San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-03
WHAT THE PAPERS: SAY.

The Tyler Democrat Reporter:
"Some of our state exchanges are
disposed to raise a considerable "to
do" about the case Of Joe Brown,
who served seven years in the
Rusk penitentiary for crime he
did not commit. When the evil
dence was made plain that Brown
was innocent of the crime, the gov
ernor at once pardoned him. The
papers appear to see that this case
slows a great defect in our GRIM
inal laws. We fail to see it that
way. Browns condition was no
doubt the result Of mistaken iden-
tity, which we presume, could not
have been avoided under the cir
cumstances, and such a mistake
as is liable to occur again and
again. 1t was great hardship
and misfortune to Mr.. Brown GER
tainly, but the only thing we see
that could be done to rectify the
matter now, beyond his pardon
and release, would be for the legis.
lature to make an appropriation
that would in part at least repay
him for the time he has lost and
the work he has done for the state.
We take that there is perhaps
Meth er law nor precedent for such
action on the part Of the legisla-
ture, but we believe that the fair
minded and liberal-hearted people
of Texas would applaud such a
course as no more than fair and
just to a fellow-citizen who has
been badly damaged, though I'M
Intentionally, by the state"
"Recently Georgia preacher by
the name of Threther united in
marriage Geo. l.. Oates and Miss
Lula Wheat. And their choir sang:
"What will the harvest bew
Waco News-Day.Globe: "That
must be a rotten political aud
social system where the sickness
and possible death Of one man can
make great nation tremble with
fear Of some catastroph e."
"Remember your home paper al
ways stands by and aids in every
way possible all enterprises that
are calculated to benefit your town.
Booming the town and it's enter
prises aids you in building up a
paying and permanent business.
Don't forget these facts when in
need of advertising, but send in
copy every Monday morning COW
eriDg the idea you wish to impress
upon your customers and those of
your competitor for the week"
"The Monitor man desires it dis
tinctly understood that he yearns
for no mans gore--that he has in
fact retired from the pugulistiC
field. If you differ with him in
religion, politics, or anything else
don't think you can get fight out
of him, for you can't. He is now
running the Monitor, primarily
for money and secondly for the
good he may do the country gen.
orally. His private graveyard Is
full, the doors locked and keys
thrown away.
otis charged,and not altogether
without foundation, that the pool
Mexican who is so unfortunate as
to get into the clutches of the law
has but comparatively LITTLE
chance of escape. The states re-
preventative in some districts have
a mistaken idea of their duty
They should be so broad gaugeC
and impartial as to look beyonC
the mere fee secured in convic
tion and attempt to reform the
criminal in the higher walks o
life. There are not too statutes
one for the poor Mexican and an
other for the wealthy or influentia
Anglo Saxon"
New Braunfels Herald: at
well known that every communit
has some mean close listed people
r but we have always thought tina
J. our community had a very fe'
such individuals, but judging fror
. the number that sneaked by til
" gate and stood in the hot sun o
the outside Of the fence an
0 watched the races with an Gags