San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-29

NOTUn OdTOllud udS ueI hISU W.
publican Senator since RECONSTRUCT
ton times. There are more to follow.
Coming events cast their reflection
ahead.
Does any one find the time that
is lost? II so the finder ought to
be wealthy in opportunity.
Cyclone Davis was hit with his
own name when he tried to put the
Pops in the State Legislature in
his vest pocket. Davis is getting
a shaking up that will churn sense
into him il possible.
San Angelo is loaded to the muz-
zle with muttons and wool and
other parts of Texas are buried in
unmarketed cotton, waiting and
praying for the raise in prices that
the Democratic party promised.
There is no limit to the extent to
which Guatemala and Mexico can
fire adjectives at each other, but
there is as yet no more deadly am
munition in their cartridge boxes.
Lockhart Register complains
that the Corpus Christi Sun no
longer shines in its sanctum. Cor
pus has had no sun since the with
drawal OF the light Of jeff Melee
more's countenance to Austin.
The Fort Worth Gazette cannot
understand why the Crowley in.
vestigation should be conducted
behind closed d oors. Crowley and
his Democratic investigators know,
but they will not tell.
Eleven carloads of supplies for
the destitute in Nebraska have
been sent ont by the business men
Of New Orleans. All praise to the
Crescent City people. San Anto-
MO is not in it yet. She should be.
This week and one more and
then the agony will be over. For
this the city will render thanks.
That Business Mems Club goes
right along with it's work regard
less of city politics and in time
will give a good account OF their
labors. The LIGHT has its eye
peeled for a cotton-mill result.
There is a good deal more of thu
blood and thunder Of war in tn o
press dispatches from Mexico than
| there Is in the mind Of that gov
! eminent. Mexico wants peace, but
demands her rights.
The hand Of charity in relieving
the need Of the starving in Nebras-
ka is stretched out still, but the
| distress cry comes with fresh
voice from starving hundreds in
Wisconsin. Hard lines.
There is not a good business man
in the State Of Texas who does not
think the governor and most OF
the prominent state officials under
paid, that is, il they are qualified
for their job.
The Cotulla Ledger thinks that
the "nigger and the dollar cut
| quite figure in the San Antonio
elections" The Ledger man should
waltz out and see what a figure
the MeXicans cut, and then shout.
Among the reforms that should
be introduced into the State Legis-
lature is that Of reforming one hall
OF the lower house out of existence
That body is. too large for any
earthly use.
There is no thermometer tina
can register the political pulse o
this city at this time.
All Wall street and Europe seem
to think that Uncle Sam has golC
mine in his pocket.
Snap Shots says that bad boy
used to have some spanking goot
times. Not quite, they were onl.
good spanking times. There is
} wide margin between the two anC
the boys found it out.
: France is doing staving busi
ness as a cabinet maker.
Prospects for the calling OF a
extra session of Congress i'm
I mediately after the adjournmen
of the present body are improving
u, 1t is doubtful piece OF admins
trative policy.
The state legislature is affection
8 ately cautioned not to use tn
= whitewash brush too freely.
l. Rain Prognosticator Foster is
O delusiOn and a snare all along tn
lines in Southwest Texas, II
d repeated promises to do better, lii
e those of this Democratic admin
ton. end in disaDDOintment.