San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-18

Culberson has had his trip t.
Washington for nOught. The su
preme court will not take up tina
com mission case until there is 1
fnll bench. In the mean time
Reagan draws his salary.
A fool for luck, says the old ad
age. These railway commissioner,
are in the biggest kind of luck.
Dallas Herald thinks that VOor
bees needs a center board attach
ment. What he needs more than
that is an additional deposit OF
gray matter under his stetson.
4 scamp Fire Sparks" a little
paper covered volume of poems by
the "POet-ScOut,' Jack Crawford,
reaches the LIGHT table with the
compliments of the publishers,
Kerr & Co., Chicago.
There is nothing to be lost by
this country cultivating CONNER
cial relations with Russia.
Germany is suggesting progress
sive taxation so as to throw the
largest burdens of government on
the wealthy classes, instead of
making the poor bear the burdens
as is the case in this country.
The editors and the FAST horses
made things lively in Dallas Mon
day.
Dallas fair would have a poor
show if it depended on the naviga-
ton of the Trinity for transporta-
ton.
There is no reason, justice or
sound political economy in max
ing the poor bear the burdens of a
government which is more de-
voted to the protection of property
than it is to that of life.
There is restitution in the fever
stricken sections of Georgia, as
well as in the flood swept regions
of Louisiana. This restitution
should be supplied by national,
state and private charity.
Living never was cheaperin the
United States than now; neither
We're flesh and blood.
Hogg essays to reach the United
States Senate by popularizing him
self with the off color masses. III
he reaches his goal that way he
will be the first Senator who has
thus accomplished the feat.
That Dallas fair is a good adver-
tisement for Texas in general and
for every county in particular that
is represented there by good
grouping Of its exhibits. What
part has BeXar county in it?
The curtain has rung down on
the compromise act in Senate be-
fore it was fairly raised.
Washington would like change
Of diet. She has had too much
cold tongue Of late.
Senate now meets at 10 o'clock
and dispenses with the morning
hour, giving two more hours to de-
bate.
Reed is no SLOUGH of a stump
speaker, and those who imagine
that his presence in Ohio will not
aid Mckinley are not in it a little
bid. The Republicans are not out
of line with the old Speaker.
The invincibility of the minority |
will soon come into acceptance as
a tenet of Democratic faith.
The victory of the centerbOad
over the other fellow demonstrates
the value of being centered.
Utah is anxious for statehood. !
the present condition of the SEN
ate makes her feel that she would
be at home there. Utah wants less
wifehOOd before she grapples with
statehood.
The city Of Austin and the water
works company are as far apart as
the democratic president and the
democratic members of Congress,
and there is as little hope of their
coming together.
Voorhees, has found out that he
can not force night session, but |
his knowledge ends there.
Dallas is making hay for herself |
this week, but she sOwed the seed
a year ago. Sabe.
San Antonio is the largest city |
in Texas, but she is not too large |
to learn how to run a fair from
Dallas. If she will but learn, mark |
and inwardly digest that know
ledge it will be well for her.
Has the garbage furnace gone
into permanent retirement or is it
only temporarily sidetracked?
The sentence of those Indiana
Whitecapners to five wears each in