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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
EN-PRESIDENT HARRISON'S
DOUBTS.

The grandson of his grandfather, the
late President Benjamin Harrison, says
that the defeat of the Democratic party
is attributable to the fact that the party
for thirty years has been a party of cXpe
diency with as many faces as there are
congressional districts, and that there
has been nothing too wild for Democrat
to mount. We do not like to be harsh.
but Il man who talks that way is either Il
fool, demagogue or a colossal fabri-
Gator. For thirty years the main and
distinguishing feature of the Democratic
party in all its platforms and conven-
tons has been the consistent advocacy of
tariff reform as against the oppressive
and burdensome tariff imposed by the Re
publican party, and never but once has
it resorted to an eXpedient, and that was
i'll its nomination of Mr.. Greedy and that
was done to reconcile the two sections of
the country and to reunite its discordant
elements into patriotic devotion to a
common country. Mr.. Ben Harrison is
not fool, and he knows this to be the
fact, and he is therefore a demagogue,
using obvious manufactured facts (?)
He also doubts whether the Democratic
victories of 1890 and 1892 meant an en-.
dorsement of the reform tariff principles
of the Democratic party. Mr.. Harri.
son will find out in 1896, like doubling
Thomas, that the people of this country
are opposed to a high protective tariff
The operation of the present tariff il
that line and the establishment of oul
merchant marine will convince the PEG
pie that the Democratic party is right
We did fear defeat in the late elections
but we have not the least fear of the re-
suit in 1896. Mr.. Harrison TO the con.
trary Notwithstanding.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

1t was at first supposed that Col D.
Hampton Hoge of Virginia was elected 10
congress. 1t would have been an endorse
ment by the people of the right of an envoy
TO foreign court to get on just as many
Gags" as he could stand. 1t would also
have been Il reproof to president who
interferes with the inalienable right of a
Virginian to get drunk at home or abroad,
where he pleases and when he pleases,
but it seems that Otey, his opponent, is
elected. 1t would have been rather
strange though that the endorsement OF
Colonel IIoge came from the party of such
high moral virtues us the Republican
party(D. If he had not been beaten 1t
would have been in order for the people Of
his district to endorse Jimmy Van Aliens
dudism.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
NINTH DISTR1l"I

Joseph ID. Savers, the Democratic nomi-
nee, who was returned to congress from
this district by such close rub, has
occupied a position in congress from this
ninth congress, and at present occupies
the honorable position of chairman of the
committee on appropriation in that body.
He is native of Mississippi, having been
born Sept. %, 1871, at Grenada, in that
state. When only 10 years old his pa
rents moved to Bastrop, Tex, where he
has since resided. He was soldier in
the Confederate army and was admitted
to the bar in 1866. He was member of
the state senate IN 1873 and was chair
man of the state Democratic executive
committee for three years, from 1915 to
1878. He was also lieutenant governor
,of the state from 1879 to 1880.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The overwhelming defeat of Tammany
in New York demonstrates the fact that
while the people are long suffering and
patient under political abuses, that when
it goes too far they will rise in their might
and correct the abuses without regard to
party. The blow struck Tammany will
have far-reaching effects all over the
country and is but the initial of a warfare
on corrupt political methods that will
finally result in purging politics from cor
rupt methods and corrupt men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
TENTH DISTRICT.

Miles Crowley overcame every possible
obstacle and went to victory with great
honor. The war made on him was little
short of persecution, but he weathered the
storm and came out smilingly. He is
veritably a self made man, deserving in
every respect of the good fortune he has
secured. He made his first appearance at
Galveston as a mere boy, having come
from Boston on schooner. He arrived
there in 1874, and from that time until
1886 engaged in almost any business that
came handy. In that year he was APP
pointed assistant chief to the Galveston
Fire department. He read law at odd
moments during all this time and gained
such prominence that in 1890 he was
elected state senator Like Culberson in
the Fourth district, he owes his nomina-
ton to locked convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
THE TARIFF WAS NOT IN IT.

The tariff question had very little to
do with the land slide on Tuesday. With
the large Republican majority in the next
house of representatives, we doubt
whether any bill will be presented to re-
peal the Wilson tariff bill. Mr.. Reed rep
resented more fully than any Republican
candidate for the presidency the senti-
ment of that party on this subject in the
late canvass and he was careful to inn
press his audiences with the fact that the
Republicans did not contemplate Il repeal
of the Wilson tariff bill if they obtained n
that Mr.. Cleveland would veto any such
bill if passed. but that was not his ami
mus in making that promise. Mr. Reed
had the sagacity to see that the low prices
of the necessaries of life brought about
by the present tariff would become too
popular for his party to attack the law,
and he had no idea of involving them in II
useless war upon it in the next con-
press while Mr.. Cleveland held the veto
power. Therefore, we say it was not the
unpopularity of the present tariff law
that caused the land slide of Tuesday.
There were many other causes, but the
chief of them was that the Democrats in
congress were unjustly held responsible
for the hard times that the country has
felt in the last two years. The people
failed TO see that the hard times were the
result of 80 years of Republican NAL
administration. The hard times came be-
fore the Democrats had turned a wheel,
and the people who voted in 1892 by such
n large majority for tariff reform could
not have so suddenly changed, in antici-
patton of its adoption. There We're other
skiEgs and not the tariff that occaSioned
the cyclone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
DUMP THE TRAITORS.

Franklin McVeigh demands more
distinct lining up of the Democratic
party upon its main issues. Speaking
of it's future policy, he says: "ln the next
place. it should be made clear who the
Democrats are for whom the party will
accept responsibility. There is no OBJ
lection to anybody's voting the Demo
cratic ticket who likes, but our defeat
has been largely due to our responsible
ity for men who do not believe in tariff
reform. l believe the party cannot AT
ford to take that responsibility any
longer, and it cannot afford the disas-
trous lack of unity of action which re-
suits from mixture of tariff reform
leaders and protectionist leaders. The
first requisite of party of action is un-
ity of belief and unity of leadership.
This applies especially to the leading is
sue, which with us is tariff reform" He
might have added that the same thing
should he done on the subject of the
financial policy of the party.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
SEVENTH DISTRICT

G. c. Pendleteton of Bolton, the sue
cessful candidate in the Seventh dis
trict, is also a member of the present
congress. He is Tennessean by
birth, being born April %, 1915 in Cof-
fee county, Tenn. His parents moved to
Texas in 1857 and he received his edu-
his education at the Waxahachie acad-
envy in Ellis county. He made his init
atory bow on the world as a drummer
and then followed the pursuits of mcr-
chant, but is now a tiller of the soil. He
is Il Confederate soldier and has the
honor of having represented his districts
in the state legislature three successive
terms and was also elected speaker of
of the Twentieth house in the state leg
islature. In 1890 he was elected lieu
tenant governor and was sent to congress
in 1892 and is returned this time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE
or. S5O.00O,0O0 Contemplated by Cleveland
to Tide Over the Treasury.

Washington, Nov. 10.-A delayed telegram
says: There are strong indications that
another issue of bonds will be made during
the coming week. For some time past the
conviction has been growing upon the presl.
dent that an issue Of another $50, 600, 900
would soon be made and on his return from
Buzzard's Bay he expressed to the cabinet
his belief tl1t the issue could not be long
delayed and that the sooner it was made
the better. He saw the treasury receipts
constantly growing less. No immediate pros-
poets OF any favorable change was appar-
ent. Already the gold reserve has reached
point of S4,OOO,00O below the lowest point
touched previous to the last issue, with fine
probabilities strongly in favor of still fur.
ther and larger Withdrawals for export as
soon as the spring outflow sets in. For the
last several years the spring Withdrawals
have ranged in value from $4,000 600 10
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
WHEAT YIELD.
Department of Agricultural Report fol
November.

Department Of Agricultural Report for
November.
Washington, Nov. 10.-The November
returns to the department of agriculture
of rates of yield per acre make the aver
age of corn 1911. which is about | -
bushels above the yield indicated by the
condition figures in October. This is
the lowest rate of yield that has occurred
since 1881. when it stood at 1876 bushels
per acre. Last year the yield was 22.J
bushels upon much larger harvested
acreage. The rates for the years 1856,
1887 and 1880, which were three years of
comparatively low yield, were respec-
lively ID POI and 20.7 bushels. The
yield for the present year which must
be regarded as preliminary and not a
final estimate is less than the average for
the 10 years 1870 to 1879 by IA bushels
less tina the average for the succeeding
decade 1880 to 1899 by 40 bushels, and
less than the average for the four years
1890 to 1893 by 81 bushels, quality 1914.
The result is in harmony with indica-
tons during the growing seasons. The
rates of yield in states are as fillOws:
2G.3: Michigan, 23.2; Indiana, $50; Hi
nois. 2S.S; Iowa, 10; Mississippi, 20:
Kansas. 11.2: Nebraska. 60. The aver
age yield in 1893 was III and in 1892
III bushels. The average quality 9O3,
100 beng the standard. The average
yield per acre of potatoes is returned as
~. In 1893 the yield was 1.32 and in
1892 II tons. The quality is high. as
shown by the percentage of 94.5. The
crop of apples is reported as All per cent
of an average production. The returns
relatively as to feeding of wheat to stock
are not sufficient to justify report at
this date. The department hopes 70
be able to make report on this subject
in the near future.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
FOURTH DISTRICT.

Here we find d. B. Culberson, or "Old
Dave" as he is called looking after his
own and Democracy's interests. Cul-
berson has looked after the interests of
his district in congress since the organi-
cation of the Forty-Fourth congress.
He was born September 20, 1880, in
Trant county, Georgia, and received his
EQUATION at Brownwood, La. AS law
yer he was a protege of Chief Jusice
Chiffon of Alabama, and in 1856 he re-
moved to the Lone Star state. During
the early part of the Confederate war
he was a private but was later promoted
to colonelcy in the Eighteenth Texas
infantry, and in 1864 was adjutant gen.
eral of this state. His present race was
the outcome of deadlock in the congress
sional convention in his district. He did
not seek the nomination, as he wished
to retire, but it was thrust upon him.
He is the father of Texas next govern
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
hoods pills are gentle, mild and effective.

$50, 100000 and more and it was not good
Judgment in the opinion of the president, to
wait until the reserve was wiped out Defore
taking steps to replenish 1t.
Secretary Carlisle, it is said, took a more
hopeful view of the situation. He argued
that the receipts would show big increase.
The supply of whisky which was wlthdraWRs,
from bond just prior to the passage OF tiQ
tariff act to avoid the payment of the addNS
tona 20 cents per gallon would very soon
be exhausted and that thu demands of the
trade would result in an increase in revenues
from this source, and this was equally true
of customs receipts. Just before the tariff
act went into operation the withdrawal
| from bonds of goods of every character
was large. This supply had now been ex-
hausted, or nearly so, and 1t was the conn
dent expectation of the secrtary that the
present steady revival of trade would soon
remove any necessity for anoth issue OF
bonds.
Up to this time there have been signs Of
no important Withdrawals of gold for export
and he thought the emergency might be
passed without increasing any pubic dept
He argued, too, that his experience in plac-
ing the last issue showed that another issue
of $50,00O,OOO might prove detriment to
the treasury receipts In the future. An
evasion of the spirit of the law authorizing
the issue of the bonds was several times de
tected during the settlements for the last
issue and he feared that it might be prae-.
ticed again.
The president however, thought that, all
things considered, he preferred not to wait
| until congress assembled in December, when
measures might be taken to obstruct the
| ISSUE In his OpGion, the situation demanded
the issue and there should be no unnecessary
| delay.
At the request of the president, Secretary
| Carlisle Joined him at Woodley this after
noon and at a late hour had not returned
to the city. Persons in position to know
believe the issue will be officially announced
before the close of the coming week.
Senator Steyart of Nevada said: ~ have,
no information regarding the movement Of
it. | have no doubt, however, that there
will be conference of leading men from
all sections opposed to the gold policy of the
republican party and Cleveland democrats
and that they will act together and that a
nucleus of new movement will be- found
in those 100000 votes cast last Tuesday
by the populists against the gold parties"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Concord over discordant sounds mas h"u
q triumph in the election to congress Oh
Prof VIM. NJ. Treloir of Hardin college
Mexico, Missouri who beat Champ ClarA'
one of the noisiest men in congress- Nhal
effect will the melodious tones OF the pro
fnssor have when Gar Reed sees before
him such noisy and large quorum
Perhaps it will still the clamor of some
Of the new members.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
SIXTH DISTRICT.

Joe Abbott of Hillsboro, the Demo
cratic candidate, is the successful man in
the election just closed. He was born in
Morgan county, Ala, Jan. 10, 1910, and
came to Texas in 1858. He was men,
Der of the Twelfth Texas cavalry during
the war. Upon the conclusion of the war
he studied law and was admitted to prac-
tice law in 1866, and was elected to the
legislature in 1869. He was appointed
judge of the Twenty-eighth judicial dis
trict in 1879 and was elected to the same
position in 1880. He has been a member
of congress ever since the Fiftieth SEES
sion of that body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Democratic papers begin their reasons
for the defeat of the party with "Gener
ally speaking, it is the result OF over
confidence" That is mistake; the lei
low that has confidence backs it up with
his vote. Generally speaking, we should
say it was because of the lack of conf
dence in the party carryinGpout sound
financial policy. Too many of our leaders
and candidates straddled the Popuist
platform,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
A SENSATION IN COURT.

Memphis, Nov. 10.-Prosecuting At.
torney w. s. Richardson and II. n
Smith, charged with completely in the
lynching of six negroes near Millington
Tenn, when he charged in open cour,
today that an effort had been made tc
fix the jury" He charged that ]. W
Harris, one of the accepted jurors, had
made the statement before he was EN-.
panneled that he (Harris) would vote tc
acquit the alleged lynchers if he could get
on the jury. After hearing the charge
Judge Cooper ordered Harris to Jail pend
ing an investigation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The following members of the execu-
tive committee of the State Bankers
association met here yesterday for the
purpose of completing the details of the
programme to be observed at the next
annual meeting in Galveston next May.
A. S. Reed, cashier of the National
Live Stock bank of Fort Worth, and the
president of the association; J. e. Long
moor, cashier of the First National bank
of Rockdale, and secretary of the asso-
citation; T. s. Reed, president of the
Bank of Bertram; Chas. f. Smith,
cashier of the Fist National bank of
McGregOr
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
FIFTH DISTRICT.

In this district we find ]. w. Bailey of
Gainesville the successful candidate
Though young in years he is still old in
honors, having just secured the assur-
ance of third term in congress. He is
Originally form Mississippi, having been
born in Captain county in that state, Oct
6, 1868. He secured admittance to the
practice of law in 1888. In 1885 he came
to this state, settling at Gainesville,
where he entered into the practice of law
In 1888 he was elected as elector for the
state-at-large on the Cleveland and
Thurman ticket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

is the successful Democratic nominee
IN the Second Congressional district,
is also member of the Fifty-third CON
gress. He is native Kentuckian, hav-
ing been born in Caldwell county, that
STATE, May 30, 1850. While an infant
ms parents came to this state SO he
might fitting be termed dyed in the wool
Texan. While youth he attended the
public school and worked in a store al
ternately. He was admitted to the prac-
tice of law in 1872, and four years later
was elected county attorney of Tyler
county and subsequently elected to a
second term. He was elected state sena-
tor in 1880 and reelected in 1882. At
the close of the 'S2 session he was elect
ed president protein. In 1885 Cleveland
appointed him collector of internal reve-
nue. in the First Texas district.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

c. X. Bell of Hamilton county, the sue
cessful candidate in this district, was born
in Chattanooga, Tenn, April IS, 1858
He was admitted to the practice of law
in this state in 1874 and is at present
serving II term in congress. He has rep
resented his district at various times
as district attorney, district judge and
Stnte senator
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

General Apathy ought to have his
shoulder straps and spurs stripped OIL
and his commission taken away from him.
He was in command of the Democratic
columns on Tuesday and should be al
lowed to have nothing to do with bust
ness interests for the next two years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The Louisville Courier Journal prints
clear across the head of the first page in
black letters half inch long: "rhey
tumble us into an open grave" Well
Texas Democracy survives and many ma
tive Kentuckians in Texas will plant
flowers on your grave and await your
resurrection in 1896.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

Plat may make pretty safe governor
Of New York. Plat will be the governor
AS Morton will be mere figure mead
signing his name officially to flatt ;
edits. Plat has too much at stake to do
anything injurious to the general pros
perity of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
DEPOT BURNED.
All Records and a Large Amount of Freight
Consumed.

Special to The Statesman.
Colorado, Tex, Nov. 12.-Fire was discov
cred in the Texas and Pacific depot tonight
about 7.20 o'clock. When discovered it had
such Roadway that nothing could be done
to put it out. Nothing was saved. All the
records were destroyed, also eleven bales of
cotton and the largest amount of local
freight received this year. 1t is impossible.
to estimate the loss, but it is thought to be
about $4,000 The fire is supposed to have
been started by cinder from passing en-
CINE.
Birthday and wedding presents in pro
fusion at |. Stein 4 Co.'S.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

VIM. Henry Grain stood squareiy on the
..ata and national Democratic platforms
Does that give any significance to the
relative majority he got for congress -
the decreased majorities that the otner
fellows got who did not stand on e'ther
nIatform?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The election is over, if not well over,
and let us get down to business with
vim again. Austin will have her water
power within month now, and her
electric light plant in full blast by Jan
nary ]. Come, let's get move on our
selves to be ready for our greatness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Decial to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
Georgetown, Tex, Nov. 10.-A horrible ac
cident occurred at O'Clock this morning
at the oil mill in this city, Roland Peasee,
night foreman, in attempting to adjust n
band, was caught in the machinery and
dashed to death in an instant. One leg was
torn entirely off and left dangling in the
machinery The body was thrown against
the ceiling, crushing the skull in horrible
manner. Death was instantaneous. De
ceased was % years old.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The Republicans have the house and
will have the senate, but the Democrats
have JIG bit in their mouths. Mr.
Cleveland is president and the veto power
is the bit. Hurrah for Grover!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The Houston Post makes the poetic and
original remark that truth crushed to
earth will rise again" 1t is to be hoped
it will, but when it is worn out to a
FRAGILE on the solid earth where will it
get its powers of resurrection!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
TWELFTH DISTRICT.

In this district Geo. w. Noonan of
San Antonio has the honor of being the
only Republican candidate in the state
that was successful in the late election.
He beat the Democrat, Houston, by
a small majority. Mr.. Noonan has been
a district judge for a number of years
and is we'll and popularity known in Re
publicanism in Texas. He was origin
ally from Illinois, but has been a resident
of this state for number of years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15

The Democrats were beaten in land
slide in an off year by the Know Nothing
party, but at the next presidential eiec-
ton they elected Buchanan by telling
majority. History often repeats ITSELF
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
THIRD DISTRICT.

{. IL; Yoakum of Greenville is the
man who carried off the plum in the
Third district, He is native of the
Texas soil and climate, having first en-
I9yeq he IN Limestone. county in 1850.
His father was one of the pioneers of the
state, and Henderson Yoakum, the his
torian is his uncle. In the year 1874 he
was licensed to practice law and was for
a time the partner of Horace Chiffon,
the gentleman who aspires to United
States senatorial honor from this state
next March. He was also at one time
Il law partner of j. c. Kearby, the Pop
ulist nominee for congress at the election
just closed. In 1892 he was elected to
the state senate from his district, and
he now goes to congress.