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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Boycottlng the Papers.

Since the nomination of Blaine and
Logan many of the cleaner and better
papers in the republican party have
incontinently bolted, and utterly re-
fused to re-enter the ranks at any
point or to give aid and comfort in
any way to the republican campaign.
The old constituents of these papers
have all thrown them over, and now
are busy in preventing, by all acces-
sible means, others from patronizing
them. The feeling is growing and the
several publications of the Harpers'
the New York Times and papers of
that class are made the greatest suf-
ferers. This spirit of boycotting.
as it is growing up here
in America, is very mean
one. 1t is simply the snariing teeth
of communism when it affects papers
which refuse to steer their course
either politically or in a business way
by the charts furnished by the mob.
1t has come, indeed, to a pretty pass
when free press is only free to urge
its honest convictions when the rabble
consent has been obtained. The ty-
ranny of one man is bad enough. but
this, bad as it is, bears no sort of CON-
parison with that exercised by the
mob, the wild, unbridled. unrestrain-
ed mob. The papers we have named
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

The republican national committee
meeting the other day at New York
wasn't a love feast which brought
any considerable amount of comfort
to the patriots. The fact is, they are
beginning to realize that something
more than the splendid abilities" of
Mr.. Blaine is required to carry the
party safely into port next November.
They do not anticipate great deal of
help from Mr.. Logan, and there is not
to be much disappointment, it would
seem, from that source. One
thing is observable Steph. Elkins
was not elected chairman. Perhaps
they have had enough of the
star route business, in the can
paign already in the person of the il
lustrious head of the ticket, and sc
could not well afford to tote the tall
cedar of the Rockies in addition. We
have not the honor of an acquaintance
with Mr.. Jones, the new chairman
but are very well satisfied that Elkins
who is one of the shreWdest men in
the party, is not to lead the hosts. II
is evidently to be monied campaign
Votes will have to be bought by the
million, and the longest purse is to ibe
depended upon to knock the persim'
mons. This promises dirt by the ship
load, and devotion which will not out.
last the money.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Aid Asked for JEFFERSON Davis
From the Hawkinsvllle (Ga.) News.

From the Hawkinsvllle (Ga.) News.
We have been permitted to read a
letter from Mrs. DR.. Landrum, who
now resides in New Orleans, to rela-
tive in this city. Mrs. Landrum has
recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis at their home, at Beauvoir,
Miss. The two families became en-
deared to each other during the ter
rible yellow fever epidemic III Mem
phis some years ago, in which both
were bereft of dear members of their
households. Mrs. Landrum writes
feelingly of her visit to the illustrous
and venerable cou pie. She says Mr..
and Mrs. Davis look well, bat little
lonely and sad, an she thinks they are
really poor. The plantations of Mr..
Davis have been under water for
weeks and are still 20. After reading
Mrs. Landrum's letter a feeling of
sadnes came over us, and we couldn't
keep from cehsuring the Southern
people for their indifference toward
Mr.. Davis and his family, and we
hope ere long to see some movement
set on foot which will at least enable
him and his noble companion to spend
their last days on earth comfortably.
They deserve this much, and more, at
the hands of the people in the South.
Jefferson Davis is one of the noblest,
purest and ablest men that this coun-
try has ever produced. He is, indeed,
a statesman of statesman and patri-
OF of patriots, and we believe that
were the people of the South acquain-
ted with his true condition, they
would render such aid as his necessi-
ties demand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
In the Conservatory.

"But we must returnl What will we say?
Yes, l know its awful nice.
In the window here, from the others away,
With taste, now and then, of the ice,
And now and then Of Oh, you wretch
1t wasn't at all required
That you should Illustrate us with sketch
The speech that Of course you admired.
mo matter how naughty. There! you have
spoiled
The classical Grecian knot
In which you like my hair to be cOlled,
And really don'C know what
Other mischief You haven't done! You're just
Real naughty! You squeeze like vice!
Why can't you men take something on trust
And be more dainty and nice?
"Therei Pm ready now. What! just one
more?
Oh! aren't you darling tease?
And love me so?-One, two, three, four!
There! come now, dearest, please!
I'm almost afraid of the parlor glare;
When they look at my lips they'll see
The kisses upon them''-"No, not there;
But, sweet, in your eyes, may be-"
EARL MARBLE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

will live without the favor of the
mob. Usually combination
of men with no higher idea
of justice than to seek to control |
action by such means, are of little
practical worth to newspapers. They
are the Ignorant, the brutal and the
unworthy, and their influence for evil
is never formidable under any circum-
stances, and especially when their hate
is directed against papers as those
published by the Harpers, and the
New York Times.
The announcement of the ATTEMPT
to boycott, however, has another and
grayer significance to the thoughtful
man who is endeavoring to forecast
the results of the pending campaign.
1t indicates at least a severance be-
tween the powerful influences behind
the Harpers and the papers of the
Times class and the rabble which has
so long stood behind the republican
party, the money-bought, corrupt,and
unstable mob, which has voted and
voted, until the republican party has
regarded itself as invulnerable in any
possible struggle with the democracy.
The charm has been broken, ana this
attempt by the masses to boycott
F their leaders is the most valuable in
dication of it. 1t is true that money
: may be depended upon to partially re-
2 store the ranks, but the misery to
them in the present situation is, that
l the patient money kings who have
: heretofore put up the pelf, refuse ut.
: terly to either pay, work or vote fol
Y the present republican national ticket
= Then there is no money comeatabl,
J. with which to buy peace withou
D which defeat is as inevitable and a,
! memorable as fate. OF course all i:
O fish which comes to our net in thi
:. campaign. Anything which sow
f discord and unrest in the ranks of gu
foes is Of inestimable value to us. TIL
V world can get on without the publica
IS lions we have named, but the republi
% can party cannot get on without tn
? harmony usual between the partle
% now at war, it is indicated by this al
d tempted boycotting.
~ All along the line is there terro
# and heartburnings. The heart O
IS the republican party was never hal
is as sore as it is now. There wa
a never so great necessity fo
D harmony among them as ther
~ is now, and there never wa
IN less of it. The great masses are rive
90 and severed. They are infamed an
AZ hostile. They cannot work togethe
e. They can only Highland warning mel
ii men whose hands are redeemed j
at each others blood, rarely OF never vol
is together. The knell has struck. Th
70 corrupt party which has outlived il
m day by twenty years breaks into fra,
ot ments, and is swept away by tt
eft angry flood of the popular indigni
" ton. The bubble has burste1, and q
ve are astonished when these later even
g. reveal its utter want of either cohe
,e ency or inherent strength. Let IL
rotten, boycotting, dragooning, o
of fostering mass of corruption go. l
10 day is over.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Bayard,s Forecast.

1t is alleged by democratic writers,
in some of the northern states, that
Mr.. Bayard's speech at Dover. in
1861, disqualifies him as candidate
for president in 1884; because it would
detract from the strength of the party
vote in the northern states, and pre-
vent his election. A careful examina-
ton of that speech shows the deepest
devotion to the union, and the pro-
foundest regard for the constitution
and the principles upon which 1t was
based. Mr.. Bayard loved the union,
but he loved the law, the lives and
liberties of his fellow citizens of all
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
An Old Ticket, Bnt Not old Enough.

From the Chambersburg Valley Spirit, Dem.
Somebody has mentioned Hancock
as good presidential candidate. We
should be sorry. at this time, to draw
the amiable Hancock away from his
official duties, in which he is much alb
sorbed, to the active contemplation
of SO grave question as revenue re-
form. The general has some knowl-
edge of the workings of the tariff, it
isstrue, obtained, we believe, through
hearing it once discussed at his old
home in Montgomery county, but
this would hardly supply him suffi-
GENTLY for conducting successful
campaign at this particular period.
We should be very happy to see a
great Pennsylvania statesman in the
White House, but this is not the year
for the general.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
NEW. YORK POLITICS.
Brother Flower sun on Deck with +


Brother Flower stln ON Deck with His
Speaking Trumpet.
From the New York Star,
At Russell 2. Flowers headquaf tiers
the beautiful boom of the watertown
BOY still goes on. Notwithstanding the
rude shock it received on Wednesday.
1T Is hardy BOOM" says Congress-
man John Hardy, who is a rampant
Flowerlte, land we are by no means
discouraged. Mr.. Flower claims to
have forty-one of the delegates, and
we expect to hear from them at
| Chicago"
Mr.. Flower was on decl2,bright and
early, looking as fresh us if he had
been in training and was living on
prime rib and congress water. He
was visited by good many delegates
who had stayed over in Saratoga,
and was entertaining them in the best
OF spirits. His spokesman said to
your correspondent:
eve don't go back on our estimates
furnished last night claiming forty.
one of the delegates. Besides, nine
teen are for Flower. Jacobs an(
Faulkner are on our side also; Jacob,
is pledged to us, and Faulkner ha
been working in our interests al
along. Dan Manning tried to ge
them off the electoral ticket-at-large
and wanted to substitute DorsheimeI
friend of Cleveland, on the pretens,
that it was concession to Tammany
but the trick failed at the last mo
ment.
"How do you estimate Cleveland''
: chances?"
, "He is out of the race-woa'6 b
heard from hardly. It is settled bt
yond all question that he can't carr,
New York. Now, Mr.. Flower coul
carry the state. With Cleveland OF
of the way, Flower could sweep it Liz
a whirlwind."
: "Did your delegates stand by you
e Like rock! Mr.. Flower saw tn
t chairman of every delegation just b
G fore the convention met, al
they were solid. Our only loss wa
in ST. Lawrence.
Mr.. Flower joined in the gener
s discussion, and spoke most hopeful
r of his own prospects.
did you remark" resumed the fir
speaker, "that the convention avoidt
: test vote all through? They cou.
! not stand it. They first avoided tie
O vote on the Tammany representatio
Then they lodged vote on the Mo
5 roe contest and seated the Flow
: delegation of Mr.. Purcell. The on
test was in the fourteenth congre
r sional district, where the Wood del
9 cation was seated; that was victo
l for us. They were terribly afraid
If test, because it would have COL
s bined all the scattering anti Clevelal
r forces and exposed the weakness
the machine"
. Other friends of Mr.. Flower consi
IS cred that his chances of second place
n the Chicago ticket were excellent,
Il least, if he could not have the fiji
Mace
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE little growl of John Kelley may
cause the democratic studying cap to
be put on, especially as Bayard is IN
questionably better man for the
place every way than Cleveland. 1t
would be only the part of true wisdom
to heed these straws before fate is
fixed at Chicago. Whether we care to
acknowledge it OF not, New York is
a power in the nation, and John Kelley
is power in New York. 1t does not
take very astute politician to arrive
at the conclusion that John KelIey's
man has one more chance of election
than any other we could place in the
race. We are not in favor of making
Kelley king in the party, but just for
once, and to win, we would be willing
to listen to him, especially as he
would give us such man as Bayard
for president. A physician may be
personally very distasteful to us, but
if he can give us such medicines as
will cure, why we will willingly swal-
low both our aversion to him and his
remedy at the same time. Bayard
would sweep like storm, all over the
southwest. It would be grand to see
him at the head of the forces for one
campaign, at least. The south loves
the brave Delawarian with a death
less affection.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
The states. north and south. With a

the states, north and south. With a
far-seeing philosophy and statescraft,
he foresaw, in the policy of coercion of
the states, horrible war between the
sections. With broad philanthrophy |
and love of his own race, he was I'M
willing to see one million free |
Americans slaughtered, that four
millions Africans might become free.
Mr.. Bayard's idea and argument as
expressed in that speech, was that it
would be better to let the south depart
in peace, than to resort to the fearful
expedient of a civil war.
Now that twenty years has elapsed,
giving time for the passions of the
northern people to cool; now that the
cost of coercion is known; the bill
ious of public debt still accommodating
in pension rolls; the other billions of
private property destroyed can be
estimated; now that the number of
killed and MANNED can be counted, and
those dying from starvation and dis
ease in prison can be estimated; now
that the moral effect of the war
at the north is felt and acknowledged,
we would like to see if the northern
people would condemn Mr.. Bayard's
craftsmanship, his forecast and philos-
ophy.
The republicans claimed that there
would not be much war to preserve
the union. They claimed that the Sc
cession element south was small
and that 5000 soldiers for ninety
days would suppress the whole move.
ment. They said slavery was not to
be interfered with. And yet, with
this small estimate of the cost and
proportions of the war, there was
strong opposition both from republi
cans like Horace Greedy, and from
democrats like Douglass and Bayard
to war for the union.
Who will assert, that if the northern
people had been told in 1860, that tn
masses of the southern people firmly
believed that they had the constitu
tional right to withdraw from tn,
union whenever their states, by
majority vote, decided to do so, that
vast majority had decided that they
, would now, for what they deemed
sufficient and lawful cause, so with
Thot tho
: south would, almost to man, sup
port with their lives and property tn
, voice OF the majority. That so stron
would be the resistance of the soutI
, to a foreible union, that million
f. and half of men would have to pei
ish from war, and two-thirds of tn
:. taxable values of the whole union b
q expended before union of fore
: could be maintained. Who will a.
n sert that if the northern people ha
, believed this, that they would hav
9 favored war for the union? TIL
v voice of the northern press in 18t
: shows they would not. Then VIII
suppose that Mr.. Bayard would
J. condemned by the majority of til
:. northern people, for foreseeing I'll
d actual results of the war and objec
: ing to its horrors? Are the people {
It the northern states so much MOI
: cruel and heartless now than the
J. were in 1861, that this accusatio
s. should be made against them2
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Personal Magnetism Cancelled.

From the New Haven News.
Our presidential canvass has got
far enough already to show that
Blaine will encounter such newspa-
per opposition as presidential candi-
date never faced before. 1t takes a
lot of personal magnetism" to offset
the influence of thirty or forty news
paI ers which morning and evening
through the canvass will preach anti
Blaine doctrine to hundreds of thou
SOndS of readers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
The moral Effects q. Nominations.

In the scramble for Office. and the
zeal of partizans for the success of
their favorites, professional politicians
neglect, and the average citizen, care
less of individual preferences, and
anxious only for good government, is
pit to lose sight of the moral effect of
political nominations. He loses sight,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
quite Sorry to Loose Beeeher

FrOm me IOfUntO NaztIIF, NIP.
The friends of Henry Ward Beech
er feel very much disappointed over
that gentleman's singular and veht m
enent opposition to James q. Blaine.
Mr. Blaine is big-hrarttd aud big
Drained man, full of the GENEROUS i'm
pulses that come of large and un-
calculating nature. Mr.. Beecher is
the same sort of man, and his bitter
opposition to the Plumed Knight is
unnatural and disappointing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Reads Like Old Times.

From the Courier-Journal.
with the backing of the shotgun, the dem
ocracy, claiming the solid south exultingly
propose to revive the southern cOnfederacy
and place the United States under shelter OF
the successors of the old slavery bosses y
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
This reads like the old-timo Cincin-
natl eloquenoe. 1t is sweet to hear
these silvery tones once more. The
campaign is warming up, boys-it is
shot and still hottin'." 1t is not diff
cult now to account for the scorching
weather of the past few days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Fashion in Hands.

From New York Letter to Albany Journal
Here let me interpolate some infor-
nation as to the fashion in hands.
There was time, not long ago, when
the elegant belle slept with greaSe1
hands in old gloves, and by day kept
them carefully hidden from the sun,
like Mushrooms growing in cellar,
so that they might look and feel as
they never came in contact with any,
thing rougher than satin. 1t is who'll
ly different now. Athletic sports are
in high approval. The daughter of
wealth grasps oars, tennis bats, bride
rein, and tricycle., handle-bars, all
without gloves; and she is proud of
the callous palms which ensue, and
the red-rosiness OF the knuckles that
used to be the hue of the lily. Her
liking for out door exercise has not
yet taken her into the base ball field,
where her fingers might get perma-
nently dlsfgured by breakage, and so
the hands are not becoming distorted,
though they viii never again be quite
so small or soft as they were.
Well, President Barnard evidently
was not posted in this material matter,
for he fell precipitately into the trap
set for him.
, Il will call in my maid," said the
rogue, land you shall shake hands with
her. She is illiterate, and can hardly
say boo without violating some gra
NAUTICAL rule. She's without bit Of
culture. You shall also shake hands
with young lady who, as you will
admit when told her name, is nothing
| short of cultured perfection. But
7 mind, sir, you mustn't allow yoursell
to judge by softness or hardness o.
palms."
NO." he promised, 81 will identif,
the lady and the maid softly by thu
subtle characteristics of their clasp"
. Nevertheless, he declared that tn
negress, who was brought in to Civ,
r him her small, smooth. plant hand
7 was the lady, and that the lady, VIII
: laid leathery hand in his was tn
: servant. If girls go on using thei
Y hands for pleasure, the novels will
f lilly-fingered and velvet-palmed hero
= ines will have to be revised.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THERE is always doubt about it's
sex until the child is born, and the
child of the Houston convention may
not be Ireland after all. 1t would be
a bitter disappointment TO be sure; but
for one the STATESMAN could stand
it. At least we should do our best to
cultivate the requisite amount of
philosophy for the dismal and distress
ing occasion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THERE are a good many men in
Texas who are now counted staunch
Ireland men, who but await a chance
to go on the record as for any other
sound democrat in preference to him.
There will be at Houston-a good
many of them at least, and they'll
make things lively for the sage of
shady Seguine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
The New Hotel.

Not only should the wide-awake
people of Austin give Col Driskil the
property asked at the proposed price
of $500, but it ought to go further
and assist and encourage in any and
in all ways possible the early erection
of the proposed palatial hotel. There
is nothing which is so sadly needed
in Austin now as a frst-class hotel,
modern and attractive in all ways-or
nothing which will pay a
better dividend upon the
money necessary to put it in
operation. There is no good interest
of the city of Austin which would
not be benefited directly by such enter
prise. Cities do not supply themselves
with these things without actual out
lay, and while that is true, Col. d.
asks nothing of Austin save and ex-
cept the ground upon which the
engine house stands at actual cost
which is the figure we give above.
The STATESMAN sincerely trusts
that the good council will see this
policy as step in the line of progress,
and line of progress, also, sadly
needed in Austin. Let us have a
hotel worthy the fair capital of the
state, and this we can have if this
suggestion is acted upon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

ONE dip mo 9, just one particle OF
sooty blackness more in the blood of
-Black Jack Logan" and he would
nave been eligible for the kitchen, or
a place in q Pullman palace sleeper,
His intelligence would not have stood
in the way in either position.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Night.
White stars come out in darkenlng blue

White stars come out in darkening blue Of
skies,
White foam IL lon the blue of darkening seas,
And the surf's murmur means along the
breeze .
Filled with faint echoes as far-off cries,
Repeating "Vanity of vanities,
Ali, is vanity" and bearing these
Night stands upon the threshold OF the leas,
Blue-clad. with fair, slow hands and slumbrous
eyes.
And the wind bows to her across the dePp
The voice of the dead Day: 80 fairest one.
Nought good was there in me iron stor to
star.
And hast thou any betwC en- sun and SUM-"
So comes the cry; and from her height afar
Night whispers back: al here Is 10 good Tut
sleep.;'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

No man deserves praise for doing
his simple duty. That's no more than
he ought to do. But when men make
great sacrifices to duty and deny
themselves advantages because of
duty. then they should receive reeog-
niti6n. By this rule John Hancock
would be the next vice president of
the United States, beyond a doubt or
question.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

WILL the seven break we enjoy
now not steady the democratic nerve
SO that there will be wisdom in the
party work at Chicago? If so, then
either Bayard or Cleveland will head
the ticket, and Hancock, Thurman or
Mcdonald go at the other end of it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE troubles of the Examiner
seem to have eliminated, and now it
remains to be seen if that old, hereto
fore, respectable journal will succumb
to its pithy and pointed rival. It is a
pity that the recent arrangement with
the Sunny South couIc not have been
carried out. as thereby Waco would
have been assured an excellent morn
ing paper. She is already supplied
with an evening publication which
fully covers the ground.