The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-17

are enabled, after dillgent inquiry, to
state the real reason for Colonel Thomas
Prometheus Ochiltree's voluntary re-
tirement from Congress. He has hired
himself out to be used as headlight on
aTexas locomotive"
TnE papers In the East are devoting
columns to the details Of the elopement
ola daughter Of New York broker,
Morosini, with her fathers goodman.
But rs the same thing has been done,
and III be done again, the moral don't
seem 10 be very prominent, and one can
only hope that romantic, giddy girl,
has not fallen into the hands Of an nd
venturer.
Ok the situation in Ohio the New
York Sun says; at is noteworthy
fact that General Butler has not
attempted any canvass In Ohio, and the
two parties are left to fight 1t out on
their own lines without any interior
ence from him. This is rather unfortu-
nate for the people Of Ohio, perhaps,
because Butler is disturbing and a
health-giving force wherever he ap-
pears In politics. Many people do not
agree with him, and many heartily de-
test him, but the agitation which he
brings along is salubrious. lie leaves
the political atmosphere in better
state than he finds it,"
"
TIKI Republican party is paying off
the public debt at the rate OF one hun
bred millions annually, prosecuting
various harbor improvements at an
immense outlay of money, improving
the navigation OF various rivers In all
sections OF the Union. paying out mil
lions In pensions, and building public
buildings for court rooms and postoillces,
yet the purblnd Bourbons, the men who
plunged the South into war In 1861
belch forth the foulest abuse upon the
Republicans and shout ''turn the rascals
out" The deeds Of the Republican
party give the lie direct to the loose
stereotyped charges of INSCRIPTIONS
Bourbons.
MoRMoSIsM was built up by force, and
the fact that the latter day saints were
driven out of Illinois by armed force is
what developed their belief into the
positive fanaticism of to-day, and made
them go of to the confines of civili-
zation and plant the twin relic OF poly
gamy in desert where the Government
has been powerless to control 1t. The
anti-Mormon crusade In Tennessee,
which has for its penalty the pain of
death, will not be recognized by law
abiding people, and Mormonism can
never be broken up by such methods. 1t
will take legislation and arbitration to
do what should have been done years
ago.
'Ir Is amusing" says the Brooklyn
Eagle, "to see what efforts France and
Germany are both making to keep the
peace preparing for war. For ten years
there has not been such activity as
France is now displaying in the creation
OF her navy. At the present moment
four iron-clads, two being turret ships,
are In the course Of construction. In the
meantime Germany is busy with her
Notifications. Her experiences in the
late war have led her to adopt certain
model OF fertilization to which all the
great forts have been assimilated.
Metz, Mains, Koln and Posen
have been thoroughly fortified after this
model. Kustrin is at present being re-
The citadel is historically
interesting, as being the scene Of Peter
the Greats imprisonment during his
fathers reign, but much of the old build
ing will be pulled down, and q camp
capable Of accommodating 10000 men
Will be laid out. 1t is to be protected
by six forts, each at distance Of four
miles from the town."
In speech made few days since in
Ohio, Senator Sherman made the follow
Ing remarks on the protection question.
They have the right ring, and advocate
the true American polloy-that Of look
ing out for our own laborers, operatives
and mechanics in preference to those Of
other countries; 1.-The chief benefit of
protective duty is that 1t secures to the
laborlng men and women OF this country
good, fair wages for honest labor. 1
confess that this is the main reason why
l have uniformly supported protective
duties. 1t is not good policy in this