San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-02

II
I than to vote for a party that an
tagonizes the industries of tn,
nation.
Colorado and Washington have
l furnished twenty-five per cent O
the bank failures reported. There
is heap of cold comfort in this
, fact.
If the Industries of this country
were certain that there would be
no hostile legislation in congress
they would not be shutting down
Cooperation in this country is a
failure. 1t was always coopera.
ton for the benefit of the fellow
who engineered the cooperation.
| The week of prophecy is not half
expired, but the nine murders in
Texas prophesied by the LIGHT
have already been committed.
| The coroner's juries in the Ford
Theater case and in that of the
Chicago fire have done their duty.
Now let the courts do theirs.
The hundred thousand idle OPP
eratives in this country protest
against the threats. against labor
being carried out in Congress.
There is not much activity in
political circles this summer, and
what there is is largely confined to
| Republican movements.
Blatchford's place is not likely
| to be filled until something deVel-
ops as to the temper of congress on
the financial situation.
If there is no tinkering with the
tariff by Congress, there will be a
speedy resumption of business by
the suspended mills.
Powderly has run his Knights of
Labor into the ground and now
gives up the direction of his ILL
starred organization.
The Chicago silverites are cheer
ed by the presence of Powderly,
Texas Reagan, Donnelly and other
leading populists.
Crisp does not appear to be eX-
actly as wax in the hands of Gro
yer, and may spoil some of the
presidents plans.
Washington and Colorado are
conspicuous examples of the fact
that boom and damn have no
bankable value.
Three of the Argentine provinces
are in the hands of the insurgents, |
and fears of the safety of La Plata |
are entertained.
By a peculiar confederation of |
circumstances the pensioners that |
are dropped from the lists seem to |
be Republicans.
Tennessee has taken the back |
track. She abOlishes the insur- |
ance companies and restores the |
whipping post.
That vote shows that there are
very few men in this city who are
not ready to sustain her credit and |
pay her debts.
Cleveland is not asking any ad-
vice from any quarter, but he is
industriOusly studying Republican
precedentS.
If there was an election for con-
gressmen this fall the political
supremacy in congress would lie
changed.
Silver purchase was diminish
ed nearly one-half during July,
discontinue the other half during
August.
The American wOrkingmen are
about tired of the delegates who
run the labor leagues for personal
profit.
The British government gives
commons no information as to
Siamese matters, protesting igno-
rance.
The devil is credited with doing
and saying no end of things that
he would scorn to be concerned
with.
Governor Waite wanted to scare
the people of the east, but he
scared Denver great deal worse.
The recent ruction in the house
of commons occupies English at
tentiOn to the exclusion of all else.
Senator Mills is shelved until
the tariff comes to the front. Mills
said that silver was not an issue.
This city must now save $1,000 a
month out of its regular revenue
in order to meet that note issue.
If Bland is put at the head Of
the coinage committee he will not
go there as figure head.
Now LOT ne 500 how tho CITY dds |