San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-26
THE OUTLOOK BRIoHTENs.

crookedness on next Tuesday. The in
dioatioDs are that the battle will be
long and bloody one, with victory very
generally on the banners OF those who
have followed party. principle ana re-
fused the seductiUns OF place and office
at the expense of political integrity
The general sentiment Of the people OF
Bexar county is setting very strongly in
favor OF rejection of this unrighteOus
system of trading office, between pOliti-
cal partlsans on both sides, and then Sc
curing the action Of some mass meeting,
manipulated for that purpose, TO ratify
the bargain and sale. 1t is getting to b
very generally understood that all these
attempts to purify politics outside OF
regular party action lead only TO cor
rupt results. Principle is dethroned in
order TO enthrone person, and the end is
only evil and that continually. The
prospects now are that this campaign
Will sound the knel! of the mixed system
of politics which has disgraCed the re-
pubhcRnism OF this county, and Travis
county as well, for many years past. A
condition of things traceable to that
Ubiquitous lust of power which has ever
characterized the political dealings of
the republican bosses OF these counties.
As has been so frequently remarked by
intelligent republicans, at home and
abroad-the two political slave drivers
OF Austin and San Antonio must either
die or be driven to the wall before there
Is any hope for republication in Texas.
The late occurrences in Travis county;
the open advocacy there by the republic
can boss Of mongrel ticket when there
was a straight republican ticket In the
field; the fact that the San Antonio boss
In his present congressional campaign
prefers to address the crooked assem-
blits in favor Of their crooked politics
| and mixed tickets instead of addressing
the straight republican gatherings, as
was the case at Austin last Saturday
night-all are having their effect.
The eyes of the public are
being opened every year lit
tie wider, and little wider, to the
inevitable results OF following such
leaders, and the signs Of the times very
strongly indicate that the day OF their
retirement from party domination
draws nigh. There Is no Clean-thing in
the style of politics fostered by them.
No hope OF increasing republican
strength while their suicidal policies are
followed. So far as Bexar county is con-
cerned this campaign will be the turn
ing point. Let determined stand be
taken by all straight politicians; those
who believe that they can gain no pOliti-
cal strength by combining naturally an
tagonistic political elements; those who
believe that the party defeat is the best
rebuke that can follow the party defec-
ton from the peoples interests; those
who are opposed to making confedera-
ton Of all the elements Of political self
seeking in order to form a ticket on the
basis OF personal politics-let all those
who only believe in and adhere to the
straight way of doing political business
act and vote together, and the death
blow will be given to the present PERM
ciOus system of county politics. When
the thing is dead and buried, and the
blessings that follow death are seen and
realized, then its friends will not mourn;
only those who made merchandise OF it
| will sorrow as those who have no hope.
ONE of the largest cattle men in Uvalde
county says that never before, since he
rounded up cattle in Texas, was finer
grass seen at this season of the year
| than upon the ranges in his section.
Cattle men and stock growers of all
kinds are jubilant. Texas will get there
on time, yet.
OUR people who were little slow at
first in taking hold OF the smelling
works project, are now growing anxious
to see the thing contaminated. II there
had been little less hesitating then,
and not so much greed manifest ed
in advancing prices of desired locations ,
the thing might have been COnsummated
then and the building already under
way. The reason of the present delay
is, no doubt, very largely owing to the
illness of the general superintendent OF
the Mexican Ore company, who would
have been on the ground some time
since, had he been able to travel. AS
the LIGHT informed its readers some
days since, Secretary Salmon has been
very busy trying to arrange and close
contract for transporting ores and was
meeting with good success. Nothing
Of very late date has been heard from
him, but is understood that he has left
Chicago. If the company that was look
ing over our location does not put in a
plan: it is now expected that another
Company will, and correspondence to-
ward that end is in progress. 1t is pos
itively stated by those who are keeping
the matter alive that the smelling
works will be established here before
very many months. This will be a con-
summation most devoutly to be wished.
DIR. COCHRAN, republican nominee for
governor of Texas. is making n hot can
vass in northern Texas, and the bones
of the Texas democracy are rafting
worse than the dry bones of the old
prophets vision. You can not find a
man in all north Texas who wants TO
bet on $1,000 majority, and the $50, 900