The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-28
Friday, April 20. 'S2
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

SENATOR HoMAN's districting bill laid bare
the gerrymandering tricks of the democracy.
THE Express prints Col. Duncan's anti
monopoly article and then pitches into it.
COL Duncan losses both the republican and
democratic parties overheard. We guess the
colonel has hankering after his first love,
the dollyvardin party.
THE tenth district disturbs our democratic
politicians greatly. The Express shows that
at the last election Roberts carried it by 3,475
votes over all opposition. For goodness sake
how much of start does a democrat want in
a race with republican
THE House Foreign Relations committee
has given the Chili-Peruvian accessories an
other airing, and established the brassy nature
of the Shipherd mendacity by the testimony
of the Editor Of the New York World, brother
of tfe dead Minister Hurlbert. The origin of
the legend of "Go in Steve" was declared by
Mr.. Hurlbert to be wholly unknown to him
further than from misty statement made to
HIM by Shipherd himself. We don't know to
what time Shipherd is now blown over, but
the market value Of the Shipherd lie is be-
coming too insignificant for quotations.
THE Congress of the independent States O!
America, to be convened at Washington, to
which President Arthur has just called the al
tention of Congress-, it may reasonably be
hoped will be the means Of making of this
continent such family Of nations as the world
has not before had. The recent destructive
wars in South America have borne this fruit.
The international Congress, once convened,
will enable the United States to exert an in
Auence that will end forever the oft recurring
wars among the smaller nations, that are help
less to end them for themselves. twill not only
have such result but, also, most salutary ef-
feet on the peace Of Europe; while it will open
to this country vast and valuable trade and
commerce with the South American republics.
If entirely successful it will become the most
considerable advance in the march Of progress
of modern times.
In Tennessee according to Times-Demo-
crat dispatch dated Memphis, April goth, they
have a peculiar visitation of the gambling
fend. A mysterious record of appeal is be-
fore the Supreme Court by which it appears
that one Brown was indicted and condemned
before the criminal court for gambling in fu-
lures. The record discloses regular proceed
inps before the criminal court which were not
had. and the names OF well-known merchants
as witnesses who were not witnesses. Brown
is stated himself to be mythical person.
who submitted his case, which we suppose
may have been done by counsel. The object
of the appeal doubtless is to get the tribunal
of the last resort to rule on the question of
crimnality, or non-criminality, of gambling in
futures. But how such record could be certi-
fed to the Supreme Court by sworn officials,
or how, if not so certified, the Supreme Court
is to be got upon the job, is where the mys-
tery lies. This, however, is a more pleasing
type of the Rend than that which regulates the
municipal corporation by means of the potent
ballot, persuasive bully, or unctlous bride.
THE Indian problem is about to begin its
usual annual solution in Arizona. This is
the season, the time of spring weather and
spring poetry, when the pulse of the Indian
moves sharply, and the path he takes with his
pony is sure not to be one Of the ''paths of
peace" 1t seems that one of the bands of
Warm Spring Indians, known as the Locos
tribe. have left their reservation. Nothing
more appears to be known excepting that in
the words of the old song,
cit is their delight
Off, shiny night
In the season of the year."