San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-17

that bloom in that salubrious
country, whose cheeks are kissed
by the breeZes of the Gulf.
AS the souls of all true French
men hover around Paris after
death, so the bodies Of all true
Texans seek repose and a home in
the Old Alamo City when the op-
portunity offers. And they get it.
1t is only the middle of the
month and yet the amount of gold
withdrawn from England for the
United States is in excess of $780,
100000. England feels the drain,
but cannot prevent it. Ante over.
Those Iowa Republicans are
more concerned over a sweeping
victory for their party in that
state than they are to perpetuate
the prohibition and anti-prohibi-
ton factions. They will win.
Houston kicks over a step ladder
entrance to her opera house. TWAS
probably arranged as another at
traction for the bald-headed crowd.
Houston lacks style. She goes short
on modesty and long on mud.
Having knocked out so clearly
one of the main planks in the
party platform the Democrats are
anxiOusly waiting to see which one
of the remainder will be cast over
board at Cleveland's behest.
No paper in Texas understands
the value of CARRIED extract in
avoiding an argument or cOnclud-
ing one any better than the HOus-
ton Post. 1t has a talent in that
way, approXimating genius.
A Kansas man who buried ST.
POO in gold in a can in his cellar
rather than intrust it to bank, re-
turns from the Worlds fair to find
the cen minus the gold. Popular
verdict is, served him right.
The raising of the embargo upon
silver payments in the settlement
of Spanish duties has greatly re-
lieved the situation in Spain. That
order was demOraliZing in all
branches of commerce.
Waco News says that that city
wants one hundred thousand bales
of cotton at market prices. 1t will
continue to want unless the price
advances. Will the News guar
antee the advance?
If the country would utilize the
tramp and the short time convict
and the broad wagon tire for the
improvement of the public thor
oughfares there would be less whin-
ing over bad roads.
The commercial price of silver
refuses to climb the golden stair,
and it is in order to readjust the
ratio. There is neither justice nor
wisdom in attempting to maintain
it at Is to |.
The piety of the true Santonian
is of that scriptural kind that lets
no one judge them in meat or in
drink or IN the keeping Of holy
day. Their moderation is known
to all men.
There will be no effort unmade
to defeat Mckinley in Ohio this
year, as his election sounds the
knell of the Democracy in the
presidential fight of 1896.
No man who ever fathered rail
way commission in this state can
pass muster as successful candidate
for governor. This bars Reagan
| out of the corral.
The newspapers that affirm and
| deny that Cleveland is a sick man
are usually of the Democratic per-
suasion. They think it is all in the
family, anyway.
The country.is passing through
the furnace, literally as well as
financially. The record of fire and
attendant loss of life and property
is appalling.
The word is being passed all
along the lines, no fusion with the
pOpulists. Fight the political
battles of the country out on the
old lines.
san Antonio is not booming, but
She is blooming. 1t is good
healthy bloom too, none of your
bogus affairs.
| All signs point to a general let
| ting 90 of the financial puckering
strings in the immediate subse
lquently.
That Ohio campaign will bt
fought out this year on the ole
| Mckinley lines, with the old re
suit.
France can have all the Ameri.