The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-04

thousand.
The San Saba NetUs is in favor of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Storey for
governor next time, provided the
o. a. is not a candidate.
The Fairfield Recorder is down on
the advertising agencies, and wants
the next press association to bar
them of. The STATESMAN says
amen.
The Brennan Banner is talking of
taking the associated press dis
patches. The Banner is good
paper, and we are glad to thus note
evidences of ITS prosperity.
The Dallas Times says of Gen
King, the new Acknowledgment {:
"King's head was level at all times as
legislator, and we expect him TO
make good Acknowledgement"
The Rockdale Messenger is de.
cidedly non-committal on the uni
versity question. 1t says that if
Rock dale don't get it, it hopes that
Austin or Waco or some other
place will.
So far rs we have seen none of the
papers deny that Governor Roberts
position OH the thanksgiving matter
Is right, as principle. but many
condemn him for showing lack of
"policy" or Courtesy"
In view of the fact that the presi-
dent may recover, and therefore
Gmteau can only receive eight years
Imprisonment as a punishment, the
cruel Canton Chronicle wants him
sent down to Texas tie camp.
"Gif7' writes to the San Antonio
Light that there is six inches less of
water on the Galveston bar than
there was II year ago; and the
Journal insinuates that "Giff' is
rather economical with the truth.
The Mckinney Enquirer has a
word of encouragement to those who
are multiplying newspapers in
Texas: at never makes any differ
ance how many there are, for like
potatoes being hauled on wagon,
the big ones will get on top"
The New Orleans Times contains
an advertisement which reads: "For
sale-a first-class daily paper in the
most prosperous portion of the
state of Texas" etc. Some of the
papers are curious to know what
''first- class daily" IN Texas is for
sale.
In regard to the new laws passed
by the Legislature at its last session
the Courier Chronicle says: "Mort
inconsistencies, more plumbers, moro
special legislation than appears il
this pamphlet edition of the acts Of
the seventeenth legislature can moi
be found in all the range of lega
lore"
The Imagination of the 7era
Greenbdcker is certainly very vivid
1t says: "a seven-column Demo
cratic paper, to be known as tn,
MiReold Hdlokeye, is to be started
soon at Mineola. Certainly, we eX
change; we will need Hawk's-ey,
to find the Democratic party in Tex
as year from now.
The Henderson Times is getting
into theology and even presumes t.
instruct the clergy as follows: lie
preachers and Christians preacl
more of the love of God, and prac
tice more charity toward their fel
low men let us be less selfish anC
more liberal let us do more for TIN
poor and less for the rich, and thu
young will be reformed by our owl
good counsels and examples.
The San Antonio Light says
"The idea of scattering "a university
all over the state just to please ev
erybOdy, is nonsense. One brancl
at Austin and another at Houston
would be as sensible as having on,
branch of a Massachusetts, university
in New York city and the other il
Boston. liz the constitution is sepa
rated its character is destroyed i
takes the whole of it combined Il
make university"
The Canton Chronicle gives tn,
following sensible advice to young
men, which they will do well tC
heed: There is road frequently
travelled in this country that Leads
by the grog shop or rather through
il, thence to the court house, then Il
county Jail and lands in the peniten
tiary. Young man, if you have
started out in life and find yourself
at the first station, retrace your step:
aud take another road"
The Houston Age gets of the fol
lowing at the expense of San An
tonic: "The San Antonio Expires,
invites the attention of the Calves
ton Ne,cs to the fact that San An
tonic has more children than Gal
weston, and asks the Nelcs to infer
that San Antonio has more popula.
ton. But, the inference does not
necessarily follow. The people OF
San Antonio are very poor, and poor
folks have more children than rich
folks"
Says the Dallas Times: "San An
tonic claims to be the largest city in
the state. Her claims are well
founded. Like Dallas that city has
not depended on natural advantages
providential interference or govern
ment cid to make il a city. 1t COM
menced growing by supporting a
first-class paper, securing railroads,
and having plenty of cock-fights.
The result is that San Antonio is a
city,
The Waco Telephone is hard on
the boys. 1t says: "Young men
who have been known not to do a
lick of work for two years, and who
think it mental to engage in any la
Dor that would cause a bead of
perspiration to stand upon their
brow, find time to tramp around a
billiard table and wilt their collars
trying the double duty of making a
few caroms, squirting tobacco Juice
out of the window and cursing after
the new and approved method.
Says the San Antonio Express !:
ITO illustrate to what extent politi-
clans work for principle, (the party,
of course, is only for the purpose of
making the principle victorious) we
instance the fact that the Dallas
Gazette, (Republican) proposes to
join hands with the Ier0s Green
hacker (Green) to destroy the Demo-
cratic party, and, of course, the
GreenbdckeI' win be found in the