The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-07


net ea races q sentiment the Stains
as d)esl admire. 1t mas never heard
that the Brackenridges have made theil
money by any other than honorable
means; and, if SO, have they not right
TO enjoy their wealth in their own way, SC
long as they do not do so to the injury OF
any one else? Because they are wealthy
must they forego all pleasure because
others are not as well off as they are? II
so, the wealthy people would become the
chief mourners in the land. We like to
see rich people spend their money freely
for Injuries; for, in so doing, they give
employment to thous ands who otherwise
might not ne able to purchase even g
crust"
There must be town in the vicinity OF
Dallas they call Sort Worth" We infer
this from noise made there in paper
they call the Gazette"
The small boy should be spanked fol
attending the variety shows. If his pa.
rents won't do it the city ought to kill of
shows that are not fit to be seen by chill.
particularly where the proper thing
is to treat between the acts.-Dallas
Times.
Yes, a town ought to be spanked that
will permit public exhibitions that boys
ought not to see.
Several of our exchanges say that Colo
mel W. F. Upton has announced himself as
candidate for comptroller, but none as
yet have been able to show us the an
nouncement.
Texas should have more rigid banking
law. Most of the states make it felony
for officers of banks to receive money and
assume new obligations after it is known
by them that the bank is insolvent, and it
is presumed that they do know when this
is the case, as their duties require them to.
The president of the broken bank at
Houston says that he had not been in Of
flee many days before he saw the condi-
ton of affairs and knew the wreck was
complete. That knowledge came to him
three months ago, and yet, as president of
the bank, he concealed it's condition from
the public, went on receiving money that
probably would never be paid, and in a
manner connived at this fraud. Had
there been law to punish such conduct
by penal servitude, the officers of the
bank would have wound up its affairs as
soon as it was found to be insolvent, and
the depositors would have been saved the
losses that they are likely to suffer.--Fort
Worth Gazette.
The above remarks are very sensible,
and to the point. Those who continue to
receive deposits up to the hour of closing
for good, should be punished by law, and
money under false pretenses, and is moth
ing less than downright winding.
Judge Reagan says he will introduce his
interstate commerce bill after the holt
days, and press it to vote.-Waco Day.
Judge Reagan in one thing is like bull
dog, when he takes hold he never loosens
his hold until his tail is cut of close up to
his ears. That is the reason he is such q
powerful opponent. He will never be
able, however, to get his interstate com
merce bill through congress.
The Corsicana Courier wants to know
if there is a newspaper in Texas which
has not yet nominated candidate for q
state Office next year. The Day claims
that honor; it leaves nominations to con-
ventions. and plods its weary way along
the journalistic path without aspiring to
be Warwick.-Waco Day.
And The STATESMAN is another. 1t don't
want to see its candidates doomed to death
before their time comes.
The apprentice system is almost thing
of the past. The old system under which
boys were made to serve given time at a
trade, was the means of making them
thorough mechanics and good citizens
At present far too many boys in the towns
are allowed to grow up in idleness.-Bren,
ham Banner.
Yes, and there are more boys going to
everlasting ruin right now than ever be-
fore in this country for this very reason
Every boy, be he rich or poor, should bt
forced to learn trade of some Sort so az
to become self-supporting when adversely
overtakes him, which is sure to happen il
great majority of instances.
The Baltimore Manufacturers RECORD
takes the ground that protective tariff
is beneficial to the farmers. The drift OF
public opinion in the west and south is
that protective tariff is chiefly beneficial
to the manufacturers in the east-Bren.
ham Banner.
And no one has ever as yet been able to
prove the contrary.
The Post gives more local news than
any other two daily papers in Texas. Its
Geographic matter, both press and specials,
cannot be surpassed, and it just wears the
winning colors any how.-Houston Post
Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a
better one.
Texas has too many usurious money
lenders and non-producing spectators
now. If we could get rid of some of them
it would be better for the state.-Corsi
cana Democrat.
Where would they go to! Other states
have quite as many as Texas has. Why
If there were none to pay usury, ther'
would be no usurious lenders. Why SHOULD
not money be worth what it will bring