Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
Snort ON the Crosby County Candidates.

Snort on the Crosby County Candidates.
There is nothing we admire In a
statesman, book-agent. a railroad
timetable, a town-clock, a banker.
a hack-driver or journalist, 90 much
as truth and candor. For this reason
we must pay our tribute Of admiration
to that prominent Texas journalist.
Bill Snort, Of the Crosby County
Clarion aud Farmers Fiadieatn..
He does not beat about the bush, al
though he is much given to beating
his way. but he comes right out and
tells the public in plain English
why he will or will not support certain
men and measures. In a late issne
of Col. Shorts paper. We find the fol-
lowing able editorial:
THE BEST CANDIDATE.
Many people express ,astonlshment
that we do not support our home
mar. Major Turpin, for the legislature
The reason is very simple. Major
Tnrpin does not support us. he
never has supported us, although we
frequently went out of our way to
give him opportunities to contribute
to our support, not that we would
have accepted anything from him, or
any other man, but we just wanted to
try him, to see If he was worthy of
public confidence. We tried him and
he was found wanting, and we were
also found wanting the temporary
loan we requested him to advance.
He not only lied out of it, by saying
he had lost the key to his safe, but
be intimated that his conscience would
not permit him to sleep at night if he
did anything to prolong the existence
of such journals as the Crosby County
Clarion and Farmers Vindicator.
When we asked Major Turpin to put
his law card into our paper, giving
him special rates, in consideration of
his paying in advance, he gave as a
reason for refusing, that the appear
anee of his card in our paper would
prejudice the respectable element of
society against him, and otherwise
wreck his social status. On another
occasion, Major Turpin threw out an
insinuation that if our paper had a
larger circulation, all immigration to
Crosby county would cease at once.
This is the kind of earnest support
we have received from Major Turpin.
If a man does not bring his grist to
our mill, we are not going to take our
mill to his grist, hence, the unfitness
of Major Turpin for the legislature.
He may be fit for the penitentiary,
but he lacks the moral stamina requi-
site to the responsible position Of
legislator.
On the other hand, let us calmly
and dispassionately review the quail.
fications of Col. Jack Shepard fol-
legislative honors. Who was it that
paid our board when we were attend
ing the Galveston convention as a
delegate? Who ws.s it that had us
carried to his room. when we became
exhausted by our delegatorial labor!
Who was it that bathed our throbbing
brow, and rubbed a lump of ice
on it and who was it that took us to
a place next morning where we got
some soda water and pickles, the
memory of which cheers us vet !:
Who should it be but that noble
hearted patriot, our friend Jack
Shepard, who has consented to allow
his friends to use his name in this
canvass, and who would grace any
position within the gift of the people.
Do our readers remember that elegant
pair of lavender-colored pants that
excited so much local envy last
spring? They were an unsolicited
tribute of personal esteem from our
admirer, Col. Shepard. Those pants,
and box of cigars we received abou,
the same time, are convincing proof
to us that Col. Shepard is an enthusi.
asst in favor of the press being free
and untrammelled, to express it:
honest convictions, which to us i:
one of the most important issues Of
the canvass. In regard to prohibi
ton, while We have every reason II
believe that Dick Turpin never tastes
a drop, and is seeking to destroy tn,
last yestige of personal liberty, Jacl
Shepard has never let an opportunity
pass to convince us, by the stronges
kind of argument, that he is in favo
of moderate use of alcoholic drinks
The Crosby County Clarion ant
Farmers Fisdicdtor is honest i'm adj
vising Its readers to vote against Tur
pin, the social outcast and leper, ant
to cast their votes for Shepard, fo
by so doing they will conserve tn
best interests of Texas. We ask th
people to calmy study the policie
and merits Of the two candidates, an,
implicitly follow our advice to vot
early and often for Jack Shepard.
| A Physicians Picnic.
| Mr.. Alfred Speer, who was the frs
to introduce the cultivation of th
Oporto Grape in this section o
the country had q visit from
number of New York physicians t
inspect his vineyard and warehouse
at Passaic, n. J. recently. Abou
Sixfy doctors fnnk thu. nnouday frai