The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-25
DEMOCRATIC DUTY " TRAVIS.

The question recurs, has every demo
crat in the county done all be could To-
the success Of his ticket reIs month
, Inc opposition is active, earnest and de-
tsrmined; are democrats fighting witt
the same will s. they: The majority 0.
their ticket are what Is called independ
. eals. Backed by the transparent, IN
founded yet to some minds weight!
declaration of freedom from party d.c:a-
tiOu, backed By the prestige of some OF
their number il Office which Is being
TUNED to the best advantage, and
finally backed by the nomination
and infusnce Of the republican party, al
ways hostile to democrats, these indspend-
ents, together with their republican
brethren On the opposition ticket, are
leaving nothing urdone 70 score victory
if possible on November 6. Are We work
ing with the sans will, enthusiasm and
determination for those We have made our
standard bearers: We owe it to them thai.
we Go not make Of them targets for defeat.
We owe it 70 the party which We claim
honors rs with membership, and TO which
we express allegiance, that is ticket
shall be triumphant over all opposition.
The ticket We have put forth is
a good one. Some Of the nominees
are old in the service Of the state and
county, others, with no political 0; official
record, yet stand guaranteed b. their
ability and the success they nave made Of
| life, to fill the Offices which their party
hzg designated for them with credit to
themselves and party, with the best ad
vantage of the county. See to it, demo
Gratis, tina. you do your du:y like mel in
the few remaining days Of the cam pgign.
DEATH has not a monopoly in striking
at shining marks. Politics aim high and
generally score center shot. If great
ness, at least that carved from political
advantage, has its charms, they certainly
do not circle around and bedeck their
owner when political campaigns are on.
The Brooklyn Citizens, for instance, thus
reads Mr.. Blsine's doom:
Mr.. Mills has thought it necessary to !
expose the mendscity Of one of Biaine's !
statements about the sugar trust, as Mr.. |
Breckinridge exposed another. II may, !
however, be questioned whether the result |
is worth the endeavOr, for the number of |
people who now attach Importance TO the |
words Of Blaine must be very small. He |
h4s sunk from the dignity of Leadership |
to the level Of cam Dsign jester. Il is his |
function TO emuse rather THAI to instruct, |
to jibe the democracy rather than to de- |
fend anything of Importance to repub
licans. This was indicated by the ludi- |
crous form in which he put the argument !
for protection when ne asked the people |
of Evansville TO credit the existence of |
their town 70 the high tariff, since the |
tariff il older than the town Blaine's day !!
is plainly over. With the defeat of Har |
rison he will drop out of public sight, or
resppear only 10 amaze men that al in |
telect at once so light and interruptions
ever counted for much in the councils OF
great party. In this matter of the
sugar trust be has perhaps been OF q
certain use 10 furnishing messrs. Mills aud
BreckInridge with an opportunity 70 re-
en- phasizs the character Of the sugar
trust; Blaine, By his preposterous asser-
tiUus, has helped them 20 secure attention
for their evidence that the sugar trust
IS not only a product Of the present tariff,
but that under the republican bill the trust
would be enabled 20 rob the American
people more largely than ever.
And as Blaineis the admitted leader Of
the republican party, cannot his sins
Justly be charged up to that party: II
so, is it not such a weight as to crush it
down out of sight and brand it as utterly
unworthy Of the peoples confidence:
This does not seem to Us non sequitur.
The New York World says "The men
who earn wages and the men who pay
them certainly know what regulates wages
if anybody does. Wnat Is the use of
theorzing when the facts are at hand:
Governor Hill is practical man. When
the issue was raised as to whether the