The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

4 administration is about to become |
more ags resSively Democratic than 1t |
has been in the first two months of its |
existence. Nothing more Is to be done |
for the Mugwumps. Republican post
masters and other office holders Hho
have been active party workers are TO
be eat off before their terms expire,
and representative Democrats are to
h:sve their places. Sue, is the scheme
that these Democratic friends CT the
Administration have mapped out for
the next six months. The active
movements of men like Chairman
Barnum, VIM. L. Scott, Bradley b.
Smallev aud Senator German of
the National COMMITTEES, have
attracted some attention here. The
President has received visits recently
frum these and many other represen-
tative nen of the party who are not
mere place hunters, but party council
Cleveland's attention has been called
to the growing discomfort among the
rank and file Of the party, and that
his friends see, if he does not, the
necessity Of doing something TO
strengthen the party before the fall
elections take place. Mr.. Cleveland's
advisers do not seek party success
through the wholesale use Of Federal
patronage, but they do urge that when
the people voted for change in the
men who administer the Government
they have a right to insist on it.
THE Chattanooga Times says, there
has been leal of CRITICS m of MI
Bayard's selections for foreign mis-
sions, consulate5, etc. Some of this
has been honest and timely; most OF
it has been mere scolding, fault
finding and partisan grumbling
while portion discovers spirit
both small and dishonest. II
should be remem bered that Mr.. Bay
ards men are all, so far, untried il
their positions. None of them have
more than arrived at capitals to which
they are accredited, and the large
number have not left home. So al
the fault found with them touche
nothing In their new or prospective
duties; it is mere scavengering in tn
heap of dead civil strife to End som
personal objection to this one or tina
one, or il is prophecy IF their futur
conduc', AID in this at least the Dan
ocrats have IN: l.. = Ct their poi ic.,
opponents. w..ose diplomatic rnl7r -,
tatives fa'u II I uIiif"finiy b 70. e. d
liable to the caIn ~
THE eaten ~: couiish r1f' tn \ "
foundiand banks during 1881. " =, 81,
largest on Record The Fr.u;i, 49,
annually 10000 quiutafs OF po.i
worth Sl,44O,O00. Americans tax
a large quantity. but TO retur..s ~
kept. The whole amouGt L'k"n ,iur
ing. the Year was 1S31.4l7 q'.l.haI
|. showing Newfoundland to be la
largest and most valuable cod-fishtr,
, in the world. Next to it comes tina
OF Norway, with an annual catch o
7OO.800 quintals.
THE blood of murdered victims CT.
aloud against it; terror stricken wo
men and children vainly appeal TO
aid; and the strong man, who desire
/ to respect law, and would uphold il
repudiates impotent municipal gov
eminent, and determines to appeal t
mans primitive modes of defense.
GERMANY has population Of abou
100000 Inhabitants, and its univeI
stiles have $4,000 students. England
with a population of 100000, fur
nishes only $500 students to the uni
versities OF oxford aud Cambria z,
Several reasons may be brought fol
ward to account for this disc1 epancy
the chief reason being that in Ger
many, more than in any other countr
in the world, a university educ9tiol
is the stepping-stone to civil and mi
, itary promotion.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL'S de
nunciation of the Gladstone admins
traticn for its "base and cowardly sui
render of every point at issue wit
Russia, Shows which way some of tn
wind currents in England are blowing
They are set dead against the Admin
i3tration; and are going to swee
something out Of the way-probabl
ministry, il not crown.
STATE NEWS.