San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-28


then there is something that
money says for Mckinley that is
significant, for bets to a large
amount are being made that his
majority will be not less than
| 10000.
The administration seems to
have settled down to see what
Congress is going to do. There is
no more mention of cabinet meet
ings than if there was no such
body in being. Grover does it all.
Japan grows more liberal and
withdraws it's inhibition against
old maids. Marriage is no longer
compulsory in that country, and
the "three little maids from
school" can frolic in security.
Every acre that is planted in
grapes in the gulf region is an
earnest of hundred others that
will follow suit in the near subse-
quently, for each acre proves the
value and profit of the plant.
The Texas Republicans pulled
the democratic chestnuts out of
the fire one year ago. Let the time
past suffice for such foOlishness
and in the future let the Republic
cans stand by their own stuff.
The Texas Populists have served
notice on the Democrats that they
intend to carry the state in the
next election, and unless the Dem
Ocratic breaches are healed they
will make their threat good.
The spinal column of Grover
never was put to such straits to
maintain it's rigidity as now, but
there is no sign of its whiting. He
can die but he cannot,retract, he
has at least this virtue.
1t is about time that the ear of
the country was open to the de-
mand of Utah and New Mexico for
admittance into the Union. They
have as much right as others that
have been so admitted.
The cOnsignee of those thirty bar
rels of beer at Charleston will now
stand back and see Tillman and
the United States collector lock
horns over the possession of the
cOntraband frOthiness.
The old adage hath it that you
cannot make silk purse out of
sow's ear, and it is of no use to at
tempt to surround prize fighting
with an atmosphere of respectable
ity. Natur is agin' it.
Two Republics gives unstinted
eulogy to the Worlds fair, declar-
ing it without question the most
distinguished congress of the pro-
ducts of art and industry that the
world has ever seen.
Disinterestedness is going out of
fashion. The more is the pity.
This city would be all the richer
for some additions to the number
of those who serve the city solely
for the city's good.
The lord mayor of the city of
Dublin is sampling the hospitality
of the city of Chicago. Here is an
opportunity to lick the blarney
stone such as he has not had since
his reelection.
The silver repealers in congress
are in nine hole. They see no
way of passing repeal without vio-
lating all the traditions of the sem
ate, and their boss will sanction no
compromise.
All over the fertile gulf coast
comes a cry against leaving this
wonderful fruit country barren,
while depending upon impOrta-
tions from California to supply the
demand.
The silver senators are anxious
to get at the federal elections bill
and work the senate by a cOmbina-
ton of both. Stewart thinks that
he has the rabbit foot with which
to do it.
The press gives utterance to an
occasional dissertation on the
things that a woman can do. 1t
would shorten the catalogue
nightly to tell what a woman can
not do.
The ears of two continents is
open to hear what Gladstone has
to say concerning the attempted
defeat of the will of the English
voter by the hereditary House Of
Lords.
West Texas and the Rio region
are as well watered as the garden
of the lord, but the region round
about San Antonio is as dry as a
Georgetown soaker on Sunday.