San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-02

conventions in low ATTITUDES, and gives
reasonable assurance of a tariff split in
the ancient and centerrifed that will
knock the bottom out OF the solid South
In this one fact lies the political hope OF
the nation.
JUDGING from the speeches and edi-
torial utterances Of the democratic can
didates and journals Of Texas, there
is not one candidate for any high posi-
ton now before the people OF the state
who is fit for the office. The charges
made against every last one OF them
are sufficient to damn them politi-
cally in the eyes of all honest
voters, and the only recourse left for q
republican is TO accept the bulk Of the
statements as democratic perversion Of
truth, or write down the whole office
seeking crew in Texas as unfit for place
or preferment. We imagine that con-
siderable OF both would be about a fair
average.
The STATE has made its case against
the Chicago anarchists. This week the
anarchists will have an opportunity to
show cause why the universal verdict
against them should not be confirmed.
The evidence introduced by the police
and the confessions of some OF the con-
spirators leave little ground for the
reversing Ofthe popular verdict against
them. The character of their work is
dOrsement Of American sentiment. By
no class OfpeOple Is it more thoroughly
repudlated than by the working classes
whom these anarchists have lnsulted
and misrepresented by claiming affilia-
ton with them.
THE Saturday conventions did some
more judicious democratic scattering,
leaving the result at Galveston as much
q mixed question as before. The Waco
Examiner is the only journal In Texas
that can see a straight highway for its
candidate through the pitfalls Of the
Galveston gathering; but anything in
visible can be easily seen by the abnor-
NAL vision that discerns q clear Ross
victory and solid Ross delegation in
the outcome Of such a county conven-
ton rs was held in Harris county last
week. The Examiners figures are good
but they wont pan out votes at Calves
ton. They are merely Intended to scare
the other crowd.
The Cutting case is swallowed up in
the deeper outrage OF the Arreusis MUIR
der across the river from Eagle Pass. 1t
is doubtful, however, If case can be
made out against the Mexican govern
ment in this latter outrage, as no papers
from Mexican authorities were present.
ed to Judge Hoistetter which demanded
his delivering up an American citizen to
Mexican officers. The Onus Of this whole
matter rests upon American officers on
this side the Rio Grande, and a most
careful scrutiny should be made into the
action Of extraditiOn agent HOtstetter,
who is really responsible for Arreusis
The next step would be to de-
mand Of the Mexican government the
punishment of his murderer, Mondra-
gon, failing which satisfaction should be
exacted.
The REV. COLLIER seems to be getting
into hot water, and deep water too, as
approaches. His candidacy
has evoked close scrutiny into some
of his former acts which do not quite
touch the low watermark OF democratic
in Texas, and the enemies
of his candidacy are after the Rev.
John with the papers. His cards
have been ample, his denials
sweeping and his assertions Of innOcency
broad enough to cover most anything,
but they cannot conceal the volume of
testimony given under official seal from
the university whose confidence he
abused. Another democratic idol gone
down into the dust, unless. the conven-
see fit to restore it and set it up again
over the threshold upon which il has
fallen.
DIsFRANCHIsING competent voters is
not such new thing in Mississippi that
1t need raise any alarm. The negroes OF
that and several other southern states
have been practically disfranchised for
years, but that has been done in the in
terest Of the great and glorious democ-
racy, and caused no comment. Dis
REIMBURSEMENT is now ordered against
those same colored men in the interest
Of prohibition, and the anti-prohibits of
the south kick at taking their own medi-
cine. The violent dealing of political
parties, like the violence of individuals,
comes back at last upon their own heads.
Would it not be the very poetry Of JUS
tice II the southern democrats who
have excluded the colered republicans
from the polls should be forced Tito a
prohibition movement that they despise,
and from which they would not be en-
dangered were 1t not that these colored
voters were disfrancbised? The south
will only find chaos come again until
she is actually as well as theoretically
free.
SOME FOLKS are easily satisfied. The
Beeville Bee rises to remark concerning
the inertness Of the democratic admins
tration at Washington in the matter of
Mexican outrages, that, "the determined
action of the government is very crafty
ing to the people Of Western Texas, as