San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-07-08
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!. course OF business several OF the small
or towns near indianapolis. Ho wa
. charmed with the country and tn
people. During his stay be attende'
a reunion OF part OF Gen. Coburn'
command. Some OF them enquiries
of Mr.. Towsend his age, and thel
his war antecedents, whereupon b
frankly told them he was from Texas
and served with Forests Cavalry
They welcomed him more cordial,
than ever, stating that some OF then
were captured by Forrest at or neal
Martinsburg, Va, and credited their
guest with being one Of their quon
dam captors. In short, Mr. TOWNSEND
found the "Hoosiers" equally cordial
both in civil and military circles, and
is full of their praises.
But Sam will allow us TO sugges
that in this respect he is far behint
the times. Did he not know tina
the latest idea down this way, as dis
seminated by certain editors th'
Blanco Star, for instance) and politi
cal aspirants, is to affect to consider
it stigma to have been born in In
diana, and should such unfortunatei
q visit this country to reciprocatt
such hospitality as was shown to MIR
Townsend by giving them the cold
shoulder What matters it to this
handful of Observation-Disclosures that the
vote of Indiana is just rs essential to
n national Democratic triumph as
that of New York, that she has al
ways been a bulwark to the equal
rights of the South, that by her aid
first Tilden and Hendricks and then
Cleveland and Hendricks were elect
edl What matters it to them that
IN Indianian may have lived here a
dozen years or more as a peaceful,
law-abiding citizen, and even regular
ly supporting the Democratic ticket?
Still the sin of his birth can never,
in their estimation, be atoned for.
True they may be willing to tolerate
his presence, especially if they can
make any money out of him, pro
vided he will be content to remain a
negative quantity and stand back
''like n bound boy at husking. But
if he presumes to claim equal rights
as citizen or to entertain or ex-
press an opinion of his own, or diff
ierent from theirs, they soon give
him to understand that in their esti-
nation he "has no rights that white
men are bound to respect. " In that
case he will undoubtedly be subjected
to villi6cation and calumny, and may
consider himself fortunate if he es-
capes actual personal violence.
This is no fancy sketch, rs is
we'll known in this community. The
great consolation is that the influence
spoken of represents Nh insignificant
portion of our people. We we'll know
and gladly testify that the great
body of the people of this country
have no sympathy with these petty
malignants and proIcriptionists. They
have repeatedly stood by us as against
them in the past, and we doubt not
will continue to do so in the future
While they despise and detest the
bloody-shirt conspirators at the North,
they have lust as little respect or
sympathy for the same sort of fellows
in our midst. But perhaps they do
not realize as they should the infu
ences for evil of this little squad, who
strive to make up for scanty num-
bers by noisy vituperation. Hence
we invite their attention to this mat
ter, and the obvious remedy. Do
they wish it to go abroad among
their friends of Indiana-the class de-
scribed by Mr.. Townsend-and others
similar ut the North, that in return
for their hospitality and good feel
ing, their political influence and
votes, they are invited here to the
entertainment of prescription, abuse
and possible violence of which we
have spoken7 What but loss and
disaster and dishonor could come to
us by allowing such an impression to
go abroad? Then, we say, let the
sober, solid people of this country
put the quietus of their stern con-
demnation on all this pestilent tribe.
Let them be made to understand
that they cannot thus be permitted to
blot the grand escutcheon of Texas,
that their proper place is in the rear
of the advancing hosts of national
progress and fraternity. ....
Every precinct meeting should in
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