San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-20
EDITORIAL HOT SHOT.

In spite of all of the Popocratic eff
forts to make great demonstration
in Arkansas, and in spite of the parti-
san election machinery, it seems that
while the Democratic vote increased
10 per cent, the Republican vote in
creased 40 per cent. 1t looks very
much like Pyrrhic victory, attire all.
When Candidate Bryan rises to adj
dress a tearfully sympathetic grafton
to "the toiling Masses" the brillian-
cy of his utterances is generally out
shone by the sparkle of the big dia-
mond stud which he wears in his shirt
front The jewel is considerably
larger than any of the calloused spots
that Mr.. Bryan has worn on his
palms by productive labor.
September crop reports estimate
this years yield of corn at 2,450,000,-
600 bushels. Now, if Mr.. Bryan can
convince the farmers that they will
have just twice as much corn by
kproviding that two pecks shall make
A. bushel, he may then persuade them
to, believe that the wealth of the peO-
pie can be doubled by passing a law
providing that 80 cents worth of sill
yer shall constitute 100 cents worth
of money.
Postmaster General Wilson is the
only member of the cabinet who has
not openly declared against Organism
and free silver, and, as he is in Eu-
rope, his delay(is reasonably evcusa-
BILE. AS soon as he returns he will
recognized the propriety of getting
down off the fence.
Naturally enough Debs condemns
the increasing thousands of railway
employees who have declared for hon
est money. Every manifestation of
intelligence and Independence among
wage-earners is a direct blow at the
tyranous bossism of which Debs is a
foremost representative
In spite of MeXico's alleged pros
perity under free silver, the fact re-
mains that all efforts to attract immi-
grafton to that country have resulted
in dismal failure. Labor has we'll
settled habit of going only to those
countries where it can command good
wages payable in good money.
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Ignatius Donnelly. of Minnesota,
begins his campaign tour for Bryan
by expressing the hope that when the
latter gets into the white house he
will promptly chang half the brokers
of Wall street" Evidently DOnnel-
" wants to make more business for
the other half. .
Perhaps the greatest accusation that
Candidate Bryan makes nowadays
against anybody or anything Is his
dreadful charge that gold is cow
ard Evidently the Boy Orator Us
threatened with another attack of
Mysteries.
Pitchfork Tplman continues his
campaign talking in Pennsylvania,
Just as earnestly as if he honestly be.
lieved that some such help were nee
essary to boost McKinley's majority
in that state up to the 100000 level
Qullt hdluldiiyS MI ID y .th las
nothing to say with regard to presi-
dent Cleveland's letter to the Louis
vile ratification meeting. He doubt
less ignores the document or the
ground that it wasn't addressed to
him.
Chairman Jones, of the Popocratic
national committee declares that
nothing to say with regard to Pres
Bryan will carry the empire state,
but he refuses to go into details.
Jones evidently believes in latter-day
miracles.
The Democratic party of the empire
state stands on the edge of a preci-
pice, and Tammany is fully resolv-
ed to push it over. The old rule-or-
ruin policy is to be enforced again.