The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-09
A Word to the Moral Critics

Editor Evening Light:
Various, divers and severe structures on the
part of the press of this city relative to the
morals of the place, concentrating all that is
bad in one place causes the writer to call
attention to public fact, viz: That these
censorious gentlemen who shove the "Faber"
and make "Rome howp by spasmodic efforts,
do not tackle vice in high places. Let us ask
what about the Vaudeville theatre, that cause
so much stir among the frst-class(D (God
save the mark) journalists of the various and
high-toned papers Of the city? We are now
making money sayeth one Of the great apostles
of morality, and can afford to do what We
please. This is the popul + ide We will cate
On to the proper thing. SO to speak, in the
current channel of local affairs and say to them
that heretofore we would have tackled you
but we did not have any money. So muc
Tor The sheet anchor Of a generous combina-
lion, who run a little sheet published on Sole
dad street, yelpt THE Daily Times" and
would, if it could, issue respectable morning
paper, and would not hide its ligh
under bushel to effect an idea
that the paper is "daily," and there
by currently disseminate the idea
that it is fresh as morning breeze in the way
of news. Let the Times be first honest in it,
own pretensions before it tries to invoke the
wrath of all law and that which is not law
against part of community that in all cities
have an existence. Personally the writer has
but limited acquaintance with the officers
OF the city county, whose duty it is to execute
the law, and who seem to do SO to their be I
efforts, yet it is a well known aud recognized
fact that gambling is a feature of society the
world over. In no Cline or country do you
find exempted from it. Vet the Times, to add
a few moralists to its subscription list, would
indicat the San Antonio gamblers as the worse
class, and say especially to the Vaudeville men
to move out Of town or out Of a prominent
situation; 60 off somewhere and ply your
vocation where our blessed people will not see
must be afraid Of that old couplet that "vice is
first pities then embraces. Tie Times man,
representing honor, morality and sentimen,
that reflects good intentions, ought to lind
lance for worse vices than those yet pictured
through its columns by prejudiced mind.
All cities have their vices. and all crime en-
enates from moral terpitude, at times insti-
gated by venal and vicious press under the
guise Of aH effort for the public good. And
o'SS NJ y 6NbSFoA "tuSy hot thS
conservators Of peace and harmony, but apita
tors for the public injury This Is SO. espec
ally in the great town OF Alamo fame. The
writer will not allude 10 the Jack Rabbit be
cause that sheet, in attacking the officials of
the city. does SO under the nom de plume of a
visionary character. The officials of this city
and county, not unlike other human beings,
have their faults, yet they are at least the av-
erase, The world over ~
THE cars On the Mrxcan National road are
now running into Salinas. aud by September
first will lie running into Monterey. This
road is we'll managed, rms on schedule time,
and makes close connections will all stage
lines.
SENATOR CnKs is being endorsed by demo-
Cratic conventions ever the Stale esp cially
his free trade position.
w. A. WI. Is, genuine colored man, has
been arp iniei p. o route agent on the
Missouri Pacific, between. Donsoa and
T ,ylor.