San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-14


cess OF 100000.
IT IL hard to please every one. Only
few weeks ago the enemies Of the trades
organizations and wOrkingmen's clubs
were cOndemning them wholesale, be-
cause they did not have sense enough to
keep their own counsel in matters per-
tanning to their own work and interests.
Now the howl is on account OF their be-
ing a close corporation, secret, I'M
American because secret and, so, Can
gerous to the peace Of society and neces-
sary to be suppressed.
THE Paris News has a happy faculty
OF binding its eyes TO the situation and
prophecying according to its desires.
As a conspicuous example thereof, it
sees larger democratic majority in
Texas this fall than ever before. The
News is wise in seeing this thing now,
for after election it will be forever hid
from its eyes.
PROFESSOR CoOrEK, of Houston, will
have a hearty support from the south
eastern part Of the state, in pressing his
claims as candidate for superintendent OF
public instruction before the democratic
convention.
Ben BUTLER, who generally keeps a
shrewd eye on the movements OF the
democracy, has been calculating the
length and breadth of the influence OF
the southern democracy as compared to
the northern, and takes gloomy view
of the situation, arising from the vast
predOminance of the southern section.
He imagines there will be trouble, not of
the sword but of business and ballots,
when the south attempts to COerce the
north into payment of southern war
losses, and predicts ell kinds OF evils TO
the body polite from permitting the
south, which pays one-fifth Of the taxes
OF the nation, to dominate the whole
government. Ben has the hypos Occa-
sionally. He does not calculate on the
reversal of all this incongruity when
the republicans regain power in 1883.
Ben wants patience.
Mr.. GLADsTONE's prompt appeal to the
country is taken as pretty sure indica-
ton of the confidence he feels in his
measures for home rule meeting the APP
prevail of the great masses Of the English
voters.
The Judge who sentenced Herr Most
to prison for one year did not confer
any special dignity upon his high office
when he expressed his sincere regrets
that it was not in his power to hang him.
such expression came with very poor
grace from the lips of the man charged
with the grave duty of prOnounclng sen
tence according to law, and who in the
discharge of his judicial functions issup-
posed to act impersOnally.
The prospects for an abundant cotton
crop in Texas are most favorable. The
rains Of the past two weeks have changed
the whole face OF nature, and given the
most abundant encouragement to the
corn and cotton raisers OF the state.
Nothing but prOtracted drOuth will cut
this years crop below the standard OF
last year. The prospect OF increased
prices as well rs full crops are also good,
and it looks at present as though Texas
would largely recover the ground lost
by the failures of 1883 and 1884. A good
crop and good prices puts Texas sQuarely
on her feet.
TO-NIGHT, at the court house San An
tonic will hold one of the most import
ant meetings ever convened within her
corporation. A meeting that will have
more influence for good or i'll upon her
coming Importance and prosperity than
can at present be fully known. Let
every property owner be present.
THE "Zeneth city" OF the unsalted seas
has had her custom house taken away
and she is left as desolate as bridal
party after the groom and his beloved
have departed. Duluth will have to call
upon her tutelar deity, the immortal
Proctor Knott, and have him undertake
a crusade to Washington in her behalf.
The fear that the International Typo
graphical union at Pittsburg would lay
an embargo on the use Of plates on all
union offices, seems to be grOundless.
Such action would be the very best card
that they could play for the benefit of
rat offices, and the delegates at Pittsburg
will certainly have too much sense to
put the whole advantage in the hands of
their worst enemies. Should such
course, however, be adopted publish
er's union for self protection would soon
become necessity.
In UNION there is strength. The
strength Of this railway extension meet
ing, called for the courthouse this even
ing, lies in the union of our people in
supporting it. There should be no ques-
ton Of the result. 1t will bring, If sue
cessful, a list Of commercial blessings in
its train such as San Antonio has long
desired but for which she must work as
well as pray.