San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-16
CONTRIBUTED SCRAPS.

hOiy tcitoI W HIS dSluoihOohSO
The less brains a man possesses
the more talkative he is. Just a:
the shallow brook brawls as II
runs.
The definition given Of hope apt
ly depicts the charity Of those
whose charity is on their lips and
not in their hearts, the substance
OF things not seen and the evidence
OF things hoped for"
San Antonio would heartily vel
come the erection Of mills and fac
tories in her midst, but she is toe
shrewd to have al old plant un'
loaded on her.
Texas Farmer says the Populists
have resolved to play neutral and
mum on the prohibition and sa-
loon business and that this indi-
Gates they are after Office and moth
ing else. Parties and politicians arr
fond Of straddling questions, or OF
perching themselves on the fence
till the cat jumps off on one side:or
the other.
Mental and nervous strain, com
bined with too little recreation and
exercise, Injuries the stamina OF the
mind and doubtless ends in sui
eide.
Both mind and body are invigo-
rated by recreation and bodily
exercise. Business and its cares
and anxieties should be shut of
after business hours and the mind
be given a chance to enjoy a bit Of
rest.
In what respect is a prize fight
for money, between two atheletic
men, more genteel, humane and
elevsting than a bull fight? The
beasts Of the field although "with-
out the discourse OF reason" neither
get drunk, nor fight for money.
Men are comical compounds OF
contradiction and traits. There are
men who will misrepresent things
and lie in a trade, and swindle, but
they are such perfect gentlemen
that they will kill any man who
accuses them Of doing sucn un-
gentlemanly and dishonest things.
II a man be a rascal, numbering
a fellow creature cannot wash OUT
his rascality and change him into
a gentleman.
The New York Herald is a broad
gagged newspaper. 1t has not
only opened its columns to articles
for and against silver coinage and
bi.metalism, but it is inviting par
ticular individuals, belonging to
both sides Of the question, to fur
nish their views. The pace set in
this matter is worthy of being imi-
tated by all newspapers.
There is likely to be a realign-
ment of party lines in 1896, that
will 80 complicate political matters
as to puzzle the entire tribe of old
stagers and political prophets. The
people will be benefited by such a
realignment.
There are times in the history OF
parties, when the people, losing
confidence in their old party lead
ers, take the bit between their
teeth, bow their necks, and gallop
in the direction that best suits
them. The people will do this
very thing in 1896.
The narrow-gauged newspapers
make it a rule to publish nothing,
that does not chime in with the
views of its managing editor, con,
sequently, it's readers never see but
one side OF any question, local and
national. These papers act on the
assumption that their views are
correct and that all who differ
from them are hopelessly wrong
The result is they give their read
ers only a dish of skinned milk
and stale victusls rehashed over
and over.
There are still other papers, that
will not publish contributed
articles on any subject. They
famish their readers by serving W
nothing except stale victusls
which they recoil from with dis
gust and loathing. Papers OF the
narrow-gauged sort exert no in
fiuence on public opinion, or or
their reader.
Toryism has come to life in thi!
country. Toryism is never happy
except it can crawl abjectly on its
belly to the footstool of a king, Of
an emperor, and lick the dust of
his patent leather boots. Like
Uriah Heap, in David Copperfield
Toryism eats "humble pie with {
relish"
A squad of full-blown Tories met
recently in Atlanta and betrayed
themselves by their loud brayins
and their lickspittle proclivities
They were wholesale grocers hold
iug a convention. A grocer from
Memphis laid a predicate for {
cabinet appointment by the virilt
nature Of his Toryism.
Grover Cleveland loves a cuckoo
and a toady as much as a cat love-
cream, or a Mexican doats on deeI
rotations of mescal, and never fail