San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-01


clans, there would be little left to com
plain Of Government by the people Is
genuine republicanism; government by
the ring politicians is the worst form OF
oligarChy.
THIS is the last day that the wits OF
the press will have an opportunity OF
firing OFF their paper squibs at the bene-
dict Just to be married. On and after
June 2, the bachelorhOOd of Grover
ceases and sIe days thereof are num-
bered.
TIE will OF the people can be more
directly expressed at the primary cleo
tions than anywhere else. As Webster
said so pertinently, the essence OF all
democracy is the town meeting. In the
forthcoming elections in this state for
county and state officers and members OF
congress, the people who desire to be
represented in the nominating conven-
lions must represent themselves in the
primaries. Every citizen owes 1t to the
cause of good government to attend the
primary elections in the voting precinct
to which he belongs, and see to it, so far
as his vote and personal influence goes,
that men known to be in the market, or
suspected of connection with rings, or
In any way considered shaky, should be
left at home. A convention Of honest
men will result from the honest action OF
full primary and it will result in no
other way. Politics has become fine
art, so fine that the ordinary citizen can
not see the ways that are dark and the
tricks that are vain; holding office is II
trade, and rs mere trade will always
be sought by those who like to live that
way. The people should see, however,
that no political bOtch is employed by
them to do their Legislative tinkering.
A NEW departure for America is made
by the founding of an athletic scholar
ship at Howard. This scholarship, the
first of its kind in this country, is called
the George Emerson Lowell scholarship,
In honor of a son OF Judge Lowell of
Brooklyn, who graduated from the
university in 1888. Young Lowell was
a student of fine scholastic attachments
and was noted athlete rs well. He
was great favorite at the university
and president of its Athletic association.
He was teaching in Buffalo, some eight
months after graduation, when in fit
of dependency he shot himself. His
father, who idOlized his son. wOrships
his memory, and this Is the third sChOl-
arship he has founded in his name.
IT has been definitely ascertained that
the term offensive partisanshIp has no
democratic Specification, it is only used
in a republican sense.
LEAVENwoRTH honored herself Sunday
in keeping the national decoration day,
May 80 The national cemetery was
dedicated on that day, and the hearts of
the 5000 present paid loyal tribute to the
memory of the nations dead. In st.
Louis, also, the services on sunday were
held at the cemeteries. and the survivors
Of the national army laid their wreaths
and the dear old flag, under whose starry
folds the nations heroes laid down in
dreamless sleep, upon the graves of the
remembered dead without a thought
that it was a dissertation of holy time.
CONTRACTOR MCCULLOUGH left with
his convict gang for the Burnett quar-
ries yesterday. Here the American free
lahorer is led to rejoice in the dignity of
toll as he works side by side with the
bed-ticked convict and the European
pauper imported to cut down the prices
of American craftsmen. This holy tenn
pie of Texas legislation, born in corrup-
tion and developed under the most in
quitOus system of public stealings ever
witnessed in the west, will remain
monument of the corruption and job
berry of its builders as long as the
records of the state are saved from OBJ
liyion and mems minds possess sense
of justice and the dignity of humanity.
The state has gone out of its way, in
this capitol construction scheme, to de-
grade honest labor and insult every
skilled workman in Texas
RED has gone out of fashion in
Chicago as an advertising color, since
May 3. The bunting signs have
changed from red to blue with marvel
GUS celebrity and the color revolution
seems to have even struck the bill pos
tiers.
THERE are indications OF more fishery
troubles. Uncle Sam had better buy
the banks for bait If the. fishermen can't
get bait enough &C heme, and so set the
matter at rest. The fishery treaty al
ways has been delusion and snare.
There have been more bones of conten-
tion developed under its provisions than
there are bones in cod, and it is high
time that some adjustment OF the mat
ter should be made that both countries
could understand and which both would
respect.
The new sen tor from California made
disgraceful exhibition of himself in
the senate chambers last week when he
delivered his eulogy on the life and
character of his predecessor, John F.
Miller. Senator Hearst is represented
az having been in condition Of ex-
IRENE intOXiCatiOn on that Occasinn