The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
The Campaign.

offensive fighting on our sid. 1t is h.
barge and the war on the rotten old e
,arty of corruption is to be an often -
i've one from the opening gun until y,
he last bugle note of utter defeat E.
md ruin is sounded. There is real :,
pleasure in fighting when there is :
reasonable chance for victory. 1t be- :
comes monotonous and dreary when 3.
we fight always in the very shadow ,
Of defeat as we have done ever since
the war commenced. Never end =
Ing iii aSter takes the force out !.
of men, and but for the fact that our
principles are of inestmiable value not
only to the nation but to civilization,
80 valuable indeed that we dare lot
lay them down.-there would have l.,
been no democratic party to-day to
stem the wild torrent of political cor
ruption which has for years, and
which is still sweeping in mad energy
over the country. 1t is delightful to
feel again that courage and devotion
may win, That money and corruption
are not ommipotent, and perma-
nent in this fair land of ours.
The ticket we offer IS one which chal-
lenges the admiration of the ma
ton. 1t represents the great COM
mercial requirements, ideas and |
necessities of the times. At its head |
stands gentleman illustrious as a
known and accepted representative of
the great business interests of the ma
ton. A cautious, cool-headed, far
seeing, broad-viewed man. A gentle
man thoroughly representative OF
the higher and better manhood of the
age. Clean, strong and able, he will
bring all these splendid personal traits
to his great task of policy-forming
and administration. To this all is to
be added the significant and comforta-
BILE fact that behind his administra-
ton will be gathered the conservative
and honest business interests
and their representatives, and
the administration of President
Cleveland will not lack this essential
element of entire success, nor any
other. This idea will go a very long
way in assisting his election. By his
:. side stands the noble old Hendricks
= a grand figure in the newer and more
!; progressive west. His presence on the
o ticket is a plaintive announcement OF
" the national regret chat Mr.. Tilden's
f day of great usefulness is over. 1
f. indicates the strength of the undyine
affection of the people for the OLE
ticket" and he will bring to the new
u ticket the full strength of the old
, This fact taken with the republican
dissatisfaction in the east give:
) us the victory beyond question, ant
~ beyond dispute.
IL The platform reiterates and re
o assures the public on all the e.oentia
,o points of party faith. The conserva
III tive business interests of the natiol
Il will feel that the reforms contempla
ted are wise, necessary and ultimatel
y useful, and they will not beso straine
|
occasioned by their adoption. Tt
~ commerce and trade of the countr
~ will not be so rudely justled AM
- thrown out of joint, but that wis,
40 discreet and intelligent caution vii
nv be exercised in adopting the ne1
ideas to the old task of governing
There is TO be no more rockies
he squandering of the resources c
VS the government. No more wiring
W ing Of money from an ovel
- taxed people in order to pile it up
" the treasury vaults at Washington
10 living, standing menace to the hope
40 Of the patriotic, and threat of il
NC corruption in purchasing permanent
&C. for republican power and administrt
u ton. And yet there is bitter~fgh
So ahead of US. The legions of corruI
IL ton are armed and panopIied. The
go have tasted the sweets of unlimite
nj power and have enjoyed the flesh pot
a and all the other good things whic
the public money has bought. for S
a long, so absolutely and with such III
ell varying regularity that they wi
er let go only when they al
n compelled to do so by
ct superior power. They will fight owe
ry the rich spoils they have accumulated
"a they will also fight to prevent th
be presence in the government of me-
IN having every disposition to hunt u
W, the evidences which must have bee
,ff lett in the departments, of those CO
ut osSal frauds which have stood as tn
or wonder of christendom for the las
Ill two decades or more. There is a festel
ing mass of that sort of thing existin
= which, when it is turned up to tn
"a broad light of day will mortify an
a shock every honest, clearly man il
- the land, and disgust the decency @
II the age. OF course, they will figh
~ hard to prevent such an eXamin
~ alton; but it is now plain tina
20 they can do so no longer with success
10 Their strength has fallen away from
"A them, and their most prolifi
;; supply of money for corruptin,
- purposes has been cut off incontinent
ly by the kick out " in New Englan,
and New York.
A steady square front now Is all w
10 need. We have them on the jump ant
y !, they must never be permitted rallyins
:. time. The democrats of the south an(
N west have stripped for the fight al
ready, and Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan are resoundinl
II with the tread of the confident legion:
) who are marching to overthrow ant
le destroy the now thoroughly dismayed
i, and panic-ripe foe. The campaign il
a living promise today of complete
IS victory in November.
l. Ireland and the Rule.
e So far as the merits of the two-thirC
rnle go they are not affected by the in
n terests of aspirants, expectants or actual
y candidates. The two-thirds rule is
ola i'll, foe