San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-01
PRESS OPINIONS

Philadelphia North American: Free
trade Morrison has the persistence OF a
setting hen without the accompanying
inclination for repOse.
Waco Examiner: Whenever the San
Antonio Times fails in devotion to
Breckenridge, Gabriel can at once an
nOunce the end Of all things.
Fort Scott Tribune: Andrew Jackson
had peculiar views on the labor question.
lie regarded labOring men not as Il part
Of 1.-THE people, but as the people
Pittsburg Dispatch: The campaign
Of the two Southern Sans, against the
sins of Chicago, seems TO be bearing its
chief fruit in reforming the missionaries.
indianapolis Times Sam Jones de-
clares that Hell is filled with women
shopping" This is rather Indifferent
admission. All the women will want TO
20 there.
Houston Post: Senator Maxey ad-
vances the proper doctrine when he says
the mistake the President made MAS In
not removing more Republicans from
office than he did.
Texas Balance Wheel: Swain has
been tried and has proven to be com
Dlete failure in every instance where
craftsmanship was necessary. Look at
the Land Board and the new Capitol
business.
Laredo Times: 1t Is easier for a camel
to 90 through the eye of a needle than
for q professional politician TO crawl
through the portals of the United States
Senate saddled with three million-aCre
capitol syndicate job.
New York World: Ii is to be hoped
that hereafter Miss Cleveland's clothes
line will be as sacred in Washington
society as Mason and DiXOn's line was,
and that it will never be passed save In
the sanCtitied seClusiOn of the nunnery.
indianapolis Journal: Bishop" Oberly
for Civil-serVice Commissioner measures
Grover Cleveland's sincerity as civil
service refOrmer. 1t will be curious and
instructive to watch the comments OF
the mugwumps upon this latest scandal
Gus appointment.
Richmond Wing: 1t must be con-
fessed that what has TRANSFERRED in Con-
gress so far Is not calculated TO inspire
any large amount OF confidence In the
craftsmanship of the sO-called leaders
who have undertaken to run the Demo
cratic party in that body.
Washington Critic: There are about
5000 bills and resolutions awaiting the
action of Congress, and the question
arises, What shall be done with them!
One answer may be found on 81 gn-
board standing just south of the Capitol,
which reads: dump heIe."
Austin Sunday Tidings: Evangelists
are on the increase in this country and
50 is crime. The pulpits are gradually
being filled with slang and the jails with
criminals. There are four items ofnews
in the sentence above. but there may be
no necessary connection between them
We don't say there is-or is not.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The bust
ness men Of Chicago are sending out cir
oulars for the formation of business
men s league" to fight organized labor"
This is a great mistake. Organized la
Dor is a good thing in spite of the exist
ing strike, which is simply one of its err
rOrs.
Galveston Evening Tribune While
$4,000, 900 is mentioned as the maximum
appropriations for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors, it is proposed TO
spend $l2G,000.00O for coast defenses.
This looks like buying Sl0dOg tOguard
a 10 cent hen. What We want is more
hen and less dog.