San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
ACrisIs ImpendIng.

The condition Of our country at this time
IL puzzle TO everybody of every grader TO
the Congress, Legislature, politicians and
down to the lowest class Of laborers, They
perceive great crisis approaching, and the
questions arise; What viii II be9 Where
will Il end1 How will 1t end! Who Is able
to answer II? We see the two old political
parties that have controlled the country for
a number OF years are about to be torn asun-
der by numerous parties springing up all
over our country, and we do not know
whose hands we may fall into, We are all
somewhat attached to some ono Of those
parties: the republican, democratic, pro-
hibition, anti prohibition, farmers alliance,
labor unions, tariff, anti tariff, protection
and in some places, law defying parties,
and the lawful officers refuse or neglect to
enforce the Sunday law. This crisis indi-
Gates great reformation or revolution In
the near future. II is time we are begin
ming to educate ourselves in our duties to
ourselves, and to our postcrity.
It is nh established fact that we are under
the influence of the old parties, but II our
habits have been wrong let us eudeavor to
reform them. Evil habits must be conquer
ed or will they conquer us. Unity Is the
watch word. Let US be united; none Of us
live to ourselves. others are interested in all
that we do; we must unite aud cooperate
to succeed in any business Of importance.
Omitted we stand, divided we fall" We
have question of importance before MS
which requires every faculty of the mind to
comprehend the situation, and act to in ac-
cordance with our best judgment. In the
course of the last twenty five years we have
experienced enough to convince any ration
al man that change is indispensably nec-
essary for the perpetuation of our govern
ment, and il devolves on us to mako the
change, and the surest way is by the ballot.
There are but two parties to contend with;
the money or monopoly and the down trod-
den or labor, and the many organizations
that have been founded in opposition to the
money power, and for the emancipation OF
labor from the tyranny of the money pow
err. The prohibitionists appear to stand alone
as an organization. but for very important
reformation in the government; that is, to
rid the country of intoxicants, for the bene-
fit of all, individually and collectively, the
monopolists rs well as the laborers. The
laborers have borne the oppression heroic
ally until patience has ceased to be virtue.
But they have taken up arms in defense OF
their just rights and will dare to maintain
them, and they propose to defend them by
the ballot or any other means necessary to
accomplish the object; they have put their
shoulder to the wheel and 1t must move.
We have some true and faithful men in the
country that will do justice to the class that
have to bear the burden and heat and cold,
and hardships of incessant labor and priva-
tons year after year, while there are others
gossiping about living on the cream of the
land off of the profits of tho lsboring peo-
pie. We have q Legislature to SEQ that JUS
tice is dealt out to all classes equally, but
we find them frequently increasing their
own and other officers pay; but when did
they increase the pay of the farmer, the
fountain from which oil their wealth and
luxury comes? They live independent of
drought, famine, pestilence, or any disas-
tiers thut befall the farmers. LONE STAB.
Hays Co., Tex.