The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-09
JONES' JAW.
THE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
GRAFTON LAST NIGHT, IN
THE OPEN AIR.
Sable Sons of Ham Welcome the
BastrOp Statesman With a
TOrchlightP Procession.

= uunuTeuS OI faces all ASSEMBLE
l with feeling of curious interest t
hear what their independent cand
date for gubernatorial honors Nigh
7 have to say. About half past eigh
o'clock the sound of the band is heard
: and looking down the Avenue Ion
: procession is seen bearing aloft
FLAMING TORCHES,
which light up the broad street wit
their reddish CLEANS. 1t is a pictur
: esque sight as the train sweeps pas
the building, and then turns about t.
face the speakers stand; and the com
bined light of torches, electric lamp
and the full moon shining bright,
down, brings out distinctly every In
dividual object into bold relief
Mounting the stand, Col. Jones wa
introduced to the crowd-numberine
at least 2,OOOpeople-by Col. De Gress
and began to harangue the assem-
blage. Only synopsis of his speech
which lasted about an hour and hall
is given below.
He commenced by saying that il
republican governments different par
ties must be formed, and party
spirit evoked. Parties do moi
exist of themselves; they are the re-
suit OF concurrence of views, and
those agreeing on the same line OF
governmental policy range themselves
under the same banner. But the ques.
tions and issues that give parties their
origin pass away and with them the
parties themselves. The name ought
not to survive after the burial of the
issues, when the verdict of the people
who are the ultimate source of all
power, had settled question perma.
nently, the old parties
OUGHT TO DIE.
After the revolutionary war, when
the constitution had been adopted and
our liberties were secure, the funda-
mental ideas of the government were
established and the wings and tories
passed out of existence. Later on in
the historical evolution of our govern
ment'S destiny two new parties arose.
the one Interpreting the constitution
| broadly, the others, known as strict
constructionists stuck closely to the
letter, but the arbitrament of the
sword settled the differences be-
tween the two, and the
union was preserved by schem-
ing tIicksters for personal ag-
grandiZement. There must be prog
ress. The very fact that his daddy
was democrat as the reason that he
couldn't be. He (the speaker didn't
quit the democratic party; it died, and
he wished not to- disturb the dead.
wild yells from the darkies. He was
abused for saying there was no differ
ence between democrats and republi-
cans, yet initruth there was none. The
personnel of one party is asgood as the
other. But the democrats cry out re-
form! reform! Is there any difference
1t cannot be about the tariff, for some
democrats are in favor of free trade
and some are for protection, and so
with the republicans. On the subject
of banks the same differences exist be-
tween those aligned on the same po-
litical side. In 1868, when he was on
thee democratic electoral ticket, be-
cause he said that he favored colored
suffrage his party gave him the
COLD SHOULDER,
and he was not invited to barbecue at
LAGRANGE. But perhaps if there was
| theoretically no difference between
these parties of to-day, there might
be difference in practice. The col
oneI, however, failed to state what it
was.
When the national republican con-
vention assembled at Chicago, they
elected as temporary chairman, John
r. Lynch colored man, thus show
ing friendship for the race and an
avowal of the political rights and
privileges of the colored people. The
democrats had done this, too, for at
the Houston state convention, they
hunted up an aged darkey, Simon, the
sexton, who had always voted the
democratic ticket. A committee
brought Simon in and they gave him
| a place of honor on the platform be-
tween Ireland and Hubbard. Ireland,
who is not generally regarded as a de-
| monstrative man, when Simon sat
down, blessed God that there was no
further danger of negro uprisings
while Hubbard fairly
BUBBLED OVER
| with enthusiasm and Joy. Pro-
longed cheers from the negroes. He
himself was called demagogue
but a demegogue did not go with min
critics. Brains and talent were to be
admired, but the intuitions of an hon.
est rustic's heart were worth hogs
head Of brains.
Plunging into national politics the
speaker said that the democrats had
done nothing in national legislation
without the aid of republican votes.
| They had settled no question of fin
ance. RECOMMENDATION of silver could
not have been accomplished if the re-
publicans had not helped them. AT
the Fort Worth convention the Texas
democracy had come out squarely for
free trade and endorsed the Morrison
bill. But Sam Randall wrote the plat
form adopted at Chicago, and that
platform was for protection. To-mor-
row night they would hear a free
trade song, but it mattered not how
mnch they prated, Randall was too
much for them and had
"DowNED THEM ALL.
1t don't concern you or me
whether Blaine or Cleveland or
Butler is elected president
but it was sorry thing to assail the
private character and beingup domeS-
tic scandals against either Blaine or
| Cleveland. But let US look awhile at
| TEXAS POLITICS.
There had been a magnifice nt pub
to the state and the constitution pro-
| NlQO0 OAoU CNCly ClOALOh ohOo3o htsfO q
homestead. But both republican and
democratic Legislatures gave these
lands away, to railroad syndicates
and to the schools. Subsequently an
&C. was passed offering to sell these
lands at so cents an acre, and what
was the result. Powerful corpora.
lions had bought them all up, until
hardly foot remained. Big tracts
are enclosed in pastures and after
awhile the fence emitting craze begins
to spread and down comes the wires
beneath the constant clip of the nip.
pers. Gov. Ireland convenes the legis
lature, here Col. Jones read from the
governors message, and recommends
herd law. The lease law which i:
halfway herd law was pessed. Only
the other day at Denton, Gov. IRELAND
SAID it was no pet measure of his
Where was he when the bill passed
Gov. Ireland said also that the speak
er turned cattle out of pasture b,
owned to eat the surrounding grass
and after the range was de
voured turned them back into hi
. pasture again. He had in fac
: only a few more than hundred heai
in his pasture at .Copperas Cove, an,
so far from turning his cattle on out
side grass, invited his neighbors t
, turn their stock inside his pature a
he had a superabundance of graS:
: Back of the herd law there were,