Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-08-01
THE TEXAS SENTINEL.

The caption Of this article, as
some of the readers of the BAN
IN may be aware is. the
me Of an obscure
let; pnrporting to be d
SwspapcT, issued in this city
G. Spann, editor and pro-
tor. This sheet, has since
publication, from time to
dnc paid its respects to the
BANNER, but invariably for the
purpose of saying something
smart" and derogatory to it.
Not considering the Sentinel as
entitled to journalistic ameni-
ties the BANNER has RETAINED
from making any direct reply
or ever referring to it in its edi-
torial or local columns. For the
past two or three weeks the
BANNER has not even recognized
that paper by extending the
courtesy of an exchange. Since
that time in almost every issue
it has made some reference to
the BANNER always paying it
left handed compliments. In a
very recent issue the Sentinel
took occasion to say that the
BANNER was not reliable and
always falsihed news. Many
persons, who are unacquainted
with newspaper ways, have
doubtless been surprised that
the BANNER took no notice of
this wholesale assertion. To
make this plain it is now our
purpose to give short review
of the career of this Texas SEN
tinel and by so doing to show
what kind of sentinel" Texas
has on guard:
Before the Sentinel had COM
pleted its full period of gesta-
ton forerunner was issued
announcing its expected birth.
In this forerunner it was an
nounced that Washington coun-
ty and Brennan had long felt
the want of a hrst-class and
moral newspaper. The people
lad nor discovered this and it
remained for S. G. Spann, edi-
tor and proprieto to inform them
of it. This, if we are not mis-
taken, was a direct insinuation
that the BANNER was neither a
hrst-class nor a m oral paper,
and if not a moral paper, it must
of necessity be an immoral one.
This was plainly telling the pat
rons of oui paper that they were
reading an immoral paper and
assuming to sit in judgement
upon the character of news2a-
per that they should read, as
well as taking upon himself the
whole responsibility ola conser-
vator of public morals. S. G.
Spann, editor and proprietor of
the Texas Sentinel, logged
along taking occasion by the
wayside to wait chunks of dirt
at the BANNER. We. however,
pursued the even tenor of our
way without any interruption.
Last autumn S. G. Spann,
editor and proprietor of the
Texas Sentinel, one fine even
ing became very obstreperous
and made a futile effort to take
the town; liA many men who
had already undertaken a like
Herculean task, he himself was
taken. w. P. Doran, who at
that time was marshal, with the
of patrolman Swain
were the takers. In order to
take him it became necessary to
"nipper" him. He was duly
incarcerated in the bastile and a
pistol was found upon his per-
son. SIG. Spann, editor and
of the Texas Senti-
mel, was arraigned before the
court and fined. The
BANNER published his name the
same as it does all others who
are arrested and fined, He
took an appeal to the county
court and through an informali-
~ in the papers the case was
dismissed. Doran was at that
time and is now on friendly
.erms with the BANNER. S. G..
opann has borne it i'll will ever
since, and never misses an op-
oortunity Of venting his person.
ii spite, either at this paper or
1t any one else.
Last spring he attempted to
1ead-head his way into the OPP
IRA house, but made a signal
allure; in the next issue of his
sheet he denounced the troupe |