The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-28


Entered at postoficc at San ANTOINE, iexas
second-class matter.
Saturday, June %. 1884.
AND now the Democratic papers are
abusing Tammany and John Kelly, and
and saying all manner Of hard things
about them.
AUSTIN is going in for vigorous i'm
provement of the city, and the Council
has passed an ordinance to issue $4,000
in bonds for that purpose.
The machine in Democratic politics in
Texas will have to be in excellent work
ing order at the Houston convention, If
1t hopes to perpetuate its power.
The tattoo business against Blaine
will result very much like the 1920"
craze against Garfield, and will prove
an advantage before the campaign is
over.
The campaign will be most vigorous
one this tall, and no mistake, and II Mr..
Blaine's letter Of acceptance is as in
tensely American as is predicted, he
will be the gamer for 1t by many votes.
LErthat railroad committee start at
once for Arkansas Pass. Delays are
dangerous, and San Antonio's self inter-
est should keep the railroad boom u
booming and make the Gulf scheme a
success.
The public debt was decreased during
the past fiscal yer, which ended on Mon
day, to the amount of SlOO,O00,O00. I'm
Gle Sans breeches may fit him little
slack, but he pays his obligations in
good time.
The Waco Day classes as political
mavericks" the Galveston News, Austin
Statesman, Fort Worth Gazette and San
Antonio Express, and thinks they will
all have to be branded democratic" af-
ter the defeat of Wash Jones in No
yember.
DENIsoN has had a tussle with the
gambling fraternity, in which the city
came out few points ahead, and Sc
cured an era of virtue, but at the same
time there is howl that business has
gone glimmering and left general cry
of hard times.
lT MAY be that the old alcalde was
working brevet bid for the German
Republican vote by his tribute to beer
In the words that 1t "does not put the
old scratch into the head, but whisky
does and brandy too" Long headed is
the old alcalde, and 1t is cold day
when he does not get in his work.
GENERAL Buffers campaign and his
influence at Chicago will not prove so
much OF burlesque to the Democrats
as they would like. OF all the promi-
nent men mentioned as candidates, he
seems to be the least Objectionable, on
the ground, probably, that his platform
is one simply a question Of votes, with
out any other consideration.
Would the Democratic free trade pa
pers have anything but the kindest
words for the sheep men If they had
passed resolution saying they would
not support any protective tariff man I
or course not. The fact Is the tariff
question is an issue in this campaign,
and the people realize that in proteo-
tion is the only safety of the industries
of the country.
In THE Presidential election In Mexico
on the 18th instant, General Porfirio
Diaz was elected by handsome major.
ity. His administration promises to b,
one Of peace and prosperity, because h,
stands among the foremost of the publ,
men OF that Republic, who are interested
In the progressive movements which
have 80 recently been made in Mexico
and which have SO greatly added to he
prosperity.
The crusade against the pistol doe
not seem TO be as vigorous or efiectiv
as 1t should, and almost every da
some good man is killed by the murder
Gus pistol Of some cowardly desperate
Whenever public opinion gets to tn
point that men who are not priv
LEGGED to carry arms, are promptly Al
rested, no matter what their standin
is, then there win be some show tina
that the pistol will go, but not before.
"A REPUBLICAN weekly paper is to b
started In Austin, Texas. The Repul
licans now have no paper in the Stat,
although they have about 5000 votes.