San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-27

Of GerOnimo's gang since they were
banished to the citadel by the sea, and
vet northerners flock to Florida by the
thousand to improve their health. The
Geronimo crew laughed and grew fat
during their stay In San Antonio and
northern invalids may learn q lesson
from this simple fact. Texas is the
natural sanitarium of America.
The sensational news Is cabled across
water thut there Is regular conspiracy
| in ireland against all rent paying and
that war between the government and
the people is imminent. There is no
doubt that there is league between the
Irish tenant farmers against paying the
present rents, and that thay intend to
crowd rents down until landlords are
willing TO sell on long time and reason
able rates. That any thing like revo-
lutioR by force OF arms is intended. does
not appear probable.
TIE call that is made for publication
In Texas journalism comes from the
fountains Of impurity and so comes with
no force Of publication in 1t. The call,
| II II came from a clean quarter, would
be very generally commended. Texas
has too strong sense of fair play to
| take much stock in the DEVILS reproving
| sin.
THE cry comes up from all over the
state in spots-"submit the prohibition
amendment" TO what good end? Even
though a majority Of the people Of this
state should favor its adoption, 1t would
avail nothing. The rural communities
can always be depended upon for pro-
hibitiOn vote, but that will not enforce
the law in the cities. Every law upon
the statute book that is not enforced
weakens the power OF law and makes
law breaking respectable, or at least less
dishonOrable. The local option laws Of
this state now In force are ample for the
purposes required in the present condi-
ton Of public sentiment. To pass O
prohibition Law at this stage OF public
sentiment and endeavor to enforce II
would be merely TO repeat the scenes
daily witnessed in Georgia and Kansas.
In Iowa and Maine. Drug stores will be
turned into liquor stores; jug trains will
be the order OF the day. Perjury, de-
ception, fraud and free whisky will fol-
do
cense Of the sale OF liquor will be lost
and drunkenness will be without re-
strsint. The work Of education must
precede the work of prohibition. Gre
ate public sentiment, II you can. favor
able to law, and the law will be en-
forced; otherwise not.
Tue public prints which imagine that
the few socialists who have smuggled
themselves into the labor organizations
Of this country, are running those labor
organizations, had better take new
bearings and understand the latitude
and longitude of the situation little
better before assuming to give advice
concerning matters of which, to say the
least, they are very impertectly inform
ell. There ia no question before the
public to-day that requires a more calm
and deliberate study than this same
labor question, both in its relations to
the Industries OF the nation and its
political movements. 1t is perfectly afe
to say that there is no other question SO
lightly considered or SO flippantly dis
missed from consideration. This whole
matter must change. AM the ripest wis
dom and deepest thOughtfulness OF our
most experienced public men be given
to this labor problem before any
adequate conclusions can be reached
concerning what 1t is wisest and best
for US as people. This anarchy business
is only the fly in the pot OF ointment.
The socialist problem is not the one that
most requires study. 1t is the question
of the re alton OF labor to the labOrer,
and the relation OF that laborer to the
government which Of he:is at once lord
and servant-it is this question and the
proper adjustment ofthese relations that
concerns the people.
III THE democratic party Is not the
party OF free trade, it doth not appear