The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21
TEXAS PRESS VIEWS.

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long editorials.
The Galveston Necs frOwns a
those papers which talk of dee
water at Sabine Pass.
The Georgetown Record calls ex
Governor ThrOckmorton cone of tn
grandest men in Texas.
Some of the country editors pre-
serve the antiquated fashion of call
ing each other "brother." .-...-.a
The Columbus Citizen is oppose,
to the amendment extending tn,
length of the legislative sessions.
The Gainesville Standard is on
posed to both the constitutions
amendments to be voted OH soon.
! The Dallas Times suggests tina
the Galveston Ne'cs publish Con
gresham Blackburn's speech on til,
star route frauds. .....
The Mexia Ledger thinks that thu
governor has not the time to FIND
out what every little country paper
thinks of his acts. ......
Most Of the Texas papers believe
and they are correct-that the
location of the university at Austin
will silence the division sentiment in
the state.
The Houston Age thinks that il
the production of stage robbers and
rabid dogs, San Antonio stands
among her sister cities peerless and
unrivaled.
The Meridian Blade says it some.
times thinks the o. a. had some hand
in writing the old version of the
Bible. Some of the chapters in
Proverbs sound very much like him.
The Henderson Times says that
too often do our public servants for
get the responsibility of oaLhs
Oaths should never be lightly
taken, and when taken should be
most sacredly regarded. "'
The Dallas Times thinks if Gov
ernor Roberts would appropriate
the cash balance now in the treasury
for the purpose of capturing that
lone highwayman, it might have the
effect to somewhat relieve the San
Antonio Express. 81
Some of the papers refuse to take
saloon advertisements, but the Fort
Worth Democrat says "Our regret
is that they don't want more of our
space. We've got acres of it to sell
them on the same terms that it Is
sold to our other customers"
Says the Galveston Neaos: "The
Leadville Democrat says the 'sancti-
ficatiomst craze has again broken
out in Texas Mistaken. A mania
for more railroads, more manufac-
lures, more cotton and more immi-
grants, has broken out in Texas"
The Tyler Courier is strongly in
favor of Austin for the university
location. 1t gives this advice to its
readers: "Let the people vote for
Austin as the place for the uni
versity- 1t is the proper place, and
can be located there at the least
expense"
The Dallas Herald formulates this
question: "If q man renders his
property for assessment as of &c.,
600 value when it would readily
bring $4,000 in cash, which amount
he would not lake, and then swears
to his assessment at $4,000, does he
commit perjury or nOt~
Says the Denison Herald-Neacs
"The self-appointed poor people,
both white and colored, may OBJ
ject to working two days on the
streets, but they never object to
sending their children to a public
school, to the support of which they
do not contribute one dollar a
year." ..
The Richmond Nation, in discuss
ing the university location, says:
an another column we publish some
of the reasons why the state uni
versity should be located at Austin.
The reasons to our mind are sutfi-
cient for all others. We do not believe
in scattering state institutions over
the state. They should all be
located at the capital"
The Fort Worth AdUance closes
an article on the liquor traffic as fol-
lows: claw and society have sane
toned this traffic from time almost
immemorial, and for those now deal
ing in it gentlemanly and honorably
we have no words of vituperatiOn.
Nevertheless, it is an accursed
wrong, and we would like to see it
voted out of the country"
The San Antonio Express drops
this hint: "The sheriff of a county
who so far forgets the dignity of his
office as to go about the country with |
a woman masquerading in mems |
clothing should be degraded from
his place, and those who honored
him with an election should arm
themselves with stuffed clubs and |
drive him out of the community. |
The citizens of Lee county would do |
well to make a note en't.'"
The Mexia Ledger has a little |
kindly advice to ministers which
might be acted upon with good eff
feet, particularly during hot wealth
sr. 1t says: '"The Ledger, as
real friend to ministers, young ones
would advise short SER
mons, or what is the same, stop
when you have said all you have
Repetition will wear out
my congregation, and so will long,
,edious and prosy sermons"
A Corpus Christi Ledger CORES
,ondent puffs Galveston thus: "Gal-
Teston has the finest harbor on the
'ntire coast, only ships can't get in:
There is splendid anchorage out
ide the bar. The natives send their
commerce out to the ships in light
RS. The lighter the load the more
hey charge for it. When a small
hip does get over the bar the pilot
axes third of the profits of the
argo; the wharf company get the
balance. They let the captain off
'asy, if he has no pocket money or !
,old watch" rI
The Brennan Banne1, thinks that
he Post is of the opinion that be-
ause Houston feasted the editors of
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