San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-17

of Mexico and one day to the
metropolis Of Texas.
Carlisle has no expectation OF
carrying that currency bill that he
step fathered, nor has any OF his
friends. 1t is forgone conclusion
that neither he nor his party can
carry the country.
There is a general rebuke OF the
Democratic attempt to steal the
governorship of Tennessee, coming
from the leading journals Of the
party in the South. that is truly
and politically refreshing.
The idea that there is more
gained than lost in respecting the
sanctity Of the ballot box is coming
to a general acceptance that speaks
volumes for the future purity OF
| elections.
Grover is not saying anything in
these piping times OF pecuniary
disaster to the government that he
runs, but he can be accepted as lay
ing low for ducks when the season
for game arrives.
Carlisle is vainly called upon to
provide remedy in the shape Of a
suggestion or policy out OF which
might come a financial rainbow
of promise, but he is powerless.
Carlisle is not to be harshly crit
icized for his inability to lead his
party out of the wilderness of tinan-
cial obscurity and perplexity. He
cannot point out road that he does
not know.
1t is as true politically as relig.
iously and morally, that the blind
| followers of blind leaders have a
dead cInch on the bottom of the
ditch. Respectfully dedicated to
| Carlisle d Co.
Spain also has an export duty on
su gar, and the hopes that this coun-
try had Of opening her ports to
United States products is not as
big with promise as they were.
The Texas State Legislature is
| affectionately counselled for it's
| own reputation to make a record as
the legislative body making the
| fewest laws that has ever assem-
bled at Austin.
The Democrats in Congress have
| an overwhelming majority, but I'M
fortunately they cannot count on
the votes Of the defeated mem bers
and that leaves the leaders strand
ed for a following.
The defeat of last fall has made
the members Of Congress of the
Democratic persuasion exceeding
testy, and they fire up at each
other like two rival Thomases on
the back area fence.
Cleveland is quietly preparing to
shift the burdens of government
from Democratic to Republican
shoulders. He will call an extra
| session unless the Democrats do
the impossible.
Hill would wreck the entire sys-
tenn Of revenue as adopted by the
Democratic Congress sooner than
consent to see the income tax law
go into active operation. He sees
| only New York in this thing.
German is on the war path look
ing for scalps, with a preference
for HIPS.
You cannot commence railway
construction in any direction from
this city that it will not induce
additional construction in some
other direction. All lines that are
prospected are built that way.
Deep water at Tampico is being
cited as an illustration of what
such advantages will give to an
inland city connected with deep
water by short rail route. San
Antonio is in the same boat.
Southwest Texas within two
hundred miles of Arkansas Pass is
| interested in the successful search
| for deep water at that enterance.
The contractors are ready to sign
| when the bonus is raised.
Japan has signified her intention
to let Shanghai alone. Too many
| American missionaries there.
Europe is having a hard time
with the frost king who has even
invaded the sunny shores Of the
Riviera.
There is but one general want in
this whole southwest of salubrious
sufficiency, and that is rain.
Foster is a success in predicting
what comes to pass, but in pre-
dieting what does not arrive on
schedule time he is sometimes
equally felicitous. This was his
! rainy season for this section.
There is not any surplus of af-
lection in the happy family Of the
National Democracy as evidenced