San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-24

Interested in caring for the destitute
orphans OF San Antonio. Any. informa-
ton desired as to work intended, con.
tributions, plans. etc, will be cheerfully
furnished by Mrs. General Stanley, pres.
dent Of the Orphanage Society, or by
its secretary, Mrs. Major Bash.
PRoHIBITIoN movements in Texa,
mean only evasions of law; a soaring
after the nnattainable and diving after
the unfathomsble, and profound disre-
gard of the only practical solution pos
sible- Years hence the folly will be
apparent. Live and learn.
The FISHERIES dispute seems to have
tided over the bar OF naval threat and
is now stranded before the admiralty
bar on a question of costs. 1t is likely to
be laid up high and dry for some years
to come. Instead OF war-a lawsuit.
Miss ROSE CLEVELAND has put her foot
down that her name shall not appear in
any place-cover, title page, head of edi-
tOrial department, or any where else-in
the literary journal OF which she assumes
control. Miss Rose will do for Chicago.
The size of her foot is not mentioned but
as ii Is large enough to cover the whole
journal her literary understanding will
be sufficiently extensive to command
respect even in Chicago.
ST. JOHN, the ex-apOstle of prohibition
in the interests Of self-the petered out
pretenGe of prohibition candidate for
president, is now humping himself to
get a nomination to Congress on the
martyr role Of any ism that will endorse
him. Every party that has swallowed
st. John has been obliged, sooner or
later. to treat him as the whale did
Jonah. st. John is n political bum, a
candidate for office by profession, and all
such men should be Stunned as a pesti-
ence.
HARD on the heels of the decision OF
the United States circuit court in Iowa,
that breweries in existence at the time
the prohibitory act passed could not be
stopped without compensation to their
owners, comes another decision more
unpalatable still, viz: that drinking sa-
looms are entitled to protection under
the same circumstances and conditions
as the breweries. They are regarded In
law as properties which cannot be rem
dered useless to the state without COM
pensation. Should this ruling become
general in prOhibitOry states it will lead
to revising Of this whole matter of
dealing with the liquor question. Some
thing certainly needs to be done to
check this insane rush into sumptuary
legislation. Every prohibition state is
a school for deception, fraud, untruthful-
ness, evasion of law and all else that
brings the law and the law enforcing
power into disrepute. Other laws are
obeyed because there is public senti-
ment back Of the law OF which the law
Is an expression. This is not the case in
matters OF prohibitive legislation. The
law lie not respected. Its evasion is not
disgrace, its disobedience Is gloried in,
Its successful resistance is made matter
for general graduation. So long as this
condition OF things continues SO long
Will prohibitory laws be curse, for thew
only teach the public to despise author
ity and are themselves examples OF the
successful volatility OF law.
THERE are some sore headed poll |
liclans In town this morning that are
sore hearted this afternoon. II the
county convention distills 80 much tan
'ey and rue what wormwood and gall
may we not expect from the simmering
Of the witches stew at Galveston. Bub-
BILE, bubble, toll and trouble.
LAST Evenings Times sounds the
lIarmist note and cautiously prepares
The public mind for a ruction among
The county democracy, at the same time
assuring said public that IL there is any
'crimmage between the Swain monkey
and the Breckenridge parrot, it will be
totally the monkeys fault. If we can
not have peace let us have pieces.
To SAY that either Ross or Swain is
The choice of the state democracy is to
ignore the very palpable testimony OF
facts. The logic OF events is all against
such conclusion. The candidates have
been before the people long enough for
verdict 10 be passed upon their merits.
Hell and Texas have been we'll worked
to secure instructed delegates for them
and at the present rate OF endorsement
It Is safe to say that the uninstructed
delegates at Galveston will outnumber
hose who are instructed for both Ross
and Swain. This is a conclusive answer
10 the claim that either Of these men is
The pronounced choice of the Texas
democracy.
EARTHQUAKES, cyclones and such have
been quite prevalent this year. Amer
Ca has not altogether escaped and there
are signs of disturbances yet to come.
Those who can discern the face Of the
political sky predict a regular hurricane
n the Vicinity Of Galveston about mid
August.
MARTIN treads hard on Ross heels in |
he matter Of instructed candidates: but
It must be kept in mind that the unin-
structed delegations have the inside