The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-24

CANON FARRAR has an article on the
Church In America in the January num-
Der of the North American Review.
TuE Fort Worth Gazette don't want
TO Kick Randall out Of the party alto
gelher, only clip his claws and blunt
his teeth" Good advice. The Demo
cratic party may yet badly need not
only Randall, but Cleveland, TO whom
many hot headed Texas politicians have
read the riot act and bodily bounced out
of the wigwam.
why not have y free-fOr-all race for
Governor Mt the next election, doing
away With nominations. Thus, all the
newspapers could champion their favor
| ties, and the people could choose from
the great men of the state. There is
no doubt that thus the will OF the ms-
| iority would be more fully expressed
than In any other way. The successful |
man wonld be Democrat, but might |
not be machine politician.
WHY can't San Antonio have Mordt-
| Gras celebration the coming year, Not
too late to move yet. something should
be done to redeem the good name OF the
city which came near suffering total
wreck In the VOlksfest farce. That
creditable celebration could he given
here there il not the slightest doubt.
All II needs Is the right men NJ the head
of 1t. It Is over eight years since mn AT
tempt has been msde IN this city in eel
citrate Mardi-Gras.
| GENEnNL BEArrEGAWp will give II his
tory Of the shiloh Campaign In the Jan
ulry number of the North American Re
view. lie claims that General Algernon
sydney johnson acted only ~ corps
commander ut shiloh. General Beaure-
gard emphntically asserts contrary to
the common belief that he was the sole
commander on both duys, aud. without
tanning them. cunirOVerts the reports Of
Grant and sherman Ms to the nations
forces being taken by surprise.
ALDERMAN massey, by his defense Of
the Poop = in the water-works discus
sion. has truly earned the good Will and
high est, EN- of the laboring people and
taxpayers of the city. The administra-
tion may indirectly attempt to continue
that monopoly and Its drain upon the
pockets of the people. but the time Is
3 rapidly approaching when 1t will be-
, come one of the live issues, and men
( who ARE in favor of the city owning the
wAter-wOrks will be elected to I'LL the
- offices The present obstruction policy
, In the Council will not continue always.
= IL MAY be quiNotic but the general
n idea Of peace officer, is that he should
be entirely free from all alliances that
10 would tend to exhaust the sympathles
- In behalf Of a sect, body or organization
r. Of men who could possibly be arrayed
against constituted authorities or inter-
fere with individual rights. There is
no objection to organilut on either OF
n labor or capital, because there Is no
Il truer axiom THAI that In unity there Is
e strength The Knights OF Labor is II
n good organization, although 1t may have
i made mistakes but that labor has as
much right to organ ne Us has capital,
,hor, cn, h. po ou.stion. II should
md rroh.hIv will vet h. an orpanizn.
,io, or trua I,nor.rs and NOT under the
:, ,ll.g.d control Of some who never knew
a, an hon.st div. labor. and who are NOR,
" interested in leading the org,niza,
,io, into cxce,.es. than TO guide If
" into a .,fo and sound noliov. But
10 a'ih all us congruous elements q
Y. ,,.nio, 4, IL ,,,npos.d il .ccms that fla,
I'd .dn,i..i,, NJ r,Iic. officers IN member
is All, l. tho cnInlr,tion A policemn,
mot, no an honcst man. and , gentle
man hut no /. no loborcr II
~ Mo ,rorar so,so or In. word Will,
Ia l.. nol,cem,u For instance
y" s,r;,o. ,horId M. ordored in This citv an,
~ u.a IONA l,,i,,,ts ami, uorl and otbo
- ,,., nat po,nb.rs If the org,nizotion
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