The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
POLITICAL HITS.
WHAT THE STATE PAPERS ARE
SAYING ABOUT THE
CANDIDATES.
Brenham Daily Banner,

Col Swain, the comptroller, had two OF
his sons employed in the comptrollers
office for about month, at time when
extra help was much needed, and for this
he is charged with nepotism. This Is an
attempt to make a mountain out of
mole hill and it will probably recoil on
the politicians who are so industriously
trying to make capital out of 1t.
Papers opposing Ross say that all that
is necessary TO defeat him is for him to
make plenty of speeches such as he has
been making. Papers opposing Swain
entertain about the same opinion. From
the present outlook Swain seems to be
decidedly in the leaG.
Paris Daily News.
Those papers that are attempting to
pull Roberts into politics nolens volens,
ought to be ashamed of themselves
Roberts is good old man, and he can't
be governor any more. Knowing this to
be fact, the papers ought to let him
alone.
Brentwood County Banner.
Judge Terrell Is making rapid progress
in his senatorial race. Many, and we may
saw, most of the ablest men in the state,
being in a position to know the man, have
declared themselves for him. He is GER
tainly the man for the place and we be-
lieve the people of this great state will do
themselves credit by electing him to rep
resent them in the U. S. Senate.
Houston Post.
Friends of General Ross want him to
come to Houston to make an anti pro-
hibition speech. Let him come by all
means. He will be given patient hear
ing, but Harris county is for Swain.
General Ross should continue his can
vass, and, as he goes along, tell the far
mers why he voted for the smoke house
and corn crib tax.
John D. Mccall is going to surprise his
opponents by the strength he will show IN
his race for comptroller
A San Antonio paper says the friends
of Judge Terrell caused Editor Nat q.
Henderson to be blackballed by the Press
convention. That is about an average of
the arguments used by that sheet against
Terrell.
1t seems thct Mr. ex- Comptroller Brown
! has never forgiven Colonel Swain for
!, downing him in the Galveston convention
four years ago.
l Dallas News
a |
! organ of Gov. Ireland, seems suddenly to
+ have concluded that Terrell is making
such Roadway for the senate that Ok Cart
3 John is likely to be distanced. 1t is an
: unpleasant sensation, probably occasioneo
: by the tests applied to the sentiment OF
= the editors who met at San Antonio IL
i state convention last week. The next da.
after the press banquet, at which quie
: IL - ii aH hnrpf
s. into the confidence of the exhilarateC
e. guests, and found Terrell TO be the gener
ID al favorite, this afternoon organ produce
"a an elaborate editorial, charging Alexande
't Watkins with poltroonery, with treason
e. with imbecility as legislator, with violat
4, ing the constitution, with participating j
N legislative jobs, with demagogism, wit
y lying, with being ,litical mountebanl
d and probably will shortly charge him wit
10 stealing a sheep. Such vile attacks fror
Is Ok Cart John, through his newspape
ought to be known outside of the sma
~ circle of readers of that organ. The pee
20 pie of Texas ought to know the really de
~, perate straits to which Terrell has reduce
y. the governors unfortunate condition. i
~ convention of moulders of public opinio
,rt at San Antonio was perhaps the first OF
in portunity that the organ has enjoyed IL
ba obtaining an idea of public sentimen
20. Doubtless the truth struck the official parl
in interested and his organ cruel blow. III
IL editors of Texas have taken the wind OF
he of the Ireland kite, cut its string, tanglt
its tail and left it to flop about in space,
~ most pitiful and insignificant wreck upc
ID the political horizon. Editors have lie
Ids interest in concealing their opinions tbs
le. politicians generally, and any inquir
he can obtain the genuine article
m, direct inquiry, and this press co
The vention may be taken as ia
I'D, exponent of intelligent opinion
his Texas. If the editors who met at San A
mt tonic are liable in this affair to differ fro
raj their constituencies in any degree, it
that as between Terrell, Maxey and lrelal
The their prepossessions would be toward t
he last two more than toward the form
'ill Maxey and Ireland are in high positio
nd, already. Terrell is a private citizt
'es, There is in these positions prestige whi'
OF at the inception of the campaign, may
est ercise a greater power than 1t will later
e' unless the candidates are compared
teS men on their merits. If already the CO
ar VAS of Alexander Watkins Terrell has
vi yided the editors somewhat equally a
nen filled the ox-cart organs with bile and fu
ano what a state of despair is in store for tn
,o oo when the people begin to be heard fro
~ The people are tumbling to the doctrine
r.e the Old Alcalde-that Texas must b
&c, great state, must havea strong, protect
,art law enforcing government at home, and
NOT course men of magnificent capacity, II
. IN of genius, power and mental vigor,
! n represent them IN congress. The great
q a commonwealth of the federation co
ucb have at least the commemorative great
men in office, at home and away fr
one home. While growing in the greatness
the its material power, the state should g
age. in the greatness of its intellectual poy
the Sentiment is surely anImating the dem
was racy, and presages the end of sn
vav- things, small rulers and small senat
an Texas wants pair of senators at Wa
ined ington. This makes the sorrowful orr
wretched. Abuse of Terrell by the 6
de- ernor through his organ in the style
sup the San Antonio paper, is suggestive
more direct participation of the be
be- ficiary of the organship in directing
way, methods than is usual of late years.
ched style of abuse and villification of hor
iiled able candidates once was moderately