The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-24
To the Intelligent and Unterrifled Ctti,
zens Of Sal Saba County.

| In recent issue of the So,
, Saba News, there appeared an ar
) ticle over Judge Rays signature
, in which he says that people ar
! blaming him TO. the actions of tn,
Commissioners court of this coun
ty. L have read it over severa
times, and 1 regard it remarka
BILE address; remarkable only fol-
its evasiveness. OF what grave
crime is he accused for which the
people so cifully assail him
Why does he no. come out boldly
and tell the pubic what rash act
the Commissioners have commit
ited2 Instead OF doing that, he
leaves all in darkness and doubt.
To my mind his ,lenial sounds and
sayors more of guilt than of inno-
cense, and that ali evasive accusa-
ton was the only means of defense
which he could safely employ.
Again he says, that by a recent de-
cision of the District Judge, he
has no right to fine any of the
county commissioners. For what
did he ever want 10 fine them, and
how was it he got the idea that he
had a right to fire a member of
the Commissioners court? No
one only Judge Fay can tell, for
there is no lew for such power,
never has been and I think there
never will be. Has Gov. Hogg
a right to fine the Legislators of
this state when they fail to follow
his recommendations? Has the
presiding officer Of our state SEN
ate right to fine member of
that body when he fails to do his
bidding? Has tile Chief Justice
of our supreme court a right to
fine member of that court? Has
the presiding officer of any tr1bu-
nal a right to fine any one, when
other parties help compose that
body? Mo- indeed no! But this
man would be a modern Caeser.
This man, the Mogul Chief of San
Saba county, thinks he is vested
with plenary power, AMI has tried
to usurp authority that would
cause Tom Reed to blush with |
envy, and by threats of fine and
ia ls4FiiseAmeat-attenlpted to intimi-
date members of the commission
ers court of this county. But he
was promptly informed that he
had no such power, was shown the
law which is as plain as the En-
glish language can make it, and
then he rushed to the Attorney
General for solace and comfort.
But that officers decision did not
suit him, so he ctrnered Judge
Allison off and implored hin to
decide in his favor. l happened
10 drop in the room when our Dis
trict Judge rendered the fatal de-
fatal to all Of Judge Rays
hopes. Adhesion which told him
hat he was no Russian despot to
whom men must bow; that he was
not Caeser, Mr.. Cae,er's son, nor
sven a distant reLltiye of Tom
Reed. That although he has con-
'idered himself chief of rulers,
lie must henceforth consider him
;elf only a member Of the commits
iioners court, that he must be con- ,
by himself and the public
IN ex-chief.
What a picture or despair was
'ur ex-chiefs face when he heard
lis doom. So great was 1 i'm .
PRESSED with Judge Rays desper- {
tie look, that it would have been no
to me for the sad intelli-
,ence to have been flashed over :
'ur county, that Judge Thomas i
lad held an inquest and that the t
x-chief of the commissioners I
curt of this county had commit ,
ed suicide by drowning himself in ,
he San Saba river. The face of s
Napoleon the Great, after his de- .
eat at Waterloo, was no more the
'icture of misery and despair than .
7as Judge Rays when our Dis t
riot Judge informed him that he $
'qs not the commissioners court 7
f San Saba County, that he was
My a member of that court, just r
ne Of "block Of five
History records that Boneparte
fter his defeat at Waterloo never
miled again, and that the late
Emperor of Brazil died of grief
ecause he was driven from his
lrone, but our ex-chief still lives, a
lough he has suddenly fallen 4
Consumption Cured. Il
An old physician, retiring from prac- p