San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-07

know how to accomplish il
revolution Of the Hawaiian govern
ment.
Every European nation is bein
poverished by the immense eX
penditures made to keep the arm.
on its best war footing. This can
not continue, and war or disarma
ment are the only alternatives.
The Republicans will find tina
the Democrats in Congress- be
tween the President and Ways anC
Means committee, will be drag
ooned into support Of the nefarious
1 tariff bill now proposed.
The Democratic congress without
the pointers that it receives from
Cleveland would be acephalous
1t is to be regre, ted that Cleveland
did not give some OF these indi.
Gators in his message.
II those Brazilian belligerents
could screw their courage, to the
fighting point 1t would be a relief
to an over solicitous public, who
would rather see them die than
not settle this muss.
Will Carleton says that a half
hour of hell gives an unwOnted APP
probation of heaven. So half de-
cade Of free trade will give better
appreciation Of protection than
anything else could.
All press reports concerning the
location of that Corbett-Mitchell
mill are n. g. The belligerents are
already in Florida and getting
down to work, training for the
fight of their lives,
Peru seems inclined to rub 1t In
on Ecuador as roughly as Chile
rubbed it on Peru a few years ago.
Peru should have learned charity
from her own experiences, but she
did not, evidently.
There may be few Of the Demo-
cratic members Of Congress indie.
pendent enough to look after the
interests of their constituents and
let party go, but they will be wide
apart and seldom.
The communications between
the President and the tariff COM
mittee seem to be carried on upon
the "don't tell" principle. The
whole truth is bound to come to
the front in time.
The Democratic party has a
certain kind of courage, but it is
not the courage Of conviction, for
is just what the ordi-
nary follower of that heresy knows
nothing about.
There has been a good deal said
about protected labor. 1t is now in
order to talk Of protecting the Ia
borer. This is only possible through
immigration laws. They
are demanded.
Italy is in a bad row of stumps,
There is no knowing
how soon the bottom may fall out
OF her war kettle and nothing
be left. The present state Of affairs
cannot last.
If Cleveland takes care of all the
dead political ducks that his policy
has laid out cold in the National
pit, as it is said that he Is going to
do for Wilson, he will have no end
Of business.
West Virginia serves notice tina t
II the Democrats put coal and iron
on the free list there will be no
electoral vote from that state
given for the next Democratic
nominee.
Senate seems inclined to call
Cleveland to book for his usurpa-
ton Of powers that do not justly
belong to him. When the reckon
ing comes it will be interesting
reading.
The agitation over tariff begins
and hard on its heels comes the
first wave OF that industrial dis
trpss that will soon become tidal
Read the reports of business fail
urPs.
In flying from protection to free
trade the country will not only
jump out of the frying pan into the
fire, but will fly to ills that it knows
not of'in the attempt to better it.
self.
Congress and Wall street will
have another fight over the tariff.
The street won on the silver tackle,
but it is not so certain that it will
on tariff.
Between Willis and Stevens
Blount stands pilloried in public
estimation with no one but his
master Grover, to do him honor.
Grover has bottled up Gresham,