San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-01-08


: place to the Galveston News, San Antonio
Express, and other widely circulated papers
II was ne'os indeed to the public, for botl
branches Of the statement were withou
foundation save in the distempered fancy o.
concoctor Of the special. II Ia true tina
some months ago he himself prospected
a little towards starting another paper by
getting up joint stock company, but re'
ceiying no encouragement, gave IL mp. So
much for that. No prudent man would
think Of starting another paper anywhere
in Texas Just at this time, while one would
have to be At subject for lunatio asylum
to think of starting third paper in Hays
county.
The other branch Of the allegation 10, II
possible, even more baseless. We assert
confidently that there Is an entire absence
in this community, aside from the scribbler
under notice, and the whisky int rest)
of any feeling that another paper is
needed at this place, Our people
know that We have given them the best ar
ticle the patronage warranted, and often a
great deal better, and that the paper is to-
day, better than ever before, and will COM
pare very favorably with papers of its class.
They know, too, that another paper could
not be sustained and that the effort would
give them two inferior papers instead one
creditable one, such as they now have.
The wide circulation of such statements
was of course calculated, if not intended
to injure our business reputation and being
entirely unwarranted and unprovoked, we
confess filed us with not little surprise.
1t goes without saying to any one who ever
met the enterprising young Especial" that
he is extremely verdant; but really we were
not prepared for this exhibition of moral
obliquity on his part. We had not suppos
ed he would deliberately "bear false witness
against his neighbor."
Let us not be understood as objecting to
fair and honorable competition. When
Hays County shall need more newspapers
we shall be glad to see them, and they will
not harm us in the least But we are getting
tired of this twaddle of fellows, irresponsi-
BILE in all respects, on the subject. Why
don't they do something besides talk ? Why
for instance, don't Mr.. Jones take hold and
push the matter? If he has any more mon-
ey of his own or of any one else to spend,
we kno of no morew certain and speedy
means of parting with it that which lies IN
the line. of his journalistic aspirations here.
Per haps we ought to apologize to our
readers for paying this much attention to a
matter of this kind But they will see that
the attack on us was perfectly gratuitous
We had always treated the young man with
courtesy and professional liberality, as we
do everybody whom we presume to be gen
tlemen, SO we cannot allow his conduct to
pass without rebuke. And besides we wish
ed to satisfy him that it is quite unnecessary
to start another paper" in order to "Rue'a
up things"
The gushing young ''innocent abroad"
who parts his name in the middle. who re-
Gently appeared in our midst from Yankee
land to astonsh the stupid natives of Texas
with the scintillations his of brilliant genius
on all subjects especially paper-niills and
fiuance-has announced new discovery to
the world, viz that the San Marcos FREE
Press is an ignominious failure-weighed
and found wanting by His Royal Hlghness
which his name it is Jones. Yes, before the
direct inspiration vouchsafed to this remark
able youth, our twenty-five years of actual
experience as newspaper editor and pub
Usher and the almost unanimous approval
of our Constituents, count for
nought-he (Jones) "knows it ALL" and
unhesitatingly gives to the daily press the
above astonishing information, and calls for
some one to come and fill the void of live
newspaper which he declares to exist in this
place.
WE'LL now, that it strikes us, was very kind
in our young friend, and especially very
modest, and we feel bound to reciprocate by
briefly giving his record, Of course he
cannot reasonably object to taking some of
his own medicine, 1t may do him good by
enabling him to see himself as others see
him. Unlike him, as respects us, we will stick
to Gov Cleveland's text and give IAN
over true tale"
In short, then, Brother Jones in the less |
than a year that he has been here, has
dabbled in many things, and made failure |
in all. He has incidentally, but we surmise
(aside from his own interesD quite uninten-
tionally been of some benefit to our town,
SO we deal tenderly with him. But because
he paid ''too dear for the whistle"i no rea-
son why he should seek to pull down old
citizens here, or try to get his money |
back" by urging others to take pecuniary
risks he is unwilling, to assume himself.
This he has repeatedly done. His 'Exposi-
ton work" was of this character, as every
body recollects. He circulated a subscrip-
ton paper among our people to have the
property at the head of the river, in which
he has an interest, photographed. 1t would
have been a splendid advertisement OF the
which he wishes to sell 1t was
estimated it would cost 500, and he started
il with IS Not making much progress, he
came TO us asking the aid of the FREE Press
10 set the matter before the public, and we
Qave him at least five dollars worth Of
0ratuitous advertising. But the object Of
the scheme was so transparent, the project
failed.