The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-02-12
Tuesday, Febradry12, 1884.

as second class matter.
Tuesday, Febradry12, 1884.
TnE LIGnr's numerous correspondent
tackle all the current topics, and we
fancy they do il in forcible and salts
factory manner.
The supreme court of California ha
recently made a sensible decision. an,
one in accord with public sentiment, il
the point that grand jurors cannot b,
compelled to reveal the testimony giver
before hem.
SOME one nominated Hon. Tom Ochil
tree for the second place on the Repub
hcan Presidential ticket, the other dav
and now we see that Hon. John Hancock
is named rs a claimant on the Demo.
cratic Presidential ticket. He would
not be the weakest man that could be
named.
II YOU have not business, advertise
II you have business, advertise. People
go to places that are advertised. and they
pass by those that are not. A place that
advertises is known TO the world that
which does not is only known to few
who may pass it, and most people pass
without entering.
The LASH, Galveston's illustrated
paper, is most excellent journal, and
Is what its name suggests. The last
number numerically flogs the Legisla-
ture and few of the public men of the
State, besides giving broadside view
oil the fence cutting troubles. 1t is worth
The price, 81 per annum, and deserves
liberal support from the public, to whose
interests it is devoted.
lHE LIGHT returns thanks to Hon. A.
W. Terrell for a copy of his speech de-
lvered in the Senate January 81 on
Senate bill No. ., entitled " AN nc. TO
regulate the grazing of stock in Texas
and TO prescribe and provide penalties
for IFS violation" Comment has already
been made upon the speech in question.
but the LIGHT is of the opinion that Mr..
Terrell has distanced round number of
asplrants in the race for future polit-
zeal honors, and his speech viii be very
good campaign document in his interest.
THE Subcommittee on Coinage
Weights and Measures, win prepare n
bill for the withdrawal of the trade dol
lar, and will recommend the complete
and final withdrawal of the coinage at
par through the medium of the Internal
Revenue and Custom Department, in
making them receivable for all dues to
the Government. The director of the
mint estimates that there are now out
standing between S5,OO0.O00 and 81 600
No. principally in the hands of trades
men and workingmen.
In HIS last message to the Legislature
just on the eve of its adjournment. Gov
ernor Ireland said "no man was fit for n
member of that body unless he had in
dependence enough to follow his own
convictions" We really fear some Bour-
bon newspaper will denounce Governor
Ireland as an Independent for uttering
the above sentiment, and propose to hurl
MIN out of the Democratic party.
Greater independence of thought and
speech is what the country needs. and
every spark of Independence, which is
emitted, is precious.
~
AlQXonnfa
attention TO the fact that 'all the South
ern Democrats voted for the Fitz John
Porter bill, and that most of them were
ex-Confederates,t thus showing that tn ese
men are now as loyal and patriotic oiti-
zens as those who fought for the Union.
ana that IL is as much the duty and
pleasure of such Confederates as are in
Congress to see that justice is done to n
man In blue as one who wore the grew
and to their honor be it said, they did
their duty like brave men,"
"HoN. JoHN II. REAGAN tbinks.n saws
the Jefferson Jimplecute, sand he is
right in his conjeotures, that the Com
mittee on Commerce has been packed
against his Interstate Commerce hill
with Democratic Speaker and a large
majority In the House, this proves be-
yond a doubt that the Democratic lead
ers do not intend to practice at Wash
ington what they preach at home. We
have long known this, and been abused
for saying 1t, but as the American peo-
pie are determined to be used as tools by
their political masters, there is no use in
talking to them.r