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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
THE BENIGN INFLUENCE OF COR
PURATIONS.

There is no better evidence of lack
of solid ability than to hear public
speaker denounce corporations in a
wholesale and unmitigated abuse.
Mark such a man, he is a demagogue
with brain capacity reduced to the
last degree Of attenuation. load with
set phrases caught on the ny from
reading meretricious political gam
mon. He does not comprehend
political economy, and he is unable to
originate or accept political philos-
ophy. He thinks he is posing as the
friend of the masses of the people
when all sensible men know that he
is hammering away at an institution
that has done more good for the peo-
pie than all other things combined.
There is often evil in
corporations like there is
in everything else, good and
evil are most intimately connected in
all things. The sun that warns vege-
tation to life to feed the hungry and
sustain life in some places, scorches
the humid ground in other places
until the air is filled with 1niasmatic
exhalations with poison on their
wings. All things have their good
and bad. Corp crate power is often
upiustly abused.
But since 1887 when the legislature
of Connecticut authorized two or more
persons to combine their capital for
the purpose ofentering into a manu-
featuring business, corporations have
sent bounding through the arteries of
trade and commerce wealth and pros
perity. Corporations have not
alone built the splendid palaces
of the rich and magnificent cities
in desolate places but they have
given work to thousands, and their
benign influence has been felt in the
humble home of the poor and enabled
the laborer to educate his children
and elevate them in the material, So
cial and intellectual world. If it were
not for corporations the genius of in
vention would have excluded thous.
ands from remunerative employment
in our vast manufacturing establish
ments and by the improvement of ma
chinery limited the number of work
men. But the law which was passed
in 1887 by the Connecticut legislature
opened up to enterprise combined
capital, enabling the manufacturer to
equip his mills with a plant that no
private fortune could afford, and thus
the demand for labor has kept
abreast with invention, and a field
for labor was opened up not only to
our native workmen but to the work
men of all other civilized nations.
Not only that but many things that
even the poor consider as necessary
to their comfort have been cheapened
by corporations and made attainable
by the humblest household. But for
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06

Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need
tnr Constipation, Loss of Appetite,
Dizziness and all symptoms of Dys-
nepsia. Price 10c and 75c bottle. AT
Cornwell & Chiles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Dinner Among the Romans.

The Romans in the time of Cicero and
Augustus took an early breakfast, from
8 to A in the morning, luncheon at 10
or 1, and at about o'clock the cena or
principal meal of the day, corresponding
with our dinner. Concurrently we read
Of some not dining until sunset.-Cham-
bers Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06

1T has become a fashion for nsws-
papers to be impersonal, that is, not to
blazon the name of the editorial writers
at the head of the column, but the
Commercial Advertiser of New York,
has at the head of the first page the
name of John A. Cockrill, editor. He
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Killed Over Cards.
Special to The Statesman.

p
BRENNAN, Tex, Oct. lat Nc
Kinney's store, in the east end of the
county, Louis Ellison shot and killed
Jim Allen over game of cards. Fill
lison was brought herea jailed this
afternoon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06

Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price SOC. Nasal injector
free. AT Cornwell q Chiles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Ponds Extract.

Men and women will suffer from a
severe headache, when ten minutes
spent bathing the head with the Elk.
tract would afford relief. Weak i'm
itations will not have the same effect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06

Crutton: Buy only DR.. Isaac Thompson's eey
water. Carefully examine the outside wrapper.
Nune other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
LET THEM HOWL.

The howl of the Hogg people abou
the Cu-Clark ticket is all bosh, tn
veriest political rot that a set of me
were ever guilty Of. What is the OF
ect of political speakers, Of part.
campaigners but to gain voters t
their way of thinking, and who care
where they come from or who the,
are, so that their votes can justly b
obtained?
Are the Republicans just now SO OBJ
noxious to the Hogg people that they
would refuse Republican votes fol
their candidate? 1t seems to be nat
ural to desire to take votes away IRON
q party that is obnoxious and secure
them for ones own party, but the
Hogg people hold up their hands in
horror, and, if they are to be believed,
would peremptorily decline to accept
the governorship for Hogg secured
through assistance by Republican bal
lots. This is all the most transparent
humbug; they would have rejoiced
with shouts of gladness and
explosions of pyrotechnics at
the announcement that the
Republican convention bad re-
fused to put out a Republican ticket
and recommended their party to vote
for Hogg on q strict business basis;
but as that convention in its wisdom,
animated by desire to see prosperity
in the state, to feel its warm blood
coursing through their own veins,
recommended their party to vote for
George Clark, these simon-pure ~
Democrats, who clash with the ma
tional platform, attempt to throw con-
tempt and contumely upon Clark for
expressing a Willingness, nay an
earnest desire to secure the Republic
can vote. Do they not know that
every sensible man in the state re-
CARDS this as unadulterated dema-
goguism? Is it not just as certain as
that the sun rises and sets that If
Hogg had been offered this vote that
he would have welcomed it with open
arms and have been cheered on in
his race with q much brighter hope
Of election? 1t lis not the first time
nor will it be the last that men of dis
tinct leading parties combined against
the oppressive rulo OF some auticrat
in Office who having all the patronage,
all the machinery of party in his
hands forces himself ON an unwilling
constituency.
There is hardly great city in the
union in which combination has not
been made between Democrats and
Republicans to throw off the yoke
of some barnacle who by patronage
and combination OF all the worst
elements of his party, hold on to
power.
Mr.. Tilden would never have been
successful in his war against the
Tweed ring in New York without the
aid of Republicans. The Republicans
in Philadelphia could never have
freed the city of corrupt Republican
bosses without the aid of Democrats
In Baltimore and elsewhere such COM
binations have often been made with
out disturbing the integrity and
autonomy of either party in
subsequent party contests.
In Texas, as in the cities named, it is
purely matter of business touching
the material interest of the state in
which the Republicans saw the neces-
sity of voting for George Clark that
the clogged avenues of trade and
prosperity might be reopened and q
new era of business improvement in
troduced into our young state, having
all the elements of greatness but
weighted.down by moribund admin.
istration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06

That hacking congh can SD ee >,
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guarantee it. Cornwell & Chiles, 9th
at
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
FOR CoRNS, WARTS AND BUNIoNs
Use Only Abbott's East Indian Corn Pair

Erysipelas, Swoolen Limbs, Bad Sores Scale,
and Scabs on the leg have been entirely cured
by T. r p, the most wonderful blood medicine
OF the day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Thousands of Dollars
Hoods SarsapariIIa

for seven months; and since that time, 2 years.
L have worn no bandages whatever and my
legs and arms are sound and WELL" S. G.
DERRY, 45 Bradford ST., Providence, II. /.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18
THE NATURAL OUTCOME OF THE SIT.
UATION.

Now that there exists 10 doubt what
ever that the Democracy will have a
majority on joint ballot OF the next leg
islature, there is looming up small
speck OF opposition in some OF the n rth-
ern counties against the election OF
United States senator from Southern
California. Whilst there ls really no
sectional claim set up for the election OF
the senator from this part OF the state,
the reasons why we should be recog'
nizad in this matter on sectional grounds
are strong and unanswerable. Southern
Celiiornis has been ignored when a sem
ator was to be elected from the very be-
ginning. Neither the Republican nor
the Democratic party has ever paid the
| slightest attention to our claims in this
respect. The Democracy Of this part of
| the state, however, now enter the con-
| test with man who impressed on the
late canvass his individuality in go
| powerful manner that he stands head
and shoulders foremost in the minds OF
the people as the man who should be
elected. When joint-debate on the
issues OF the campaign was decided upon
the Democracy selected Hon. Stephen
NJ. White as its champion, and 80 ably
and powerfully did be present and
argue the great question of the cam
paign that it is universally admitted
that his speeches had much to do with
the result of the election in this state
Ii the Legislature has been secured to the
Democracy and the etate to Cleveland
and Stevenson, Mr.. Whites canvass
both during the joint-debate and after
wards when be btumped the state alone
ia entitled to the highest credit for bring
ing about those results. Mr.. White
will undoubtedly 60 to Sacramento with
the staunch support Of every Democrat
elected to the Legislature from Southern
California. He will have troops ol
friends also from ell other parts of the
state. He is the man who is naturally
in the line of election from the facts ol
his own powerful endeavors and his pre-
eminent ability for the position; and
there can hardly be any doubt tina;
when the Democracy come to calmly
review the situation they will accord
the honor of seat in the United States
senate to Step hen NJ. White.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

tary of the tressury-elect sends to the
council for confirmation the names Of
persons designed for collectors IF taxes
and county treasurers. Assessors and
minor county officers are elected by par
lament in joint convention held for that
purpose.
The judges there are appointed by the
crown and confirmed by the local parlia-
ment. They nominate the sheriffs and
ministers of police, sending their names
to the council for confirmation. Hence
they do not have as many names on
their ballots in dozen elections as We
DO in oAe. The town officers are elected
in nearly the same way. The mayor is
chosen by the town council. He
sends to the council for confirmation
the names of his subordinate officers.
That the system has its faults cannot
be denied, but the fact that it insures
secrecy OF voting and defies the pur-
chase of votes, in almost every instance,
is what commends it to those who desire
the purity of the ballot box to remain
untrammeled. To this system of voting
the Democracy owe their increased vote
throughout the state. For this reason
the system should be retained until
somebody can show us better one.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18
A REPUBLICAN
Who Wants a Change in the City Ad
miuistratiOn.

who Wants a Change in the City Ad-
miuistration.
EDITORS HERALD: We greatly need a
change in the administration OF the city
government. Changes are needed in
nearly every department-except the
engineers. Most OF all changes are
needed in the police and library depart
mentH.
We want chief who will be civil to
citizens, whom he should serve and not
tvranize over. We want police who
will keep the streets clear of mobs and
cars in times of professions; who will
keep sidewalks clear of fanatics; who
will keep mobs from sitting down on
mortars, suppress gambling in China
town and elsewhere and see that nuis.
ances are abated.
We want a library not pandering to
The yitiated taste of dime novel readers
purchasing costly works of art and mu'
sic for favored few, and a librarian
with costly eastern tripe. We want Q
library accessible to the humblest citi
zen not private rooms filled with dats
only for those on good terms with the
directors.
"Them's my sentiments" vote fol
change; hence will vote the Demo
cratic ticket. A REPUBLICAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

WE HAD pleasant calls last evening
from number Of the delegates from
the northern portion OF the state to tie
Editorial associations meeting at Pasa-
dena. They are, without exception, all
greatly pleased with their visit and with
the hospitable manner in which they
have been entertained. Some OF them
will 60 home with very different ideas
of the southern country from what they
had before they came here. Contact
with our people and seeing for them.
selves the grand resources and wonder
full development of cur section, haa dis
eipated their prejudices and won their
friendship and good will.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18
U. S. SENATOR.

Stephen NJ. White Placed in the
| Forefront.
EbIroRs HERALD: Two years ago you
published an article from me advocat-
ing Stephen M. White of Los Angeles
for United States senator. AL that has
occurred since only proves that was in
fovor of the right man. In the guber-
natorlal campaign of 1890 he upheld the
doctrines of his party and laid bare the
flimey sophistry of the opposition in q
series Of mastery ereeches. He dealt
herculesn blows on the heads Of those
transportation magnates who have
bought their way to the United States
senate out OF the coin filched from the
people through extortionate freight and
passenger rates.
During the late campaign he has
loomed up aa the commander-in-chie
of the Democratic field forces. His un-
ansWerable array of facts and figures
hoored his distinguished antagonist.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee, and furnished pabu.
lum for his colleagues on the stump"
AS native-born Californian he would
do honor to the state by his character
and ability. His record in the state
senate proves that he is man OF un-
tiriag industry, and consequently the
interests OF this state would receive that
unfagging attention, backed by zeal
and ability, which would bear down all
opposition.
How he would contrast, like Brob-
dignag va. Lilliput, with the mediocres
who for years have sat in the United
States senate as the representatives OF
the Golden State
l have delivered more than 20
speeches, in as many towns of
the state, during our late cam
paign, and with scarcely dis
sentient voice the Democrats with
whom 1 talked are for "Stephe" White
for United States senator. If we could
have q pleblscite OF the Democratic
voters in California / firmly believe
Stephen M. White would draw as we'll
as Grover Cleveland in the whole United
States. J. J. ToBIN.
San Francisco, Nov. Is, 1892.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18
THE oUrFALL SEWER.

The CITY council and the engineers
Office are confronted with difficult tack
in awarding the bids to build the out
fall sewer go that the best interests OF
the CITY will be protected, and that the
work will be of character to stand the
closest inspection. We are aware that
il is difficult to discriminate between
the bids of home contractors and those
abroad who have no interest in the city.
Yet we cannot ignore the fact that when
ever outside contractors have succeeded
IN getting awards, the city or the county
has generally been made to suffer in the
end. That was the case in the building
OF the courthouse, which has far ex-
ceeded in cost the original estimates.
The greatest danger We can foresee in
the way in which some of the bids are
made if accepted, is in the fact that they
are encumbered with ominous "ifs."
For instance, they propose to. charge SO
much for cutting tunnel and building
the sewer if the rock proves to be soft;
if otherwise, so much more, and so on.
We do not believe that bids of this
doubtful and indefinite character should
be entertained. The extras, in such
cases, may be carried into extremes
that will make the work cost infinitely
more than the city has counted upon.
What the people want to know particu-
larly is the limit of expense this great
work will be to the city. If the door is
to be left open to contractors to make
such charges as they please above their
original bid, then the outfall sewer,
like the county court house. may cost us
in the end twice as much as we had es-
timated upon.
We are aware that the object of divid-
ing the work up into small sections was
to enable bidders of limited means to
enter into the competition. But this
should not leave the city in jeopardy OF
paving two prices for the work. In some
cases several home contractors have
Joined forces and bid on the work as
whole for fixed price. agreeing to
carry it out for that price no matter
what kind of rock or soil may be en-
countered in the tunnels. This was the
case, in one lump-job bid, and the peo-
pie have the advantage of knowing what
the exact cost will be should this bid be
accepted.
But whatever conclusion the city may
come to in awarding the contracts for
the cutiall sewer, We shall expect the
council to take the character, standing
ard responsibility OF the bidders into
consideration. No award should be
made, under any circu Instance, to con-
tractors who have heretofore been
tricky and deceitful in carrying out their
agreements with the city. Men who
have shown dishonesty in their work
once may be depended upon to deal un-
fairly with the city in carrying out SO
extensive and important work as the
building OF the outiall sewer. If
tricky and urscrupulous contractor sue
ceeds in getting the award OF one Sec
ton under an indefinite bid, he may tie
up the whole Improvement for a long
time by going into court TO enforce his
doubtful claims. This is something
that cannot be too carefully avoided.
The taxpayers are watching this mat
ter closely, and no crooked work, at any
stage of the business, will be overlooked
by them.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

Some very absurd things get into the
news kilograms about election times.
The other day it YVES stated that Cleve-
land had INDUCED in grs'ui!ous TRADE
against Tammany ard bad declared that
it should have no influence whatever
with him in the distribution OF New
York federal patronage. OF course, no
person believed that there was word
of truth in this senseless dispatch. Now
comes the report that Justice Field will
resign so as to give Harrison chance tc
appoint his successor to the supreme
bench. AS Justice Field is a Democrat
it is not likely be would resign merely
for the purpose OF giving his place up tc
a Repu blican.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18
oUTFALL SEWER CONTRACTS.
Several Unsuccessful Bidders Are Nov
IndulginG In q Kick.

Several Unsuccessful Bidders Are Now
IndulginG In q Kick.
The outfall contract matter was under
consideration all day yesterday in the
city engineers Office. In this connec-
tion it may be stated thata typographi-
cal error is directly responsible for the
statement which crept into yesterday
mornings issue with reference to the
disparity between the lump" bids and
those of a sectional nature.
Protests have already been filed with
| the mayor concerning this matter,
and that officer will bring them to the
| notice of the council for consideration
at its next meeting. One of these is
| is from G. D. Vincent, bidder on Sec
| He goes on to show that while it ap.
| peared to the council that one Town
| send had put in the lowest bid, yet such
| is not the case, for the said Towneend's
| bid is not in accordance with the speci-
| fcations under which The tenders were
invited. He further goes on to cay that
the bids of Hughes & Mayer and French
Bros. are invalid because they are,
not fully covered by the checks
deposited for the faithful completion
OF the contract. Hobson & Wilkerson,
who bid on section l of the work. are
making roar at the bid of one Red
man, as being irregular, because the
check filed was for an aggregate instead
of being separate checks to accompany
| the bids on each section.
! They have also grievance against ].
L. Mansfield, in that he bid for the work
per linear foot and did not state of what
material the sewer is to be built.
They also challenge for cause" the
bid of Bell & Co., as being Irregular in
bidding in lump sum for the entire
work, whereas the notice strictly de-
manded separate bids for section /. Jas.
Marion Brooks 10 the attorney for
plaintiff.
The matter will probably come up at
the next council meeting and be de-
! termined by the adoption of the city
engineers report, once and forever.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

TIE census bureau, prior to the elec-
tion, sent out about fifty bulletins a
week, principally relating to manufac-
tures in the cities and having partial
bearing on the election. Since the cleo
ton only one bulletin has been issued at
all touching on manufactures. The
force OF the bureau is now able to turn
its attention to other work, and one of
the fruits OF the change is q significant
bulletin iust issued about farms and
homes in Iowa. From this we learn
that in the ten years between 1880 and
1890, while the protected manufactures
were enjoying such wonderful develop
ment and the farmers home market was
increasing at such gratifying rate, the
number of tenant farmers in Iowa in.
creased from l3 to 1857 per cent, while
CT the 70.43 per cent of farmers nomin-
ally owning their own places in 1896
over half were paying interest on mort
cages, and therefore were practically
tenants OF the mortgages. Only ore
third of the Iowa farmers were really
independent freeholders in 1880. This
may help to explain come OF the cur
prises OF election day in the northwest
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

WITHIN the pas. year 200 fishing yes
sells, sailing out of Gloucester, Macs.
with crews aggregating somewhere il
excess of 400 souls, have been lost al
sea. Could the same vessels have been
employed on the Pacific coast, between
Monterey and San Diego, they probably
would have all been afoat today and
their brave crews all alive and well.
We send out thousands OF circulars every
year telling about our great orchards
and vineyards, but not line goes out to
tell the storm-tossed people OF the New
England coast how much wealth lies
under the placid bosom of the Santa
Barbara channel and the adjacent
waters.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

THE California election returns are
tantalizingly Glow coming in. The last
reports from the state, outside OF San
Francisco, show Harrison to be 6572
ahead. Ii the count in San Francisco
turns out to be over 7000 plurality r
Cleveland, as has Ill along been claimed.
the Democratic electoral ticket will be
elected in this state by about 1000 plu-
rality. The margin is not ''as deep as a
we'll or as wide as q church door," but
like Mercutio's wound it will do.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18
THE PEOPLES SAFEGUARD.

An attempt will be made, ae we learn.
TO repeal the Australian ballot law at
the approaching session Of the leeisla-
ture and while we are aware that the
system contains Inuch that is cum
brous and unwieldly, yet the fact that it
preserves the secrecy Of the ballot, and
prevents corrupt votesg from being
bought up like sheep for the shambles,
is the best plea for it's retention.
1t was invented in country that
votes directly ouy for members Of local
parlaments end members of town
councils. The members OF psrliament
meet and elect ministry. The eecre-
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-18

WHILE vaticinations as to appoint
ments to places in the cabinet are in
order, Mr.. Cleveland cannot very well
afford to overlook Ex-Governor Campbell
of Ohio. The firm stand taken by him
in the Chicago convention made the
nomination of the ex-president pos
tive certainty; and his splendid, her
culean labor in wrestling Ohio from the
clump of Republican states and sending
its electoral vote to the Democratic
EcOrh.