The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-02-24
The Bill for Public Advertising. Ete.
AUSTIN. February III.

AUSTIN. February III.
Editor statesman:
In the Texas Press Convention
held IN ffouston last May, and adj
jourued until the ensuing May, and
whereat nearly the entire press of
the State were ably represented, a
resolution was unanimously passed
that in view of the existing unjust,
inequitable and fraud-begetting
mode of advertising by posting GER
tain judicial and other sales, conf
lnittee should be appointed to pre-
pare and press the passage of q bill
requiring il to be done through the
newspaper as the best possible
medium of notice. In accordance
! with this resolution of the press,
bill was proposed, and is now
pending in the State Senate, report
, ed favOrably on, under amendments.
| by the committee of which Senator
( Terrell is chairman. In q few days
it will doubtless pass that body
unanimously.
The press of the State. the true
sentiment and guardian OF the
rights of the great body of the peo-
pie had time and again witnessed
the fraud, the wrong and gross in
justice which could be-done, and
which was actually sometimes done
to property owners by the absurd,
7 old time, oxcart, uncivillzed method
| of posting on walls trees, fences,
ETC., and so determined TO uproot
the not only inadequate but fire.
quently Ubiquitous practice. One
notice, and that too in exquisite,
spider-web ehirography, perhaps,
ona tree, one notice on u wall il
! may be ten or fifteen feet
high, and one notice on q
fence consecrated often to the pat
ent medicine, Herrick's pills or
Moody's shirt displays, to be deemed
sufficient warning 10 hundreds of
creditorss What a gross absurdity,
not to say foul wrong in this day
and generation. The press had also
known of and seen these notices de-
stroyed, in the interest of somebody,
few moments after the posting so,
that when came the day of sale only
one or two sly fellows, shyster law
yers or interested litigants, plaintiff
or defendant, were present to buy
in the property for mere song, and
thus people are made ignorant by
the effect of law, ,defrauded of what
they should have had. And yet
there be some on this day of
the year 1881, who, under the plea
Of extra cost by newspaper
advertising, cannot see that an in
vestment of, say $40, may beget an
increased price of several hundreds
and oftener of several thousands
more than. ply the dark-lantern, midi
night notice posting and notice de-
stroying process. Thesensible man Of
business thinks not this way for who
would advertise his dry goods or
groceries or real estate by such post
ing as is, now done by. law, where
business men; farmers, etc., cannot
always be on, the alert to secure the
information.
These things long ago brought
about the newspaper advertising
laws for sheriffs' sales, administrators
executors, guardians, and tax, sales
in other states of this Union. They
obtain in all the Northern states, in
Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia Louis
lana, and in the Western states as
well.
| Next week the Senate bill will be
presented to the Aouse. what will
they do with it?" The people and
the press await the answer. IMAM
imously the latter urged the matter,
and unanimously comparatively
they have thus far kept quiet under
! the belief that the spirit of justice,
and the intelligence of the present
legislature would give to the people
that, TO ;winch,they asa entitled. If
the measure meets with undue OPP
position, then let us at least have on
record the ayes and .'noes."
b 60. ~ Eale STATE PRESS.