The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-10

tue Dhl VIII ne Openeu ~ ehTnehl, anu
that the gnme Of blum so splendidly
played n couple Of weeks ago viii be
ignored altogether.
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TIM sanitary officer does not have such
n picnic ms one would be led to suppose.
When he goes for the average citizen for
some lnfracllon of the laws in his depart
ment he is Informed TO look around him
at the French building, the "bat cave"
and the court house. But II can be said
to their credit, the people severally nre
inclined to do what is right to keep the
sanitary condition Of the city up to the
standard.
TIM Cincinnati Enquirer publishes n
letter written by Thomas jefferson, Sep
TENDER IL, 1913 In response to an inquiry
concerning his religious belief Mr..
Jefferson said: 81 believe that those
who steadily observe those moral pre-
captions in which all religions concur,
viii never be questioned Mt the gates OF
heaven rs to the dogmas In which they
diner-that on entering there all these
are left behind us"
CORRESPONDENTS and others are en-
deavorlng to explain away the result of
the recent vote on the city hall proposi-
tion. Mlsmanagement had more to do
with the matter than real antagonism
from the people. There was no advo-
Oacy from either the administration OF
the press, except in n very listless way,
and, In fact, the indifference shown the
proposition was enough to Kill It, An
actual necessity like the drainage scheme
Of Alderman Hambleton will be popu'
larly received and supported.
HENRY WATTERsoN il pr"bobly ms good
authority on an editors work as any
man in these United States. lie says
"some people estimate the ability of d
periodical and the talent Of Its editor, by
the quantity of its original matter. II
is comparatively an easy matter for {
frothy editor to string out column OF
any and all subjects. The care and tim,
employed in selecting is far more i'm
portant, and the fact Of good editor Ii
far better shown by his selections thar
anything else, and that we know is hal
the battle,n
GOVERNOR NoRroN, Of Dallas, Is re
ported ms saying that there is no organi
cation among the Republicans Of Texas
and no party Of that name. But it Il
safe to say that If convention SHOULD
be in session ut the present, that thu
Governor and his old time crowd woul,
attempt to control it or threaten TO bolt
The greatest blessing Republicans have
experienced in many years, was the cleo
tion OF Mr.. Cleveland, and the ultimat,
change of the Federal officials in til,
State. 1t is safe to say that the Republic
can party is now stronger and bette
than II has ever been In Texas, by rea
son of this change.
"rmERE is more activity in railroad
circles just now In Texas than there ha
been in quite space" says the LAREDO
Times. "The Fort Worth and Denve
is pushing forward its line, the Sabin,
road from Longview will soon reacl
Carthage, the Northwest road iron
Marshall is being pushed on, the North
east road from Houston is being laid a
rapidly as possible, the Mexical
National Is to be extended at once to tn
City Of Mexico, the New York, Texa
and Mexican Is to be extended ives
from Victoria, and the Arkansas Pass roa,
from san Antonio is regarded as no lon
ger problematioal, all of which, togethe
with good crops this year, assures tn
flushest time experienced for man
years"
4 SAN ANTONIO correspondent OF til
Galveston News writes the following
regarding the Gulf road "The reorgan
ization Of the directory of the projecteI
railway from this city TO Aransas Pas
has caused spasmodio moving of tn
dry bones of the scheme. Scarcely any
one outside of the circle Of moneye,
men and practical railroaders doubt
that the road will be speedily begun an,
rapidly constructed to finish, but reall
the project Is not bit nearer compile
ton. Mr.. Lott, the newly elected presi
dent, is enthusiastic, energetic and pos
sessed of business tact and judgment
lie will do all that man can do to in
augurate the wO TX of construction, bu
he is handicapped by the lack Of money
The moneyed men ofthis city. as q class
being as backward 10 spring is this sea
son in coming forward. The prospects
however, are brighter now than the,
have been since the board of trade CAV
the project a black eye last summer. |
Mr.. Lott were to do nothing more tina
what he has done, he is entitled to tn
gratitude Of the people of this city. u
has given stimulus TO the spirit of en-
terprise which is beginning to be felt i
business circles. West Texas ought (
have q railway from the Panhandle t
Arkansas, via San Antonio, and win hav
it some day. 1t is but question Of tim
when the cattle belt will be connecte,
by rail with the Atchlson, Topeka an
Santa Fe SYSTEM
A Wonderful Cat Story.
Some few weeks since family in thi