San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-06

THE TEXAS PAPERS SAY.

Velasco Times: 1.-THE oyster
crop this year has been greatly
damaged by the large number of
rises in the BraZos river, which
covered them with sand and killed
them. The oysters of Cedar Lake
are all right, but the weather has
been most too warm as yet to ship
them to town."
ga farmer near Beeville raised
600 bushels of sweet potatoes to
the acre, and does not consider the
season extra good either. This is
of course big yield, but 400 BUSH
els can be counted on during any
ordinary season."
"The political cauldron is not
bubb ling quite as lively as it was
week or two ago in this county.
The recent norther has had ten
dency to cool off the participants
somewhat, besides much depends
upon the action OF the Republican
convention which meets in Column
bia Thursday next. After that
event politicians can figure on the
general result pretty accurately"
Houston Post: "Every young
man should endeavor to so live
and endear himself to his country
men, that long after his departure
from earthly scenes grateful
PROSPERITY will erect a monument
to his memory"
Fort Worth Gazette: at is an
anomalous but not surprising fact
that Texas is in high favor now
with the entire world except few
croakers in Texas whose plan to
bring it into favor was rejected"
Fort Worth Mail: democrat
will find it much harder to poll
negro voters for the Democratic
ticket this year than in former
elections. The negroes have been
led to believe that there is chance
to defeat Democracy at the No
vember election, and they are flock
ing away from Democratic candi-
dates. We will have to do mis-
sionary work somewhere else be-
sides the black belt"
Corpus Christi Caller: ain the
midst Of all this political broil it
should not be forgotten that South
west Texas offers more induce
ments to the small farmer than
any other section Of the state"
Fort Worth Mail: zone of the
curses OF politics in the United
States, Texas included, is the prac-
tiCe of men elected to one office be-
ginning as soon as they are sworn
in to electioneer for some other
office that is higher and more
profitable. This practice has even
reached so far as judge election
eering from the bench making his
judicial action the means OF getting
him political following. Politics
will be corrupt so long as this proc
tice is continued"
Norton's Union Intelligencer:
"The Populists have inherited at
least one ugly vice from the demi-
johns. They seem to think that
the first duty and highest privilege
Of the American citizen is to abuse
his government"
"Mr. s. l.. Hahn, treasurer OF the
Reform Oily White) Republican
state executive committee has filed
his bond as treasurer, and is ready
to receive contributions for the
spread of the true gospel. His adj
| dress is 81 Alamo Insurance build
ing, San Antonio, Texas. Let every
patriot send in his mite"
Texas Illuminater: "The "big
three" and "big four" OF San
Antonio have merged into the big
"6," leaving out District clerk I'm.
schied to hustle for himself and
that gentleman will certainly do
it and get there"
"Whatever works hardships upon
the white man does the same upon
the Negro. In fact, the reaction
upon the latter is worse than the
direct action upon the former, for
the dominant people having
means and more opportunities to
survive it, can the easier tide over"
Brenham Banner: STANLEY the
African explorer was a deserter
from the Confederate army and II