San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-01-17
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GAL WESTON NEWS
p FOR 1881.

Including all editions, about one hundred
thousand copies Of The News week have
been printed, circulated and read within
the past twelve months. This means, allow.
ing only four readers 10 each copy daily OF
weekly-a very low average for such a pa
per-that the News has been read twenty
million eight hundred thou-and lines during
the year. Arithmetic and statistics. how
| ever, can give but vague idea Of the pop
ularity and influence of The News or lis in
trinsio claims to pnblio appreciation. First
In order stands Us ciIim as diligent enter
prising and faithful newspaper. In this
character, sparing no labor and no expense
IL has made itself, IN its wide and constantly
widening circle. ominently the paper alike
for the promiscuous reader who wants the
general news, aud for the business man who
wants special news-for the wideawake mer-
chant, the wideawAke banker, the wideawake
lawyer, the wideawake husbandman, the
wideawake stockman, the wideawake rail-
roadman, the wideawake mariner, the wide.
awake and philosophical citizen, eager 10
be informed on public and political topics,
and withal, even the wideawake politician,
who cannot afford 10 trust for true and full
intelligence TO organs stamped with servile
partisan brand and sacramentally devoted TO
the purpose Of suppression, observation,
Misrepresentation and misinformation. Az
regards it, success in the character of dill
igent, enterprising and faithful newspaper,
the News takes no credit to itself-eIcept
for hard work, steady and intelligent appli- |
cation, and an honest desire to do It's duty |
to the newspaper reading public. The rest |
of the credit is due to the people, upon |
whose good sense and discriminating appre- |
ciation The News'has confidently relied, and |
never In vain, for substantial response to |
its endeavors TO servo them. Continuing |
these endeavors in the line of this service,
The News enters, in 1884. q field unusually
rich in materials for news of most import
ant and interesting nature, relating to sub
jects Of the profoundest concern to the peo-
pie. The Texas legislature, convened
in special session, will have before it-be-
sides other urgent questions such as those
touching the school fund, the school lands,
he improvement of the school system, and
he rate Of taxation for the general revenue
the question of some permanent remedy
Tor the distempered condition which broke
,ut in the fence-cutting lawlessness, if not
'or the feebeleness of the state government
which has permitted fence-cutting mobs to
,avage property and trample upon law with
tut check and with impunity. The deliber-
tions of the legislature, at this special ses-
hon, must, therefore, be of far more than
ordinary interest, and full report of them
rom day to day will be special feature of
The News telegraphic columns during the
ession For a great part of the year Con-
ress will also be in session. and its proceed
ngs will hereafter be of uncommon inter-
st in the way of accomplishing measures
4 Legislation, or in the way Of shaping is
ues between parties in national contest.
hen will come state and national conven-
ions, and state and national canvasses
he News will faithfully report all import
Mt political developments at Washington,
ne proceedings of Congress, the proceed
,gs of the several conventions, and all tho
gnifcant incidents marking the progress
the presidential campaign, or the cam
aign for the election of state officers And
hen it comes to opinion, comment and dis
lssion, The News simply enlarges its func-
ons as newspaper which means to tell
le truth and utter conviction without fear,
.vor, or affection; which means to work un-
'mittingly for all needful reform in govern
ent. and which believes that in the inter-
It of such reform the present dominant
lrty in national affairs should be over
rown In this enlarged character The
ews can pledge itself to the service of no
arty, can consult no argury but the coun-
US good, but can and does acknowledge
legiance to that true democracy which il
e sum at once of true liberalism, of true
'ogress, and of true conservatism of law
I'd order, of Justice and liberty, and of the
sential rights and substantial interests of
Q people.