The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05


in regulating our own local affairs we
come in touch with the state govern
ment as no other city in the state
does. But there is and has been no
clash between the city and state gov.
ernments. Each exercising its own
functions their lines of control have
nicely dOvetailed, and the result has
been a most harmonious progress.
May such happy condition of affairs
long continue to exist.
But Austin has not only its local
government to carry on; as an integral
part of ! exas it has a great duty to
the state to perform. From a purely
selfish standpoint, as capilaL
city has so much from
the very necessities of the
case, the conditions surrounding it, to
expect from The state, it might be urg.
ed that such capital cities should take
no part in state politics. But what
does that position mean? That man
must yield up his citizenship not
merely to a general desire for gain,
but to that desire as expressed in a
most craven, cringing spirit-of aspir-
ing not as free born men to a right or
favor, but as crawling in whelpish
mood to lap the crumbs that drop from
states plentifully stored table.
What eelf respecting state would care
for such citizens? What self respect
ing state administration would care
for the good will of such citizens ?
Austin is not made up of such and
she aud the state are the
better off for it. Her citizens
in times past have seen fit to differ
with several administrations, and
in the campaign of the old year were
opposed to Governor Hogg's re.elec.
ton. 1t was their right to so form
and express their opinion. That
opinion did not agree with the vel dict
of majority of the people and Gov.
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settled the past-now what of the
future? The heat of the campaign il
over, it's animosities and bitter feel.
ings should be buried with the old
year that died last night. In q few
days James s. Hogg will be reinaugu.
rated governor of Texas and Austin is
it's capital city. AS governor Of
Texas, Austin owes him the same
courteous, considerable and good fell
lowship treatment that has been due
and extended all the states govern
ors; we owe his administration gen.
uine support so far as the same in ac
ton does not conflict with our
sense of right and justice tC
the state, if that line should be un.
fortunately passed, as good citizens
we owe it an open and fearless oppo'
sition. But that is of the future, and
a future The STATESMAN sincerely
hopes will not come TO pass.
But what of the present? Governor
Hogg in his campaign as honestly
differed with us as we with him. But
is not that of 1892? Our duty now is
to welcome him and his new admin.
istration into the year of 1893; and
as the contest was exceptionally bit
ter, so should the welcome be excep.
tionally hospitable. The people o
Austin should give him an Inaugural
of unsurpassed brilliancy and the
legislature about to convene should be
received with every mark of atten.
ton and consideration The state has
borne witness to our zeal and chivolry
in battle, and now that in clear sky
the flag of peace is unfurled and floats
in the purple and clear light within
the gaze of a reunited people, let us
wreath its standard with the gar
lands of hope and hospitality, the
trophies of cultured and queenly
city. Let Austin, great in all that /;
refined in home life, drilled in the
school of letters, brave in carving ou'
with heroic blows her business and
commercial future, set up before the
people of Texas, even as she is lifted
aloit on the bosom of her thousand
hills, spectacle of political loyalty tt
the state that will crown us with an
other gem OF glory and inspire al
others to emulate such wholesome ex
ample. Signalling the New YEA
day with an emblem of such an inten
tion flung from the battlements of oul
outer wall, and with our other bless
ings following along in rapid train
then happy, thrice happy will Austin
be in the elimination of good things
accomplished in the glorious year just
dawned-the year of 1898.
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Deserving Praise.
We desire to say TO our citizens, that for years
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