The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-03

filing their places with men who will do their
entire duty with energy. This is much better
than calling in the rangers. Very often, 1.-THE
truth could only be got at, it would be seen
that the sheriIs and constables are in sympathy
with the lswless men who nre disturbing
county and make no effort TO arrest them.
Citizens must aid and support their county
officers and force them to do their duty.
THR announcement Of the death, in St.
Louis, OF Professor John Tice, was made a
day or two ago. He was one Of the first in
the new school Of the weather prophets, and
his predictions were in many instances strictly
verified. In his almanac Of 1875 he predicted
cyclone that would visit the gulf coast Of
Texas about the 18th Of September, and true
to the letter it came, and made great havoc in
the destruction Of shipping, buildings, etc.
Two years later his almanac predicted another
visitor, of the tornado order, about the 18Th oil
September, and night on time 1t came, and
much trouble was the consequence. A cor-
respondent Of the Globe. Democrat made
mention Of his predictions at the time, which
brought out card from him, in which he
stated that his prophesies were based on
scientific facts, and were made months before
they were to occur. or late years he was en-
gagged in the publication Of "Tiee's Almanac"
aad the prosecution Of his scientific re-
searches.
THERE is something amusing " the attempt
Of newspapers and politicians to eat a large
dish Of "crow" under the pretence that it is
composed Of very appeiizng ingredients and
eShales delightful aroma Randall is for
protection and bitterly opposed TO meddling
with the tariff on the eve Of Presidential bat
tie; in fact, he is much nearer a Republican
than a Democrat on the tariff. Carlisle is
for tariff for revenue only and is for altering
the present tariff at the present session, and
the views Of both were known and understood
throughout the country. Preference for ore
or the ether was the result Of principle, not e
personal choice, so that when men took
ground for one or the other it was presumed
to be from regard for the principle
represented by him. ESpediency is
the only God worshipped by the Demo-
cratic party and it thursts principle
to the back ground every time. 1t is this
sacrifice Of principle to a real or supposed ex.
pedieney which has caused the business men
Of the Union to lock with disrust and fear
upon the Democrats party. II goes in for
eSpedisnoy alone and i, for that reason un-
safe.
ONE OF the great evils Of the age is that
four hlths OF the Governors are no sooner TO-
Quoted into Office than they are seized with an
ambition 10 vault into the United States
Senate. This ambition leads them to use the
gubernatorial Office for eectionee;ing pur
poses-to prostitute the Office to promote their
personal ends, by bestowng executive ap-
pointments only on persons who will favor
their senatorial aspirations. They get mem
bers Of the Legislature committed to them,
and then contrive 10 get them reelected
through the men in the counties whom they
have appointed. Illinois passed law fer
bidding Governors to be chosen Uoited States
Senators-making them ineligible, but as it
was a Federal, not State office, the law was
dead letter in case the Legislature chose TO
disregard it, which it did by eecting Governor
Cummens. The prostitution Of the Office Of
Governor in order TO secure a seat in the
| United States Senate is a calamity TO the
\ people Of the State, and amounts to the worst
sort Of official corruption, as all is done in a
clandestine manner. 1t has already been
hat = L. l. tnrr 30,
scoop in" the seat Of Maxey, and many
papers have discussed the probability Of his
succeeding in this raid on Maxey. Tie LIGHT
| has no preference for Naxey or Ireland; it
would be glad to see the abest and best men
Of the State in the United States Senate, but
| it considers it detrimental to the public well
fare to tempt Governor to prostitute his
office to secure a seat in the Senate. We do
not even know that Governor Ireland desires
a seat in the Senate, but mos, men do.
SINCE the business men OF Houston formed
a stock company and put the Post upon a
sound basis, there has been an earnest
effort by papers in different portions OF the
State, to have their moneyed men do likewise,
ana oulid up tne papers already established
The Waco Examiner in a recent number asks
the people Of Waco to rally to such a move
ment and enlarge the field. and give that city
a morning journal that would be a monument
OF true enterprise. 1t says: "There is no
amount Of money the city can eIpend which
would return in actual cash at an cary date,
as much real profit as would $4,000 or
far better, $50 600 invested in a FIRST class
live, modern newspaper on the better West
ern models. It would be worth more to the
city than any one Of its railroads, than any
cotton mill or other manufacturing enterprise
which could be put on foot" The Examiner
is right. The newspaper has been the pioneer
in the great Southwest, and papers that have
almost made towns and cities are still strug-
Cling along receiving. only a pittance in
stead Of a royalty. Publishers in almost every
town in Texas have go, f,rt,n., r,.a.