San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-17


train of railway events would have
some hot boxes.
You cannot discourage this south
west country. After eight years of
drouth the farmers between San
Antonio and the Rio Grande are
putting in more acres in corn and
cotton than in any previous year.
The goose that has laid the
golden eggs for this country since
the war has been the protectionist
bird and the fool farmer who kills
the bird with golden fruit in her
"innards" is the Democratic party
The rank and file of the Texas
Democracy no doubt desire har-
mony in the party, but the Demo-
ciatic leaders never did have any
use for the rank and file only to
vote as they, the leaders, dictated.
Once that Gulf Shore road is
opened to the mouth of the Brazos
and the cars are running regular
ly the real property of this city
will be worth ten per cent more
than it is now. On to Nelasco!
The Jimplecute thinks that
more attention should be directed
to the breed of hogs in Texas.
This is Just what the Clark DEM
ocrats are contending for, an i'm
provement in the Texas Hogg.
The report comes from Brazil
that one OF the insurgent generals
is likely to die of his wound as
we'll as Admiral Da CANA. That
revolution is getting dangerous
and will soon come to an end.
Make note in your memoran-
dunn book that Wednesday, Febru-
airy 2Sth, is the day on which you
should go to the polls and vote
school room for every child OF
school age in San Antonio.
Houston is mooting the building
of an opera house that you can
reach without going up a steplad-
der. This visible sign of civiliza-
ton lights up the darkness of the
DdyOu SIly WlCu 81 SldlC'
With a majority Of the judiciary
committee against the confirma-
ton of Peckham there was little
prospect of his confirmation in
spite of Cleveland's superhuman
efforts in that direction.
There should be provision made
by Congress for the relief and care
of those postal route clerks that
are injured while on duty That
provision should be as ample as the
wants of the injured.
That Tourist hotel should not
slumber or it will not be built in
time to house the thousands Of
visitors who will flock to this city
to celebrate the opening of the
Gulf Shore road.
The Alliance men of Texas are
the center and the right wing of
| the POpulist movement. The dis
affected Democrats are the left
| wing, and the other Democrats are
likely to get left.
The storm king has been riding
on the Borean blast long enough
! and it is in order for him to give
place to the queen Of the sprinkling
pot. The rain is what this country
thirsts for.
That railroad to the mouth of
the BrazOs is the only theme that
now engrOsses the attention of
San Antonio. When that is built
it will be something bigger and
better.
There is no chairman of the state
Democratic party. There are two
chairmen assuming to be that one,
but they are only the acting heads
of the two divisions Of the state
party.
Responsible contractors are in
this city ready to take the bonds OF
the road as they shall be issued
and give more for them than they
will bring in market. On to Velas'
CO!
The Chicago incendiary is first
cousin to the bombthrowing an
archist Of Paris. They are both toe
loose in their habits and should bt
put into straight Jackets.
When the trains of the Gul
Shore road are run from this city
to the mouth of the BrazOs they
will find twenty feet Of water OIL
the bar. On to NelasCO.
The administration has fairl!
turned tail and fled from that res
tOratiOn idea. Queen Lips cause il
altogether too black.
There is not as much swPetnes