The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-10
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mild statement of what his excellency
'eally did do in the matter. A beau ,
'iful administrator of law, he. Tried
Oy any standard of fealty to law or
patriotic devotion to all the interests
Of society subserved by it, and John
Ireland is almost as sad failure as
Billy the Kid" only that while Billy
dealt with score or two of people
John Ireland dealt with the vital
interest and prospects of two
and half million of souls,
an empire of territory and a future as
grave and important as ever called |
forth the best efforts of the wisest |
and most patriotic people since gov
ernments were first instituted among
men. And yet this chief executive in
time of great public unrest, anxiety
and danger had no remedy for law
lessness other than one in and of it.
self lawless, shockingly so, too.
One pauses in amaZement before this
situation, before this simple and
truthful statement of a painful fact.
Our correspondent above alluded
to, in common with very
many other good men, with
these truths before his eyes is
is vigorously pushing the claims CD
of this dangerously incompetent man
for reelection. What can we hope
for in the future Of a country so sit
uated? Here exists one hundred
thousand democratic majority of good
law-abiding citizens, democrats, who
will not only condone this crime of
the governors, but mean to reward it
by a reelection and a still further
promotion in the public service. Is
it not high time that stand inside
the democratic party be taken against
this sort of unwise and dangerous
federation - not that alone - this
endorsement of shocking and
murderons sentiments on the
part of one who is the embodiment in
his own person of the very genius ant
vitality of the laW-or at least {
pleasant legal fiction so invests him
is one of the most startling occurren
ces since Texas entered the union O.
the states.
Dangerous indeed is this circum
stance when we reflect that this on
) crime of murder and mob law, ha
done more injury to the state than al
other causes put together. If GU
friend and the democratic majorit
can see that he is the man of a
others to be entrusted with the rein
of power for another term, it is, W.
confess, more, far more, than we Cal
5 see.
SINCE Bro. Cone of the Express ha
failed on both sides of the tariff que
L ton, he imagines he may succeed {
a wit, and has set up in that chara
ter. There is fine room in Texas fl
that sort of thing since Siftings wei
to New York, but just whether Cor
e is the man to occupy it or not, we
. be hanged entirely if we know.
e wit as in politics, his fault is that
- writes always in circle, invariab
coming back to the starting poll
!, and going over the same ground aga
% and again with mathematical eXact
V tude. He is never by any chance {
: ther original or interesting, often m
t, levolent and always weak. VIII
o a wreck Once he was an el
r CANT and forcible writer, g
q NAL and loveable man, but
a is soured and his ill-humor
g visited upon friend and foe with 6
If tonishing impartiality. 1t won
is seem that with his protection al
q anti-two-thirds rule democracy,
ought to have enough to do In legi
n mate journalistic work without occ
Is plying his columns with a wit,
A awkward and uncouth as the gambC
in of Jumbo.
rs THE physicians of Marseilles, c
~ deavoring TO stop the increasing pan
Ill by declaring portion of deaths attr
3 uted to cholera are really due
Ii other causes, remind one of the nul
or Der of Texas physicians who, abo
III ten years ago, pronounced the yello
20 fever epidemic at Calvert, only mals
Ut ial, while people were dying fore a
III aft. The same tactics were adopt
by some doctors and officials
Brownsville, at the beginning of t
Of last epidemic at that place. B
er such attempts to conceal the trut
It. while scarcely ever deceiving the CO..
Oh mon sense of the people, never fail
10 injure the medical profession a
10 weaken public confidence with
Us The people of Marseilles surely mt
Il have sorry idea of some of the d.
Id tors of that city, who, in the midst
W the epidemic, still persist in asserti
l. it is not Asiatic cholera.
j. IT may be sufficient for the Expire
)G | GudG uCCduoO GlO uuOob Got1O1GSU LII
d. in the state" have endorsed John L
as land, it may and must support hi
I'd That is argument for truth. 1t
lie toy politics. Mere boyishness, but
to a par with the ridiculous weakne
e. generally of the Express. This of
u, low youc leader" sort of political {
:" votion is very touching, and
Id deserves higher order of leadersh
y than is represented by the executi
g. head of the state government
CO Texas.
" THE Texas senators did Intensely
\. honor by voting against the pre-
sr dents veto of the Porter bill, yeste
IA day. The veto, however, met bett
" luck in the senate than in the hous
l. Wednesday. This disposes of Il
lie Fitz John Porter business for t
l. present session, at least. Wheth
t. the country will be tired out with
II at the next congress, is yet to appes
It TO-DAY is the ever glorious Four
b The birthday of the nation, and
o gal holiday. People will celebrate
e and be glad of the rest, but few wi
e give a second thOupht tO the GRAN