The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-21
RATHER COOL.

The following is respectfully submitted
to the democratic voters of Travis county
To the Voters of Travis County:
FELLOW CITIZENS Yielding to the solic-
itations of many of you, 1 am a candi-
dat" for the place of one of your repre-
sentatives in the next Legislature.
The methods which were employed, and
the character of political mate rial invited
to and that did take part in the primaries
which constituted the so-called democratic
county convention in the interest of indi-
viduals, and the equivocal and mixed
political character of the elements of that
convention could not rightfully create,
on democrats, an obligation to support
or be bound by its action. To concede
the right to body of men so gotten up
and of diverse political opinions and
party affiliation, drawn together for the
time only in the interest of individuals, to
say who shall be your officers, and for
whom you should vote, would be but little
less than to require of the people that
they should place the right of suffrage,
the dearest privilege of free people, at
the disposal of the artful, designing and
INSCRIPTIONS aspirant for place and
power, to reward vice and immortality at
the expense of virtue.
The action of such bodies, by assuming
the disguise of an honored and cherished
party name, to dictate to and control the
action of the people, fails to create in me
acquiescence and approval; on the con-
trary, as an humble citizen, find my
feeling is to rebuke and repudiate the at
tempted usurpation rather than acquiesce,
and thereby to seemingly approve and en-
courage it,
| make no prctention, however, to be-
ing politician, and, like many of you,
have often remained silent, when my
judgment did not approve. Neither my
TASTE line of duty has led me to further
consider political questions than to try to-
enable myself to act understandingly.
think the duty of all. upon questions as
they have arisen affecting the general well
fare, should be well considered and have
your careful conside ration before you cast
your votes. | have at no time sought Of
flee, have had little time and less incina-
ton to do SO; but having lived in this
community from early manhood, and feel
ing indebted to this people for what
moderate success has rewarded my efforts,
have not FELT that under all the present
surrounding circumSt stances, could right
fully refuse to serve you any way in my
power.
l have no experience in the usual
methods employed by candidates seeking
votes. and shall not attempt to initiate the
course of many ON liberal promises to ac-
romplish much, almost everything desra-
bic, but in the limited time till the cleo
ton. will, so far as l may be able, meet
and interchange views; and if l shall be
your choice foI one of your representa-
tlves IN the next legislature, l assure you
of my unremittlng attention and best eff
forts to represent you to the best of my
ability.
Most respectfully, your ob't servant.
Ed. CHRISTIAN.
The sentiment expressed in the above
is not the expression of leader of the
democracy, like Senator Coke or Alan G..
Thurman, but of gentleman who has al
lowed himself to be used by a few disap-
pointed politicians of rather a mongrel
type. 1t appears in a circular by Mr.. Ed
Christian, and is addressed to the voters
of Travis. 1t is rather a cool piece of
business to be INDUCED in by a man who
in the first place took an active part in the
mathematical primaries aforesaid; and,
second, who has combined with few men,
some of whom have never been associated
with any honest movement of either the
democratic or republican party, and the
remainder of whom are pronounced re-
publicans. 1t is true that there are some