San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-06
ghe daily Eight.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER, 6. 1883.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


as it is for its length. While he doe,
not allude to hi late defeat in words
the sense of defeat, consciously or un
consciously manifested, marks much
of his advice, and in the marking mars
it. His tedious discussion of what he
terms cur national affairs, savors of q
school boys efforts to initiate few
well worn thoughts into the dignity
of an essay. In his illusions to the
constitution and the tariff issues, he
assumes tone Of superiority, much
like an undergraduate filling the
place of a college professor, half lee
turing, half hectoring class of I'M
subordinates. 1t is not very pleasant
work reading a message from the
chief magistrate of great
nation who affects so presumingly to
embody in himself all political wis
dom, and who, in the face of all facts
| to the contrary, assumes to have vast
ly improved all methods of admins
tration, to have elevated all de-
partments Of the public service. His
increase of personal egotism seems to
keep pace with his increased avoirdu-
DOise. In reading his studied and la
bored sentences, which betoken
feeble grasp upon affairs of state, one
would never imagine for moment
that this country had ever had an H.
lustriOus line Of statesmen as his pre-
decessOrs, to advise the nation of it's
needs, warn it of its dangers and sug-
gest remedies for national evils. He
declaims against farmers boys leav-
ing the pillow for the yard stick or the
law office, forgetting how it was with
himself, and inveighs against wealth
just as though he was not amassing
it himself and speaks of trusts as
thong they were schemes of republic
cans to plumber democrats, and he was
inveighing against them on the
stump. His winnings would have
come with better grace had he OPP
posed schemes for the robbery of the |
people more effectually during his |
New York administration and his |
first years at Washington. He |
should not have played them for cleo
tioneering cards with which to
win labor votes, for this is plainly his
motive, for he knows that no legisla-
ton can be had on these questions in
the few weeks of work remaining to
this present congress. Instead of
giving the country some definite in
formation on the labor question he
takes the role of an alarmist and his
utterances are sufficiently threaten
ing to be very satisfactory to the an
archists. He is most dOgmatic in his
review of the tariff discussion and in
sists that his view of it-that is his
tariff message-is the only one con-
sistent with the interests of the peO-
pie. His modestyssis not conspicuous
IN thus persisting..to tiaunt his views
in the face of the people who have SO
signally repudiated them at the polls.
His everlasting "wen and OPP grow
wearisome not to say disgusting, and
% spin them out to the length of
seven columns of solid matter when
hey might easily have been con-
iensed into one, and improved there
)y, will not add to the reputation of
he writer for clearDess and brevity,
Tor cause them to be accepted by the
Intelligent public for more than they
eally are-the platitudes of very
Ommon place mind.
~
THE Eagle Pass Guide criticises the
ction of our city council in refusing
o license the bull fight, it being stip-
lated that no cruelty should be
racticed. The no cruelty guarantee
s too thin. 1t follows in the wake of
he "killing no murder" idea, which
ominates too much of the average
order mind. The LIGHT and the
Intelligent sentiment of this city will
this act of the city council,
nd give thanks for something in its
that they can heartily :
nd unreservedly endorse.
THE associated press has gone into
he prayer gauge business and reports
he invocations of the chaplain in the
ase of the president elect. The dis
atch says nothing of the retiring
resident. Does the chaplain of the
ouse consider Grover past praying
Or, or has he been already prayed in
0 paradise? That he has been preyed
pom to the tune of $40, 900 seems to be ,
accepted. !
FAILING to read Judge Goldth- t
7arte's mind, at Houston, in the mat
or of a small bill due lady. stem
grapher, in the Judges office, for
FORK done "mind reader" Bishop, the
1ind discIoser got himself into diff
Guilty. The Judge undertook to col