The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-10
A MIXED LETTER.
A CORRESPONDENTS OPINIONS ON A
NUMBER OF SUBJECTS.
Blaine and Logan and the Political situs,lon--
San Pedro Springs 1.-The Street Cars San
Antonio as a Summer Resort.

Elitor San Antonio Light.
Well, the Chicago convention Is over
and now we can breathe easier till the
fall commences, when things In general
viii wax warm in the political arena.
There isn't doubt but what there will
be "solid North for the Republican
candidates, as they are and will be the
chosen Of the people. When our
"plumed knight" takes the helm Of State
we viii be most ably represented, no
foreign power will dare to insult US In
any manner, for they will understand
perfectly well that the man who could
vindicatc the american hog" would
not be very apt to take sights put upon
our nation. If the Chicago convention
knew my mind they couldn't possibly
have suited me better in the nomination
for our future rulers. There will
be no show now for second Gui-
teau, because II Blaine were removed
they would find swift avenger In John
A. Logan. | feel as sure, as am alive
at this writing, that they will be elected
by an overwhelming majority. Who in
the world the Democrats can choose
that could possibly beat such strong
candidates, is past finding ont. There
are only two men who would stand any
show whatever, and they are General
Hancock or General Ben Butler; as for
Tilden, he is SO near the verge of the
great unknown" Ii would be cruel TO
draw him from the shades of private
life to kill him In the heat Of strong
political contest. don't fear to assert
that If Blaine and Logan are elected, the
South will fare far better than II would
under Democratic President, because
1t will bind MS nearer together as one
nation and one party, whereas If the
South should elect Democratic Presi-
dent, il would unsettle the whole feeling
Of safety that the country now enjoys.
Yesterday took myself and children
to the springs" as have every Sunday
since I've been in town. It is certainly
a lovely spot. When the grounds are lit
up at night 1t looks like a scene from the
Arabian Nights. There is nothing can
equal the soft, balmy, still beauty of a
southern summer night, while the
natural beauties of the springs is unsur-
passed. The Eighth Cavalry band dis
courses some choice music that helps to
make all things more enjoyable. The
drummer Of said band Is my little boys
special object of admiration. lie thinks
he is SO smart, being able to do TOUR
things all at one and the same time. lie
lays back in his chair with the utmost
nonchalance, smoking cigar, and plays
the snare drum, bass drum and cymbals
all at time. IL isn't every man can
''kill so many birds with the one stone.n
The "iying Duchman" is well patron
lied by the children and "dusky gals"
who love the dizzy pleasure Of the rotary
motion.
The 'grotto, is now inaccessible to
the foot of woman, for the fountain
sprlnkles on top, keeps the Texas mud
In good sticking order; we can now adj
mre its beauties at respectful distance.
1t would be a question to know how
much beer Is drank on those grounds,
and In passing / would say that 1t might
be just as well for those good looking
young men not to patronize the ''foam"
so much till they can't possibly tell If
they are walking on head or heels.
Some beer Is very well, but almost any
man ought to have the "moral stamina"
to know when he has enough to keep
his centre Of gravity, If he don't HIS
best plan would be to "choke OPP alto
| gether, for they haven't an idea how
like ''burro" many Of them look when
overloaded with beer. And now 1 would
like to say few words In behalf of the
public, in regard to the imposition
practiced by the car drivers when
coming home from the Springs in
the evening. Pm sure comrade Belk-
nap Is not aware of 1t, or he
would put his veto on such Injustice
The car drivers. charge 10 cents for TAX
ing one home to town from the springs,
for no earthly reason except that of
greed and taking advantage ofthe crowd
OF people who are DESTROYS of reaching
home. You can ride on the street cars
from one end Of New Orleans to the
other for . cents ut any time and hour
up to midnight, and l don't think 1t
worth any more to ride In "Santonen
than 1t Is In the Crescent city. / cannot
imagine what people go North for in the
summer, for 1t Is certainly just as hot
there In summer as II Is here, while they
never have the delicious, balmy, cool
nights tnat we nearly always ENJOY IN
the ''Sunny South" There must neces-
sarily be hot summers In the North to
thaw out the frideidity of their long
cold winters. Still 1t is an American
trait to love novelty and change, but for
my part l love the ''Sunny South" best,
far better than the close-fsted and frozen
North, where the ''almighty dollar''
crushed old Pluribusta.
1t has been said that the best study
for mankind is man, but judging from
the "spoony couples" one sees at the
springs we would naturally infer that il
was woman. Tom Moore truthfully
sings, "That there's nothing in life hall
so sweet as loves young dream.n |
rather think he was about right, for YOU
can see couples wandering In all direc-
tions through the lcafy wales in the
seventh heaven Of estate bliss, wherever
that locality may be. Whenever you
take the love between the sexes out OF
life you will leave 1t barren waste.
Show me man who don't like women or
children and you will show me cold,
synical, hateful fellow, who isn't worth
the powder that would blow him up.
Love Is the heaven-born germ that has
been implanted In our natures by the
Creator whose name Is Love, and with
out 1t earth would be desert. You
know how the poet truthfully tells US,
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
Ana men below and saints above"