The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-28


ton, are serious and olrcumstantial
enough to call for investigation nj the
hands of a protested reform party; but,
instead OF looking into them, the Texas
Democracy send Hubbard out as a mis-
sionary to preach about the corruptions
Of the Republican leaders. This sort OF
thing causes people to question the sim
certify Of the Democratic cry for reform,
and to infer Democracy has things 1t
wishes to cover up from public scrutiny.
1t Is rough on Texas Democrats to
smirch their missionary and to spike
one OF their biggest guns; and we look
to hear Of Buck Walton being excom-
munivaiCd with bulls and candles.
ALL who heartily desire the duty Of
1867 restored on wool and the prosperity
Of Western Texas revived, should vote
against sayers and Grain, who are
pledged to oppose the measure. 1t Is no
time to be monkeying with the cham
pions Of free trade when the duty of
is TO be restored, and every vote will be
needed to carry the measure. III the
wool men elect Sayers they will be re-
sponsible for their own undoing, and
will have to drink as they brew. Bexar
county should roll up majority OF 1000
for Rector, and thereby show the wool
interest that this county is fully deter
mined to make common cause with the
sheepmen. The great wool market can
not afford to be Indifferent to the wool
interest.
IT Is to be hoped the nation viii never
witness Presidential contest which
shall be counterpart to the one now
drawing to n close. The late one has
been disgraceful and humiiaiing TO the
nation from the personal SANDER and
mud-throwing which the party harpies
INDUCED In with malignant industry
The manllness ofthe masses rose against
the use OF poisoned weapons in n politi-
cal campaign, and frustrated the I'M
scrupulous conspiracy organized against
Mr.. Blaine. 1t is to be hoped future
elections will be conducted upon manly
principle and in decent terms, and that
the dirty blackguards Of party will be
forced to respect the laws OF decorum.
In CAN reasonably be expected that all
citizens who have the good Of the county
at heart and desire to see the people
rule, instead OF political bosses, will
study the situation presented by the two
tickets in Bexar county. The Turner
hall ticket was nominated by clique,
by men who deliberately planned to
rule or ruin, and the result of that is
combination of men who individually
do not respect aud honor each other,
and who, If on any other occasion,
would go to gieat lengths to defeat each
other. The Peoples ticket on the other
hand, is composed of men, for whom II is
not necessary to offer any apology. They
are the representatives of the people,
and II elected will fill the offices for the
people. and not for the ring.
"LooK at the history of the country"
says the Washington Critic. "When the
tariff was low the country languished
and the people suffered; when 1t was
high the county expanded and the
people prospered. If protection does
not protect, will our Democratic friends
tell us why these results have invariably
followed changes in our tariff laws?
The truth is just here Labor in this
country cannot, and, we hope, never
will, compete with the low-priced labor
OF Europe. Hence, when the tariff was
low cheap goods from Europe ran Amer
lean products out of our own market,
and our factories had to be closed until
new tariff gave our wcrkmen another
chance to make decent American living.
DO we want to try any new experiments
just nowg Do our workmen want TO lay
idle again while English factories are
running day and night? If they do, let
them vote for Grover Cleveland and n
Democratic Congress"
The New York Star, the organ of
Tammany, in lengthy review of the
political situation, as seen in the light
Of the Ohio election, seems to think
there Is not much show for the election
Of Cleveland, and winds up with the
following ominous sentence: "If any
body imagines that the Democratic
party is going to have n walkover in
this State he is sadly miscalculating the
discipline, resources and temper of the
rival organization. Blaine's forces come
out of Ohio flushed with their hard-won
triumph, confident and aggressive.
Money is flowing into their Golfers and
the promised Republican bolt melts
away like bar of lead in furnace.
Everybody is looking to New York. II
the Democrats here show united, earn
est front they will inspire their col
leagues in other States with hopefdlness
and enthusiasm. If. on the other hand,
New York, in city or State, is rent by q
revival Of former dssensons, then the
effect will be to dampen the ardor OF
and to discourage the bulk Of the party
in the other doubtful States"
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