San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-10


administration threatens TO grow inter-
esting. The prostitution OF the powers
OF the municipal executive to the mere
perpetuatiOn Of himself in Office is grow
too conspicuous to be passed by in
silence. There is q growing conviction,
which threatens 10 become universal.
that there is too much autocracy about
this matter to suit. The city is too large
and its interests are growing too impor-
tant to be committed to man who has
no conception Of the value OF his office,
save the per Onal ends it may help him.
serve. The criticism made upon the
council, that its methods Of transactlng
public business are not business methods,
is 10 no small degree just, and it Is not
going one hair breadth aside from the
truth to say that there is very deep
and wide spread dissatisfaction with the
present management of municipal
affairs. The fact OF change will be much
more readily accomplished than the or
dering Of those changes in the best
possible way, by the best possible
agents. A right wisdom is not so
easy to be secured. Honesty we have
right to expect, and such methods of
conducting public concerns as are ap-
proved of wiGdOm in the management
of private affairs. II the city secures no
more than this it will be great i'm
provement upon the present complexion
Of our city government.
The efiicieacy and scholarship of our
public schools, as demonstrated In the
late examinations, have been very graf
flying to parents and guardians, and to
the city at large. Asa beginning the
LIGHT accepts it without kick, believ-
ing that it is but the beginning and that
each added year will see our schools i'm
proved in scholarship, our teachers more
thoroughly equipped. our school system
embracing all the latest approved APP
planes for carrying on their education
al WORK, and such a genuine spirit Of
Antonio city schools at the head of all
Texas schools.
The home rule defeat has been fol-
lowed by such excuses at Belfast that
the reaction will surely come. No bet
ter card could have been played for Mr..
Gladstone than this insane attack Of the
sO-cslled Irish royalists upsn their Cath
ollie neighbors. 1t will give the stolid
English voter new idea of the situa-
ton across the channel, and help the
home rule candidates In England and
Scotland. The preparations for the new
elections will be made with all possible
haste, and 1t Is safe to say there will be
a Gladstone candidate in every riding in
England. The situation is materially
changed since last fall, when the entire
weight Of the Irish national party was
thrown against the Gladstone candi-
dates. There will be such piping times
in England for the next few months as
the little kingdom in the sea has not
witnessed in many day. The friends
Of Ireland and free government will find
their course watched with the intensest
interest on this side the ocean, and
warm wishes and deep curses and earn
est prayers will mark the sympathies of
America for the soldiers of freedom over
the sea. The deep feeling Of this coun-
try for Ireland and her liberties has
been outspoken. Private and public
expression have been given thereto In
no measured terms, and many words Of
encouragement and large additions to
the parliamentary fund will go forward
under the stimulus Of the new hope and
the new fear arising from this appeal
to the country" God bless Ireland, and
give her freedom right speedily.
"
The class that entered the naval
academy In 1880 pans out well. Complet-
ing their four years course in 1884,
they passed very creditable examine
tions, some Of the students taking high
rank. The final examinations for the
supplemental two years have just closed
and the edtire class Of forty-nine passed
with credit. Those Of them who are
not retained in the naval service are en-
titled to one years sea pay, 81 900. Chas.
II. Hewes, Of Pennsylvania, stood at
the head Of his class, his mark for the
six years term being 9l2.ll.