San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-20

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the facts as to Central American
revolutionists. What this country
hungers and thirsts after is the
truth as to that country.
The colored voters of Texas have
as little use for Ellis politically as
they had for his bogus colonization
scheme. They have found him out
long ago. He is too heavy for even
Quincy to carry.
The interest that San Antonio
takes in these southern railway en-
terprises will measure the interest
that her business will annually
draw from the traffic along those
projected lines.
The Democratic papers are ask
ing to be excused from correcting
the errors of Tariff Wilson. The
only correction that can be made
will be made by the country in the
fall elections.
San Antonio has it now in her
power to bind this whole south
Texas to her with bands of iron
and steel. This is an opportunity
that once lost is lost forever.
Don't lose it.
Colorado Senate and the Senate
of the United States are alike in
this, they are both prevented do
ing what would be wise by the I'M
wisdom of the other branch of the
Legislature.
Sun and showers alternate like
bread and ham in a sandwich, but
there is not enough shower for the
sun. The weather clerk is remind
ed that the proportion should be
reversed.
1t is no reason why this city
should continue in her present con-
dition, because every other city in
the state is in worse one. San
Antonio must set the pace for all
others.
There was some good horse sense
in the minds of those old lawgivers
who provided the stocks and the
pillory and the whipping-post and
the ducking-stool for certain GRIM
inals.
There is nothing that would
operate to enlighten the street
commissioner and the city en-
gineer as effectively as a good to-
biographical survey of the city.
War has been declared against
Pendleton in his Congressional dis
trict and the attempt will be made
to drive him into retirement at the
expiration of his term.
If the prayers of the righteous
avail then should the petitions for
abundant rain prevail in this sec
ton, for this city is the religious
center of the state.
If Jack Frost will sign papers
of abdication until next winter
Texas would be safe for the larg-
est fruit crop that it ever pro-
duced.
When the New Jersey Republi-
cans can tie the Democrats in the
State Legislature there is great
hope for the "Mosquito Kingdom"
The dead lock in the New Jersey
Senate only presages and precedes
the return of that state to the
bosom of the Republican party.
That Gulf Shore road is tickling
the pulses of every county between
this and the mouth Of the Brazos
The Galveston News speaks of
sawdust figures. Does the News
mean the figures of the circus ring:
The Republican National COM
mittee is not taking any stock in
senatorial fights over nominations
Those southwest Texas railroads
should receive substantial en-
enlargement from this city.
That Tourist hotel when built
will be an advertisement of the
first-class for this city.
Jupiter Pluvius is respectfully
requested to cut the puckering
, strings of his rain bag.
Moisture will make money in
: southwest Texas. The more money
, the more moisture.
The necessity of surface drainage
on every paved thoroughfare in the
city is apparent.
Five days more and the pugilist
I ic agony will be over. For this re
D lief, thanks.
There is no certainty but that o
uncertainty about the state De
mocracy.
The year '94 is a number thirteel
year and will be fatal to the Dem
Ocracy.