San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-01-27

place has TINS 20 say
IL the elite gamble in private
/ homes iaaict them just rs quick
as the man who goes to the gam
bling den and plays poker all
night. When sin in high life IS
exposed aad condemned then we
can 90 to the vicious and lower
class with consistency and bld
them no. The Argus feels like
/ taking OF It's hat to the San Saba
county grand jury.
The first sentence Of the above
is either iutendedas gross mis-
representation of the facts in the
case, or the offspring of ignorance
directed BY "a mind diseased 2
In the first place the word gam
be is not mentioned In the in
ditements: not a one implicated in
the euchre racket was indicted for
qombliaq. In the second place
the Argus editor seems totally ig-
no9ant Of the fact that there is not
a law Oh the statutes Of Texas, pro-
hibiting gambling" except in pub
lie places. ard as lie states IF they
gamble nj pirate homes indict
them" BE should first establish
some law before he invades a
mans private home. Again when
we analyze the second sentence
we are forced to the conclusion
that it originated in fanatecism or
hypoeracy, most probably in both
Because when be refers to a game
of euehre as a sia he knows he Is
saving that which he cannot sub
stantiate by any authority either
humane or divine. And when he
compares a mans prigate home to
a gambling den simply because
a man invites few friends and
plavs euchre. he Is deceitful be-
cause he knows he is pretending
that which is not In reference
to the third sentence, we will say
the Argus can find employment in
locking after the euehre clubs Of
San Antonio, as there is not a
week goes by that there are not
from l to 8 card parties in full
operation. And besides it is very
impoiite for a little child like the
Argus. only three weeks old, to en-
gage in singing mud and when
he slung that mud he knew that
some of itwould Int mighty close
to this editor, therefore he might
expect a little dressing of. We
hope he will not repeat it, as the
next dressing viii be more severe.
Our motto Is to modest no one, and
then Charity comes in and says if
we cannot speak well of our fellow
man to lei him alone. At the
same time we desire that none viii
trample upon us Moreover
Christianity teaches Us rather to
soucw with our erring brethering
than take off our hats in reioic-
ing over the misfortunes of our
fellow man when they unintendon-
ally err 20 consistency o char
ity, where art thou. The people
Of San Saba are yet the same good
people who six years ago extended
to you kindness and hospitality,
and are yet christian people, not
gamblers. Their homes are still
dear and sacred to them, not gam
bling dena. This editor formed
your acquaintance here about five
years ago. aud has always cherish
ed a warm friendship for you, and
repeatedly extended to you a
hearty welcome to his home on
your visits to this town, We there
fore regret that yon made this ran
dom strike. But when a little
child not yet a month old, deliber-
ateiy mashes the toes of an old,
established paper like tho NEWS,
/ it NAV expect a just and merited
rebuke. Tie Argus might profit
BIZ attending the affairs of its own
realm.
San Saba Is in a line for a rail
road. 1t is now believed that by
a concerted action on the part of
San Saba, LlanO and Fredericks-
burg, assisted by ali intervening
points that sufficient inducements
can be offered to the Forth Worth
& Rio Grande TO extend its line
from Brentwood through the
above points. This would indeed
be the best road that could be
! brought here, as it would give us
direct connection with the Gulf
coast and a straight northern out
let The route from Brentwood
here Is pronounced by experts to
be a most desirable route, and
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