San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-06
Don Ouixote Outdone.

to himself the ascription of wrong headed.
ness whlah we made in general terms, there
by showing tha. lie realized that tho "shoe
ht" Aud he further demonstrates the IT.
ness by again coming to the charge against
us as an alleged stumbling block In the way
OF Sister Mcpherson, OF the Kyle Star,
Like another Don Quixote, our gallant
young contemporary feels inspired to take
the fold as the self-appointed champion of
distressed females" 90 use his most I'M
chivalrous expresson) who exist only In his
disorderod fancy. We doubt very much
whether Sister Mcpherson Is in the least
thankful to him for his superserviceable zeal
In her behalf, and especially for his implied
lefthandcd compliment that she Is not CON-
petent to take her own part or sustain the
editorial positions taken in her paper; which
Is great deal worse than nything we have
ever said, intimated or thought of her. BY
the way We wonder where the Lockhart edi-
tor gor the idea, which lie has more than once
expressed through his paper, that women,
although in public positions, should be ex-
empt from criticism? Every intelligent pcr.
son knows there are numerous ladies'
Southern ladies, too-cngaged rs teachers.
as editors and writer's for the press, as ply
sicians, as public speakers. and in various
other public vocations, who are abundantly
able to "hold their own" in competition
with men. and who would resent with scoin
tho idea of being accorded any indulgence
in the conflicts of mind with mind, because
of their sex. How anyone could grow up to
mans estate, and even pose as the EDITOR of
newspaper, aud show himself SO great IN
ignoramus as not to know these facts is to
us inexplicable.
But aside from the above facts, we beg
to assure the Lockhart editorial disciple of
the Knight of the Windmills that he is
barking up the wrong tree" and wasting
his chivalry in the cause of Mrs. McPher-
son. She is not the lone, lorn female
which he. the editor of the Floresville
Chronicle and others have assumed her to
be. On the contrary she is exceptionally
we'll equipped for the carrying on of coun-
try newspaper. Her eldest son, Lee Roun-
tree, is nearing his majority if not actually
of age, is o vigorous, active young man
physically and mentally. He is not only
her business manager. but the working fore
man of the office, successful reporter for
the paper, the actusl publisher and unques-
tionably frequent news and editorial writ
er for its columns. Her second son, EN-
NETT Rountree, is q well-grown youth, CAP
able of doing mans work in printing Of
fee. We have nothing but praise for these
young men; their mother has great reason
to be proud of them. With the assistance
of yet younger member of the family
they do all the mechanical work of the office
besides the other work we have stated. so
that Sister Mcpherson escapes one of the
greatest usual troubles of newspaper pub
fishers, frequent changes of printers, and
the difficulty of finding such Us will take m
carry it OH on the cooperation plan. which
gives her o great advantage over most of
her newspaper contemporaries. II the sleepy
headed Lockhart editor would repress the
gushing sympathies which he is wasting on
the mother, and emulate somewhat of tho
"set up aud get" of her sons as regards the
conduct of his own paper, he would GER
tainly do himself infinitely more credit, bo-
sides saving himself from his present posi-
ton of public laughing stock.
Just few words more to demonstrate
that the Lockhart editors animus is hatred
of the editor of the FREE PRESS, rather than
sympathy for the editress of the Kyle Star.
While our occasional criticisms of the Star,
as he is compelled to concede, have been
impersonal and legitimate, the Times OF
this place, and the San Antonio Express, as
is we'll known, have several times made
grossly offensive, personal illusions to Mrs.
Mcpherson. Where was her self-appointed
champion of Lockhart then? Did he come
to the front in stern rebuke of these fia-
grant acts of discourtesy towards lady?
Not bit of the remained mute as nm oys-
ter. Hence it is clear that spite toward US
is his actuating motive, while he we'll
knows that he Lad no ground ofpersonal Of
fence or complaint against us.
We need add no more-an intelligent
public cannot fail to properly ''sizs up" our
Lockhart would be critic.