The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

ipgton.
If ever this government is sub
verified it will because some bold, am
bilious adventurer in the vicissitudes
of politics will find himself seated in
the presidential chair with an enor-
nous pile of money at hand, an army
and a navy, myriad of creatures
who hold positions at his behest, and
presto, change! and wehave the en-
pire at which Grant grabbed with a
willing but inexpert hand.
Newspaporlal.
The Dallas Herald rather ofliciously
recommends consolidation to the pa
pers of Austin as remedy for real or
supposed financial or other incompe-
tency. We do not know how it is
with others; we can only speak for
THE STATESMAN. We are making no
complaints. We are going Oh evenly
and smoothly. We are not respon-
sible for other enterprises. We do
our utmost to make the best paper
possible with the means we have
at our command. The people seem
satisfied with our efforts. They
generously give us what patronage
they can afford. Really, we think
the intelligent people of the city as
well as of this entire section of the
state are proud of the STATESMAN. 1t
would be affected modesty to say that
we do not believe they have just
cause for the satisfaction they feel
Of course we do not regard the STATES
MAN as perfect by any means, but we
do say that for the patronage it re-
ceives it is good paper. The matter
appearing daily in its columns repre-
sents no little sum of money, and no
small amount of hard unremitting la
bor-trained. seasoned and capable la
Dor. Wehave never murmured because
other enterprises were started in con-
fiict with ours. We did not suggest
their establishment, and we do not re-
gard ourselves as in any way re-
sponsible for failure should that su-
pervene, nor would we CLAIM any part
of the honor attaching to success.
We are simply attending closely and
unremittingly to our own business,
and to do that, even imperfectly, re-
quires too much of our time to permit
us to devote any part of it either to
the upbuilding or tearing down of our
neighbors. We have therefore no
power in our hands to do them good,
we have no purpose in our hearts to
do them evil. AS to consolidation, that
may have done vast thing for the
Herald, glad if it did. 1t is medicine
however for which we have no use,
and we don't propose to take 1t, not
even to oblige our over-anxious friend
of the Herald. The survival of the
fittest is doctrine which applies with
peculiar force and beautiful propriety
to journalism. 1t will do for US, and
upon it we stand If we do not make
better paper than any other in the
city or in our bailiwick the people
will transfer their patronage to an
other. That is right, we are in no
body's way, we get out of nobody's
way, simply because we don't have to
and it wouldn't be right if we did.
THE county politics are tanner and
exhibit fewer interesting features
this season than any other within our
recollection in Texas. But one coun-
ty has as yet acted in political
capacity. There are no conventions,
and but few popular nominations OF
even self-nominations. There is but
little interest manifested in the state
election, and the national struggle is
rarely or never alluded to except per-
haps when some poor devil IF an edi-
tor is driven ashore for a subject
upon which to write leader. Is this
favorable condition? We should
answer the interrogotive in the
negative if it were addressed to
US. 1t is not hopeful sign to see
people apathetic and Indifferent. They
are always so when they are quiet.
Patriots always feel a lively interest
in public matters and they never fail
to express that interest. The quiet
may be Of the "still hunt" order. But
we have no patience with that order
of political procedure. An honest
sentiment or a pure purpose needs
no concealment. 1t cannot be exhib-
tied too often or talked about too
much. Let the people wake up.
THE News evidently is of the
opinion that man may oppose Gov
ernor Ireland's denomination and still
be entitled to certain measure of So
cial consideration. We notice a sort
of incipient bulldozing on the part of
some of the henchmen which is not
working out vast deal of good for
his excellency. We can see no reason
why man should be tabooed who
happens to prefer some one else for
governor, or because he thinks Daniel
Webster had bigger brain-Napo-
leon better soldier, or George |
Washington a more ardent devotee |
to truth. The American sovereign |
doesn't relish being peoned to any
one, much less to the favorite
of the hour in a political way, and if
one expects votes and support gener-
ally he had better have as few friends
as possible in the class of people who
think that because men are not
screeching at the, top of their voices
for his excellency, therefore they are
rushing vendetta at the executive
head of the grr rnment. Some things
are excessiv foolish, and this is one
of them.
THE Post wants the price of lease
lands placed at ten cents and upwards,
Give a certain sort of man an inch and
he wants an ell; its too bad.