San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11

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period. These facts are encourag-
ing to the G. O.P.
Cleveland is never swerved from
duty, is the happy manner in
which the Houston Post delares
the Ingram stubbornness and out
grain mulishness of the elected
who is greater than the electors.
There is a smile over the face of
Western Texas and the whole
southwest such has not been seen
since early in the eighties. A. Re-
publican sweep this fall and the
whole country will smile big.
Bimetalism is the ordained pol
icy of the great body of the AmeIi.
can people and it is only the
hight of foolishness to monkey
with the menagerie. The drift Of
opinion is plain as a pikestaff.
Now that the states which have
been so rabid on the silver ques-
tion are endorsing the Presidents
policy, it may be that Grover will
unlimber on tariff and let Con-
gress settle that its own way.
Congress cannot even pass law
restricting undesirable immigra-
ton without getting into snarl
over it and dividing beyond the
possibility of conference to unite
them on so needed a measure.
The country has lost all interest
in the tariff outcome at Washing
ton, being infinitely more interest
ed in the outcome Of Congress. The
adjournment is what is desired
now with increasing agony.
1t is mistake to infer from re-
cent press utterances that the Com
monweal army have volunteered
for service in either the Chinese
army or that of Japan. They have
enlisted in the pie brigade.
The center of Congressional cleo
ton interest shifts from the east TO
the south, and Texas is the OBJ
served Of all observers. She has
outclassed the field as deadlock
er and the end is not yet.
Paris apes the Pharisee in COM
pairing herself to San Antonio, but
Paris will be very sad you see be-
fore she gets the endorsement of
the chief priests of the state to the
width Of her phylactery.
The reserve in the treasury stops
short of the $50,00O,00O mark. Half
OF the legal limit. II the Demo-
cratic party stopped at that half in
anything they would average bet
ter than they do.
The opinion of the Laredo News
as to the status of the Republican
. lrty in Texas may be valuable to
itself, but it has no marketable
value outside of the office in which
it originates.
The first of August has filled the
bill for moisture and cool weather
to allow the rains to loaf around
the roots of things. The hot wind
blows itself out in more northern
latitude.
Galveston interests will be repre-
sented to her satisfaction in Con-
gress, even if she has to send Re-
publican member to do it. In this
thing Galveston is as wise as she is
! practical.
All the elections held demon
strate that the Pops have lost their
grip on the situation and will not
recover it this fall. 1t is now or
never with them and never If not
now.
When the sugar trust trusted
congress to coin money for 1t out
Of party disagreement it know its
biz.
Nothing is being said out loud,
but that Gulf Shore road is grad
ing towards sunrise, right along.
VIII the navigation of the Trini-
ty at Dallas help the unlucky can
didates in their Salt river trip?
Cleveland had better let the con-
ferees alone and veto their abor.
tion when it is brought forth.
Lane may have builded wiser
than he knew when he knocked
out Gresham's underpinning.
There be those who imagine that
Reagan's gubernatorial nag is like
| ly to fly the track at Dallas.
The conference Of the conferees
on tariff tarries long and wearies
the country with waiting.