The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-16
Tuesday, May IS, 'S2.
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EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

like the gentle cangaroo-its longest legs be-
hind.
Hon. c. C.. WAsHBURN, brother of Hon.
E. B. Washburn, died at Eureka Springs,
Arkansas, on the I4th inst.
John H. REAGAN is q candidate for gov
ernor, and so is John Ireland, and some thirty
or forty other are all anxious to take sugar in
theim.
FNLAY is reported at Corpus Christi making
himself solid with the people. Col. George
will find soldifying the Rio Grande rather
difficult.
WILL the democrats revise their state plat
form, or let it stand as the sum of political
wisdom. If it is a platform of principles it
should not be tempered with, you know.
Men change, principles never.
1T is said that the friends Of Senator Coke
and Hon. John Ireland have fraternized, and
that the former will receive the support of the
friends of the latter IN his candidacy for the
office of United States senator .-Longview
Democrat
That is, the lamb Qreland) has lain down
inside the lion (Coke).
IT is certain that whatever political ad
vantage may accrue to the republicans
by the recent gerrymander of the 10th
district, we owe it indirectly to the in
Auence Of Mr.. Ireland. We do not say that
Mr.. Ireland did this thing on purpose, but in
the movement of the pieces on the political
chess board he has checkmated Epson and
given the opportunity to the republicans to
win the game. OF course Judge Epson and
his friends will be profoundly grateful.
Miss CALLIE STEPHENSON, daughter of
well-kaown business man and Episcopalian
in Dallas, married an Israelite named Wolf,
Rabbi Schupe officiating. And this causes
sensation in Dallas. We don't see why it
should. Miss S. no doubt got a good hus-
band, because as rule the Israelite makes
the best of husbands. Perhaps the sensation
was on account Of plain gentle maiden mar
rying prince of the house of David. But the
Freie Presse Of our city says that the Christians
are only reformed Jews anyhow, and there
fore marriage Of this kind should not excite
extra sensation.
THE ate U. S. commissioner Of agriculture,
lie Due, chung zealously to tea as Southern
industry and, by recent accounts Of govern
ment experiments, it turns out success as to
quality and price. The fact is no such live
Il 7 TNu~ &c laft hop
For many years he made his Department
model of practical industry and ability, firing
in nothing that promoted the public intererts.
He has had his hobbies and has justified
them. The scuppernong was his favorite wine
grape and it has national reputation which
will eventually make it a profitable industry
LIE Dues inquiries into the Central Factory
system in the cultivation Of sugar has brought
valuable stock of practical information into
the ofncial archives. What is to be expected
of tea comes of the fact that the specimens
raised exceed the average imported teas in
quality and flavor.
THE various calenders of the U. S. House
OF Representatives are cnOkcd with bills
amounting in number to an aggregate of 437,
including I7S from the Senate. OF the whole,
345 are on the private calender. OF these
measures SO are public bills of great interest
and importance, all of which would have been
disposed of before this period in the session
but for the private calender. 1t is now Ger
tain that few or none of them will be touched,
as the appropriation bills will take up the time
of the session till the period, now at hand,
when members will break for home, or pre-
pare for their departure by an early adjourn
ment. The constantly recurring question
again arises: What is going to be done for the
relief of the country from this deadly abuse
the congressional private calender. We recall
the day when, in the course Of an animated
debate on private bill, the chairman of the
judiciary committee sprang up and announced
that the committee was ready to report and
would Immediately report, joint resolution to
SO amend the United States constitution as to
abolish the private calender. 1t has never
been done. Is the diligence or veracity of
this committeeman at fault