The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-24
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The merest suggestion of competent re-
pposiJion to John Ireland is received W
" the thick and thins with unutter- ~
bile disdain. They cannot brook or a,
olerate the idea that any one will h
lare cross swords with the sage of n
Seguin, either now, at the convention T
or before the people. They regard it e
As a species of traitorous detection Z
from democracy worthy only of the f
halter, the axe or "cold pizen." So q
and determined is this
feeling that the is and It's are too busy {
reading folks out of the party to pay {
the least attention to the logic of I
either the situation or the
assault. They forget THAT in the
famous Schleicher campaighn their
pet and idol was a rip-roaring green
hacker. They have forgotten his pa
thetic address to silver quarter, held
in his hand, in which he claimed that
the government stamp upon the metal
alone fixed its value, and that had it |
been stamped dollar, dollar it |
would have been to all intents and |
purposes. These are little things, but |
when fealty to Ireland becomes the
only simon pure democracy, people
will go behind the returns in this
way. 1t is natural, and we believe it
is eminently proper for them to do so.
The other day it was announced that
the Waco Examiner would hoist the
name of Ross for the democratic
nomination. The sputtering caused
by the simple circumstances was pain
full in the extreme. The Ireland
woods were again teeming with trail
tors, cut-throats and renegade demo-
Gratis. Now, all this is very ridicu-
lous, supremely so. What royal right
has John Ireland to the nomination ?
Why may not any other reputable
citizen of Texas aspire to the honor
: and enter the race with him for it !
: The people have good memories and
t they have made lenient use Of them
e so far, in the way Of calling uE
;. objections. 1t will be OBJ
e served that hitherto the OBJ
i jections to Mr.. Ireland have beer
q based upon his public career and acts
) policies and schemes alone. His char
If acter as man has been sacred in tn
0 discussion so far. 1t is to be hope
II that it will remain so to the end of tn
'e campaign. Not so with the thick an
II thin defenders of his excellency. The
{ have not scrupled to assaiI the pei
j. sonal character and motives of tn
a opponents of the governor. The
II have done this ruthlessly, wantoni
le and untruthfully -criminally so i
I'd fact, and still no response in kind ha
been called out. The leniency of tn
opponents of the Ireland administrs
~ ton has been remarkable. 1t ma
hold out under the severe strain, br
~ no one can complain if it does not.
!" Gen. Ross entry into tie rac2 woul
H. set them wild. No one knows bette
~ than these same thick and thins tn
Gu nature of the shell of the Irelan
20 boom. A single prick of real :opposi
~ ton, personalized, would disclose th
do empty hollowness of the affair. Wit
Az Ross formally announced eigf
IL hours would disclose the fact that Ir
IL land was beaten beyond hope. 1t
~ to chop off and stave off this inevits
u BILE discovery of weakness that IL
H. thick and thins have adopte
r the dragooning policy which h;
rs so far characterized their non
- mating campaign. They have I
CO good to point to. They have no T
L. cord of triumphs now either in Il
~ executive branch, the law makiI
10 branch or in the Judicial departme
ho of the state government. They CT
make no defense because the reco
supplies none. Against all the fer
ad assaults, the heavy objections ma
ed to his course and policy tn
Ill have only abuse and vituperation
en- interpose. They took the bulge at t
III start and they keep it by stampil
ice out opposition in the way we ha
Is said. This was good policy in t
Is past history of Texas. But we Il
ne them plainly that it will work !
ny longer. The state is full of frau
- manly, intelligent and brave men WI
~ are not afraid to straddle the popuI
idol when they find him false proph
is or a weak, unsteady and nervele
Dr. leader.
ay The campaign so far on the COVE
he nor's part has been one only of refe
he ence to his apparent strength with Il
is people. That is always pointed t
or gloried in and relied upon. When th
Mt strength before the people is analyze
les behold it consists in thin air, or
the result of the absolute al
tyrannical combination of Il
as ring, which is vastly distast
he full to the people, and the
Is would fly from it
ed myriads were the opposition to plat
OF as a head to their strength, as a GOO
ut man, as Ross, the old alcalde, Hal
w cock, Willie, Bill Crawford, Pet,
p Smith, Roger @. Mills, Dave Cube
10 son, Judge Watts, CT any other of
half hundred names which might /
$. mentioned. Their weakness is pit
Sc full when it is examined critically.
10 is mere bubble, and its frothy effe
r. yescence will subside very prompt
n whenever the proper man is mel
n toned in the Houston convention.
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Cause and Effect.
b There is at present a great financis