San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-01

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The Texas Iron News, unmindful OF
the fact that the iron industries of this
country have all been built up under
the fostering care Of high protective
tariff, speaks at random against the very
principles by which such industries ex-
ist. The News says:
"Those democratic editors who are
favoring q high tariff had better look
out, or the first thing they know the
door Of the party will be shut
right In their faces. Gentlemen, come
into the fold before it is too late"
And all this because Grover Cleveland
wrote free trade message and Roger
@. Mills and himself have cooked up
tariff mess and commanded the democ-
racy to hold their noses and swallow.
democratic state convention promises
to become as veritable bone of conten-
tion as was ever growled over. The
dominant party are In a bad way and
will need all their forces in Texas this
year OF political ungraoiousness. The
prohibitiOnists are camping on their
trail. The antis are determined to in
are for nominating men OF their own
If the democracy does not come to time
with measures and men to suit them.
The labor party will join hands with the
alliances, and the republicans will not
be idle or uninterested spectators ofthe
fight. When the fences are cut In Texas
won't there be q stampede?
TIE grandson business does not favor
ably impress the Fort Worth Gazette as
paying presidential business. The
Fort Worth critic says:
Ex-senator Harrison, as grandson of
his grandfather, may be the choice OF
president, but the sons of their fat hers
have failed 80 signally that there is lit
tie hope Of success for grandsons."
How would son, instead Of a grand
son, answer. Honest old Abraham
Lincoln has boy over in Chicago who
would make the race very oreditably
and there are those who are firmly Of
the opinion that the Buffalo fat boy
would stand no show Of coming in under
the wire and even saving his distance II
Robert Lincoln, the son of the martyr
president, was to enter the lists. Bob
comes of good old Kentucky pedigree
and has lots Of staying qualities.
THE Blanco News scents danger in the
air to the Farmers Alliances OF Texas,
because said alliances seem disposed to
do little political figuring upon their
own account. The News says:
"lhe bone and sinew Of the Farmers
Alliance will do well TO keep an eye on
tricksters In their organization. They
cannot hope for victory to perch upon
their banner by arraying themselves
against the old parties. The result
would only be to unite the old parties
more strongly, and We would see nomi-
nations by all parties for all offices,
county, district and state"
This may be good political gospel In
Texas where democracy Is so over
whelmingly strong. 1t has not proved
true in republican states where the
farmers. having Aspaired of making
head against abuses that had intrenched
themselves in the party, took 1ndepend-
ent political action and swept away the
legislatures that had refused to grant
them the redress that they demanded.
In 1872, Iowa farmers, despite the fact
that the state had republican majority
OF 10000, swept that state and elected an
anti-monopoly legislature that reversed
the old order of things. The alliances of
Texas can do the same II they choose to.
The handwriting on the wall soares the
old democratic mossbacks, hence these
press protests against meddling with
politics by the members OF the alliances.
A Horse Farm