The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-08
TUESDAY. AUGUST 8. 1882.
EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.

THE "Rchmond Nation" is independent
and for protective tariff.
THE president is reported as taking the de-
feat of his veto Of the river and harbor bill
philosophically.
AIlvERy stable keeper named Seth Girls
void. was made the victim Of a "snipe hunt
by Capt w. f. Smith, Of the U. S. postofhce
department.. 1t is claimed that Griswoid Is
green Yankee.
THE sole object and aim Of Davis is to
break up the democratic party Brenham
Banner.
The Banner had evidently not heard from
our sd precinct primary.
JUDGE GEORGE PAscHAL compared Gov.
Davis with Horace Greeley. If the demo
cracy of the 10th district will give Gov. Davis
the same endorsement that the national demo-
cratic convention did Greeley, we will bet the
beer on his election, George.
THE republican congressional convention to
meet in this city on the 18th, If it decides not
to place a nomination in the field. but favors
the independent movement should formulate a
strong republican platform, especially on the
issues Of state in our district, as the platform
for republicans to be guided by in casting
their votes.
Ex.Gov. f. 7. DAVIS announces himself as
independent candidate for congress from the
Austin district. His democratic opponent
will probably be Judge Hancock. There
need be no fear Of the result if the democratic
voters will do their duty.-IOrange Tribune.
Perhaps you think that Columbus Epson
has been forgotten or that the democracy Of
the 10th district are opposed to all kinds Of
third terms. But if Hancock is q candidate
he will find out that presiding over the demo-
cratic mob at Galveston is not certificate for
election in the 10th district by long shot.
Ed BRADEN remarked after returning fro m
the Galveston convention and after beir z
bantered about the vote for the prohibitionist
Lieutenant Governor, that 1--WE had to swal-
low it," This is the way the German demo-
Gratis (?) wash down the democratic ticket
with their lager.
WHEN Mr.. Davis plays the independent
role it IS time for good men to beware. He is
republican-radical to the backbone, and yet
he comes before the people asking them to
vote for him, not as politician, but as or
independent of politics. Independen,ism
would not live day in Texas were it not for
the radicalism Of Mr.. Davis. - Austin
Statesman.
tits evident the Statesman has not con-
suited with The grid precinct republicans Of our
city.
Rev. A. GRANT, Of Austin, but formerly Of
this city, is the best friend and leader the COL
ored people have ever had in this state. He
breaches the present and future. and not the
dead past, He wants to destroy the color line
in politics and have his people work for their
own interests instead Of those of some political
auack of the republican party, who has moth
ing to recommend him except his prejudices
against the democracy. He wants the colored
people to begin to realize that they have an
interest in the government as such, and that
they should not sacrifice their interests to
CRAFTY prejudice. S. A. Express.
Then there is one Grant the editor Express
admires. We like parson Grant too he some
times gets little excited, but in the main he
has very little use for such little fellows as the
editor OF the Express, no matter how much he
may puff him. Grant can spot an enemy to
his race with too much certainty for the
Express man to escape.
The Texas Wool Journal takes strictly
business view of the political contest in ou
state as it relates to the question of protection
and in a very sensible, plain article recitinl
facts and figures concludes:
This is no sckly sentimentaliy. Their,
should be no clinging to party because your
father and your grandfather was member o.
it. II this party proposes TO rob you to enrich
some other class Of men, It is your duty 10 re.
sist it. 1t may have been your friend a, on.
time, but now it is your enemy 1t is the enc
my Of the state because it proposes to rob tn,
state. The democracy Of Texas Cin favo
protective tariff with as much consistency az
the republican part of the northwest free
but il Is not as true to its section. 1t is slow
sluggish, cannot grasp the situation of tn.
hour, and must be taught lesson by defeat
fit is not defeated it will cost the state ST.
COZ coo in the price OF wool alone. and in tn.
decrease Of values probably SIS 600 600 t.
$1,000. 600 more. Can Texas afurd this lit