San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-12
The daily Eight.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER. IL. 1893.
SAVERS SHOULD BE BEATEN.

The republican convention for this
Tenth congressional district meets in
this city tomorrow pursuant to call of
it's chairman Hon. c. w. Ogden.
What course that convention will
elect to pursue it would be premature
to speculate upon or even attempt to
forecast. One thing only seems
patent. If some good candidate can
be put before the people it would be
most desirable on more accounts than
one. A vigorous campaign of three or
four weeks would do much to CONSOLE
date the republican strength of the
district and show the republicans of
the state, and of other states as well,
that the old Tenth district is far from
being the democratic unity that so
many suppose. 1T would greatly aid
the straight out republicans in main
tanning party organization for state
purposes two years hence and
greatly facilitate the work of
republican organization for the next
national campaign. 1t would very
greatly aid and encourage the party
in other sections of the state to main-
tain their integrity as republicans
anu work and look confidently and
hopefully for an increase TO their
ranks. 1t would be very great in
ducemeut to immigrants from north
ern states to find strong republican
| minority in southwest Texas with
courage anu political hope enough to
enter the campaign and try conclu-
sions with the democracy who are
popularity supposed to have a quit
claim deed upon the representative
seats from Texas in the national leg
islature. 1t would do all this even
were there no show of success. But
there is. In the opinion of the LIGHT
there is fighting chance to GUST Joe
Savers in this district. Could the con-
| vention put a man in the field who
can carry Bexar county by hand
| some majority, and this is by
no means impossible, he would
stand a very fair show of de-
feating the present incumbent, whose
| free trade votes are anything but &C
| ceptab BILE to the wool and cattle men of
| this district. The LIGHT has with
in the past few days heard the name
of Col. August Belknap very favorably
mentioned in connection with this
office and if he would accept the
nom; nation. he would poll heavy
vote all over the district; BeXar
county would give him rOusing
majority. Enquiries received at
this office from the western counties,
show that the wool and cattle in
terests are quite inclined to reouke
the hostility shown them in the votes
of their present representative, and
that they are by no means so welded
to democracy as to accept free trade
candidate of that name in preference
to protectionist, no matter what his
political complexion. The situation
is today most favorable for an attack
upon the positions of the enemy, the
free traders, and the fight that is be-
ing waged against them in the first
and seventh and ninth districts,
should be carried into the tenth dis
trict as well. The time is most OPP
perfume for an aggressive movement
and with the proper leader 1t would
he anything but a fOrlOr hope.
There are thousands who voted for
Savers two years ago, who will not
vote for him this year, but they
would vote against him if they had a
gOOu clldnce.
THE fresh outbreak of yellow fever
at Decatur is most disheartening. 1t
indicates a continuance of the plague
until hard frosts shall destroy the fe-
yer germs. There may and doubtless
will be intervals in which the mOrtali-
ty will be very low, but these seasons
will most likely be followed by peri
DDS of increased fatality as in the pres
ent instance. The returns from Jack
sonville show only about nine per cent
Of cases resulting fatally, which is a
decrease Of one per cent as compared
with the returns of month since. So
far Texas has escaped, and there is
not an authenticated case reported,
Notwithstanding rumOrs in northern
journals. This is in no small measure
owing to the rigid and efficient quar-
antine established, and which has
been the occasion of so much I'M
friendly comment in north Texas.
This quaran tine has been necessary,
and the state is to be congratulated
upon its efficiency.
THE LIGHT has received circular
letter from the secretary Of the inter-
state harbo committee, dated Denver,
Saptapo har 05th containing majority