The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-18

ground the situation possessed. The
correspondent writes with much vigor,
and possibly the occasion demands that
those who have protested to lead should
be raked over the Goals thus early In the
campaign and spur them to good efforts
for the future.
JrIcE RrcroR's declinatlon Of the
Republican nomination for Congress
from the Tenth district noes not materi-
ally change the situation SO far as his
candidacy Is concerned, since he reiter-
ates that he was running ms an indie
pendent and preferred the endorsement
rather than the nomination. Under the
circumstances wherein Mr.. Gosling's
friends claim that the convention had a
clear majority for him and he did not
want the honor In consequence Of which
Judge Rector was nominated, II simply
leaves the matter about where 1t COM
menced, and let's Judge Rector make
the race as best suits him, although Re-
publicans generally would have pre-
ferred the race in its party character.
THE State Republican convention at
Houston is another Of the peculiar blum
ders in politics, and by its action and
the proposed conference at Dallas,
leaves the situation far from being sat
isfactory to anybody but the Democracy.
1t is true 1t was like hoping against
hope to expect to defeat the Democracy,
but as Mr.. Ireland is not the strongest
man In that party, and as his renomina-
tion carries with IL none of the enthusi-
asm expected, well defined and direct
ed opposition could have made such
break that future campaigns would have
started Off with purpose and will, but
as II is nothing has been accomplished
by straightouts or independents, and 1t
is simply a scrub race, without the like
llhood of their reaching the distance
flag.
WHAT Is the spirit Of Democracy In
Florida may be gathered from recent
speech of r. C. Long, candidate for
Presidential Elector on the Cleveland
ticket there. He says: "In this State
we have multiplicity of political par
ties but out Of all the isms and theories
which are being advanced and advo-
Gated, there can be but two words
spelled-one Of these is white man,
and the other 'nigger'-and this practi-
cally Is the only question which the
white men Of this State are called upon
10 oil hA al Va
are going TO have constitutional con-
vention in less than eight months that
convention will be controlled by white
men; no one but white men will be al
lowed to vote there the angel Gabriel
himself would not be allowed vote;
and don't you forget that the status of
the niger as factor in the politics of
this State will then be fixed"
Mr.. HENDRICKS in his speech at In
dianapolis said, "The Democracy say:
Reduce taxation until the amount
shall be just what the Government
needs" When we reduce taxation upon
these principles until there shall be no
more collected than the Government
needs, what will be the effect? The
money, which is now looked up in the
treasury, will begin to flow outward.
1t will come back once more into the
pockets Of the people and into the chan
nels of trade. To which the New York
Tribune replies: "NIr, Hendricks is ex-
oeedingly ignorant, unless we are to
suppose that he is untruthful. For years
the Government has not added to It's
reserve. 1t has not now, as he pre-
tends, $l00,000,000 in actual money
looked up in the treasury, and has not
increased the amount Of money actually
held for long time, but each year has
discussed to the people, in the payment
Of public debt, the whole difference be-
tween the current expenses Of the Gov
eminent and the amount taken from the
people by taxation. If Mr.. Hendricks
does not know this, he ought to be sent
to school instead Of being nominated for
high office. If he does know it-well,
we are afraid he does"
HERE In San Antonio many objections
were urged against the Gulf road, be-
cause it was alleged 1t would build up a
town on the coast, which would be
rival. This feeling seems to have struck
In down there also, and the Rockport
Transcript alludes to one of the doubt
ers in the following:
A most wonderful quill driver and un-
doubleday an eminent logician, over the
cognomen So" In communication to
the Cuero Bulletin, enumerates, what to
his narrow mind seems to be, CONNER
oial disadvantages which will acrue to
the Alamo city II the San Antonio rail-
road is built to Arkansas Pass. He would
have those interested in the projection
Of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railroad, 'pause awhile and reflect on
the evil consequences" arising from its
construction. Does not the writer know
that the San Antonions have been
"pausing and rejecting" for years upon
this subject, and have ut last concluded
to build the road. Does 30" suppose
that the stockholders would plank up
their money, devote time and labor to
the enterprise, employ secretary and
engineers without ever considering the
object for which 1t Is done? Those in
terested have weighed the advantages
and disadyantapeg that will cnma ont ~