The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-14

"Santone Secrets, Kerrville Kernels
Walking Westward, Wilted Wash
ington, Quashing Questions, Pun
gent Paragraphs, Heavy Hearted
Hungry hangers-on HE Home
ward" &C., &c.
Says the Express: "a good com
panY of rangers should be sent tC
the Peeos country to destroy the
desperadoes there, or drive then
from the country. The "Kid' wa:
driven out of Colorado and New
Mexico is he to be allowed to keep on
his murderous course in Texas with.
out molestationa Send out the
rangers"
The Mckinney Adrocdte says
'"The state teachers association that
met at Corsicana this week, was, as
usual, captured by college presidents
and teachers not identified with
free school interests. The poor
teacher of free schools has about as
much influence with the association
rs he has with the present admins
tratiOn."
The Hamilton Herald pays some
handsome compliments to Senator
Marion Martin, of Navarro county
who is so much talked of for gov.
ernor. The editor of the Herald
says he knows Senator Martin init
mately, and feels sure he will make
tip-top executive, should the peo-
pie call him to that high position.
The Tyler Courier believes in the
governor, and thus shows its teeth
to some of his enemies: "The enc
mics of our governor are beginning
to show signs of uneasiness, and
again they are feeling about for a
strong man to beat him in the race.
The great effort to array the church
membership and the temperance
people against the governor has
failed, and every attack upon his
character or craftsmanship has ben
Gifted him."
The Waco Telephone never loses
an opportunity to say something
pretty for the ladies. 1t says: "Mr.
Donaldson, the new postmaster at
Sherman, is introducing some re-
forms in his Office that will receive
commentator. He has appointed
a very worthy lady, Mrs. In
gertOn, as his assistant, while a
charming young lady presides at the
window where the gentler sex apply
for their letters. IL other post
masters would follow suit, we think
the general public would be bene-
fitted"
The San Antonio Express affects
to be alarmed at the rapid develop
ment of railroads in Texas, and re-
marks: aft all the railroads char
tered in this state within the last
year are built, and the same ratio of
Improvement of that kind is kept
up for twenty years, Texas will be
covered with such network of
roads that man can't secure a de-
cent sized watermelon patch with
out having a locomotive running
through and tearing up the vines.
We would have a little too much of
good thing"
"A contemporary takes exceptions
to the fact that certain paragraph
was copied from an exchange by
this paper, and says the STATESMAN
should not endorse such sentiments
as were contained therein. 1t should
be borne in mind that this column
of the STATESMAN, as its heading in
dicates, gives simply the opinions of
Texas papers, without coloring or
distortion. and the views and senti-
ments of this paper play no part in
the simple reprinting of what
other journals say.
The Sherman Democrat properly
contradicts the statement, that if
prisoner attempts to escape, the
guard is justified in shooting him,
and adds: "We make this assertion
with a positive knowledge of what
we say, and warn men having pris-
oners in charge against killing
them to prevent escape, except in
such particular cases as are specified
in the law, when all other means
fail. We have not time to dilate
upor. the subject. We have only
time to say that guard who shoots
a prisoner. to prevent escape in ordi-
nary cases lays himself liable to
prosecution for.murder."
The Brennan Banner says: "The
city of Waco, through the columns
of the Galveston Neaos, is officially
announced as a candidate for the To-
cation of the university of Texas,
The many advantages of the city of
Waco are fully set forth, and the
Ne,cs says the chances of Waco's
success are apparently as good as
those of any other place yet men,
toned in connection with the loca-
ton of the university. The opin-
ion has been freely expressed. by a
number of papers that Austin was
ahead in the race. 1t is barely pos
sible that the Net0S, in calling atten-
ton to Waco's adv ertisement, gives
that city large piece of 'taffy.'"
The Mexia Ledger has decided
views on most subjects, and is never
slow about expressing them. 1t
says. ait is something strange to
us that there is not more church
ing or expelling done in the relig-
ious bodies than there is. A church
can scarcely hope to preserve a rep
utation for integrity and sincerity,
and to greatly increase its member
ship, when there are seen meu in its
folds who are unable to speak of
their religion without betraying
their shameful hypocrisy. A church
must be in a pitiable condition, and
in great want Of members, when
it includes men whom everybody
shirks as untrustworthy and unre-
liable in business relations. We
need not go far to find leading relig-
ious lights who have lost ali credit,
and that, too, with their own
brethren. A man who would con-
tract debt, and make no effort to |
pay, is unworthy the respect of |
not to speak of Christians |
who are expected to practice the |
purity and uprightness of the Sa-
Vior."