The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-18
THE TEXAS PRESS

IN the state.
The Southern AmGrdnth. former
ly published at BremOnd, has been
removed to Dallas.
The Meridian Blade thinks most
of Governor Roberts appointments
have been good ones.
Texas has splendid weekly press,
and every man in the state should
take his county paper.
Several papers are advocating a
School of Journalism as one of the
features Ofthe state university.
The Sherman Courier Chronicle
says that Texas is ahead in every
thing. Even her mosquitoes have
the hydrophobia.
The Rockport transcript COM
mences its thirteenth volume with a
bright new dress. 1t is now an ele-
CANT paper in all departments.
The Dallas Times says that articles
favoring Austin or Waco for the
university can find their way into Its
columns, If accompanied by check.
Tom Bowers, of the Pamela
Wdtchmdn, is i'll favor of a division
of Texas, and opposes Austin for
the university location on that ac-
count.
The old philosopher of the Hous-
ton Age soliloquizes thus: "In spite
of the comets, Mother Shipton and
the papers that don't like Governor
Roberts, the world still wags along"
The Houston Post attacks Cover
nor Roberts religious views, and the
BRENNAN Banner says the public at
large will fail to discover that the
governors religious belief is any
concern of theirs.
Referring TO the advocacy of the
whipping post by the Brennan Ban
neT', the San Antonio Express says it
will always oppose it, unless the
Dallas Times man keeps up his 60
ings on.
The Seguin Times says "Galves-
ton has large floating population,
the very class to furnish |stiffs' (as
the medical students call dead
bodies) for dissection"
The COrsicana Observer nder
thinks the 0. a. is becoming I'M
popular in certain sections of the
state, while the Breckenridge Texan
says his popularity is growing
stronger every day.
"Austin for the state university
and Galveston for the medical de-
partment of the same is about the
conclusion our voters have arrived
at, and such will be their verdict at
the polls" is what the Victoria AdrO-
cate says.
The Fort Worth Democrat is in
favor of Judge George F. Moore, of
Texas, for Justice Clifford's success
sor. The Democrat certainly does not
expect Garfield to appoint Demo-
crat and southern man TO that pO-
sition, does il?
Says the Houston 1ge: .'The
killing Of Garfield seems to have
been with Gniteau but secondary
purpose. His primary purpose was
to unite and harmonic the Repub-
lican party. If he had succeeded in
that he would certainly have de-
served to be hung"
Says the Dallas Times. The
Ne'0S very truthfully says that Mr..
Beck never does foolish things. And
yet, Mr.. Beck vigorously fought the
star route appropriations while our
Senator MaXey just as strongly
championed it. If Beck did not act
foolishly, why MaXey-"
The Dallas Times puts it thus:
Austin says if the university is To-
Gated at that point, it will constantly
be under the eye of the public. But
if a branch is located at one point,
and branch at another point, the
public must have more eyes, or be-
come cross-eyed."
The Inquirer rails at the apathy
of the Gonzales people, saying
"GonZalians, you just sit down quiz
city and wait till some benevolent
individuals come along and build
all the railroads and other internal
improvements you need. Wait for
something to turn up-there is no
use of helping yourselves. 1t de-
lights capitalists to build roads for
slothful people"
gested that some Waco orators visit
its section and speak on the uni
versity question, the Waxahachie
Mirror remarks: "YOu will need a
good many speeches from these and
other gentlemen, before you send
the university to Waco. Austin is
the place for that institution, and to
Austin it will 60" The Mirror also |
suggests that abuse of Austin will |
not help other candidates.
The San Antonio Express sug-
gests that the prophetic poet Of the |
future revise Bishop Berkley's mas
terpiece and make it read south |
ward the course of empire takes its |
way. "The progress of the south
during the last decade and the |
mighty strides of progress now be-
ing made all over the south would
justify such prophecy, and the
census of 1890 will verify it,"
The Texas Proht6itiOniSt the tenn
perance paper recently started at
Mckinney, very sensibly says: GAS
estly for the principles of prohibit
ton, remembering that determln-
ed, bold, and dignified advocacy, of
our doctrines can do no harm, while
any other course would do us inf
mite damage, and merit the con-
tempt of all honorable people"
The Dallas Gazette puts in a good
word for the much abused Central
railroad. 1t says: "Why does the
Times persist in calling the Central
road 'angel-makerP The Central is +
not the only road in Texas and the
south that has been unfortunate in
the loss of life and property; and
besides, the Central has been the
of Texas, and does not de-
serve such opprobious epithets."
Says the Mexia Ledger: "A few
men who had hitherto been esteem
ed as representative Democrats, put
themselves to the inglorious work
of gathering together all the ele-
ments of opposition to Democracy
outside of open Republicanism, and
joined in crusade against true De-
mocracy, which combination, could
it succeed, would eventually prove
as destructive to all principles of
right and Justice, as the principles
of Robespierre and Murat in the
darkest days of French history"
The Dallas Times sometimes saws
a sensible thing, as the following
will testify: "At the
White Rock campmeeting last even
ing, it is stated that the minister
who OBLIGATED was very severe upon
the citizens of Dallas. If this be
true. we eXpect the deVine was nro-