San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-12

Hawaii. If Cleveland had beer
without any advices from GresE.
am he would have been much bet.
ter placed before the country.
The Houston Post is reminded
that it is not a Republican esti.
mate but a Democratic calculation
which places the deficiency in the
treasury under the new tariff
schedule at $60,000,000.
When congress kills the indus
tries of this country, by denying
them adequate protection, it kills
the bird who lays the golden eggs.
This truth may not be discovered
! until the bird is dead.
The Democracy denounce the
Wilson bill because it does not fill
the demand of the party platform
for "tariff for revenue only" That
Wilson bill is free trade corn-cob
in protection shuck.
The development of this whole
southwest country means the rapid
growth of this city, and that de-
velopment will come sooner by the
multiplication of railway lines than
in any other way.
Those who attend the opera
house tonight are booked for a
good entertainment unless all the
eastern and western press have
combined to establish lie, which
Is not probable.
There is no indication that the
Texas Democracy will be any more
sensible in 1894 than they were in
1892. Unfortunately the same
may prove true Of their Republic
can adversaries.
The manner in which free trade
Johnson, of the Democratic persua-
sion, lambastes the President and
Congress leaves little skinning to
be done by the Republican protec-
tionists.
That Trinity navigation scheme
hobs up sereneIy before the Rivers
| and Harbors committee, but there
is no mention made OF that barge
line on the San Antonio river.
Sam'I of Posen has struck the
best thing in Texas if he wants to
dissolve his bank account. That
Driskill hotel is as bad as a poor
newspaper for that business.
The country shows symptoms of
growing sick of Ibis whole Hawaii
an business. Hawaii has been sick
of it for some time, and has dis
carded the whole business.
The best members of the Demo-
cratic party in Texas openly eX-
press their preference for Republi-
can governor over either a HOgg
Democrat or POpulist.
Matlock is of the same opinion
that Waller Baker is, that it is too
/ early now to move for Democratic
reconciliation Correct, and by and
by it will be too late.
Times are not booming in San
Antonio, but business is fair, col
lectiOns ditto, trade improving and
less distress than in any city of he r
size in the country.
Waller Baker and Matlock are
not anxious to renew the party
fighting over any indefinite peace
propositions. They know the in
evitable and fear it.
Once more it is in order to re-
mark that there is abundant scope
for the energies of those San An
tOnians who mediate organizing
that Spring Fair.
Iowa has no end of candidates
for her vacancy in the Unite d
States senate, but the Democratic
aspirants are cOnfesSedly not in 1T
Indications warrant the belief
that Governor Mitchell. of Florida
is only playing a game of bluff
with the Duval Athletic club.
Minister Willis, after receiving
President Dole's reply to Cleve
lands demand, must have wonder
ed what he was there for.
The blessing promised to the
peace-makers is not likely to perch
on John Ireland's banners this
month.
The same old story. All the
: strangers who visit this city ar,
struck on her complexion anC
shape.
The arrest of anarchists is on
of the Invest kinds of business il
the Franco-Spanish peninsula.
Before there is peace in the rank
Of the Texas Democracy there will
) be more pieces.
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