The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-16
TEXAS PRESS VIEWS.

Sherman Courier Chronicle "The
Dallas authorities have cut ont and
saved four of the Dallas HeTulds
editorials and are going to fence the
cemetery with them. They viii
reach around amply"
Says the Fort Worth Democrat.
"Only fifty delegates from the great
state of Texas to state prohibition
convention. This is a small begin
ming, but we are told that great
aches from little toe-corns grow"
The Dallas city council has APP
pointed committee of three alder
men to investigate the Brush cleo
trio light system used at Akron.
with a view to lighting Dallas by
the same system. This is eterpris-
ing.
The Mount Pleasant Netcs is
sympathetic sheet. 1t thinks "that
by this time Maxey had rather not
have been chairman of the postal
committee. The press of the state
is making it peculiarly interesting
for him."
The following is said to be the
death rate per 1000 in the cities
named: Austin about 10. San An
tonic 10, Houston 10, Galveston Is.
These are. the principal cities of
Texas. Waco and Dallas being
small towns, are not mentioned"
The Ell Paso Times of last week
says: "Rain at this season of the
year is something unprecedented in
this country. 1t is noticeable fact
that since the railroads have been
through the hills day and night, we
have had showers every few days,
and on one or tive occasions heavy
rains. Should this continue, our ir-
rigating bitches will soon be plowed
over and the aqua system aban
doned."
The Bonham NeiOS has this to say
about Judge Reagan, who, it is
thought, will be urged for the sena-
torship two years hence: "Those
persons who charge, Judge Reagan
with having favored the star route
business, do not know anything of
the Judges position on that subject.
An ADLER fight against that huge
I-swindle was not made in congress
than the one lie made, and which
was given to the country through
various channels" 4 -
The Gainesville RegtSter thinks
the question of a division of
Texas can be tested by the
vote on the state university loca-
ton. II says: 1.-The state uni
versity will be good question on
which to test the sentiment of the
people in regard to the division of
the state. If it be located at Austin,
it will be strong argument against
division. With the new capitol
completed and the university located
at Austin, the question of dividing
the state would be put at rest"
The 7eraS Northeast. published at
Montague, mentions a grievance
which has become very common /:
''This is stranges world, ANYHOW.
A friend of ours had been getting
| this paper for over year and half,
and knowing him well, we still in
| dulged him, but together with a
score or so of others, sent him a
statement of his dues, In few days
we received an abrupt note, saying
he had got our dun and to stop his
paper, which, of course, we did at
once, But the strange part is, the
Northeast continues to be published
as usual"
The San Antonio Express says !:
"We have found one northerner who
is Disguised with the people of
Western Texas. He is Republi-
can politician when at home, and
proposed, while visiting Western
Texas, 10 instill a few wholesome
| political truths into the minds Of
those he came in contact with. But
he says he made total failure. He
couldn't get anybody to talk poll
tics with HIM; nobody cared what
his politics were, nor could he find
anybody who would take sufficient
1 interest in politics TO listen to him.
All wanted to talk about stoel:,.an1,,
crops, and railroads. hp- no polltlcs.
Waco Telae-sone; GA gentleman
tre---5ne state of Maine visiting
| Waco came across a well pulley in
one of our hardware stores yester-
day, and purchased it to take home
with him, both to rain water, and
as curiosity found in the Wilds of
Texas, he never having seen one be-
fore. The hardware man told him
he thought it a little strange that he
had never seen a we'll wheel, when
the very one he was carrying home
was made in the section of country
he hailed from. so it might seem,
but it is nevertheless true replied
the gentleman from Maine, as he
packed it in his trunk, preparatory
to shipping it home, Col. Peter Nc
vouches for the above" ..-.
The Mckinney Ad0Ocate is unwil-
ling to accept the North Tecan'S de-
Tense of Senator Maxey. 1t says
"While we do not believe Senator
Maxey stood in with the ring, we do
believe if he had possessed the wis
dom and sagacitv so often claimed
for him by his friends, and had given
the matter his attention, he would
never have advocated the scheme
which robbed the treasury and en-
riched the ring. The North Texan
arrogates great familiarity with the |
congressional record, but has doubt
less omitted to read Senator Beck's |
expose. The attempt to clear Sena-
tor Maxey of blame will never be |
accomplished by getting mad and |
denouncing those who dare to criti-
else his public acts. The North |
Texan should keep cool.
Eli Perkins, while in Texas,
watched the railroad movements,
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