The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-19


Entered at postofloe at San Antonio, Texas,
as second-class matter.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1888.
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IL soME fruit dealer would only sell at
reasonable prices, he would never have his
fruit spoil on his hands. Exhorbitant prices
cause fruit to spoil.
A WRITER in the Galveston News recently
wrote in praise and defense Of tramps, but we
doubt il he would give one Of them "cold
potato" to stay his stomach.
THE Galveston News has the eiIrontery to
speak Of San Antonio as being iueligious and
case-hardened. The devil has been trying to
rent out hell to the Bourbons for winter quar-
tiers and remove his throne to Galveston
Island.
Our neighbor of the Times is much more
ofan antiquity than we had supposed, as he
was in Philadelphia at school, with the late
DIR. Marion Sims, who, having been practic-
ing medicine nearly 50 years, must have been
near 70.
THE people Of Dallas, from the way in which
they treat opera companies, seem to be desti-
tute OF the organ Of tune. II they will visit
San Antonio they can hear first class opera
companies, which canno, afford to sing in
meek Of woods" like Dallas.
THR proposition Of DR.. Herif to make one
grand sewer Of the river should be promptly
sat down upon in the City Council, and the
Alderman who does not vote against it does
not represent his constituents. It is a modified
form OF the proposition to make sewers of the
bitches, which was squelched a month or two
ago.
The Dallas Times has this to say Of Con-
gresham Wellborn's intention of voting for
Randall; "We would feel great deal more
pleased II we had friends on guard at this time,
not men who openly announce their great
friendship for the enemy" This lick at Well.
born floors the San Antonio Randall paper
the Express.
1T WOULD be God-send to the United
States as we'll as blessing to the human
race, II England would demand the extradition
OF Donovan Rosa and hang him. He has
admitted enough to convict him of KNOWING
and plotting the dynamite explosions in Lon.
don, end none out absolute fiends would run
the risk OF mangling. mutilating and killing
women, children and innocent persons.
THE iollowingis the list OF Democratic
Presidential candidates: Samuel +. Tilden,
Grover Cleveland, William Dorsheimer
Abram Hewitt, W. S. Hancock, Samuel l.
Randall, Judge Pratt. Of Brooklyn. Thomas
F. Bayard, George Hoadly, II. B. Payne
George ii. Pendleton, George b. Mcclellan
Henry c. Sloeum, w. R. Morris, Stepher
]. Field, Joseph F. Mcdonald, Thomas A
Hendricks, Lyman Trumbull, Allan G.
Thurman, George F. Stoneman.
The Fort Worth Gazette says: Complain
is made at San Antonio, both through IN,
local press and by citizens, that the authori
ties are notas progressive as their constituents
"old fogyism" is alleged against the Cit
Council and they are said to stand in the wa
Of needed local improvements. II this b
true, it is bad for San Antonio. No tow
that expects to be anything can afford to b
hamPered by municipal mossbackism. BIZ
the voters have remedy, that is always :
hand. II is the ballot box.
The law school will turn out fine lot
lawyers. Ex-Governor Roberts, when b
happens to be right is very right, but when /
is wrong. which Is his normal state he