San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-16


Castroville Anvil stopped it
press the other day to time a ca
fight and claims that it was tn,
best clawing match of the season
The Anvil forgets the Washington
match that is now on.
The London Daily News coun
sells the British yacht builders tt
go to school to American builders
This is sensible advice and will bt
followed some time, possibly mex
decade, but not this.
The United States Senate is Stay
ing the industries of this country
with the same instrument thai
Sampson employed when he slew
his enemies, the Philistines. His.
tory repeats itself.
If San Antonio would organize a
Fair association with as much
business about it as there is about
the Jockey club there would be no
doubt about its getting on its feet
and staying there.
The national banks of this coun-
try have weathered the storm and
come out of the ordeal approved
as the most staple and safe finan-
cial agencies in. the commercial
world.
There has been an almost uni
versal petition from all the trade
boards Of the country for the re-
peal bill to pass, but the Senate
needs not, as though it heard not.
Another coast storm raids the
south Atlantic sea board, but it is
less destructive than the August
hurricane. These storms are grow
ing too familiar for comfort.
If VOORHEES, could engineer a
continuous session that would use
up the Democratic Senate for all
time there would be found few to
mourn their taking off.
The stream of work seekers from
the west increases. San Antonio is
doing better by them than at first,
for she feeds them and offers them
shelter.
Again the LIGHT rises to remark
that it is circulation Of the
money already coined and not
more coinage that this country re-
Quires.
Memphis Public Ledger dubs
BrecKinridge Glider" It's idea
must have been derived from the
book of Susannah in the apOcrypha.
The command. to labor carries
with it the right to seek for labor,
and the exercise Of that right cam
not be construed into 4 crime.
Voorhees, should not have
dropped quites so quickly to avoid
punishment if he intends to fight
to a finish.
Business will be no better, in
Texas until the rain falls, Brad
streets to the contrary nOtwith-
standing.
1t is an open question who
knows least about the silver and
currency questions, Reagan or Ire
land.
Eittle interior towns in Texas
are helping the Louisiana suffer
ers, but San Antonio keeps silent.
The New Orleans States is whist
ling to keep up its courage over
the Ohio election. Whistle it out.
Some members of Congress are
innoculated with stupidity, but
Voorhees, has it the natural way.
In the course Of ages England
will find out that she can learn
something from American builders,
~ The Senate chamber is the great
est variety show that was ever
seen on the national boards.
There is no encouragement that
the people of Texas can give to the
Dallas fair that is not due.
The meeting of the San Antonio
Jockey club is going to secure good
patronage from all Texas.
Lord Dunraven should bring
over a center-board yacht next
year and try for the cup.
The Midway Plaisance and the
United States Senate are running
a close race for the flag.
Is HOgg laying his wires to step
into Nugent's shoes as the candi'
date of the Populists?
The Fair that San Antonio did
not hold this year she will try and
corral for next year.
The continuous session trial was
so much a failure that it is not
wise to try if again.
That railroad from Brownsville
to Corpus Christi will rejuvenate
all the southwest.