San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-23
Our New Cemetery.

various remarks and suggestions as to the
condition and management of our cemetery,
which We thought the committee having II
in charge might like to hear, or be bene-
fitted by hearing, hence We shall jot down q
few Of them. All agreed Us to the natural
beauty of the grounds, but expressed the
opinion that il was high time something
were done In the way Of improvement,
Such as had not visited the place for some
considerable time expressed much surprise
at the rapidity with which il was being fill
cd up, aud feared that the space once deem
cd so ample, might not be found sufficient
in the course of few years, after all Ap.
propos, Dr. Woods suggested that some
two acres adjoining belonging TO Mr.. Har-
vey, might now be secured at a reasonable
price, and that the Association ought by all
means to attend to this The additional
ground would be needed. and there is q
much better ROAD first rate one in fact
connecting with the said additional two
acres. We think this very timely and i'm
portant suggestion. The money on hand
which must by this time be good round
sum-might be well applied to this purpose.
II tits not, it ought to be applied to the
improvement of the grounds-this was con.
ceded by all. Some argued that II would
pay to hire q sexton at an annual salary to
take charge of the grounds aud make the
improvements. And we notice that at
Bastrop this has been done and the services
of q suitable man secured at a salary OF
$500 year. This will no doubt DO found
necessary here, the adoption of this idea ia
Is only question of q little time. Old
things are passing away as our town and
county progress and it will not do to con.
form the future to the past.
Speaking of improvements, regrets were
expressed that the grounds could not
be reached by the waterworks 80 ss to in
sure the growth of flowers and shrubber-.
The public We feel certain are anxious
to hear from the committee having charge
of the improvement of the cemetery in re-
gard to these and various other points con
nected with its well-beng.
When stating last week in regard to Elder
Pritchett's reply to Rev. Mr.. Hendon, thai
It was admitted in accordance with the rule
that the affirmative has the right to close
we did not mean to convey the idea that M
further matter from ''the other side" would
be accepted by u.s. aud We 30 informed Mr.
Hendon in note just after the issue of on
last paper. He informs us he has nothing
further to offer, which ends the matter.
We wish to add, that, after admitting tn,
first article of Elder Pritchett, we have hae
no further concern about the matter than Il
treat both sides with the strictest impartiality
Some, however. have expressed the opin
ion that we did wrong in permitting tn
introduction of the subject in our columns
With all due Difference, we must dissent from
this opinion. We know of nothing of loca
interest that does not come within tn
legitimate sphere of a local paper. Natter
of theological controversy are certainly nj
exception. All our editorial life we hav
noticed such matters more or less, and hav
never hesitated to comment on or CRITICS
them as we deemed just and proper. Preach
ers of various denominations not unfrequent
ly hold public discussions in their churches
and newspaper would be thought LACKING
in enterprise that should fail to give repor
in such cases. Now where is the difference
between that and admitting a written dis
cussion direet2 Besides we have notices
that polemical disputants-such for instanc
as Maj Penn-freely resort to the newspaper
in advocating their views, responding t.
criticisms, etc. So we did nothing NOR
than was regular and proper. 1t is true, q
we stated in the outset, that protracted dis
oussions of this sort are Objectionable, a
tending to weary the reader; otherwis
we see no special objection to them. On tn
contrary We believe they are often produc
tive of great good. We believe with Jefer
son, that truth has nothing to fear frou
investigation"
OLD V1Ro1N1A-A BETTER REPoRT.-Mr
Hankla, referring to the letter OF MI
Fourqurean in our last, gives quite diferen
account of his section of Virginia. He say
while it is not 80 rich as that represented b.
Mr. F. they have not only excellent higl
schools and academies, but a good syf
tenn of Free Schools in excellent working
order. So much interest was taken in thu
Fsubject that they secured share of tn
Peabody fund, by means Of which the school
are kept up right within the year. (By tn
way this same thing might long since hav'
been done in San Marcos had our peopl
been awake and united on the subject.) Al
of which goes to show that in the lsnguag
of the song, there's more in the man Cor tn
people) than in the land" We are hearth.
glad to hear that all the people in Virgins
are not 80 benighted as the letter in our las
would seem to indicate.
Mr.. Hankla gave us another illustration o
good laws and their intelligent enforcement
A merchant in business found his trad
injured by the proximity of saloon
preventing ladies and others from tradinI
with him. He made complaint and had tn
thing promptly closed up. The case 10
suggestive one for other communities.
A Revolution in Business.
Who would have thought Of the staid
steady-going house Of G. W. Donaldson
Co, perpetrsting sort of business eoHl
gstaty Yet such is the fact, as will be sp