San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-19


scription in compliance with law
protecis the seller and buyer. whethe
sick or sound. The physician bein
the Judge, how are YOU to 70 bchln'
his prescription? The Gentleman req
sous upon belief, which 50 TAR as tn
legal sitcct is CONSERVED, is equ'vslsn
to believing without reason NJ
hates without provocatiou, because b
says, under oath, that ne don't know
what's the matter nor who did it. HI
did, however, after being summoned
aud sworn, make complaint ssaios
q negro for being drunk, which Ii
punishable under u statute difereoI
from the Prohibition law
Uf the enforcement Of the law ID
other counties in any Of its branches,
I know but little having my own
county affairs to attend to gives me
ample employment.
In our answer to the gentleman
first letter VIC attempted to give plain,
fair statement of the law aud the facts,
and We are satisfied that he is the on.
ly man 10 Hays county who has read
the article that is willing to pronounce
it euosiue. He seems te have evasio,.
on the brain-hence the rumor. per-
haps, that he sometimes Grades his
subject 10 public discussion Of religi-
GUS topics. But in the generosity of
his impulsive. noble, evasive heart, We
are permitted to enjoy the momentary
happiness attendant upon 4 partial
dissolution, 10 these words: 1T is not
my purpose to FIX the blame upon our
County Attorney, particularly" Then
Why don't you have the manhood to
come out over your own signature and
ssy. who you do blame" II lam to
blame in any particular for the non
enforcement Of the criminal law in
any Of its branches, point it out. If
you don't blame me, Why ssok to leave
the impression upon strangers Of even
. partial failure in the discharge of
duty? Because as far as this county
is concerned it is. known by jurors and
courts whether or not I have acted
faithfully as a public servant That
reminds me that we are both servants
Of the people. Therefore AIN willing
to compare records. in the proposition
to take up the result Of our labors tor
the period of two year. past Exam
me your church list. ia" number Of
accessions to your denomination with
in that period Of time, and compare
them with the number ci convictions
in this county Tor the same length of
time. Then say who has acted most
faithfully and successfully. Who is
it that has devoted his time and at
tention to his profession
The reference to the Mayors docket
was 10 reply to the statement a. to the
increased amount of drunkenness, and
was not used as an argument or au
thority in the matter Of the enforce.
meut of the Prohibition law. The
gentlemah's allusion or use Of the
phrase, being slapped in the face,
shows how fairly he proposes to con.
duct this argument. What he means
by it / am unable to understand.
There are no such ugly words in any.
thing | have ever written, and certain.
ly they have never fallen from my lips
either in private or public. If some
one else has used such language, it is
unfair and unmanly, and not becoming
q Christian to attempt to leave the
impression upon the public mind that
l had been guilty Of n threatened as.
sault-an impression untruthfully
made.
/ can add nothing to my first letter
only by saying, that in every instance
where information has come to me Of
violation OF law have issued sub.
pGnas. had the witness or witnesses
who knew Of it, or we're supposed to
know Of it, brought before me and
sworn as the law directs. and if they |
could make the affidavit, a complaint
was taken. warrant issued, party ar
rested, information filed. and the de-
PENDANT prosecuted. That's part of
my religion, and if the gentleman at.
tends as strictly TO his business a. |
attend to mine he'll get to heaven un.
slapped, unhung, and without tedi-