San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-14

the scheme as utterly without those re-
! strictiOns necessary to preserve the en-
| pire from complete shipwreck. The
| Liberal VOssiche Zetung stands alone,
among dozen prominent Berlin jour
nails, as an advocate of the PreInier's
policy. Russia prsys heartily for the
success Of the GhdstOnian scheme, not
because of any love fer Ireland, but be-
cause she deems the carrying out OF the
proposed measures certain to weaken
the British empire. The one idea Of the
great Northern Bear long has been any
thing to weaken the British Lion. The
! Gar may reckon without his host here.
The granting Of just measures OF relief
from oppression, and the introduction
of needed reforms, will not lessen the
cohesion of the empire. Englsnd's dis
sensions are among her own statesmen
or questions Of internal policy; when 1t
comes to meeting foreign foe the old
lion will still be found long Clawed,
strengthened, tough-hided king Of the
jungle.
DALLAS and Galveston are running a
neck and neck race for that convention.
1t is a stand-Ofi between the bake-oven
and mosquito marsh.
The ''sOn of his father does not al
ways have the best views Of public life,
even if the old man did get there.
LORD CHURCHILL finds himself in a very
peculiar position as the opponent, to-
| day, of the home rule measures he was
so anxious to introduce in person six
months since. 1t is clear case Of sour
grapes with him. Home rule for Ire
land is assured, If not now, later; If not
by Gladstone. by some statesman who
will come after him. His hand has both
killed and made alive. 1t has killed
eVerOiOn and made some scheme OfhOme
rule necessity. With these the Great
Liberal Premier may be content to go
down to history, even should lie fail OF
the full accomplishment OF his broad
pleasures of reform.
The Timpson Times thinks that Ross
would improve his chances by hiring
the Waco Examiners mouth shut; the
Examiner thinks otherwise. Wait and
see what the convention thinks.
The assurance grows stronger, daily,
that the doomed" candidates will be
doomed candidates.
DIR. PAUL PAQUIN, veterinary surgeon
of Missouri, is now in Paris studying the
character OF the contagious diseases that
affect animals upon the continent. In a
letter to the Rural WOrlG he expressed
strong disbelief in any remedial measures
in seated cases Of pleurO-pneumOnia He
says that preventive measures alone are
available, and all efforts should be d.
reCted TO this, as a cure is impossible.
His remedies are incubation and an i'm
mediate slaughter Of the diseased cattle.
AUSTIN and Waco are waking the
echoes with their trumpets for swain
and Ross, but neither card is winning
one, and the convention won't trump it.
The Eagle Pass journal poses as
Patience on monument, waiting for a
'tOwn clock, smelling works, opera
house, hospital, bonded warehouse, free
library, public building graded, drained
and paved streets, plaza pavilion, irri-
CATION and high school," Blessed are
the meek who expect to inherit the
earth; blessed also are they who expect
nothing, for verify they shall not be dis
appointed.
THE agony is over. The official count
at Houston is ended. Dan c. Smith has
4 plurality of four votes. Mayor Baker
declared that gentleman duly elected,
and SO the contest ends. Mayor Baker
has shown good sense in not prOlOnging
the strife by cOntesting the result.
THE journals that cry out loudest
against the boycott are the first to
threaten those journals that sympathize
with the strikers with being put "upon
the list" Consistency is a jewel, but it
has no anti-boycott setting.
TIN Swain and the Ross organs
(mouth organs) seem to expect that the
people of Texas, like the unjust judge
of the Scriptures, will yield to their OPP
pOrtunities rather than grow weared
with their continued jargon. The peo-
pie are tired, terribly tired, but not