San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-27

a prophet is not without homo
save in his own corral.
The Waco Day prophesies of tn,
good time coming when Clarl
Democrats and HOgg Democrats
will be only memory. So also is
1T protested that the lion and the
lamb shall lie down together.
South Carolina complains of the
lack of consideration that it re,
ceiVes at the hands of the Presi.
dent. South Carolina is not as
large in the eye of the national ex-
ecutive as she is in her own.
Cleveland is republican in his
views, elected by democrats whom
he does not represent. In. this
condition of affairs how is it posi-
bic for any harmony TO exist be-
! tween him and his electors?
With every circumstance and
condition favoring an advance in
cotton the price continues to drop,
down, down, down. All signs fail
to account for this low price in
the face of the crop reports. z a,sss,
There has hardly been a section
of the state that has not been caught
short on rain this year. 1t is in
order for Texas to confidently ex-
pect better treatment from the
weather clerk next season.
There is no certainty when the
silver vote will be taken, and not
as much as is to be desired as to
the result when the vote is taken.
The uncertainty that fingers
around that vote increases.
The editorial columns of the
Fort Worth Gazette are devoted TO
telling the tale of that papers in
creasing circulation. The daily list
covers two columns and opin ions
are crowded to the wall.
There never was time in the
history of this city when the acts
of council and the actions of coun-
Gil members as representing their
constituents, were so closely Scann-
ed as they are now.
The British House of Lords ex-
lists, not by the will of the people,
but by virtue of it's members be-
ing sons of their fathers. Such a |
body will not long withstand the |
will Of the people.
The city hall was built for the |
city offices. 1t is large enough to |
them all and there is
no good reason that can be advanc-
ed to show a justification for scat
tering the offices.
Economy in the administration
of the affairs of city and county is
the one thing that the people de-
sire, and it looks as though it was
about the last thing that they
would get.
1t is all foolishness to talk of
that court house costing a million
of dollars, and it is just as foolish
to undertake to add 100000 to the
bonded debt of the county at pre-
sent.
Memphis prides herself on hav-
ing no bank or commercial fail
ures during the late squeeze. This
is boast that Memphis has a right
to be proud of.
1t was wise conclusion to close
the fair at the end of October. 1t
will be too cold for comfort on that
northern lake shore after that
date.
There appears to be very little
on the part of the cOun-
ty taxpayers to father another $780,
300 bonded debt at the present.
Clark Democrats pride them
selves on the reflection that HOgg
is no better than Nugent, if worst
comes to worst.
France thinks that with the aid
Of Russia she can whip all Europe,
including England, but she can't
do it you know.
Something might be forgiven to
the policeman who gets so absorb
ed in a sermon as to neglect his
beat.
An organ that will not grind out
such music as the taxpayers are
to hear will never grind out
long.
The Democrats do well to talk
of the explosion of McKinleyism
now, they will have no chance
later.
Houston Herald promises to
scatter hide and hair all over the
town before the next city election.