San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-17
Blind GuIdes...A Woman to the Rescue

Blind Guides...A Woman to the Rescue.
Both the papers Of Blanco started
out as strong advocates Of Prohibition.
The Star Vindicator was for time its
outspoken advocate, but there was a
lamentable discrepsncy between the
conduct OF the maze editor and his
professions, 80 after a while he natur-
ally drifted around to the other side
The Blanco News meantime came on
the stage, and also professed to be for
Prohibition. 1t ran well for seas
on, but for some time has also proved
faithless and hypocritical, speaking
for temperance in one column, and
practically aiding intemperence by
publishing advertisements OF saloons
| in another. "Ahouse divided against
itself cannot stand" and so the tenn
perance professions of the News count
for naught.
The only genuine utterance on the
subject of Prohibition which comes to
us from the press of Blanco county is
that of a woman-Mrs. Kate McPher
son, wifeo of the recreant editor OF the
Star Vindicator. When he is absent
she takes control, and the change is
as complete as it is refreshing. All
honor to her! The Good Book says,
"With the heart man believeth unto
Righteousness" and herein lies the
secret of the superior reliability of
woman, as an advocate of the Right
she has moro heart and faith, less
calculating selfshness, and SO does
not hesitate to proclaim her convic-
tions. The following extract from an
editorial by Mrs. Mcpherson in the
Star will illustrate what we have said:
When the associate editor has charge of
the Star -Vindicator, its contents and teach
ings are in direct antagonism to intemper-
ance and its attendant evils We do not
propose to treat prohibition as a party ques-
ton, or to notice its political significance,
but as principle involving the good of the
country at large, we are very decided in our
opinion--and that is-that by all means, the
manufacture and sale of ardent spirits
should not only be restricted, but utterly
abolished as curse and disgrace to u
civilized land. The whiskey men argue
that the government has no right to say
man shall not sell this or that or shall not
drink what he pleases, We maintain that
the lawmakers have right to try to sup
press crime and misery in every possible
manner. The laws of the state prohibit the
carrying of pistols and why not prohibit
other evils of greater magnitude. The liquor
traffic is the prime source of all the evils
that curse our land. Then why isn't 1t
right and lawful for our national guardians
to at least try to strangle this hydraheaded
monster. 1t is claimed by anti-probitionists
that the question was started with view to
the disruption of the democratic party. wei
repeat as question of political import we
have nothing to soy of it further than that
every possible means should be used to
Danish old King Alcohol out of the country,
whether by legislation or otherwise; Just
so we get rid of the abominable curse, We
can't see why anyone can't be a democrat
and prohibltionist too. For our part, we
are a true-blue democrat (woman as we are)
and prohibitionist of the most ultra type,
and we cant understand where any antagon-
ism can como in, except it be within the dis
ordered imaginations of whisky drinking,
petty politicians. Hence our motto is death
to King Alcohol, down with the grogshops
and reformation for the army of drunkards
and dram drinkers that are shame and
disgrace to the great American Republic.
We think the Temperance people
of Blanco county, in the absence OF
any reliable newspaper organ, should
put Mrs. Mcpherson in control of a
press of her own, and give her their
united support. We do not believe
they could do better thing for the
the promotion of the Right, or for the
best reputation and progress of their
county.