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FRIDAY, March q. 1884.
THE Democratic convention question
has not yet been settled, and II looks as
If San Antonio ought to have one Of
them.
"FRoM the way the papers speak Of
him." says the Fort Worth Gazette,
"IIal Gosling is good enough to be a
Democrat"
REPUBLIcANs in this part of the State
terest in the primaries as they should.
1t is about time some organization was
being perfected.
THERE will be a mass meeting on Main
plaza tonight at 8 O'Clock for the pur-
pose Of discussing the sewer PROPOSE
ton, and every citizen interested in the
growth and prosperity ofthe city should
attend.
The Interstate drill at Houston, in
May, will be big affair, and 1t is to be
regretted that San Antonio has no COM
pany Of citizen soldiery to take part on
that occasion. The old Alamo Rifles
ought to be reorganized.
THE Democratic gains Of last year, and
the year before, all over the country, do
not seem to be Of any great use in the
local elections East, and 1t is quite likely
that the present Republican boom will
last long enough to capture the Presi-
dency in the fall.
THE tax payers will vote on the sew
erage proposition tomorrow, and 1t is
to be hoped that 1t will be carried. San
Antonio needs sewerage; In fact, needs
any and all improvements, and the
sooner they are commenced the better
it will be for the city's future prosperity.
THE Chairman Of the Nebraska State
Democratic committee has resigned be-
cause the National committee did not
come out full and free for free trade in
the call for the party convention. He
was different from the common run Of
Bourbons and believed In the policy of
sticking to his principles.
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THE LIGHT appreciates the following
compliment from the Hays County
News: "The SAN ANTONIO LIGHT is one
Of those journals that started at the bot
tom and by pluck, energy and enter
prise, worked its way up, until it now
stands without superior In the State,
as an evening paper"
THE cattle all over the East seem to
be in bad way. With foot and mouth
disease in Kansas and similar disease
In Iowa and Illinois, while further east
there seems to be almost as bad NAL
ady, 1t would look as II there was wide
field for the display Of the veterinary
profession to the greatest extent.
The Houston Post says: "Since the
retirement Of Brigadier General Z. o. G.
Ord, General Mackenzie was a familiar
appearance in the streets Of San Antonio
His affiiction, resulting in his enforced
retirement, is to be pitied; but our sister
city is to be congratulated upon tn,
acquisition Of so gallant an officer Al
Colonel Stanley, who is to succeed
General Mackenzie"
CONGRESSMAN OCHILTREE did not hav,
enough time In the 10 minutes allotte,
him in the House the other day to thor
oughly paralyze Bismarck on the sub
ject Of the Lasker resolution. and 1t |
said Bonanza Mackay has ordered tn
entire speech to be telegraphed to a
the leading capitals Of Europe. 1t |
really cold, damp day when Tom get
very badly left.
MIR. JOE FosrKR's statement regardin
the killing Of Ben Thompson is having
big run through the papers of the Stat,
and it is safe to say that those Muncha,
sen "eye Witnesses who have supple
the Austin papers with remarkable tai,
Of how the business was done will sui
side. The most noticeable feature r.
garding the eye witnesses Ia that n,
one Of them has ever given his trr
name.
THE Washington correspondent of y
New York World says: "A number
Democrats think 1t folly to expect
carry Ohio this fall, and that no nomin
tion should be made with that object