The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-02-15
Friday February rs. 1884.

Friday. February Is. 1884.
The Corpus Christi Critic Of February
IL, 1884, borrows an article from the
LIGHT about Washington tomfoolery
about the first lady," but forgot to give
us credit for the same. The Galveston
Print, Of February IL, 1884, copies an ar
ticle from the LIGHT, on Its first page,
headed "Of Interest to Business Men,"
and also forgot to give due credit for 1t.
The Importance Of a good system of
sewers to the city Is being more deeply
appreciated since the proposition to
make an appropriation has been pub
lished and the time to vote upon 1t ap-
proaches. DIR. Gregory, President Of the
Illinois State Board Of Health, says
"An present neglect to make the neces-
sary provisions for the sanitary needs Of
cities must be paid for In the future by
the sacrifice Of the health and lives OF
hundreds and thousands Of citizens by
visitation Of epidemics and by a final eI-
penditure Of vastly greater sums to
remedy defects with the probability that
many Of the worst will remain incursble
forever"
The LIGHT Of yesterday contained the
report Of the Committee Of the Whole
on the sewerage question, together with
the estimates made by Major Hum
phreys as to the cost Of the sewerage
system for the city. This report comes
In good time, and should have been
prominently kept before the public dur
ing the past weeks. The general feeling
OF the people is in favor Of the sewers,
and the only chance for the proposition
to be beaten would be through misman-
agement. The sewers and the improve
ments are needed, and needed badly,
and their great importance to the city
should suggest itself to every right
thinking citizen on the ground Of great
health and future prosperity.
1.-THE Seguin Times, published at the
home Of Governor Ireland, takes a
strange view Of the act placing 1000
In the hands Of Governor Ireland to be
used In suppressing the fence cutters.
1t assumes that the appropriation was
an act Of the enemies Of the Governor.
That they are trying to ruin his reputa-
ton as statesman by throwing upon
him the entire responsibility Of the
troubles II they are continued. The
Times seems to forget that the Cover
nor's friends were In the majority in the
Legislature, and that his enemies could
not have passed the $4,000 appropria-
tion, or any other bill"
Had the LIGHT made the remarks
which the Houston Age quotes from the
Seguin Times, the home organ Of Gov
ernor Ireland, in the above extract, the
Bourbon press would have charged us
with partizan malignity, and the Bell
vile Times would have accused us OF
"exaggeration." All the LIGHT asks IL
that they will refute Its arguments and
give 1t credit for perfect independence
of mind in its comments on public meas
ures and men. The LIGHT aspires to be
the organ Of the people, and scorns to be
the mouth-piece Of any party, clique OF
ring.
LOCOMOTIVE engineers on Mexican
railroads do not have as soft a Job as 4
looks, by reason Of the peculiar laws O
that country. An engineer named
Grinder ran over man on bridge, nea
Saltillo, few weeks ago, and was ar
rested and promptly incarcerated in jail
and what Is more has been there eve
since. 1t appears that the man wa
killed more from his own carelessnes
than from anything else, and that tn
engineer was powerless to prevent tn
accident. Since Grinders arrest tn
engineers on the Mexican National rail
way have signed a remonstranoe to tn
company, In which they say they wi
resign I'm body II the company does nc
make some effort to get the engineer on
OF jail on bail. They claim that the
have to run on schedule time, and tina
1t frequently happens that they can nc
prevent an accident to reckless person
who get on the track Immediately 1
front Of the locomotives. But the res
facts are that Mexican justice, as az
Piled to Americans, Is not as event
balanced as 1t should be, and become
very much one sided In favor Of Mexica
authorities.