San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-30
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

T'N'NVpi WIZ toCcutlg HpOho az uiuV
nall, was very aptly criticised by
Judge Epson, who said that the young
man had talent, and if he would ap-
ply himsel: TO the study of political
questions might yet make his mark.
Horace, among other things, told
his audience that the fathers of the
republic never dreamed of protec-
tive tariff, and that "Old Tom" as he
dubbed Thomas Jefferson, was the
father of the doctrine of free trade,
aud that Chief Justice Marshall was
the father of the republican party.
A protective act was the first Iegis-
lative enactment of the first congress
after the adoption of the constitution,
and was approved July 4th 1889. Its
preamble reads: "whereas it is neces.
sary for the support of the govern
ment, tor the discharge of the debt of
the United States, and the encourage
ment and protection of the manu-
facturers, that duties be laid &C."
"Old Tom" as Horace calls him, in
his message of 1902 said: "TO Guilt
vaUe peace, maintain commerce and
navigation, to foster our fisheries and
to protect manufacturers adapted to
our circumstances, are The land
marks toguide us in all our relations
From Washington down to Jackson
it was good democratic doctrine.
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said: "The right to adjust these duties
with view to the encouragement of
domestic branches OF industry is so
compl stely iden teal with that power
that it is difficult to suppose the ex-
istence of the one without the 9th en-"
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Horace ought to take the advice of
another big democrat: Ego home and
soak your head" The school boys of
Western Texas know history too
well to be fooled by such statement
Epson was right, Horace needs long
course of elementary instructions in
the history of the republic.
No city in sthe south, certainly not
in Texas. is so deeply and vitality in
terested in the succe SO of the national
republican party, as San Antonio.
The protective policy is the life of our
section and consequently of our city.
30 evident is this fact that it is next
to impossible for a tree trade dem
ocratic newspaper to flourish in our
midst.
Our county ring has fairly set up
business for itself; an observant citl-
zen remarking upon the court house
job, called attention to the "day
labor" plan of digging the cellar for
the new court house; that is intended
to employ an army of the un employed,
unhoused, mention paper voters, at
$3.50 per day.
The county statesmen are not as
smart as the city statesmen or they
would have postponed the cellar work
until few weeks before the election.
But the county statesmen are catch
ing on to the methods of the city
statesmen, in great style. They keep
the county court running as q tax
raising committee.
The people elected an assessor, but
it seems that he has been made to
stand aside while the commissioners
revise his work. 1t seems that no
one has been over assessed, and that
the raising process goes Dravely on,
la city raising board.
Real estate Is dead, speculation and
investment has ceased, times are too
dull to talk about, but the hopeful
citizen looks forward to q revival
within the year, but at this extremely
dull period when men feel oppressed
with anxiety for the future. ard hal
pressed to meet the present necessi-
ties, the county commissioners carry on
an indiscriminate war upon property
owners, and taxation will soon be.
come an unbearabIe burden.
1t looks very much as if our county
servants are preparing the sinews Of
war so become second edition of the
Callaghau administration and as
sumo the roll of the peoples masters.
NO EVASION.
Don't for get that we are sticking to
the letter and spirit of our advertise
ment to close our en- tire stock of sum-
mer dry goods and clothing at and
below cost. 40 If
JOHN X. BERETTA & Co.
Wanted TO Buy, a Bargain.
If any person has a piece of improved
properly, situated northwest, north or
northeast part of the city and wants