The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04
HOW WE STAND.

Sorry to say it, but the returns are not
all in, and The STATESMAN can't do the
impossible. 1t has coaXed, wheedled, bull
dozed, and, be-what do you call ito
get returns, but sober sided judges have
insisted that the ballots must all be
counted before the returns can be given
out-and then, confound 'em, they have
gone to sleep in their comfortable houses
and forgot to send in their reports. If
the disappointed ones, the exultant ones,
the betting folk, and the hungry creditor
who has a bill to collect conditioned ON
success of some one, will keep their tenn
per, maybe by tomorrow the mountain
precincts will be heard from.
In the meanwhile, bit of re-
view of the situation may not be
embarrassing. AS far as reports have
come in, all indications point to the
solemn fact that, by comparison with
two years ago, the vote is light In 1884,
Governor Ireland received 2542 votes,
Jones 3O91 and Norton rs. Saye.s, then
babe in swaddling clothes, so far as ma
tional politics were concerned, received
1864 votes to 2750 for Rector. In this
lapse of two years and with the hurrah of
the local canvass it was naturally to be
expected that the vote would be heavier
this election. There have been new com
ers certainly end as old Phiskamp said
to Deiderich, whats der deiful vas become
of der babies" However, the babies may
be, and whatever may have been the rea-
son for the fact the fact is still there,
that the vote is lower than two years ago,
and aspiring gentlemen who may want to
go to the next democratic state con-
vention, and who have been putting fin.
gers in the independent "pumkin pie"
may spend the intervening time in study
ing how to manage things so as to get
back into favor by the come-around of
the next primaries. These be times, and
they be people who live in these times.
Two years ago Mr.. Robertson had to
rustic with the autumn leaves to become
district attorney. His majority in the
county then was so small that if he had
met 1t in the road on dark night he
wouldn't have recognized il. He ~ tainly
has given satisfaction in his office, as he
goes in this time with such vote as, if
he were to meet it in the road, he would
have to climb fence to get out of the
way of it.
Mr.. Hart has earned the right to a Sec
Ond term, for in all the great big state of
Texas there cannot be found man more
competent, or more courteous gentleman
N official position than he is. This is
The universal opinion of newspaper re-
oorters, and those new to the city are not
low to acknowledge the degree of his clev-
,rness and kindness to them.
Mr.. Frank Brown, while on the off side
II the ticket, like Sheriff Hornsby dad"
ernigan and Assessor, Metz, is, as are all
II those gentlemen, worth their weight
gold to newspaper men, when there is
II item afiOat. Fight them ever so hard
N their political ways, and they bear you
10 hard feeling, but are just as willing to
i've an Item, tell story or swap tobacco,
S any of the other fellows around town.
therefore,, as they are in, and the winning
an t be helped, the reporters are all GO
lg to bless them,and jump them for news
lst as they have done in days gone by.
lHE STATESMAN has already apologized
Or not being able to furnish full reports
lis morning: 1t has given everything as
Ill and complete as could be obtained up
the hour of going to press, and what
presents tolerably accurate idea can
obtained of how the election has gone.
between Won Rosenberg and Bracken-
dge,the squeeze is a close one land from all
e returns will have to be seen before it
Ill be safe to bet more than nickle
CARS. 1t was reported last night that
r. Christian had considered himself de-
ated by majority of'fifty.