The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-01
PRIME PRESS PRUNINGs.

Mr. Joel II B. Miller, of Austin, is the
second contributor to the Express fund
for the Confederate Home Has suy other
veteran an equally pleasing reminiscencef
San Antonio Express.
The Express plan il taking vel. We
wish it, for the Homes sake, contribu-
ton every day.
| A friend writes to the Day asking its
opinion about the denomination of Roger
| Q. Mills as representative from this con-
gressionsl district next year. 1t can be
given in few words. II Mr.. Mills wants
the nomination, and there is good reason
t. believe be does, there is not q democrat
I in the district who can make any headwsy
whatever against him. The man who es-
says opposition will ride the buzz
saw in motion, so to say. As is well
known, the Day has never got its con-
sen; to run wild over Congressman
Mills, but he has many qualities that must
command admiration, and if he wants to
represent the district another term the
+ Day would prefer to see him renominated
and re elected than anybody else who is
| likely TO offer. And, after serving one
more term, We think he can do the grace
fnl thing by saying "enOugh"-especislly
If it be true that he aspires to succeed
Reagan in the senate.-Wsco Day.
/ Truly, it is matter of qualification
to have the Days position thus
CLEARLY defined. We thought it must sp-
preciate the able man from its district.
Mr.. Mills will have that chance, we think,
- say the Days "euough."
/ The Post has never been able to under
st aud the practical benefits to the public
at large 10 be found in the interstate com
MERGE law. Nor has the very plausible
argument of distinguished United States
I senator, printed in another column tn 3
IN )tning, served to change the Posts
ideas on the subject. There can be 10
doubt that Mr.. Reagan has been very
sincere, not to .ay patriotic, 10 this whole
thing, bat judged by apparent results to
the common go d, the law is failure-a
| fat failure at least in the southwest. How
ever, spsce is cheerfully accorded to the
sage of Palestine for his earnest defense
of his measure.-HoustOn Post.
The card alluded to is only a three
column appeal and evasion.
! The Fort Worth Mail lesv- the railroad
reg uI4tIon question a. pressed On its at
tention oy the Day and goes off at tan
gent on the Days suggestion that the
state of Texas might substitute legal
lzed lottery OF it's own instead of letting
the people send thousands of dollars out
of the state every month to the Louisiana
and Mexican lptteries, especially as a
measure of assistance 70 the Confederate
Home. The alternative to this PROPOSE
ton was that If the state is too "squeam
ish' to legslize lotteries, let it license
/ the agencies of outside lotteries
aud derive a revenue from what is now
| openly done in defiance of law. The Day
il not at all anxious to have lottries le-
galized, but merely suggests something
which may be better than the present pre-
tense of suppression of law and actual
licence by practice without dollar of
revenue to show for it.-Waco Day.
And by the way, lottery or no lottery,
caG We ask the Day how the Confederate
Home fund is getting on in Waco?
As general thing the Express opposes
third terms, but it is willing to make an
occasional exception, and Land Commits
sioner Hall is mighty good man. His
latest circular is an instance in point.
Per. ons who bought from the state under
the law of 1888, who obligated themselves
to settle upon their holdings, who did not
settle, who never intended to settle and
who were actusted from frat to last by
hidden purposes, will have to get out or be
thrown out This is right. The state has
millions of acres for homesteaders, but
not one 50 uare foot for speculators.-San
Antonio Express.
Texas has long since cut into the third
term idea when the officer is lower than
governor. Hall is good enough for four
or five terms-let him alone in his office.
There ia no use in camping out for the
sake of keeping cool. At the New York
militia encgmpDent the heat was in tents
Just the same as elsewhere.-Liberty Hill
Cyclone.
The fellows who sit around and shoot off
their bazoos about the dullness of town
usually haven't dollar invested in prop
erty in the place, and are generally sup
ported by their wife taking in washing
Cooke County Signal.
The announcement that an American
com pany is to build line of eight Amer
lean steamships, which will be the fastest,
staunchest, and handsomest line afost
il a pleasing bit of information.
With all the talk about the decay of tt o
American marine, and the effect of our
tariff and navigation laws, it. is a fact
which has evidently been lost sight of that
American capitalists have devoted their
time, attention and money to railway
building rather than to steamship lines.
Now there ia an impression that we have
enough railroads, more miles of steel rail
in fact than will pay, and American energy
and American capital is turning its atten-
ton to the ocean. 1t is part of the
public sentiment which is demanding q
better navy, and it is to be hoped that this
is only the beginning of American enter
prise in this Observation-Disclosures Tri-
bune.
The new road law went into effect on
the 7th inst This law permits the com
missioners' court to appoint four of less
number of road commissioners to each
county, whose duty will be to supervise
all work on public roads. Walker county
needs good roads, and if they can be inn
proved by appointing the commissioners
they should be appointed.-Huntsville
Item.
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