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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
The Gambling Question.

THE STATESMAN on Thursday pub.
lished a most admirable speech by Mr.
A. S. Fisher, candidate for the senate
from this district, delivered at George
town. The effort was replete with
good sense. sound philosophy and
practical suggestions for the correc-
ton of the leading abuses of law
which produces so many and such
widespread disastrous effects. We
shall endeavor to notice the positions
taken in a series of articles as we can
find time and opportunity. His state
ment of the evils OF gambling and the
remedy he suggests are both so admir-
able, so well conceived and so strongly
urged that we deem them amply
worthy of reproduction. and we give
it precedence over the other subjects
alluded to as awaiting future treat
ment at our hands, said he:
Almost equal to murder and equal to
robbery because it begets them all
theft, robbery and MURDERS the Of
Tense of running gambling establish
ments and exhibiting gaming tables
and It should be made penitentiary
3ffense. The manner in which this
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

leading off of the labor unions
throughout the country. will not ex-
ert little of the influence of the No
vember election, which will be exer-
cised by the prohibitionists. They
are determined, able and steadfast
men who have for so long, and in the
face of difficulties so appalling stood,
and with naked bosom and willing
pocketbook, interposed what they
could in the protection and further
ance of a cause they esteem
holy beyond all other human
aims and objects. These earnest men
will not back out. They will stay in
the conflict until victory declares for
one or the other of the great contend
ing forces. If they do go in with all
their forces, and half only remain IN
til'the close of the contest, there is not
salt enough IN all old oceans floods tc
save the republicans. They will be
beaten beyond a doubt, beyond the
hope of salvation.
What if st. John Is an "old granny
in politics. What if his followers ar
fanatics. Fanitacism has won man.
proud victories. We are casting VI
probabilities. We are not discussing
principles. And it is one de
iberate and candid opinion
that If st. John remains il
the race until it closes h
may not wiz, but he will help Clevt
land to win a glorious triumph. TAX
his following now and there can be n
doubt but it would vote for Blain
rather than Cleveland if turned GU
upon its own resources. Thus woul
Blaine be strengthened, but as it
now, he is fatally and cruelty cripple
by the prohibition movement.
e The future developments in tn
t way will be looked for with anxiol
e interest by all parties, as well as cur
= Gus individuals anxious to note Il
f working out of the strange conjun
u ton,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
The Want of a Head.

No intelligent observer of events in
Texas to-day but understands well
the weight and force of the feeling
against Ireland. 1t is widespread
and numbers the best in the land
among its silent workers. But the
universal regret is that as yet the
movement is without head, at least
it is without a proposed beneficiary.
Perhaps it is wise that no single man
has been brought out by the opposition.
For that reason the determination to
find the best man after mature delibera-
ton at Houston, will have better re-
suit. The opposition is not without
plenty of timber out OF which to con-
struct a head. We will mention
number of gentlemen any one of
whom would serve if the nomination
was rendered, and the least among
them would be infinitely superior to
the present incumbent, the silent sap
lent, shady sage of Seguin. Ross, is
is one of these, and stands among the
very first. Hancock another, the old
alcalde, Sam Bell, Maxey, d. C. Gid
dings, Roger @. Mills, Sam j. Adams,
Judge Fleming, Tom Brown, Judge
Reagan, Dwyer, and others. In fact,
there is no scarcity at all, and we may
be assured that no single one of these
will refuse the nomination if the con-
vention is locked and he is necessary
to stir things up.
These are the character of men
who, while they are silent and would
scorn to push themselves with and by
the modes usual and proper to men of
the Ireland stamp, yet they will not
refuse to do the state service upon &C.
casion, and when the exigencies of |
the public service require sacrifices
at their hands. Either would head |
the movement and if their names are |
spoken at Houston the good people
who are signing for emancipation
from the power CT :, Q Ireland ring,
WILL understand probably for the first
time the weight and force of the op-
position which has been constantly
gathering for so many months.
Many men who are going upon in
'tructed delegations will bolt when
he break is made, and stormy times
ire ahead Tor the combination which
s to force Ireland on the party again
or the second term, notwithstanding
he distaste manifested by the people
.Mo wears since.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
MATTERS IN BLANCO.

CYPRESS MILLS, BLANco Co., July
23.-Farmers are just now cutting
fodder and keeping an eye on the
clouds, lest rain should undo their
work. The stockman is riding con-
stantly with lariat and bottle of
cresylic ointment, which are frequent
ly brought into requisition. The
sheepmen are wondering what they
will do with their surplus, since their
ranges are about stocked.
Though everyone is busy, some
time is found for recreation. Barbe-
cues on the fourth and campmeetings
at various points during the months
of July and August / ve afforded and
will afford for some me to come,
an opportunity for a IN to get |
acquainted with his neignbors. 1t |
may seem strange to some to hear
hat camp-meetings are places of !
but such is undoubtedly |
,ften the case.
The past few weeks have seen vari-
Jus parties from Austin on fishing
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Prohibition Rampant.

The prohibition convention and its
action at Pittsburg the other day are
circumstances so significant and so
| important that we dare not ignore it
if we would: There is no denying the
fact that this has grown to be a move
ment of wonderful power and of
dangerous significance. 1t is an off
shoot from republicanism, as republi.
canism is an offshoot from the old
whig party. 1t will take strength
from the republican national ticket
and add it to the democratic. The
republican party is not party of
principles. 1t was built up upon a
sentiment. That sentiment, or rather
the object for which it toiled,
was accomplished. Nothing else has
offered and prohibition is now made
to do duty as an issue. 1t was sought
by the republican party to engraft the
prohibiting theory upon the body of
that party. The kick against this was
very vigorous and the threatened de-
lection so grave that the matter had
to be withdrawn. The several states
of the north and the west, made the
experiment and Notwithstanding
their invincible republican major
tiles they were either beaten out
right or they have had their
majorities so crippled that
the alarm has grown widespread and
general. The prohibitionists have
been kicked out, and now set up in
business for themselves. They may
not accomplish much directly toward |
establishing their theories, but they
simply and quietly subtract from the
sum of repubiicanism enough to en-
sure the utter and crushing defeat of |
that great party at the hands of the
democrats. The party affiliations of
the republicans have always been
with the sentimentalists who are
blind enough to be able to cheat
themselves in the belief that at some
day they will not only be able to
elect president, but to force
their prohibitory ideas upon the coun-
try. OF course it is a dream of Utopia,
1t is the distempered imaginings of
the sherest fanaticism, and it is
not, in and of itself, worthy of serious
now, only that the move
ment adds to the strength of one as it
subtracts from the other of the two
great contending political parties. 1t
was this influence which gave US Kan
sas two years since. 1t was this which
reduced the eighty thou san publ
IAN majority of Iowa fifteen thousand,
md which gave US Michigan on
fusion movement.
There Is no denying or getting away :.
rom the fact that there is vast ,
lumber of respectable earnest people ,
il over America, in every state and
q every community who place prohi-
'ition above everything else in impor-
ance. 1t is planet, star of the first
magnitude and around it revolve all I
he lesser lights the tariff question, 1
ivil service reform, and in fact all a
be other interests of both govern t
lent and society. We have no fights a
, make against the morality of the a
osition they assume. The harmless
lnaticism is utterly without signifi-
snce other than what attaches to a
as an engine of power for s. s.
le democracy, and "a Bosom of de- u
ruction for republicanism. The de
ction OF the Irish and the attempted az
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

tours TO the Perdinales (creek.) Your
had the pleasure of
meeting DIR. Grant, who reported good
sport, h. having captured some fIne
bass. Messrs Maupiu. Brown and
Moses. OF the Little Four with Mt
FTlnekney, camped several days on
cypress as Wen as the best part of
several nights. As serenaders they
gave great satisfaction to this depon-
emu as Wen as to Others living near
cypress Mllls. Not being posted as
TO the KIND Of fish stories they told in
Austin, l Will be silent on this point
of angling, lest our accounts should
disagree. They showed great ability
however, ia catching, (or rather not
catchlng) the diminutive chioua. or
redbug. which they reported as
aooundlng in great myriads lust in
the Smallest and most inviting grass
plots. eO
Messrs Redo. living south of Aus
tin. and Howard, from near Dripping
Springs, have been visiting this no.
mantle region, not in pursuit of fish
or game, but to see friends and at the
same time enjoy the scenery peculiar
to the Perdlnales. Dead Mans Hole.
Dead Cow Hole, West Cave and Ham
ilton's basin will repay the sight-seer
; amply for the fatigue and discomfort
: attending his visit.
A neighbor who has large herd Of
Angora goats, has been troubled con
q siderably of late by wolves, which
. boldly rush into the flock and cut tn,
3 throats of the goats within sight O.
/ the owner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

WHILE John Ireland was a member
of the senate and Hubbard president
the latter was one day suddenly called
away by a telegram announcing the
serious illness of a child. He got a
ieave of absence for five days, and
Ireland was called upon to preside
during his absence. When Hubbard
returned Ireland sent up his voucher
for Hubbard's pay for the five days, at
sixteen dollars per day. Col. Darden
was comptroller-and one of the incest
gentlemen in the state, nice in little
matters of this kind, especially
knowing it to be both wrong
and mean refused to audit the
account and referred it to At
torney-General Clark. Senator Wood
of Leon, now of San Marcos, was with
Clark, and being friend of Ireland's
begged Clark to withhold his opinion
until he could run over to the senate
and tell Ireland to withdraw it, that
it would not do at all. Ireland there
upon sent page and Withdrew the
claim. Darden, Clark and John
o. Johnson, who was a clerk in Oar
denis Office, knew ali about this affair,
which for littleness, acquisitiveness
and general official uaiituess is almost
without parallel. 1t was honest.
perhaps, but just little too small for
on earth. Well, WE'LL and
has Texas, broad, generous and lavish
Texas, no more liberal man to place
at the head of affairs than this.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
FROM BRUEGGERHOFF.


BRUEeGERHoFF, July PA me-
teor was observed here yesterday
morning, in broad daylight, flying
through the air in westerly direc-
ton, and in a parallel line with the
earth's surface. It's color was light
with lurid glare.
1t is rumored here that the friends
of Col. b. Trigg are trying to induce
him to become an independent candi-
date for the Office of district attorney,
embraced in the counties of William
son and Travis
Cotton continues to grow slowly,
Notwithstanding the earth has been
undergoing most thorough parchiRg
from the rays of burning sun and
heated atmosphere for several weeks
past.
Mr.. Robert King left Monday to at
tend the Normal school at Burnet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
a Card from Mr.. Carl Schurz.
IN the Rditor of the World


1 find the following paragraph from
the World, which happened not to
see yesterday, copied in to-day's Tri.
bune:
The statement that Mr.. Carl Schurz is not
Blaine-is erroneous. Mr.. Schurz owns a ma
tority OF the stock Of the paper, and has for
ness and editorial policy of the. paper. Thus,
while Mr.. schurz Is personally supporting
q eyelahd in the east, his newspaper is sup
anomalous in politics. The position is one
which must be embarrassing to Mr.. schurz.
You areicompletely in error as to the
facts. sold the controlling interest
in the Westiiche Post three years ago
to its present editor, retaining
only a minority of the shares.
/ continued for some time to write
for the paper, but stopped
about two years ago. From the
moment 1 sold the controlling interest
have had no control whatever oyer
the editorial utterances of the West
liche Post. 1t opposed Mr.. Blaine as
a candidate for the presidency and adj
vocated Governor Cleveland's nomina-
ton, promising him its support. Then
when Cleveland was actually nomina-
ted it came out against him and for
the republican ticket. This change
was made entirely without consulting
me. / learned of it first through
the paper itself. earnestly protested
against it at once, and wrote to the
editor and owner of the controlling
interest that l believed he could not
have taken such step without being
prepared to buy all the shares / still
possess. These shares have been for
sale from that time, and are now.
CARL SCHURz.
Long Branch. July 10
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Grantana Arthur.

From the Philadelphia Times.
A friend of President Arthnr's, a
man who has held high Office, said
this morning: "The president could
have secured a nomination If he had
exercised any real ability. With all
the official patronage at his command
the chances were even, or what was
probably more nearly the case, in his
favor. But he did not know how to
handle his reins. The fact is he was
not well, He has been quiet and dull.
I don't know what is the matter. L
sat with him on the piazza of the
plaza of the white house, while music
was PLAYING, but he did not seem to
take interest in anything. He would
sit down beside q lady even at an en-
tertainment, and say hardly a word
to her. His disappointment at his
failure to secure the Gomlnatlon was,
l believe, very great.
'Is it true that the adm lnlstratlon
will sulk through the campaign
"Oh, no. The administration IS Ior
Blaine"
1t is given out in a source we'll
worth considering that Gen. Grant is
solid for Blaine. The general himself
rebuffs inquiry on the point by the
vague but insuperaole statement that
he "is out of politics." He goes about
very little. His Arabian horses and
nearly all the rest of his absolute
property has gone to his creditors,
| He has nothing To live on now but
the income which he receives from the
estate of the late Governor Morgan
1t was Gov. Morgan who most strong.
ly favored the investment of the trust
fund raised for Gen. Grant in Wabash
bonds. He guaranteed payment OF
the interest on the securities for ter
years. The bonds now sell at about
| fifty per cent. When the period fol
which the Morgan estate is bound
shall have expired the general viii
have nothing left, unless, what now
seems imp obable, there should be
return of prosperity to Wabash. The
general feels his reverses keenlY. Ht
seldom refers to them and never
whines. The ravages OF misfortune
are, however, clearly shown III hii
face and manner. AS he still uses
crutch he takes very little exercise
| Nevertheless, he has lost much nesf
and looks haRgard
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
An INSCRIPTIONS Demagogue.


We consider Blaine to be danger
GUS man. In the little time that he
had control of the government he
almost succeeded in plunging the
country into an unnecessary war, and
ne performed other diplomatic soner-
saults that were more ridiculous than
edifying. His past record does not
encourage us to hope for good behav-
Jour in the future. He is an unscrup-
ulous demagogue, representing cor
rupt party. Under these circumstan-
ces we cannot but think that the
election of Cleveland and H. ndricks
will be public benefit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Know-Nothing BIaine.

From the Utica Herald.
In 1856, when the KGow-N othing
craze was a. its height, Grover Cleye-
land was eighteen years of age, and
when it finally snbsiGed he had not
reached his majority. But in 1856
James G.. Blaine was twenty-six years
old, an ambitious young politician,
and considered "smaIt" beyond his
age. He edited the Kennebec Jour
nal. which, In articles which we have
already quoted, upheld the proposed
restriction of the political rights of
foreigners. But now the Blaine or
gans have the effrontery TO ask our
citizens to vote for the Plum
ed Knight in preference to Cleveland
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE cholera accounts in this morn
ing's foreign dispatches remind one
of some of the scenes of the great
yellow fever epidemic in Houston and
Galveston in 1857.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

shady Seguin large enough to
induce him to risk his bread and but
ter on it. We have slight indications
that there will be a veteran anti-Ire-
land delegation present at Houston
from Lamar county. Indeed the fun
thickens, and by the 18th of August it
will be dense enough to cut with a
knife
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

1T wont do to monkey with such a
man as Fisher, and if there are people
here now who have hankering after
the senatorshlp in this district, they
had better get to work at once.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

1t is all fixed up. Wellborn goes
back to congress without effort. The
blessed managers take all the troubl
off the hands of the people. How nice
and convenient.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE STATESMAN is resolved to do
all it may do to protect the democratic
party from making the serious mis-.
take of re-nominating governor Ire
1on1
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

IT is matter of fact that there has
seldom been a big epidemic in a pres
idential year. A mere coincidence,
but a very comfortable one at this
time when cholera and yellow fever
are Threatened
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

PRoF. noeG, of the Fort Worth
public schools has had his salary
raised from 81. 200, to $1,000, and was
unanimously reelected for the ensu-
ing year. A just recognition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Ireland and the People.

1t is generally supposed that man
seeking to represent the people in
either the legislative or the executive
branches of the government, means to
do it if he can possibly find out what
their will or preferences may be on
any given point. Indeed that is what
is meant by the relation between the
representative and the voters who
elect him. If not, then the relation.
ship is a fraud and delusion. In the
case of the International settlement
referred to in an article at some length
in THE STATESMAN a few days
since, we exhibited in terse form
the aggregate DOSAGE to the state is
that transaction, over and above what
would have been possible had the plan
of settlement, vetoed by Coke, and
fought by Ireland, prevailed, Ireland
claims to have been the father of the
bill which finally prevailed. The peo-
pie of the entire southwest were in
favor of the original bill proposed and
which was so vetoed. In a speech to
crowded lobbies and galleries, when
charged with going against his consti
tuents in this matter, he replied: "The
friends of the measure urge as a rea-
son for the passage of this bill, that
the people of the southwest are
unanimous for its passage" "Y es'
said he: 81 know they want it. 1
have dozens of letters in my pocket
begging me to support the bill (patting
his breast pocket at the same time),"
"but the people don't know what they
want. I'LL TELL THEM, I'll TELL
THEM"
Pretty language this to be address,
ed by the servant to the master, and
this sustains the Statesman's charge
as to his tyranical nature when cloth
ed in little brief authority. 1t was
a question of good faith on the part
of the state. The money SUBJ
sides had induced the building
for us of two hundred miles of
road in good faith, and the road was
anxious, as was natural, to receive the
consideration as proposed by the con-
tract; the people wanted the road to
have it, but it did not suit the sage of
Seguin, and finally the costly settle
ment which was finally adoped, was
made, with the result as we stated in
the article referred to above. This
little bit of muleishness cost the state
a good sound figure amounting to
but the said sage of Seguin
is to be rewarded by two terms of the
governorship, and two of the United
States senate. Pretty good.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

RED HEADED Tummas will have to
bestir himself, or the Grain will swing
him
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

RICHARDSON is coming to the front
rapidly es a candidate for the nomina-
ton for state superintendent of in
struction
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

HON. JOHN II. REAGAN announces
himself as candidate for reelection
to congress. He'll get it, too, without
doubt. He's one of the servants of
the people who never are suffered to
-n1k
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

AN earthquake is reported at Masso-
wah, Egypt. 1t was hardly so big a
one as Ell Mahdi will make when the
Folse prophet lays his. grip on the
town
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THF Dallas Herald has an editor
who mixes poor Nelson Plato's chris
tian and surnames up dreadfully.
What is fame?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

w. *. HoMAN once an Important
factor in state politics IS engineering
Campbellite meeting in Hamilton
county. He's advancing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

OLD KING ALCOHOL has been abus-
ed enough by the prohlbitionists in
the last day OF two, for the old man to
60 off and hang himself.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

The Gazette is still hammering
away on free grass. apparently all I'M
conscious that the hot sun is burning
it to ashes, fast.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE French carpenters, who, as
stated this morning, refused to make
coffins for cholera corpses, ought to be
shut up in Toulon or Marseilles and
kept there till the epidemic is over.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THERE are many who don't believe
in Grain, but there are few who don't
prefer him to Ochiltree.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

IT don't matter whether they call it
yellow fever or not, so it kills. Medi-
cal hair-splitting is much like the le-
gal article. only it amounts to more to
the patient.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

CLEVELAND is a bachelor. So was
Buchanan, the last of the ante bellum
democratic presidents. Cleveland VIII
be the first of new series.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

The Star indicator does not relish
the strong meat of the political gospel
which it finds in The STATESMAN
1t may skip the Ireland articles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

ZUNI JACK will never stand in the
shadow of the white house.