Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.


the legislature called.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT has been
indicted in New York for publishing
an account of the Sing Sing electro
cutions.
CLEVELAND and Campbell in 1892
is spoken of as a probable presiden-
tial ticket, if Campbell is reelected
Governor of Ohio.
SEPTEMBER the LIST is Labor day
and extensive preparations are being
made by some of the labor organiza-
tiuns to celebrate it.
CHAIRMAN Quay and Treasurer Drd-
ley, of the national republican COM
mittee, have resigned their offices
and their designations have been &C
cepted.
Fort WORTH Mail: ga woman can
hold the Office of notary public in
Texas, but it would not pay her, for
no true Texan would swearin alady's |
presence.
The Austin Statesman is waging
war on the pistol toter," and favors
as punishment one hundred lashes
on the bare back and three days in
the stocks on the public streets.
TRE Waco Day says: "The wolf
scalp law promises to raise the
scalps of a good many members of
the legislature. And there is no
premium offered for them, either.
The Corpus Christi Caller gave
Sam Jones hail Columbia the day
after his departure. Of course the
Caller would have done so while he
was there, but it didn't want to,
that's all.
In the Illinois Legislature a bill
has recently been passed providing
for the payment of two cent boun-
ty for the head OF each and every
English sparrow delivered to the
State authorities.
The state convict lease system in
Tennessee has caused the state not
only shame and disgrace, but more
trouble and expense than the pay they
get out of the leases. The system
should be abolished.
The Georgia negro alliance has
memorialized the legislature to pass
''better laws" They are unable to
specify, but content themselves with
the broad demand. They've caught
the trick Of mot going into details.
The shifty Georgia politicians who
are now jumping over the democratic
traces will live to regret their fool
ishness and return to the only party
through the hope of which the state
can expect her continued prosperity.
The democrats of Georgia are bound
to rule it.
DILLON and O'Brien, the two
Irish patriots, have been released
from Galway Jail in Dreland where
they were serving SIX months
term for melting the tenants to re- {
sist payment of rents The tenants
greeted them with warm congratu-
lations on their release.
HEADsMAS CLARKsoN and blocks Of !
five Dudly, of the National Execu-
tive committee, have both testified
that it is only at the strong solicita-
ton of friends that Quay has until
now been kept from res1gning the
craftsmanship. This is a way he
has of extorting from his friends an
endorsement OF his character.
LAND COMMISSIONER McGAUGHEY, it
is said, wants to be governor. There
are any number of people that would I
raise no strenuous objection to a t
trial at holding down the gubernato-
rial chair and drawing the salary and t
if they don't say so it is often be- I
cause of their hopelessness of ever '
having the opportunity to crafty
such an ambition.
The Alliance of Dallas county has I
declared war on the delegates to L
the Fort Worth convention, the OPP e
ponents of the sub-treasury and the a
Farmers World of that city. The q
Dallas county Alliance numerically o
IS powerful weak, but for noise it a
,an doubly discount four Chinese v
bands and brass foundry thrown
n for good measure. u
THE general auxiliary committee
IN agricultural congresses has issued 9
IN address to the agriculturalists of !,
he country. This auxiliary con- 4
yress will include representatives of :,
farmers organizations, agricultural 4
colleges and state boards of agricul- L
lure. The subjects to be considered i"
embrace every branch of farm life.
The local committee will be assisted \
n its work by large advisory board t.
q be selected from various coun- T
ries. n