Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-10


heartily endorsed his administra-
ton, 1t will place that gentleman
in rather an unenviable light, un-
less he says he has been misrcpre-
sented by the News reporter.
From the tone of the press in the
state John ireland is not losing
ground.
SNHERAS's outrage committee
continues to work results he never
meant it should. We can thank
Democratic negroes in Virginia, in
despite of the systematic, organic
ed and terrifying intimidation by
which it is endeavored to hold the
colorcd vote solid for the Republi,
can party. The testimony in the
Danville investigation illustrates
the utter hypocrisy of Mahon's pre-
tence that he is working for free
ballot and fair count. The worst
charges of buildozing ever made
against white Democrats are more
than matched by the stories told
by negro Democrats of the treat,
ment the negro must endure if he
chooses to abandon the Republican
party.
THE Sunday law has been dead
letter in San Antonio for years,
and now that the grand jury has
made indictments for its violation
bitter legal battle is likely to
follow. The Fort Worth Gazette
referring to the Sunday law say S
ave do hope the next legislature
will make another effort and see il
they cannot so>shape the law that
it will guarantee the sabbatarian
all he ought to claim, as to respite
from labor, etc, and yet not trench
upon the individual privileges of
any citizen. 1t has been source
of pickering and bad feeling for
several years and bids fair TO re-
main so if allowed to retain its
present aspects" The old 9 a. m.
to 4 p. m. law gave general salts
faction and if re-enacted will be
observed cheerfully In nearly, if
not all the cities in the state.
4 WASHINGTON special to the
Galveston News gives a large dish
of presidential gossip, Senator
Payne will not be q candidate, his
children objects; he is now seven
ty-four years of age and does not
want the worry attendant upon
the Office. Mr.. Tilden denies to the
Baltimore Sun that he is q candi-
date. Judge Field told a Califor-
mia paper that he does not expect
his people to support him, and
therefore he does not expect to be
a candidate. Mcdonald won't deny
he is a candidate, and therefore
gets no special notice. Judge Field
says he never knew of any one to
refuse a nomination to the presi-
dency, and he does not think he
would be an exception to the rule.
1t is believed here, says the spe-
eial, that Tlldep is as good as nom-
mated now, so great is the favor
toward him and all shrewd politi-
clans see this and avoid the slaugh-
ter-pen. Mcdonald expects to car
ry Indiana, Kentucky and the
Courier-Journal.
"WHNT's the matter with the
Brennan Banner ?-HoustQH Post.
The Post also makes personal
allusion to one of the proprietors
of the BANNER, and accuses the pa
per of soft-soaping the News. The
Post is informed that the BANNER
Is all right; there is nothing in the
world the matter with it. The
BANNER is an impersonal journal
and it endeavors to treat all its
cotemparies kindly and respectful
ly. It thought and still thinks
that the Post did wrong in its pub
LEGATION concerning the News and
it said so plainly. With the per-
sonal quarrels of the Post and
News it has nothing to do with,
and respectfully asks to be count
ed out. 1t has never defended the
course Of the News and does not
now do so, but it did say the Post
was wrong on its attack on the
commercial standing of the News.
The BANNER has said on several
occasions that both the Post and
the News are excellent newspapers
and that they ought not to quarrel.
If this excellent advice had been
taken there would have heen no
pickering.
THE Gainesville Advance says the
great dailies of Texas are good in.
situations when it comes to news,