San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-17

| or earnestly. San Antonio Is watch
! ing all that is going on there, while
pushing for Velasco.
The rain that falls in north Texas
does not moisten the soil OF south
Texas, but it is accepted as an as
surance that sooner or later the
moisture will fall here, even here.
Every day that this drouth con-
tinues emphasizes the need and
Importance Of irrigating this whole
southwest. When that is done the
crops that will be grown will as
tonish all creation.
Every irrigation canal that is
opened in this section OF the state
is an additional insurance policy
to the agriculturist, assuring him
that when he plants and hoes he
shall also reap abundantly.
Another week only and then
comes Christmas, and yet this
section has not had any rain dur
ing all OF these fall months. What
will the spring harvest be?
There has been considerable
talk of revising the statutes Of
the state in such manner
as tosimplify them. The task
is a herculean one, but it Is
more necessary than cleaning the
Augean stable.
The experiments in other states
do not justify the assertion
that it is impracticable to so work
the convicts as not to bring their
labor into competition with that of
the free men of Texas.
Eastern capital is overlooking
the constructions of the Gulf Shore
road with a view of advancing the
money to build right through to
the terminus at deep water with
all possible dispatch.
There is no intelligent sign
visible of the probable legislative
program, this winter at Austin.
The Senate will not reform its
rules until it wants to reform it's
practices, and of this last an anx-
ious public sees no sign.
Pieffer has no rights that this
Senate is bound to respect. His
bills are only good for wads. In
hustling his financial foolishness
into the waste basket the currency
committee has done we'll.
The lessons OF the Dallas fair
are worth considering even down
so far in the country as this.
Dallas will see to it in the future
that her fair is great moral show
Virtuous Dallas
The Gulf Shore road is prep ar
ing to build from the eastern end.
This will double the rapidity of
construction and give this city
connection with deep water in
double quick meter.
There is this consolation in the
situation. Carlisle's bill has no
show Of being elevated to the dig
nifty and Importance of law. Con-
gress is incapable Of that, great as
are it's capacities for mischief.
twill not be the fault of the st.
Louis Globe Democrat if the next
Republican National convention is
not held in that city. The G. ID.
has it's tow line out and is pulling
in dead earnest.
Who will reconcile the antagon-
isms that are SO certain to creep in
between the operations of the in
terstate commerce law and the
present pooling bill? They are in
no sense agreed.
There is not doubt that all con-
testing candidates for seats in the
Fifty Fourth Congress will have to
show clean papers. There will be
no monkeying with the figures.
There is growing impression in
the German municipal and parlia-
mentary bodies that homage to the
reigning power isnot a socialistic
virtue. 1t may have its disadvan-
tages in the end.
One Of the reasons why China
has fallen such an easy prey to
Japan is that in China there is no
national idea. The people Of one
province have no interest in those
of another province.
There is as little known Of the
coming municipal muddle as of
the proceedings in Congress. Ali
one can do is to hope for the best
and prepare for the worst. This is
the only wisdom now.
The foot ball brutality should
be put under ban as we'll as the
murderous prize fight. 1t Is not
necessary to make manning for
life concomitaut of a foot ball