San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-08
LOckhart Wants u Live Newspaper
BourbOnism Gone TO Seed.

guln-a neat and nowsy SIX column
sheet, Jno. ID. Goodrich, proprietor
We should think there is u field for
another paper in Guadalupe county,
Lockhart also presents n good
opening for n live paper. "Competl'
ton is the life of business. 1t 10 this
which is impelling tho papers OF this
county Cshe has Oaly three on to
fame and fortune.
In the FREE Press OF Oct, 18th, APP
pearcd tho above editorial item. As
will be seen, it WAS not very serious
in tone, but it seems it was suill-
cient to excite the renewed iro OF our
dear young friend Of tho Lockhart
Register, whose hatred Of Us, having
no other basis than our northorn birth,
is chronic, always smouldering and
ready to burst into a small blaze on
the smallest provocatiou, whether roal
or imaginary. Nothing strange in
all this f0r him, however, for hs
editorial columns show that he hates
every man and woman OF northern
birth with all the m!lgnity OF
which his small nature is capable.
We annex his diatribe in the present
instance:
Mr.. Julian, tho great l Am, of the
San Marcos Free Press, says there is
n fine opening for newspaper in
Lockhart In this he is correct, as
we are not capable of getting up n
paper that the place demands, but
one thing is certain, Mr.. Julian could
not run n paper here, as he would
not DO recognized in society, This
people do not want man TO run a
paper for them, who run republican
sheet in Indinna, comes South and
tries to edit n democratic paper, AMI
one who prints radical articles in his
paper, sets them out and puts in de
mocratic ones to suit down here, nor
one who is the organ Of the nonpart-
isans, nor one who in his heart OF
hearts would like to see monument
that would kiss the skies reared to
his idol, Lincoln; and one who could
and would if he had the opportunity
stick torch to jeff Davis. The old
man is likely to cry bloody shirt and
persecution, but he ought not, as
this people has dealt gently with
him, and there is such thing rs 60
ing too far. Send good and respect
able man, Mr.. Julian, but you needn t
come.
1t is apparent from the above that
tho 'little end of the sluice of abuse
which was so long kept mp against us
by few malignunts at homo, but
which hero has emphaticaliy played
out, has been transferred to the of
fee of the L0cllhart Register. Having
''lived it down" here, of course it will
not be expected that we should reply
TO it there. We will however notice
u few points of passing interest.
l. While SO evidently 'riled" ut
our suggestion of tho need of an
other and different sort of a paper at
tho editor Of the Register,
as will be seen, acknowledges the fact,
and that he is incompetent for tho
position DO assumes to occupy. Verify
IN honest confession is becoming
in his case. He takes the 'umble role
of Urinh Heep, and well he may, for
it would DO difficult for him go too
far in acknowledging his uniitness
for the vocation Of an editor of n
newspaper.
g He appears to havo an
idea that We have an eye on Lock
hart us location. We beg to dis
abuse him on that point-wo have
no desire or thought Of leaving San
Marcos. Not that we should have any
fears of not beng well sustained ut
LoCkhart as II newspaper publisher
and editor, his warning to the con
trary Notwithstanding. II we mistake
not we are u good deal longer in this
country than the young editor. We
are not unknown in Caldwell county,
some Of our best friends reside there,
and Notwithstanding our ncighbOrs
assumption of being the leader of
the BON ton, Gnd holding the keys to
the best society in Lockhart,wo fancy
we could come in without any par
ticular trouble. We oln say of Il
truth, that he is the ohly person we
have ever met from L)ckhart or
Caldwell county, who failed to treat
Us with at least common courtesy.
We are sure his churI h and loorish
manners arc quite exceptional in that
community But though he can
dismiss his fears rs 10 having a rival
in us. hc has good reason to fears
that some one else with the al.
vent Of the next railroad. ifnot be
fore. may occupy the field he acknuw-
hedges his inability to hold, L0ckhart
would profit by the change.
3. The charge that the FEEE PEUs-