San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-02
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

GROVER, like Jeshurun, wakes fat ifhe
does not kick; his waist measurement lie
now fifty-slx inches and he makes no
intelligent effort to reduce the surplus.
Where is Dan?
FoRT WORTH now dubs herself the
great CITY OF the southwest, The Fort
is wise, she does for herself what no one
else would ever dream OF doing.
The Evening Tribune of Galveston
might read a few Of Solomon's proverbs
with evident profit to Itself. Particular
ly that little one about mortar and
pistol and fool.
The people who want the whole ealth
will hardly be accommodated this in
nings. There are too many wide-awake
sections Of the country looking around
for themselves to permit any one place
or people to make salary grab for all
there IL In sight.
The Mississippi Legislature protests to
congress against the passage OF the cot
ton seed oil lard bill, which. II passed,
would seriously Interfere with oil pro-
ductiOn and retard the development OF
that Industry.
ARKANSAS has formulated scheme Of
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of one member from each county. This
would please some. members from Webb
county In the present convention who
want member from each county on
every committee constituted
RANDALL may have been knocked out
In Pennsylvania by Thomas Scott, or he
may not, reports are conflicting. Ii Is
true, however, that he Is still in the
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lively for the free-traders before his
days are numbered 10 the house OF rep
resentatlves.
Those who grow wise before the event
prophecy that Roscoe COnkling, the
Blaine killer, has loaded for the man of
Maine with mugwump powder and
democratic ball ard is hell bent on des-
truction. Perhaps! Roscoe lie mighty
uncertain when he ia on the fence.
WACO serves notice on Texas that she
intends to occupy the Brazos valley and
move for deep water at the mouth of the
river. Waco also needs free bridge and
has moved for it for some moons Inei-
fectually. The new departure to occupy
the valley of the BraZos, is good, and if
pushed as 1t should be. will greatly
benefit that city.
that IL was no treason to vote prOhibi-
ton last year, but it will be this. Last
year was an off year politically, and the
democratic party granted its members a
special dispensation to vote either way
or neither way, stand on both sides OF
the fence or straddle Ii at will. This
year no such dispensation has been
granted and the fiat goes forth-vote
straight or git!
AUSTRIA and Russia ar both borrow
ing large sums Of money, increasing
their military ornaments, providing ac-
commodatiOns near their respective
frontiers for large bodies of troops and
theoretically protesting the peRceable-
ness OF their dispositions and the peace
fulness Of their Intentions. Their let us
have peace is something Of the would
have peace order OF SCotty" as related
| by Mark Twain.
The actual work OF the convention
commences as these editorial lines are
| placed In the competitors hands. 1t is
too early TO comment upon work done
before 1t is done. The LIGHT therefore
has no comments at this date, but the
personnel spirit and members OF the con-
vention all agree convention action
that will have great results for south
west Texas.