The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-05-29

Mr.. EDIToR.-Having for a
long time been a reader, as well as
an ardent supporter, Of the paper
of which you have recently assum-
ed control, and having a few re-
marks we wish to make on a GER
tain subject pertaining to the coun-
ty, we presume to ask for a little
of your valuable space. The San
Saba News has always claimed to
be an advocate of the right and an
opposer of the wrong, and we be-
lieye but for little too much poll
cy on certain lines this has been
its general practice. Please do
not understand that we have ever
-1---~.--vett tire righteous intentions
of the News, but think that, not
withstanding the great good it has
done, more could have been done,
had there been less forbearance
toward a certain terrible evil ex-
tant in onr county during the past
six years of its publication. This
we say with all due respect to the
past proprietor, for editors like all
other men, are we suppose, emit
tied to remain silent if they choose.
And now, Mr.. Editor, we suppose
that in case you publish this arti-
Gle you will be visited by dele
gates of the gentry about whom we
wish to speak, and be told by them
that your paper IS ruined, simply
because they claim to be composed
of the best men of the country, and
that, therefore without their sup
port your business is a failure.
Well if they are the best, then his
Satanic majesty has an unques-
tionable right to the worst, and the
writer will make this a a standing
proposition for the next II months,
that for each subscriber you lose
for this reason above what you
gain he Will pay you s25. Again
we wish TO say that none of the
following is meant for an innocent
person, for we know that there are
and have been good men who have
used all legitimate means to the
performance of duty, but to those
whose feet the shoes should fit we
bid defiance.
Yes, sir, it has been truthfully
'rsaid of San Saba county that she
is endowed with heavens richest
gift, her resources are boundless,
her lands are of inexhaustible fer
tility and unparalleled productive
ness. Unfailing rivers traverse
her rich acres and springs ever
lasting burst from the clefted side
of her mountains, Nature, proyi-
denoe, yea God himself hath in
deed lavished his rich gifts on
this garden spot of Texas. But
why, O, whyl when compared with
other counties in points of devel-
opment, progress and improve
ment, do we find her tagging SO
far behind? Why is everything
in state of stagnation? Why is
country so rich in resources still
sleeping, unaroused from its prim-
tive slumbers? Why has not the
plow=share out her thousand acres
of rich land and converted them in
to usefulness as was evidently de-
signed by the Advise? Does echo
answer why? No, voices louder
than the peals of Sinai; more dis
tressing than walls of spirita
damned; cry from graves of muir
dered men; from broken hearts of
widowed wives; from children
made fotherless by the stealthy as
sassin. These all tell the story,
II why 3 country SO richly gifted
by nature is fifty years behind her
sister counties. Go abroad, to the
Panhandle, to almost every part OF
) the east and west and ask those
baEe-slseAH driven from al
they had by dire threats OF murder
aud ask them if the writer is moi
! correct.
; San Saba county six years age
, was stepping side by side with 9th.
er counties, onward in the marct
!, to grand achievements. She was
inhabited by thrifty, happy and
contented people, her future i'm
portance unquestioned. But alas fol
9 those bright prospects. they have
vanished and we are and have beer
passing through the dark ages
About the time above referred t.
there was a clique or faction, whC
for real or fancied wrongs, we arr
9 not prepared to say, presumed t.
take the law into their own hands
or claiming, that we believe, tina
! ours were insufficient became
q law unto themselves" for the pgr
! Pose it seems of promisOuous muir
der, since which time an incessan
reign OF terror has been upon us
a plague such as history does no