San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17

AS the leader of the rear guarC
in forward movement VOORHEES,
is only equalled by himself as q
leader of the van in a retreat
Other positions he does not shine
in as conspicuously as in these.
| If Stewart and WOlcott had left
their private business at home
when they came to Washington tC
trans ct public business there
would have been a settlement OF
this silver questionslong ago. +
The democracy thatl is so hope
lessly divided on the silver ques-
| ton would like to unite on the pie
| question and divide the same, but
| Cleveland will not partition the
pastry until siIyerSislsettled. saN
The people,are not interested Gin
this Senate fOolishness beyond the
bald line of honest or debased
money, and they will see to it that
the money of the country is not
debasedsby any party.l 500 t.s.,assa. :
Chicago has aafortune in Estore
for the man who will tell how to
dispose of the Worlds fair build
ings at fair figure, so as to return
say twenty per cent. of what they
cost ntostheitreasury.'z-.:@~ - =,
Senate switches off silver repeal
to consider the necessary qualiti-
cation for voting in Oklahoma. 1t
were more in order for them to con-
slider the qualifications necessary
for useful senator.s
ingalls, is after the, scalp of the
man who defeated him for a place
in the national Senate. This is
Johns ambition, and bad as he is
he is an improvement on his I'M
fortunate successor.
MThe campaign in Ohio attracts
less attention than it otherwise
would were it not so certain that
there is no hope for a close contest.
Mckinley has walk over and
CampbelliknOws it.
1t may be that the Americans
are race of boosters, as the Eng
lish critics affirm, but it will not
be successfully denied that they
meet their boasts at least half way
in the performance.
There is a deficiency of at least
S5O,OOO,OOO in annual revenue to
make up, and yet the Democratic
party is committed to reduction
of the duties from which that rev.
enue is derived.
The minority in Congress will
not only not tell the majority what
to do, but will not let that MAORI
ty TO what it inclines to do in the
way of legislation. That minority
is a slick one.
The hope of a good top crop of
cotton in the section of the cotton
belt remote from the gulf is cut off
by the untimely frOsts which fall
much earlier than usual this year.
1t must have been a great exer-
else Of self denial that Cleveland
put forth when he resisted the in
VitatiOn to swap yarns with the
Chicago fishermen.
This dryness of the atmosphere
would be more acceptable were
there a greater moisture of the
ground.
The man with Stands which
show familiarity with hard work
has the call on the tramp these
days.
If the Democratic party has lost
all of its boosted convictions, it
had better advertise for a supply.
There is no change in the situa-
ton at the national capital, nor
none lively to occur just yet.
The presence of the Russian fleet
at TOulOn does not cause a percep-
tible ripple in German circles.
Pretty tough on those little ones
in Che Austin schools this dusty
weather, not a drop of water.
Ice in lower Mississippi in the
early half of October is one Of the
things that is not often seen.
Austin is without water, and it
is Sam Jones' opportunity to pump
sheOl into her without stint.
The Democratic party is either
afraid of its shadow, or it is 50 at
tenuated that it has none.
The man who fOrmulates a tariff
bill to suit the Democrats must
have a ubiquitous mind.
Personal journalism is the bane
of good newspaper work, and some
times hard on the eyes.
The men who sit up all night at
poker are not frightened at an all