The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-28

Is that Texas Will not again give $1,000
Democratic majority.
Mn. PgNDLEroN, the new Minister to
Berlin, seems to be in luck at last. His
past life has been marked with many
political reverses, although he is very
widely known, and has always been
very 'popular in the DE nooratic party.
I'm 1864 he was on the Democratic ticket
MS Vice-President; In 1866 he was de-
feated for Congress; 1865 he was defeated
for the Democratic Presidential nomina-
ton; in 1869 he was defeated for Cover
nor Of Ohio by gentleman named
Hayes, and 1881 he was defeated for the
Senatorship by II. Il. Payne.
ENGLANp appears to be ready to 30 in
70 war with Russia ut once, and Is rap
idly making the necessary preparations.
The London Times, no doubt, expresses
the situation when 1t saws, that now Is
the only time In which 10 prove to Rus
STA that it will not be TO her advantage
to go to war. IT will always be In the
power Of Russia TO provoke II quarrel,
and as war would only be postponed
three years at the furthest, II Is neces-
sary to convince her that England
Is better prepared for war now than she
has been for years.
TIM order recently given by the Bril-
fish Government to Chicago firm for
100000 pounds of canned beef. ought
to be pointer to those capitalists who
have been talking about establishing
beef packing and refrigerator works in
San Antonio. Texas capital can put the
beef up just as cheap as 1t can be done
in Chicago, and considering the fact that
the raw material is right here, 1t would
look as if u splendid opportunity was
being fooled away. The order received
by the Chicago firm is but the first of n
long number in case there Is anything
like trouble among the European
powers.
"TnE President seems to be going very
slow" observes the Luling Signal, sin
removing Republicans from Office and
appointing Democrats in their stead.
We don't believe that any milk-and-
water policy on the part of the present
administration is going to satisfy the
demand for II thorough cleaning out of
the old crew of ollice-holders. Cleye-
land owes his election to the efforts of
Democrats. the Democratic party will
be held responsible for his admnistra-
tion, and we believe the offices Of the
Government ought to be filled by Demo
Gratis. If enough good and competent
men cannot be found in the Democratic
party, then let him call upon his repub-
lioan friends
A CORRESPONDENT of the Dallas Herald
writes from Galveston MS follows:
There can be no doubt of the fact that
a spirit Of discomfort prevails among the
Democracy of Texas concerning the cool
manner In which the claims of this State
for executive recognition have been re-
ceived. Governor Hubbard has been
flouted, Hancock has been ignored, and
no token Of Mr.. Cleveland's purpose TO
acknowledge the banner State in the
late Presidential campaign has as yet
been received. This departure from uni
versal usage is certainly not caused by
extraordinary rapacity displayed by the
Empire State for office, but is, neverthe-
less, keenly felt when taken in oonnec-
tion with the fact that 1t was generally
suppose d that her .pretensions would be
considered far in advance of any other
Southern State. That Mr.. Cleveland or
I his advisers could have any possible
feeling against State that gave him a
majority far greater than any other in
the Union and much larger than that
given its own Democratic nominee for
Governor, is an impossible conclusion,
but that he has SO far neglected to ex-
tend to her that recognition which heI
greatness demands is entirely true"
Ok THE subject of the proposed San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass road, the Cor.
pus Christi Caller says: 1.-The election o.
Mr.. Lott as Director and as the Presi
dent of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railroad would indicate that the
enterprise is getting on basis to be,
come areality. If the San Antonio PEG,
pie will put up their money and stanG
by their new railroad President the roat
will be built, for Mr.. Lott is energeti,
and persevering. His success in the con
struction Of the old Corpus Christi, Sar
Diego and Rio Grande railroad give
him prestige and inspires confidence il
the ultimate success of his present en-
terprlse. While giving Mr.. Lott prais,
for his hard work and perseverance here
It Is due that others who were his main
stay should have measure the credit
Captains King and Kennedy were tn,
backbone Of the Corpus Christi enter
prise. Their money and financial stand
ing gave it credit abroad and success il
the end. The Caller wishes Mr.. Lot
and the san Antonio people success
though the building of the road will no
advance this section whit. But it will
benefit San Antonio and the countr
through which it will pass. If the,
have the nerve and enterprise to bull,