The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-20

suggested that the printing mill shall
be run by the deaf and dumb, practi-
cal printers all laugh. But then it Is
of q piece with the creation of college
for blacks when they have not escaped
from their ab-abs.
There are four hunks in each of
Bins palace car sleeping stage
coaches. When the stage turns over
every fellow would like to b, in the
bottom berth; but when the fellow
himself turns over he would like to be
above. The coach runs from San An
tonic to COnCho, where the passengers
are shelled out. The drivers blow a
conch.
The Telegram thinks nobody but
an idiot, an ignorahus, or a dema-
gogue," ought to make any objection
to the poll tax requirement for voting,
andayet there are good people who are
neither idiots, asses nor political trick
sters who talk about this poll tax as
property qualification for voters as if
1t required a man to have any property
except head.
William Sans, charged with DIS
turbing reli sious worship by persisting
in sitting in the same pew with lady
friend, was fined $95 IN Ellis county"
Enquirer. And this probably is why
the gentlemen from Ellis" is so
''soft" in presence of another lsdy's
"cOusiD," not thousand miles from
Austin, all of which personal reference
the STATESMAN holds leginmately.
Mr.. Benavides's speech on the poll
tax suffrage question is published
| everywhere. Especially do the people
remember his statement that 1000 or
more Mexicans cross the Rio Grande
to vote each year in his district. II
these 1000 greasers choose to pay here
after $4,000 for the exercise of the de-
based privilege of suffrage, the excel
lent Mr.. B,navides thinks he can
stand it if they can.
3. ]. Smith, an attorney for the Iron
Mountain road, was sent down to
Texas to settle difficulty about loss
of baggage, aud at the FL Paso Hotel
in Fort Worth he became the victim of
one McCsrty, who was protected by the
proprietor of the hotel. He was forced
with threat of taking his life to
give up all the money he had and
watch and chain worth 5000. The tale
is told in the columns of the st. Louis
Times Journal as gathered from an in
terview with Smith, the attorney, and
is one OF great outrage.
Weatherford newspapers swear Tom
Scott's road is coming straight along.
Fort Worth papers say it is standing
stock still or gong backward. The
truth, we fancy, lies between the two,
and the road has gone up the spout
that is to say, Congress is afraid of it.
1t Is none the less a great institution
deserving the fostering hand of the
States kindness and generosity. 1t
has aggrandized Northern Texas, and
we of the South are not jealous or IN
generous.
An editor, pinfeathering for glori-
GUS, winged, angelic immortality, calls
his blessed little newspaper at Castro
vile "7heQuiu" Why not call it the
''Ihe Fa6er No. g." or even "IHe Fa6ri
Gator !" Any nice little suggestive APP
| pellatien of this sort would do. A
quill, unless worn by porcupine or
gray goose. signifies nothing, and this
editor don't ssem to be ''fretful." In
truth he Is only Gosling, and Hal G.
is the rest of his name. The Quill for
swears in advance allegiance to par
ties.
| The Marshall Herald, replying to
the assertion that education makes
honest people, says: cit Is not in the
school room and its organism that
children learn sincerity, truthfulness,
self-denial, patience, kindness, love OF
their kind, and just regard for that
which belongs to others, but it is in
moral training, commencing in the
very beginning of intelligent existence.
How slow we are to acknowledge the
guardianship which has protected our
lives against evil, and which we
should ever remember with emotions
of gratitude. We can all trace back
the circumstances and Influences that
fashioned our lives, and when we do
we find that what is termed education
had very little to do in the matter. Il
PROFESSIONALLY enlsrges the sphere of
mans usefulness, but as restraint
against vice it constitutes in itself no
remedy. Penltentlary statistics are
very unsatisfactory references, especial
ly when we reflect how many dishonest
men artfully manage to dodge the pen
alties of the law"