San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-21

Laredo Times: "Dust thou art,
and to 1t thou shall return" 1t is
la a measure hurtful to our pride
to have to acknowledge that there
is nothing but dust in our physi-
cal makeup; and it is sad reflec-
ton that we shall be resolved
again to the same humble and in
significant state. But far more
humilating and sorrowful it is to
think of our having to spend
a great part of our lives where 1t is
continually flying up in our faces
and reminding US that it is as good
as we are. Down with the
dust. -!
Houston Age: The Republican
enemies of Democracy who lay the
fiattering JUNCTION to their souls
that the coinage question is going
to split the Democratic party will
find when next years campaign
opens that they are poor, miser-
able, deluded wretches.
Houston Post: The late silver
craze had behind 1t the most euor-
nous speculation movement that
the world ever saw. 1t is matter
for rejoicing that the extreme de-
mands and the selfish interests
have become 80 plainly exposed to
the people that they have rejected
them, and now all true friends of
silver, for the sake of its usefulness
to the people as money, have
clearer field to work for it's largest
use in a sound financial system.
Cotulla Ledger: The state of
Texas is in a dilemma. The silver
is in the banks at Austin and the
legislature has made no provision
for having it drayed to the treas
ury; therefore, the treasury no
longer receives checks.
Carlo Springs Javiline: Gov.
Culberson has at last given out his
position on the all-absorbing ques.
tions now before the people. He
favors tariff on raw material and
to the great delight of the Popu-
lists and a majority of the Demo-
Gratis of the state he is an advocate
of free silver. This open confession
has raised the Governor consider
ably in the estimation OF many
people, but the wrath of the gold
bugs will rise to a tremendous
height. What Culberson wants is
to be governor again-don't you
see?
Fort Worth Gazette: The
Gazette has published in stand
ard Eastern advertising journal a
challenge to any morning daily
newspaper OF Texas to compare
circulation to donate $500 to the
Confederate Home at Austin. That
offer has found no takers as yet.
1t may be added by way ofinterest.
ing parenthesis that the Gazette
not only has the readers, but it
has big lead on regular subscrib.
ers. In estimating the value of q
circulation, the shrewd advertiser
counts one subscriber against three
transient buyers.
Sherman Register: The Fort
Worth Gazette points to Mexico as
an example Of prosperity and has
longing for the like in this coun-
try. Mr.. Romero, the Mexican
minister to the United States,
probably has an exact knowledge
of conditions in Mexico, and he
says in the North American Re-
view for June that "this country
Is so far ahead of Mexico in mater
ial progress, commerce, manufac-
lures, agriculture, wages, popular
education, wealth, banking and
banking facilities that a COMPARE
son would be unfair" Every per-
son Of half way intelligence knew
that already.
Galveston Witness: 1t it quite
significant that the president, Mr..
David Bennett Hill and a host of
other prominent politicians de-
clined with thanks Tammany's
invatition to its Fourth of July
blowout. These gentlemen seem
to know a graveyard when they
see one.
Galveston News: 1t comes from
San Angelo that copious rains have
fallen throughout the Concho coun-
try, which guarantees corn, sor-
ghum and milo maize crops in
abundance. Cotton is looking fine
and is maturing bolls rapidly.
Grass was never known to be bet.
ter and stockmen are In the highest
OF spirits.
Yoakum Graphic: If the Cuero
Record wishes to have freight
competition to and from Arkansas
Pass let 1t encourage the opening
OF the Guadalupe river to navi-
cation. That can and ought to be
done, and would be of much
more benefit than competing line
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