to
Cleveland in droves.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

PIsToL shooting in the streets Of
Austin ought to cease, but it wont.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

Mr.. A. A. Talmage, Of the Gould
system, fully deserves his new promo
tion as general manager of the Wa
bash. Mr.. Talmage has earned rep
utation rs Railroads.&c. second only to
Col. HoXie himself. 1t will he seen
by the dispatch that Col. Hoxie as
sumes the general managership of the
Missouri-Pacifics system. Jay Gould
has, in this appointment, show n
shrewd the Judgment that has distin-
guished him. Col. Hoxie, &C
quainted as he has been,
for years with the Missouri
Pacific lines is the right man in the
right place. Texas may be excused
for taking some pride in Col. Hoxie's
success, as it was here that he got his
start in the noted career which has
ended in Col. Hoxie's being made Jay
Gould's right hand man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

INTEREST deepens in events trans
piring at Chicago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

CoPPERHEAD JACK and "Jlngo
jim" 1t is q ticket created to WIN
defeat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

WHAT a blessed invention was that
ice machine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

Too Late For Even Opening Barrels.
From the Cleveland Leader, Rep.
TO judge from the way one fair little
presidential boom is wasting away it
Is high time to knock in the head of
another Flower barrel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

The bsst tobacco for Smokers is
Little Joker
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

IT will be seen that cholera is fear
fully on the increase at Toulon and
Marseilles, the deaths having reached
81 at the former city Friday evening.
No wonder the panic has reached such
proportions that the railroads can
scarcely accommodate people fleeing
from the scourge. According to the
past history of cholera. the disease
will reach it's climax at Toulon and
Marseilles early in August, these cpl
denies being usually three months in
duration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
on1y one Real Newspaper CandId

From the Buffalo Express, Rep.
Governor Cleveland is sometimes
spoken of as newspaper candidate,
for the presidency; but he is nots
Charles A. Dana is the only newspaper
candidate
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

IT WAS Waterloo for Boss Kelly
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE "widdy" Butler is brick.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
BULLY for Cleveland.
COOP BYE Tammany.

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

IT would TURN the Post heels over
head to be told now, when the pas
sions of the hour have cooled off and
not more than an hundred suicides
occurred because of its late Inter
view" with Comptroller Swain, that
that officer did. most positively state to
the writer hereof and Mr.Senter, of the
Gazette. that the deficiency the pres
ent fiscal year would reach figure
somewhere above $350.O00. Now sup
pose the Post has supple mental
interview" and st the matter
straight, if it can. Deficiency or no
deficiency, but where is that cash bal
lance? Oh ! where? Thepeople will
never be satisfied nless they are
treated to sight OF + or at least the
ground of its last ca;,,'-ing place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

SOME of the papers are charging
that brother-in-law of Senator Lo-
gan is bar-keeper in San Antonio.
Pshawl that's nothing, they say that
Attorney General Templeton is part
owner in a house which his wicked
partner has rented for saloon. These
things are dreadfully straining on the
average voter, but somehow or other
he nearly always manages TO worry
down the ticket
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE government has really done a
good thing in collecting, through the
foreign consuls, information of the
condition of labor all over the world.
The volume containing it will soon be
published and be worth the attention
of political economists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

Now that the Times and the EX-
press have succeeded in disposing of
The STATESMAN to suit themselves,
since they have made it imbecile, I'M
professional, moon-struck and about
as ridiculous as they wish, it may be
well to inquire where these exalted
Solomons have derived their ethics
from-ethics which, by innuendo, point
out an editor personally, and which
becomes so dreadfully shocked when
the manlier and franker method Of
using a name is resorted to. 1t seems
that this bit of squeamishness would
grace home for INDECENT matronage
where nothing stronger than Cruel
diet is allowed, but in frontier
journalism, and Texas frontier jour-
nalism at that, it is just little too toe
for anything. Come gentlemen, the
stomachs of your readers will take
more kindly to stronger diet. Chill
Colorado, chilli con carne, and if that is
!, too strong, you might try little chill
verde as commencement. The novice
in journalism usually has more to say
about its ethics, and knows less O.
them than anybody else. VIVA
fools we mortals be."-Puck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

THE cash balance was at one time
a glittering beacon to call the hosts
of the faithful voting democrats to
labor. Its conspicuous and self-assert-
ing absence is now depended upon to
make votes for the balance slaught-
erer. 1t is rather novel aud forcible
antithesis, and it cannot fail to strike
the voters of Texas with great force.
1t does not lack few grains of gro
tesqueness to add to its palatableness.
1t always puts Texas voter in excel
lent humor to be compelled to "go
down in his flank" for the amount
necessary to meet anadvance in a
tax rate.
THE Galveston News manifests a
powerful interest in the spiritual well
fare of the metropolis of the Silver
San Jaur, a place called Rico. 1t in
dites a leading article on the subject
Sunday. This is amost extraordinary
interest, and it would be inexplica-
BILE but for the fact that one of the
former kings of the San Jaun
and a princely fine fellow,
for "bog trotter" is now on the staff
of the News, and there is the faint
suggestion of proper paternity for
the article In question, and yet for all
that it is very funny.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

the aristocracy of Massachusetts and
the mobiles of New England, he en-
tered the councils of the national
democratic party as the representative
of the laboring classes, whose chain
pionship he had obviously assumed
for Interior purposes of personal am
bition. In this he was so far success
full as to appear at Chicago backed by
the laboring interests million of
men-who secured for Butler recog-
milton and a hearing. The incongruities
of the generals position in the con-
vention were in keeping with the
turn coatism, the autitheses, and the
political somersaults that have
hitherto distinguished his career.
A greenbacker, he occupies front
seat with the advocates of honest
metallic currency, pampered ano
wealthy aristocrat, and yet the boosted
and pretended champion of the toiline
millions; free trader, yet high pro
tectionist, according to his Thursda!
nights speech; with little love for tn
south, yet backing its favorite, Bay
ard; for'almost two decades formida
BILE and bitter enemy of democracy
yet secretly aspiring to its nomination
3 for the presidency At Chicago But
S Ter wore hollow mask, but with
q consummate skill and conspicuou
e ability that challenges admiration
+ Indeed his whole career has bee
e anything by turns, and nothin
T long" After November the countI
y will, in all probability, have a re
II from Butler.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
REVISE THE TARIFF

in spirit of fairness to all interested.
But, in making reduction OF taxes
it is not proposed to inJure any do
nestle industries, but rather promote
their healthy growth. From the foun-
dation of this government taxes col
lected at the custom houses have been
the chief source of revenue, and they
must continue TO be. Moreover, many
industries have come to rely upon leg
isIation for successful continuance, so
that any change of law must be at
every step iegardful of labor and cap
ital thus involved. The process of re-
form must be subject in the execution
to the plain dictates of justic that all
taxation shall be limited to the re-
quirements of economical government.
The necessary reduction can and must
be effected without depriving Ameri-
can labor of the ability to compete
with foreign labor and
without imposing lower rates of duty
than will be ample to cover any in
creased cost of production which may
exist in consequence of the higher
rates of wages prevailing in this
country
Sufficient revenue to pay all the ex-
pense5 of the federal government eco
nomicaliy administered, including |
pensions, the interest and principal of
5he public debt, can be got under our
present system of taxation from Gus
som house taxes on few imported
articles, being heaviest on articles of
luxury and becoming lighter on arti-
lies of necessity.
We therefore denounce the abuses
If the existing tariff, and subject to
preceding limitation, we demand that
ederal taxation shall be exclusively for :
'nblic purposes, and shall not exceed