The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-21
MONDAY. AUGUST FL, 1882.
EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.


Now since the Seguin Times has told US all
about DR.. Swearingen We are perfectly willing
that the people of Brownsville should let him
run.
UNCLE DANIEL, of the Houston Age, offers
to act as umpire and settle the controversy
between the Times and the Express of our
CITY, as to "who is tariff? and why is he for
revenue only!'
JUDGE UPsoN has declared that he is for
protection on wool in his Georgetown speech
he must 90 the whole animal or it won't 60
down.
ALL right, gentlemen, shuttle the cards-the
deal will be ours by and by.-lStar Vindica-
tor.
If you mean that you will ever have presi-
dent you are hopelessly off. Never, never.
Our sympathies are already awakened for
Brother Yandell, of the Seguin Times; ne
takes everything said about Ireland to heart
so. Ireland should move his headquarters to
Austin in advance of the election-it would
greatly relieve the pressure upon the village
of Seguin.
Hon. C. UPsoN made speech in George
town to q large audience in which he explain
ed his position ON the tariff question, and
made it plain to all that he had been mlsunder-
stood and misrepresented. Brennan Banner.
Then we are to understand that Judge Epson
did not vote for the tariff commission, and if
he did he didn't mean it. We should like to
have seen Judge Epson come out boldly and
told the people that he was for protective
tariff, and if that was treason to the democra-
cy they could make the most of it.
In THE face of the following clause in our
state constitution John Ireland advocates the
apportioning of our public school fund to
church schools:
"And no law shall ever be enacted
appropriating any part Of the permanent or
available school fund to any other purpose
whatever; nor shall the same or any par,
thereof ever be appropriated to, or used tor
the support Of any sectarlan school.
But then it would not be difficult to change
the constitution, and still less difficult to ignore
it, as Gov. Roberts has done.
IRELAND says he will tread in the footsteps
of Gov. Roberts on the school question
Roberts gave the Jesuit school at Seguin its
pro rata of public school fund. Ireland says
that's all right, only he would extend the
principle to the other religious schools.
To OFFEND his position in regard to demon
national schools, Ireland cites the fact tha,
Gov. Roberts has set the example. Tn
Jesuit school at Seguin is cited, but no doubt
is not an isolated instance. This sly method
Of feeding church institutions has no doubt
become universal under democratic rule; but
Ireland was foolish to expose it.
We STILL think our advice to Judge Ireland
was sound to deny point blank that he ever
said anything about schools at Gonzales and
to have frowned down his culminators. As it
is, he is in for it; he has tried to explain it
away, and his explanation convicts him.
THE refusal of the San Antonio republican
primaries to endorse E. Davis as an ''inde-
pendent is sad blow to Mr.. Newcomb. -
Colorado Citizen.
Gov. Davis is an independent candidate for
congress-he seeks the endorsement of the
people at the polls. The organized republican
party must be consistent it can offer no can
ddate to the public unless he goes out with a
regular nomination around ris neck. The
republicaa convention went to the full length
when it recommended republicans to vote 70,
the most available independent candidate.
COSTING could have gotten the nomina.
ton for congress, but having lately been APP
pointed marshal preferred holding on to a
good thing. Several members Of the con-
vention withdrew and it adjourned without
making nomination. Brennan Banner
The Banner is so fair and truthful an opc
nent that we take pains to say for its beneh,
that Costing stood not the ghost of show
for the nomination and was not thought OF ;
his candidacy originated with the San An.
tonic Express. The ''several members" who
withdrew consisted Of Jack Evans and one
other delegate. Our convention, was, SO far
the most harmonious congressional Conven.
ton held in the state
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