San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-19
THE TEXAS PAPERS SAY.

national politics, the arena on
which are fought out the great bat
ties of Democracy and Republican
ism. The eyes of the nation are
again turned on the empire state
and a mighty struggle for mastery
between the two evenly matched
combatants."
Brenbam Banner: "a wire net
ting 800 miles long is one OF the
late Australian wonders. The
fence separates the colonies OF New
South Wales and Queensland, and
its object is to keep the rabbits out
of the latter country"
Globe Democrat: "The Republic
cans are expecting to poll from
100000 to 100000 more votes than
the Democrats in Pennsylvania. In
other words, they propose to out
Texas Texas in the way of a big
majority"
Laredo News: "In some parts of
Mexico an American consul does
not amount to much. At Casita,
in the state of Durango, an Ameri.
can got into trouble, and the con-
sui interested himself in the case,
and the alcalde who was trying the
case, sent the consul to Jail. Two
other Americans, who objected to
the outrageous treatment of the
representative of their government,
were sent to Jail by the same judge
to keep the consul company. That
alcalde is likely to be made to re-
greet his action when the matter is
brought to the attention of Presi.
dent Diaz by the American gov
eminent"
Denison Herald: "Here is David
B. Hill's platform and it's a "bute ~
81 shall confidently appeal to the
plain people of state who have al
ways sustained me in the past
when l have espoused their cause.
l shall present to them the issue
Of Democracy versus plutocracy
the issue of "no public taxation ex-
cept for public purposes the issue
of opposition to the Capitalization
of all powers In the general govern
ment; the issue of personal liberty
againet religious intolerance; the
issue of good government; liberal
and just excise laws, economy in
public expenditures; the promo.
ton Of the dignity Of labor and pro-
lection Of it's rights; municipal
home rule; the uprooting of cor.
ruption, and the correction of
abuses everywhere, whether in
Republican or Democratic locali-
ties"
Fort Worth Mail Telegram:
"Joe Brown of Jones county, sen.
fenced to the Texas penitentiary
for life for murder he never com.
mitted, has just been pardoned by
Governor HOgg on positive proof
that another man committed the
crime. Brown had served seven
years of his sentence. This is a
wrong and an outrage for which
there is no punishment under our
laws. An innocent man torn from
his family, robbed of his liberty
and made to do labor for seven
years for the state, receives no COM
pensation except a pardon for
crime he never committed. If this
does not evidence that our system
of law is out of whack, what does
it evidence?"
"If Horace Lee Washington, of
Washington City, who has Just
been appointed vice consul to
Egypt, is properly charged to Texas
then the Mail-Telegram thinks it
is time for a new census of this
state to be taken in order that the
correct population of Texas may
be asCertained. If Horace Lee
Washington is Texas citizen by
new census being taken, Texas
would be able to find enough such
citizens in different parts of the
world to entitle her to an increase
in her congressional representa-
ton"
Houston Post: There is moth
ing like advertising for greasing
the wheels of trade. The govern
ment had left over supply Iof
Worlds Fair souvenir half dollars
which it wanted to be rid Of. The
fact was made known through the
newspaper, and in few days the
demand exceeded the supply. If
you have any thing to sell or ex-
change, advertise. Rates on appli-
cation.
The fourth annual negro Texas
State fair will be held at Navasota
the three last days of next week,
and it ought to have the most
liberal encouragement. The ad-