The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
A REPLY TO MR.. TATE'S WAVE
OF THE BLOODY SHIRT.


We publish in this edition of The
Statesman a long communication from
Mr.. Clarence w. Tate, in which hc at
tempts to show by reciting Mt length the
fact that the New York World rejected
communication written by him ancnt
the Paris, Tex, horror, that the north
ern democracy is inmical to the south.
He alleges that it has been inimical
toward the south since the presidency OF
Zachary Taylor, but the only evidence OF
it that he gives is the rejection of com
munication written by him TO the New
York World.
We could not afford to give the space
we do to Mr.. Tatc's letter on his own ac-
count, but as he seems the mouthpiccc
or literary organ of the state house ring
we yield space to the wild vagarics that
the state ring has laborcd and brought
forth, and if it is not the best illustration
of the mountain laboring and bringing
forth a mouse we would like for some
one to furnish us II stronger. If Mr..
Tate's communication is read ever so
cursorily it will be readily perceived that
the pie counter is the "coign of vantage"
of which he complains and upon the oc-
cupancy of which he indicts the north
ern democracy. He says that there is
something behind the silver question. and
much more important to the northern
democracy than their opposition of free
silver 1t is very natural that Mr.. Tate,
as the mouthpcce of the present state
administration, should have no other idea
of party than as Il means to the end of
the spells it brings to office holders I'M
der its administrations. He says north
ern principles have dominated the dem
ocratic party since Gen. Taylor's prcsi-
dency, but he does not specify the prin-
ciples of the party to which he objects
He ingcniousy intimatcs that if Me
Kinley is elected the force bill will come
back upon us with all its tcrrors, and
rs he says the northern democrats have
)ept us under subsection with the threat
If it he attempts also to use it as II buga-
hoo. Mr.. Tatc's arragnmcnt of the
northern democrats is not only untrue
and unjust, but manifcsts Il spirit of in
gratitude that is unbccoming II southern
democrat. His charge that the north
crn democrats have been animated by
the simple principle of Office and for
which it has dominated southern dcmoc-
racy, is most cmphatically denied by the
heroic defense of the south all through
reconstruction times and subsequently
yvbnn mort harm Inmnnr,tS Ia.
fought the force bill. While the south
was wholly unrcprcscntcd in congress II
little band of northern democrats, with
II fortitude and audacity unparalleled.
heroically battlcd for the reconstruction
of the southern states and for the ad-
mission of their representatives to con-
grcss on an equal footing with all the
other states and equal privileges of rep
rcsentation in the councils of the na-
ton, and now. at this late day. when
through the efforts of these northern
democrats the southern states stand
equal in rights and privileges with all
the states of the Union. it is most unbc-
coming and ungrateful for II southern
democrat to declare they did all this
merely to obtain office by aid of south
ern allies and to turn upon them and
charge them with the basest political
motives. But it is natural for dem.
ocrat who sees no use in party but to
elevate certain members of it TO offices
of honor and emolument to take such Il
view of the northern democrats. Who
but Mr.. Tate and his little cotcrie OF
state house politicians doubts the patri
otto devotion of northern democrats tC
the democratic principles announced in
every national platform of the democrati,
party all along before and after tn,
presidency of Zachary Taylor ant
down to that dark day for democracy
mt Chicago when Mr.. Tate and his kline
engrafted populistic principles upon tn,
platform of the party.
We can readily see, that if Mr.. Tat,
and his friends on capitol hill think thai
the recent Chicago platform of the dem
ocratic party embodes democratic prin
ciples that they might also think tina
all platforms heretofore of the part,
were undemocratic and gotten up as In
charges, to enable northern democrat
to enjoy the lOaves and fishes. We will
not condescend TO reply to Mr.. Tate