San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24

with the silver and the anti-silver
fellows. 1t is a regular "see-saw,
Jack of the hedge, one foot up and
the other foot down"
Nelasco was the first deep water
port in Texas to give steamers a
full seventeen feet of water on the
coast bar at low tide, and she still
maintains her prestige as the deep
water port of Texas.
With four candidates in the field
next year there is a chance of de-
feating the Hoggies, but it cannot
be done unless there is a full Re-
publican ticket in the field. Even
then it is not sure.
Yellow fever seems to be making
an effort to establish itself on the
Atlantic seaboard. There is more
scare than fever, but it is in order
to take every precaution even if
there is no fever.
The rains fall over Texas like
showers on the mown grass, but
they do not raise the price of Ct cent
cotton. That price will stick I'M
til the cotton growers reduce acre
age way down.
If the colored vote of Texas is to
be. kept out of the HOgg camp next
state election then must the re-
publican party put a ticket in the
field and go in to win with it's best
foot foremost.
The city council want a specific
statement from the Citizens Fair
association. When it is presented
it will be acted upon fairly and
with good will towards the Fair
enterprise.
If the man who got the Cherokee
bee in his bonnet two years ago had
come to Texas then and settled
down he could now buy the best
location in the strip and have cash
to spare.
The split is the state Democra-
cy does not need any perpetuation.
1t is old enough and wide enough
to perpetuate itself, and the wider
it grows the better for the future
of Texas.
1t is not probable that the vote
on silver in the Senate will be de-
layed more than a day or two after
the matter has come to a focus in
the House. The country wants it
settled.
The free silverites in Joe Savers
district threaten him with all sorts
of calamity if he dares to vote for
the repeal. J. d. will very likely
please himself and not the Popu-
lists.
Those Italian rioters will keep
on until a score or two of them are
shot by the authorities, and it may
be until they breed a ruction be-
tween Italy and France.
Now that Sayers is chairman of
the committee on appropriations
will not the old city that practices
at the bar have no end Of sweet
things to say for JOdie.
Montana is still waiting hat in
hand for the United States Senate
to tell her who is the Senator from
that state, that is if she has any
Senator at all.
An OminOus silence surrounds
the presidential rOost in BuZZard's
bay, but no one knoweth what a
day may bring forth.
AS both sides claim a victory in
that Behring Sea arbitration it is
quite probable that a righteous
award was made.
China John ties up his feelings
in his.cue and informs the United
States that he will not retaliate.
Thanks, awfully.
The POpulist gains this coming
election will be made from the
ranks of the Democratic party.
Lilly Langtry will not trust her.
self to the uncertainties of Amer
lean stage receptions this year.
When Sherman is satisfied that
the time has come to speak on this
silver question he will do so.
Both factions in the Coahuila
contest swear loyalty and fidelity
to the Diaz administration.
There is no doubt that the Fed
eral troops are perfect masters of
the situation in Coahuila.
Terre Haute backs Dan Voorhees,
in his silver fight and wishes him
more power to his elbow.
The discussion in congress settles
the fact that Cleveland's dictum is
not final with his party.
The Republicans have every.