San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-16

/ IN CERTAIN quarters there is a desire to
have gambling opened again in the city.
The law would be recognized by peri
OdiCal arrest and fine, but the games
would go on all the same. 1t is admit
ted by some that this course would be
adopted if the gambling element could
be assured that the public sentiment
would tolerate such a scheme. Possibly
that Mexican gambling establishment
corner Of D0lOrOsa and Laredo street is
simply being tolerated in order to make
believe that it is impossible to suppress
the evil. This house was opened on De-
Cember 9th, and has been open ever
since, and the excuse is given that it
would not pay to arrest and fine these
Mexican gamblers because they could
not pay the fine. But il they were ar
rested rs they should be, it would be
proven if the business could not be
broken up.
WOMAN, bless her sweet wilful soul, is
not behind in the great march Of civili-
cation, and like labor, is constantly gain
ing in her struggle for equal rights. 1t
may be some way of yet. but her time
is coming when she will have an in
creased interest at least in the stern af-
fairs Of State. The last victory is her
invasion into the sacred right to strike.
The ladies in the decorative department
of the Baltimore pottery who were get
notified that their wages would be re-
duced to 80 cents per dozen. They LAID
their grievance before the other female
employees of the factory and all went out
on a strike. The result was that instead
of being returned to work at Sl.OO they
got raise of 20 cents, and now get
Sl2O. 1t is needless to add that they
had the sympathies Of the community at
large.
II MAY take the wind out OF the sail of
many ambitious, ncw-fedged working
mems politicians who think that they
are heading great reform movement to
know that far from being new move
ment it is quite old. In Germany regu-
larry and well-organzed trade guilds
have existed over 600 years. In 1854
two masters ofguilds, Henry and Arnold,
sat in the Town Council of Leipsic on
the strength Of being workingmen, haV-
ing been elected to represent the inter
ests of organized labor. Centuries ago
in that country the guilds were not only
better organized than they are now in
this country, but politically more power
full. Excellence in handiwOrk was one
of the strongest qualifications for MEM
bership, and the almost total destruction
OF all mechanical arts by the 30.year re-
ligious war had the effect to break up |
labor organizations. The labOrers of to-
day could get many valuable points from
their ancestors of 400 to 500 years back.
What made those stern old artiZans so |
strong was that men only gained admit
lance to their lodges by competency, !
and no curbstOne politician could legis-
late for honest workingmen.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Detroit Free |
Press, setting aside the black race,
speaks Of four distinct forces Of civiliza-
tion in the South to-day. He appears
to think the Texas blood nondescript, .
but the dominating blood of Texas
is the same rs that Of the old cotton
States, with considerable intermiXture |
of German and Mexican-Spansh in To-
calities and large infusion of Northern
and New England. The blood Of the
Latin races dominates in Louisiana. In
Florida with remnant Of Spanish tinge,
Puritan blood dominates, "cOld polished
and self-contained.' In the cotton
States the blood of the Cavaliers DOM
mates. Prominent characteristics of the
Cavalier descendants: !. An apparent
for money matters, breeding,
manners and many other things being
placed above money. ,. Difference TO
3. Regard for the reputation
md feelings Of others. Back-biting is
almost unknown in Southern society.
\ GU seldom hear anything derogatOry
o others. This last must be confined
10 the better classes. The tongue is
lnruly in some parts.
Lillian WHITING, writing from Boston,
kinks the press should not lend its aid
o shams and receptions. In lengthy
IrtCIe IN the Times Democrat. she
avs: The programme of Mrs. Ms
ecture on 'Assyrian Antiquities will be
ont to every newspaper office, with
private note to the editor stating that
irs. y. is a lady. you know, and never
to be obliged to do anything.
nd won't you induce people to attend
Ter. lectures" Now, it is the mission
# the public press to tell the truth, SO
ar as they are able to perceive 1t. and
his perpetual system of fraud should be
exposed. lfthere is a need of charity.
ct us give as largely as our means will
How; but if we pay for instruction. let
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