The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
IExAs PRESS VIEWS.

Most Of the papers of the state
approve DeGress' appointment to
the Austin postmastership.
The Dallas Herald is generous fol
once. 1t lets Governor Roberts of
with only column and half this
time.
The Gainesville Register says that
"Stolen Kisses" is q new piece fol
the piano. 1t is probably a duet in
which no spectators are wanted.
The San Augustine Saxon Is Of
opinion that there are times when
the position of country editor is pre-
ferable to presidency or czarship.
The Seguin Times seems to favor
Galveston for the medical depart.
ment of the university. Most of the
papers oppose any division in the
university.
The Sherman Courier Chronicle
thinks Texas has too many law.
makers. Fewer men and more
brains is what Texas Legislative
bodies require.
The San Antonio LIght says some
of the Texas papers are enforcing
the cash system so very strictly that
they forget to extend "credit" to
their exchanges.
Governor Roberts action on the
thanksgiving business seems to have
given some of the Texas papers the
regular jim-jams. Time and fresh
air will cure the complaint.
The Seguin Times criticises an
editor who refuses to advertise
saloons, but whose columns show 8
plentiful sprinkling of patent medi'
cine and quack advertisements.
The San Antonio Light, New
combs paper, opposes Austin for
the university location, because il
thinks such location will forever
prevent the division of the state.
The presidential assassination, to-
gether with the hot weather, has
prevented any new candidate fol
governor being brought out in two
or three weeks. The papers do be
come awfully dull sometimes.
Some of the Texas papers, from
the way in which they discuss the
heat in the cities, seem to think that
If a Cincinnati man could be drop
ped anywhere in Texas he would
freeze 10 death in short order.
The Houston Post and the Waco
Examiner are not positive that they
understand each other on the free
school question. 1t would be HARD
! to convince their readers that either
paper understands itself on the
subject.
| If the president recover, ten year
in the penitentiary will be the limi
of Guiteau's punishment. The Dial
las Times says many men have re
ceived more attention than that il
Texas for stealing a twenty-five
dollar pony.
The Waco Examiner says Their
are some merchants who nail horse
shoes over their doors for luck. in
stead of advertising in the newspa
pers. After awhile the sheriff come
along, takes down the horseshoe
and locks up the doors.
The Dallas Times has good wor'
for Galveston. 1t says that city will
whatever misfortunes may befall il
always be splendid bathing resort
as the water is not deep enough t
be dangerous. The Neaos return
the compliment by saying neither i
the Times "deep enough to be dan
gerous.'
The Dallas Herald will issue
september edition" In its an
nouncement of the fact, the Heral
says: while the commercial stand
ing of the entire state will form
feature in the enterprise, it will b
, exhaustively devoted to the inter
ests of north Texas, with full stats
tics of its products, its railroads, il
commerce, its resources, etc."
The Cleburne Chronicle says
"For a great and growing state ik
Texas, the legislature should b
elected every two years. and OH
hundred days will hardly give tina
body time to get through with tn
legislation necessary for the good Q
the people. BY giving that bod
one hundred days instead of sixty
the necessity for extra sessions vii
in a great measure be removed an
it will probably prove to be say
ing to the state instead of additions
cost" 49,.
The Houston Age, in noticing III
: structures of the alleged newspaper
upon Governor Roberts, says: "Bu
the governor is, as usual, exactl
right. Prayer and thanksgiving ar
matters, not for state, but for ind
vidual action. If the correspond
ents of the Post want to pray an,
give thanks for Mr.. Garfield, tho
have a perfect right to do so.
the Post wants to proclaim holida,
aud devote a day to prayer AM
thanksgiving, let it do so. Nobod,
will object.n
Says the Waco Examiner: "a
new comet has been discovered.
will not approach the earth to Al
alarming extent. 1t is afraid tn
Examiners artist win make ma
of it. For the same reason Mr.. Gar
: field will not visit the south after hi
recovery. He says he was NOR
shocked by the Houston Posts pic
ture of him. than by Guiteau's bul
let, And the narrow gauge Nigh
build to Dallas IL it wasn't for tn
! Herald man. Thus do these Texa
; papers Brighten away comets, immi
grafton and railroads"
That veteran; paper, the Mexi
Ledger, in well-written reply to
communication which took groun
against the advertisement, in new.
papers, of forced sales. says: an
Davis connects the names of tn
printers of Texas with a scrambl
. for spoils. when he must know tina
: less of the public money of Texas /
. proportion to population, goes {
the printer than in any other stat
and that there has been but littl
: effort made by the press untilrecen
4 " to secure what was for the best II
terest of the great mass of peopl
We do not wonder at the collectol
a for growing furious at the press, f