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

IN the Lehigh and Schulykill valleys,
7J,0JO miners are now idle. The cut
look is truly appalling.
CONGRESS has pulled itself together
once more, and will now proceed to bus
mess. The committees will probably
be announced the last OF this week.
THE circular issuing from the "lnves-
tigstOr" of the Knights Of Labor, urging
education instead OF strikes among the
female members of the order, is pre-
eDineDtly wise, and will meet with
most hearty approval.
The wrangling and tInkering tom
foOlery OF prOtectiOnists does not suit
the administration organ. 1t is we'll
That message was the Inspiration Of
Clevoland's evil genius. When he
opened his mouth to deliver it lie
practically put his foot in it.
SENATOR SHERMAN withered the bios
SONS on the presidential antt-wOOl mes
sage In his yesterdays speech in the
senate. Ohio John is well informed
concerning whereof he speaks and there
was very little surplus left of the mes
cage after 1t passed through his vigorous
criticisms. Voorhees, and Teller at
tempted lame replies, but they only
made the speech of Sherman greater by
contrast.
The call for the republican party to
cease its bowling over the Lamar nom
ination is not unexpected. The howl lie
accomplishing all 1t was intended. Ii
will save the country from the disgrace
OF most incompetent and dangerous
supreme justice and II will save the
treasury from $1,000 a year pension
which will fall due in about three years,
in case Lamar should be confirmed, OF
which by the way there seems very
little probability.
THE alderman's seat made vacant by
the resignation OF Col. Belxnap is not
very attractive one Judging from the re-
luctanoe with. which candidates an
nOunce their intentions of seating
themselves therein. The election comes
of Saturday and every one seems 10
have got the look jaw over ii. For the
first time in the history Of this city the
aldermanic chair SCENE to go begging
for an occupant. There be reasons for
this, pertinent ones.
IT is too fanny for anything to note
how unanimously north and central
Texas cry ont to San Antonio Hands
Off OF western Texas, that is our en-
pire." San Antonio was built in the
center of region whose vast extent no
one as yet spproximates. Her trade
possibilities are Immense. Her COM
mercial advantages unparalleled. II
she only rises TO the full meas re of her
strength, an empire ia at her feet.
West Texas Is as naturally hers as lie
BeXar county. Neither Dallas, nor Fort
Worth, nor Austin, nor Waco can lay a
hinderlng hand upon her development
II she exerts her strength and meets her
opportunities.
HERE Ia gem from the Dallas Jour-
nal. Like a sprawliDg ostrich with its
head In the sand and kicking both ways
for Sunday, it lunges out at Fort Worth
with one foot and endesvors to reach
San Antonio with the other. These be
its words of wisdom. LET San Antonio
and Fort Worth drop their quarrel about
the enforcement of the Sunday law in
San Antonio and the closing of the
gambling houses In Fort Worth, and in
unison make q combined kick against
the plans Of the immigration committee,
and against everything else the other
towns and counties may want to do"
AS the immortal Swiveller says-here's
richness. The Dallas high flyer is re-
specially informed that San Antonio Ia
too busy scratching gravel for her Pan.
handle and Denver connection to In
dulge 10 the north Texas pastime of
kicking.
FORT WORN GAZETTE scents danger to
her Panhandle interests ny the move
now being made In San Antonio to reach
that region by rail and draw to herself
the trade SO readily to fall into the lap
OF northern Texas. The Fort Worth
Gazette which is the sworn champion
Of all Fort Worth interests In a recent
Issue says: "And the Rock Island ia
going to Arkansas Pass? POUNDS! There
will be deep water on the Fexas coast
before long and no mistake. When the
business end OF railroad bores for deep
water the fluid has to come" This Is
all very funny no doubt, or is meant to
be, but Ii will not be so funny when 1t
comes to pass, as come to pass 1t will II
this city is alive to her own interests,
There is more solid truth about the deep
water coming when railroad bores for
IL with Its business end than In a world
OF commonplRces. This result as the
effect OF San Antonio pushing her rail-
way communications into northwest
Texas and the Panhandle and go on
into Denver, was plainly set forth in the
columns of the LIGHT many months ago.
The way Of San Antonio's prosperity
lies directly in the path of a railway
connection from Denver and Pueblo to
Arkansas Pass, which must necessarily
run through this city.