The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

udtAohS III tndt CITY. mere is hne open
ing for paper that will look after these
things. Can't the Galveston or Dallas
News open up branch there? There is
millions in it,"
The Gazette is the only paper in North
Texas that prints the Associated Press
news.-Fort Worth Gazette.
In these days, when sudden deaths are
so common, the Gazette ought to guard
against an excess of modesty, which is so
fatal when it strikes in.
Sunday mornings Gazette was a good
one. 1t fairly sparkled. No obiectiona-
bic features could be found about it. and
so well pleased were the editors of it that
they for the moment ceased to lament over
the woes of the state because it has Ireland
for governor.-Dallas Times.
The above clipping is given because it
is so unusual for Dallas to see ANYTHING
good come out of Fort Worth, and vice
versa.
No matter what mistakes her husband
and sons have made in business matters,
the wife of Grant should never be suffered
to want. Five thousand dollars wear
will be amply sufficient for all her wants.
We are in favor of the pension-Waco
Examiner.
t. T. having of late heard that Mrs.
Grant was about to receive 100000 from
the publishers of General Grants book,
had come to the conclusion that she was
sufficiently heeled to worry through the
balance of her days. Besides she has
sons that ought to be able to support her.
The proposition to lengthen the presi-
Dental term to six years is step ahead,
but it ought to be ten, instead of six. We
have long been convinced that one of the
most threatening of the evils menacing
| this government is the frequency of the
choice for chief executive-each election
| constituting revolution by which the
spirit and policy of the executive depart
ment Of the government is entirely revo-
lutionized, changed and subverted. ANY
step taken by which these intervals are
heightened will be progressive one in
every way Examiner.
If the Examiner will make it eight
years it can get second to its motion.
Welike the suggestion of the STATESMAN
as to the high schools of the state be-
coming feeders of the university. We
think it is the duty of every Texas school
to send its young men either to Waco or
the State university, rather than to out
side schools, to be finished. State love
and patriotism may be shown this way as
well as any other. There is no reason
why Texas should send single child out
of the state, and SO much depends upon
our fostering and building up our own in
situations of learning. The State univer-
sity ought to equal Harvard, Yale, Prince
ton or Vanderbilt, in ten years, and would,
if every child in the state was keptwithin
its borders for education Examiner.
Your head is level on that sd Inject, as
well as on many others you handle. Texas
is big enough to do her own educating .
and it ought to do it. It is truasSTexasG1
has not as fine accommodations
racing as they have near old Yas
Harvard, but in all things else this SD
can excel if it tries. Those, however, who~
look upon boat-racing as the chief end of ;
man VIZ ne doubt, continue to send to-
the Yankee states.
The effort to deprive the appropriations
committee of its absolute power will be
successful, and Mr.. Randall will not be
half the terror without this adventitious
power that he was as long as he held the
Craftsmanship of that committee.-Fort
Worth Gazette.
Mr.. Randall is not a democrat, and
should not be SO considered. He should
not be admitted to democratic caucus,
or receive the countenance or support of
any democrat.
The Austin STATESMAN now comes out
neat eight-page paper, filled with all the
latest doings. It is now one of the neat
est and best papers of the state.-Liberty
Hill Observer.
There is no doubt about its being the
best, as it has not sinncd during the past
twenty four hours.
The Waco Day has scheme. 1t is to
tap Red river and turn its surplus water
into Trinity river. This, it is thought,
would prevent overfows in Louisiana and
make the Trinity Manageable in Texas
Brennan Banner.
That would be splendid enterprise,
certainly. Those who live on the Trinity
more water than they have any use for,
so much SO, in fact, that many are ruined.
add TO this additional water from Red
river, AID there would be no living on the
fertile bottoms of the Trinity. Let this
tapping be done Irresponsible parties,
and their responsibility would soon be
gone.
The Mason News speaks of the "Austin
News" This city is getting to be so large,
one cannot keep up with its daily organs.
One of our exchanges says thaS of all
the eminent men of the state, 40 one is
more eminently qualified to fill the high
and exalted position of attorney general
than Colonel Tom Sneed, of Austin, to
which we respond, Amen.-The Mason
News.
And Amen.
Two and half millions are spent an
nually in the United States for castor oil,
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