San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-05

The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
would meet the attempted execution
of the force bill, should it become
law, by force, and with an old seces-
sion yell cries out;
Force should meet force. Tolera-
ton begets confidence in the mind of
the tyrant. TO yield an inch is to
give an ell. This is history. The
hand of the despot is only stayed
when his subjects rise in the might OF
mass. Necessity knows no law
Self preservation justifies any remedy.
1t is just such utterances as this
that will force the passage of that bill
despite the resistance and strenuous
opposition of the most sagacious lead
ers of the republican party. This
measure is not desired by them, al d
the only way to prevent it's passage
i, to show that is entirely uncalled
for; to demonstrate that the growing
acauiescence of tine south in all the
results of the war, and in the pro-
visions of the constitutional amend
ments, renders the passage of such an
act unwise and is a needless stirring
up of the old strife. This declaration
of the Appeal-A valanche, however, Is
q declaration of war before any overt
act has been committed. 1t is dec.
larat6n that the assertions of the an
taE6nists of the bill are false, and
that those who would pass the OBJ
noxious measure are more acquainted
with the spirit and temper of the
south than are those who would pre-
vent it's becoming law. Were the il =
fiuence of the Appeal Avalanche
commensurate with itsvenom and fool
ishness it would have already worked
incalculable injury. The force bill
needs no assistance from southern
demo Gratis, to strengthen it's chances
of passing congress. The republicans
who are opposing that measure should
not have to meet the spirit of hostility
engendered by such threats as are
voiced in the very injudicious and
most unwise and impolitic extract
given above.
PALMER, of Illinois, is trying to
make his canvass for the Illinois sem
torship as conclusive as possible. No
one can predict the outcome, how
ever, as the contests for seats in that
legislative body are as numerous as
democratic aspirants for office under
a democratic administration. The
grangers have succeeded in mixing
matters, if nothing more.
HOUSTON is virtually cut off from
communication with the counties that
surround her. The small pox scare
has been most effectual, and counties
east and west and north exercise q
most rigid supervision over the rail-
way stations. Not only are all parties
who take the trains at Houston re-
fused permission to leave the cars at
. airy station in these counties, but the
through passengers who come directly
through Houston without stopping
are not permitted to leave the cars but
are forced to remain on board until
they reach q station too far away
from Houston for the scare to have
robbed men of their reason. Hundreds
of Houston families have left town,
and passengers for Galveston from
the west via the s. A. P, go down by
way of Wallis junction, thus avoiding
the dangers of quarantine detention.
When Texas gets a scare on, like the
old state itself, it is a mighty big one.
A Villainous Falsifier.
Mr.. Van Alstyne denies the report
OF any smallpox in his family, or any
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