The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-09
TEXAS PRESS VIEWS.

Too much haste in bringing for
ward candidates is disapproyed by
the Tyler Courier, which says: "The
Galveston NeacS says that eX-Gover-
nor Stockdale is prospective can
didate for governor of Texas. The
men who are first brought out in the
race for governor this time are the
ones most likely to be left. A candi-
date may live through one summer,
but he can not pass through two
summers and then hold Office. We
insist that it is wrong to run the
breath out of Il man before the race
actually begins"
The Colorado Citizen, which has
been a very strong, and even parti-
san, supporter of Senator Maxey, in
discussing the star route frauds,
says: "Since the exposure of the
star route swindles, however, it is a
matter of inquiry how all this de-
frauding of the government could
have been carried on, while the
Senator held the responsible posi-
ton of chairman of the Senate post
office committee, without his knOwl-
edge. 1t is even stated by a
Northern Republican paper that
the money of Brady was used in the
Texas legislature. These charges
are of such gravity that we think it
is due the Senator to explain them
away. 1t is also due the party which
elected him that he explicitly deny
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transaction. The party cannot af-
ford to do sO'grievious a wrong. If
it is corrupt, let it be known, and let
the guilty members be visited with
punishment. The people OF the
state are entitled to a full knowledge
of their Senator's action"
The Fort Worth Democrat gives
some advice: off the prohibition
lists expect to succeed, they must not
make the question q political one.
1t has no political significance-but
is question purely of morals, and
as such it should be presented, and
stand or fall on its merits"
The Sherman Courier thus DIS
courses wisely and truthfully on the
advantages of advertising: "Who
says so? Only those who havn't BRAY
cry and liberality enough to ven
ture a dollar on the experiment.
You cannot get man who has tried
a systematic and judicious course of
advertising to make any such re
mark. You cannot keep his name
out of the paper by dint of argu-
ment, threats or cOaxing. A judi
cious advertisement is bound to
make good returns; and by
judicious we mean an adver-
tisement properly worded, attrac-
lively displayed, in a good space, fire.
quently changed, and containing
truthful representations. OF course
it costs something to have this, but
the sensible and far-seeing mer-
chant pays this item of expense with
pleasure. We have an illustration
before us. Four days ago the enter
prising hardware firm of Wallace e.
Co., received sixteen dozen balloon
fly-traps. Immediately they nego-
tlated for conspicuous place in the
Courier Chronicle. The fiy-traps
have sold like hot cakes. They are
about gone, and the firm has for
warded an order for another sixteen
dozen. Don't tell us advertising
don't pay" ...,-5 -. -
The rivalry between Galveston
and Houston is becoming subject
of general remark by the press.
Here is the way the Dallas Times
puts it f: "The Houston papers have
discovered that the oleander con-
tains a deadly poison. This discov-
cry grows out of the fact that Gal.
weston grows no vegetation except
oleanders. Bad, bad Houston"
The Waco Telephone has found
something bran new to talk about:
''Texas women are occasionally re-
minded that the peculiar wording
of the constitution of this state
gives them an undoubted right to
vote. The woman's suffrage con-
vention, in session at Boston last
week, insisted that our wives, moth
ers, sisters, daughters and sweet
hearts here in Texas should claim
the privilege. 1t is not probable that
a female vote would be accepted at
any polling place in the state until a
successful test case has been made
in the courts"
The Fort Worth Democrat thus
discourses about the average wit
ness "The sound of the keno roll
ler's voice, and the click of the ivory
chips seem to destroy the memory.
So the grand jury learns after pa
tient investigation" u.s.
The Henrietta Shield, published
in Clay county, away up. ON the bor-
ders of the Indian Territory, says
cat no time in the history of North
west Texas has the prospect been so
brilliant as at present. So far the
season is most propitious, and far
mers are in fine spirits. Railroads
are pushing this way with a deter
mination to force an entrance into
the western plains, and new men