San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-04

daring the PopullStS TO step on
them, are the blindest bats of the
political cave. There is no little
in common between the two,par-
ties and it is wise so magnify
agreements, not disagreements.
Kolb is not the only dog in the
political kennel whose bark has
proved worse than his bite, but
the noise such ours make Is in
tensely disagreeable.
Congress meets today. Perhaps
the end thereof will be better than
the beginning. In expressing this
hope the LIGHT predicts nothing.
Perpetual prosperity and profit
and plenty waits upon the irriga-
tion of this southwest.
The irrigationists now in San
Antonio, recognize in her the broad
est gagged city in Texas.
The irrigation delegates will
find that San Antonio is at their
disposal, and they are not necessi-
tated to take water in theirs IL they
psefer it straight.
What arrangements have been
made by the pen pushers of the city
for the reception of the Wisconsin
editors? 1t is time that the matter
was understood and the provisions
made.
William Mckinley is as ready to
hold his tongue when it Is not his
province to speak as he is to speak
when it is not his province to hold
his tongue.
The movement to take away the
charter of Tammany, is blow
that will be felt below the belt.
If that charter Is voided what will
become OF the "wigwam" and the
tiger?
There is always more or less of
the sucking in the man who
CANDLES on the green.
San Antonio covers herself with
credit in the manner in which she
has arranged and provided for the
work and entertainment OF the IT.
rigation convention.
Between the Investigations of
the LeXow committee and the eff
forts of the committee Of Seventy
soft spot to fall on would be well
come to the hardly bestead Tam
manyites.
Yon can protitably irrigate one
half of the lands properly tributary
to this city that it is desirable to
bring under a high state of Gull
tiVation.
Make San Antonio the center OF
an irrigation system that will in
clude millions of acres in its area
and you add millions to the
revenues and trade of the city and
tens of thousands to her perman-
ent population.
Brains and not bombast Twill
rule the deliberations of the scon-
Vention that has for its object an
agricultural revolution in this Sec
tion OF the vineyard.
With the advent OF the man
with a hoe dated the prosperity Of
southwest Texas. Irrigate and the
man becomes brigade.
When those Badger state mem.
bers of the art preventative strike
Santone they should not be left to
go it on foot and alone, as the girl
did when she went to get married,
Kermiss opens its friendly doors
to take in out Of the wet all Of the
dollars that San Antonians and
their guests have to spare for that
public library. 1t is worthy OBJ
ject.
The rain drops have fallen quite
unsparingly out west. San Anto-
MO is waiting for more.
On to Brownsville, is now the
proper cry, and urging that work
along is the proper caper. The
Velasco work needs no "on to" as
that is going right along all the
time.
After their rout at the hand OF
their political enemies, routine
duty is all that is to be expected OF
the present Congress. No original
Legislation will be attempted.
Rev. Scudder is not one of those
thin skinned divines who think
that foot ball is one OF the bar
barities OF past age transplanted
into the living present.