San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-26
PUBLIC OPINION.

We take no stock in the story
that Minister Willis will resign in
certain contingency. He is a
Kentuckian and a Democrat. But
few Of that class die and none re-
sign.-Ohio State Journal, Rep.
Join yourself to some organiza-
ton which is making arrangements
to help the poor enjoy a square
meal on Christmas Day. Sacrifice
some luxury and you can do it and
feel happier after it is done.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean, Rep.
Mr.. Cleveland hits the mark ex-
actly when he says that the Ha-
waian provisional government
has OF assumed a Republican or
other constitutional form, but has
remained a mere executive council,
an oligarchy, set up without the
assent Of the people."-LOuisville
Courier Journal, Dem.
We take pleasure in endorsing
one of the suggestion embraced in
President Cleveland's message. 1t
is that which recommends the
substitution of salaries instead of
fees for the compensation of United
| States attorneys, marshals, clerks
and commissioners Every agency
which excites the cupidity of pub
lie officials ought to be removed
Colorado Sun, Rep.
Gold continues to go out of the
cOuntry-wheneVer it is carried.
The very wise editors who said it
would not go out any more after
the Sherman law was repealed are
now offering a lot of rickety eX-
plantations, and some of them
are brassy enough to say that they
never said any such thing. They
were lying under a mistake when
they said it. They have found out
their mistake now, but go on lying
just the same.-New York Recor-
der, Rep.
Touching the proposed income
tax, has the Democratic party ever
stopped to think that equality of
taxation is a blessed thing? What
right has anybody to tax man
who has an earned income Of $4,000
and not a man who has an income
of $4,000? To tax property, lands.
valuables, ETC., is one thing, to tax
incomes is another. The people
stood the inquisitorial eXaction
during the war but they will not
stand it in peace. Mark that =
New York Advertiser, Rep.
Funny, isn't it," says the Chica-
go Times, "that the great, good
and godly Mr.. Wanamaker never
shut the swindling guarantee and
loan companies out Of the mails /"
"Funny," perhaps, but not strange.
They are all northern concerns,
without exception. The Louisiana
Lottery company would never have
been molested for a moment If it
had been located on the right side
of the sectional line, and had drawn
money out Of the south instead Of
into it.-Charleston News and Cou
rier, Dem.
In a timely dispatch which we
print this morning Mr.. Charles
NordhOfT justly characterizes an
| income tax as the "mOst OdiOus
and inquisitorial Of all taxes" and
well says that cit will prove fatal
to any party which in time Of
peace and without any necessity
lays such a tax" The Democrats
can have no excuse for imposing
it, since all needed revenue can be
raised in other ways, which will
| not be obnoxious or unpopular. If
they wish to escape popular con-
domination they will drop the mat
ter at once.-New York Herald,
Ind.
A specific duty Of one cent a
pound on all imports OF sugar
would bring to the public treasury
$4O,OOO,OOO of revenue, and the re-
peal of the sugar bounty would
save to the Federal treasury up
ward of $l1,0OO,OOO more. This
would make a total annual gain to
the treasury Of more than 5O,OOO,-
0O0, and solve the question OF a de-
felt, without a resort to any eX-
traordinary method Of taxation.
Who objects to so moderate a duty
which would enhance in but a
slight degree the cost OF refined
sugar? From what other source
could so large a revenue be drawn
at so little cost to the government
for collection, and with go light a
burden to consumers. A Uniform
duty on sugar, whether one cent or
half cent a pound, would cut of
the extra profits Of the Sugar Trust
"a thing not to be deplored-while