San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-08

of their act. Is the Gazette aware that
the engineers on the Missouri Pacific
are on the eve of q strike; that curses
not loud but deep have been rumbling
along the rail for weeks, and that very
many of them favored joining the strik-
ers over week ago because the Mis-
souri, Pacific Company had broken its
promises to them? This is the simple
fact, and the matter of strike is still
seriously considered by them. IL 1t
comes, what will the Gazette then say?
The country is to be congratulated on
the failure OF the army bill. Uncle Sam
has all the regular army he needs.
The Houston Post is between two
fires. the blaze of its own inconsistency
and the flames OF its loyalty to Baker.
Can it not crawl out through that hole
in the hat?
The paragrapher who wires the Times
from the Capital must have bankrupted
his Imagination when he drew upon 1t
for the facts concerning the Capitol con-
struction.
TIE Oklahoma boom is withered in
the tender bud once more. Those dis
puted lands will not be erected into
territory during the present reign of the
National Sachems. The word has been
uttered around the council fires.
THE Corpus Christian, speaking of the
enlargement of the White House, re-
marks that Grever will have to be con-
tent with a smaller one in the near by
and by. The Democracy will not mourn
as those without hope when the by and
by cometh.
The Fort Worth GaZettee is boy
colt Bantling," born of successful boy
colt against Loving, the former proprie-
tor. Knowing the mighty persuasive
ness of the weapon, with more knowl-
edge than consistency, however, the Ca
zette out Herods Herod in inveighing
against the rod the rod with which it
smote the waters to make for itself =
passage to the promised land Of journal
ism.
SWAIN did not make complete sue
cess of his bankrupt buncOmb. The
bankruptcy Of official efficiency may not
be seriously questioned, but when it
comes to declaring the Big Grass State
bankrupts the people file counter afli-
davit.
THE election agony ia over, and Texas
turns TRANQUILITY to her steers, quells her
fears and takes up her shears.
The Corpus Christi Caller calls Grain
10 account for his attempted formation
of the new Federal District in that
meek of woods" The Caller calls crisp
ly for new district with terms at Cor
pus, Laredo and Brownsville. or 80"
PowDERLY'S face is seen In many a
Texas newspaper that has only cuss-
words for his principles and life work.
THE cid Democratic wire pullers who
know all the party ropes and the hemp
fields where the raw material is grown,
who always keep still when there is a
hen on and do their cackling when the
nest is empty-are quite conspicuous for
their silence concerning Ross, Terrell,
Swain ct al. But just mention Brack-
enridge and see how quickly they catch
on.
WHEN the Times argues for the hold
ing of the Democratic convention In this
city, as business measure, the LIGHT
grips hold of that handle and pulls for
the convention toe. The politics there
Of may be none of our funeral, but If the
team that hauls the hearse is going to
bring business to this city, we say, put
up your team, gentlemen. San Antonio
will welco the driver. feed the mules
and make the corpse as comfortable as
possible.
The Democrat visisn that sees an in
dependent candidate severely sat down
upon" by a doubtful majority Of five in
a vote of as many thousands, is singular
~ clear-clear as mud.
The Express seems all at sea, and ex-
ercised in spirit, over the resolutions OF
that Fort Worth mass meeting con-
demning acts Of lawlessness in officers OF
the law as we'll as others. A true his
tory of the life and character of the one
and only Jim Cartwright might afford
the Express man some light on the sub
jeot.
The Alvarado Bulletin calls John Ire
land a doomed man, and those who do
not agree with the Bulletin now will do
so at a little later stage Of the senatorial
game. john may do for Seguin and
squeeze through Austin, but he would
be lost In a Washington fog before he