The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-30
EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.

EDITORIAL SMALL L.
THE Waco Examiner sounds the alarm and
warns the democracy Of over-conhdence. The
Examiner says:
THE democratic editor Of the San Antonio
Times tries to arouse the democracy to action;
who does he strike for for county clerk! that's
the rub.
THE inaccuracies occurring in specials sent
from San Antonio to the papers over the state
are inexcusable. Either the telegraph opera
tor or news gatherers are very careless.
DIN WRLLBoRN was honored at Dallas by
knock down from Wash Jones. Col. Jones
seems to have no trouble knocking the wind
out of the bourbon gas bags.
THE Grand Army Journal published at
Washington, D. c., has furnished the demo-
cratic newspapers with name for Gov. Davis
"Prince of Political Frauds" Now we will
say in justice to our democratic contemporaries
that they give credit to the 6. a. j. for its
scurihty, and give it no endorsement than
simply repetition. The Texas editors are
body of gentlemen with few exceptions.
In 1870 George Washington Jones denoun
ced E. ]. Davis as tyrant and robber. In
1882 he and this same tyrant and robber are
in the same political boat making voyage in
search Of Office. Truly, times change and
men change with them Brennan Banner.
People are sometimes mistaken about each
other, Mr.. Banner; time has its victories, this
is one of them, and may you, too fall in the
battle against the sober second thought, is our
sincerest prayer.
There can be no doubt that Wash. Jones is
making a wonderfully aggressive and vigorous
canvass throughout the state. The fact that
all the newspapers are opposed to him and
are making light of his efforts, should not i'm
bue democrats with too much confidence.
And further on remarks:
We again warn the democrats that Wash.
Iones's work is not valueless. He is in the
land; he is talking every day and people are
listening to him. Some of the listeners will
inevitably become adherents, and if demo-
Gratis, when election day comes, are indifferent
or negligent about going to the polls it need
not surprise any one if Judge Ireland gets in
''by the skin of his teeth" as the saying is.
The truth is, Mr.. Examiner, Ireland is
already beaten candidate; the state demo-
cratic ticket may run through for lack of unity
of action in the opposition elements to place
ticket in the field in time, but the people don't
want Mr.. Ireland for governor, and Jones has
swept the state, wherever he has spoken.
RECONSTRUCTION is apparently going to be
a simple affair in Egypt If the republican
statesmen, at Washington had the matter in
hand they would manage to spread it over half
a generation. [-Galveston News.
Just as we expected; the time has come
when the republicans are to be laughed at be-
cause they did not blot out the states of the
south, turn the conquered territory into one
military district, cenhscate the property of the
rebels and court martial and hang the leakers,
making short work Of the business, instead of
readmitting the states intact, relieving all the
rebels Of the consequence of their treason and
instead Of con6scating their property, doing
all that could be done to rebuild the fortunes
of the people Of the south. 1t has taken years
to reconstruct the south, and while the lenien-
cy and generosity of the government under re-
publican management may be considered lack
ing in severity, it has been accomplished and
the fact is our nation is we'll reunited.