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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
These Are Not Crimes.

Mankind progressed from the use of
rowboats to sailing vessels and steam
ships. 1t is not "enmity" to sailing
vessels that makes US travel by steam
ships 1t is no 'unfriendly act" of a
great newspaper against hand presses if
it uses steam presses. 1t is no "crime"
against horses if we transport our goods
by railroads. Neither is it enmity to
silver nor an unfriendly act, nor a crime
toward it, if other nations and our own
use gold for the transfer of values. We
will continue to use rowboats and sail
ing vessels as well as steamships, just
as we will continue to use copper and
silver as we'll as gold. No act of con-
gress could, however, give to our sailing
vessels the great and almost uniform
swiftness of our ocean steamers. Not
even an International agreement would
accomplish IT'D. Ochs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
Free Silver and Cheap Wheat.

The evil day of the western grower
has now come. The wheat growers of
Russia and Argentina are underselling
him and driving him from the market.
Silver is not doing it, but these Compel
itors are by offering their wheat at a
lower price. They were influencing its
price long before the silver agitation
began, and they will continue to influ-
ence it whatever our government may
do with silver. This country is not the
entire commercial world, and, much as
we may wish it, cannot by any juggling
with silver advance by cent a bushel
the price of wheat in the markets Of the
world-and for the very obvious reason
that foreign buyers are not dependent
on our market. -Philadelphia Ledger
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

B. West Bristow, a former drug
gist of San Antonio, is in the city
on a visit.
Mrs. VIM. Will returned this
morning from Ohio, where she
spent the summer.
Walter Napier, who has been
quite i'll the past few days, is able
to be around again. %
Gov. Culberson passed through
the city this morning on his way
to Centre Point fair.
Elwood Ford has gone to Centre
Point to attend the, Guadalupe
Valley fair as one Of the judges.
Robert Driscoll, a practicing at
torney Of New York, who has been
visiting his father at Corpus
Christi, was in the city yesterday
and left last night on his return
to New York. He was accom-
panied to San Antonio by his
father.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
A FREIGHT BUREAU.
San Antonio Merchants Organize For
Salf protacsion

San Antonio Merchants Organize For
Self Protection.
Quite a gathering OF merchants
and manufacturers of our city re-
sponded to the call of Secretary
Irvine, iof the Business Mems club
for meeting to take action re.
gardiug uniform freight rates to
this city.
The discussion was quite inform
al and 1t was decided to establish
a freight bureau as auxiliary TO
the Business Mems club.
A committee of seven on organi-
cation was appointed consisting of
Messrs. G. A. Duerler, Geo. H.
Kalteyer, G. II. Guenther, @. G.
Jannin, for the retailers and
Messrs. Wagner, Chabot and Pfei-
fer for the wholesalers. They were
instructed to at once begin work
and report at the next meeting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
In the Cheap Money Future.

Cheap Money Slave-Here, sir, are
three dollars-all I can spare. would
gladly give you more relief and by so
doing get relief myself, did I not need
some change today.
Cheap Money Invalid-Thank you.
These will at least get cup of coffee
for me. Like yourself l was once strong
enough to carry my own money, but my
spine gave way and the doctor forbade
the use of my Bryan leather pockets.
am sorry to have troubled you, but am
now dependent, when away from home,
upon the generosity and strong muscles
of others.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
Information For All.

Too much cannot be said in praise Of
the penny publication Present Prob
lens. -Four numbers have thus far
been issued, and each contains an excel
lent discussion on the money question.
No. is 4S-page pamphlet entitled
''The Free Coinage Problem. 1t is a
most excellent treatment of the whole
free coinage problem, showing its bear
ings on farmers, wage earners and the
general public.
No. 2 contains, besides other short
articles, the now famous Horrible
Crime The Decentralization of Iron
2, 200 Years Ago." by Alex. P. Hull
No. 3 is entitled Free Coinage Dis
sected. 1t is by ex-Congressman John
De Witt Warner, one of our best posted
men ON the money question He makes
good use of the 32 pages in this PAM
phlet Besides laying bare the 16-to-1
question he indicates what must be the
final solution of the coinage and cur
renoy questions.
No. is entitled "Sixteen to One
Versus Wages" 1t is also by Mr.. War
ner. 1t shows from statistics in this
and other countries that actual wages
have always and everywhere declined
when paid in depreciating money, and
have risen, when paid in gold. His sta
tistics and arguments are full and con-
elusive. No one who understands them
will attempt to answer them.
This admirable series of timely little
pamphlets undoubtedly furnish both
the best and the cheapest information
on this question for the general reader.
They are convenient size for carrying
in the pocket, are illustrated and are
printed in attractive form with neat
covers.
They are published semi-monthly by
the Present Problems Publishing Co.,
81 Park place, New York city. The
subscription price is 20 cents per year !;
single copies, | cent each. Sample copies
will be sent free to writers or speakers
on the money question, who are likely to
use large quantities if the pamphlets
are found to be satisfactory.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

When the business men and farm
ers of half a dozen states rhrong to
Canton in one day to hear the voice
of the sound money American states
man, whom they are going to make
the next president of these United
States, it sends thrill of enthusi-
asm over the sound money workers
all over the country. The bone and
sinew as well as the brains of the
country are represented in and COM
pose these crowds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

That telegraph operators strike on
the Canadian Pacific was well man.
aged and took the company between
wind and water. The right of teh
operators TO belong to their union
was the bone of contention and the
company reckoned without their
proper data when they ordered the
boys to shake the union. SO long as
their work was we'll done it was no
business Of the company one way or
the other.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
Arguing For Fiat Money.

All the arguments in favor of free
silver rest on the fact that silver is
cheap; that the silver in a dollar is
worth less than 100 cents. If this makes
silver good material out of which to
coin dollars, the paper is still better, for
it is worth almost nothing If the stamp
of the government can make 50 cents
Cor 81 cents') worth of silver as good as
a dollar, then it can make a piece of
paper equally good. This was clearly
the idea of the minds of the trainers Of
the Chicago platform. = New York
Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
Does Your Salary Go Too Far?

The Detroit Tribune, a free silver pa
per, says: 'It is true that under an era
of higher prices fixed salaries will not
go so far as now, but now they go too
far, and their purchasing power ought
to be reduced. These salaries were
mostly established before the hard times
set in and now represent vastly more
than was intended when the salaries
were created.
Don't you suppose wages will be af-
fected just like salaries? Doyou believe
"their purchasing power ought to be
reduced?"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
NOTICE.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER /, 1896.

That Guadalupe Valley fair now in
progress is drawing the politicians
like fly blister, but it is also draw
ing the farmers and stock growers of
that district, proving that a fair that
is we'll conducted is not a failure in
Southwest Texas, for that Center
Point attraction grows with the years.
1t would pay San Antonio to engineer
something of the kind every year, but
she has not the sand Some day, I'M
less things are misleading, she will
know better and put up one of the
best exhibits of the state, and put it
on a firm foundation to stay and
prove a lasting benefit to Southwest
Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

Being satisfied that at each recur-
ring election the people are more and
more outspoken in favor Of a non-par-
tizan judiciary, and that the judicial
officers should not come in contact
with the strife and contention Of polit-
ical parties, we hereby submit our
name to the voters Of Bexar county,
Texas, irrespective Of party nominal
lions and make our announcement as a
candidate for the Office Of county Judge
at the ensuing November election.
JOHN T. LEWIS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

When magazine like the Arena,
with its acknowledged ability, pub
fishes leading article under the cap
ton: "What the RECOMMENDATION of
silver would do for the United
States" is it any wonder that it is
difficult if not impossible to educate
the people into accepting the fact
that silver is mich the money
of the country as gold and
that it is made such by Law. Honesty
is scarce in. a country when it's free
thought Journals publish such mis-
leading Statements without qualifica-
ton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

The Mackeys are going to erect n
100000 tomb in Greenwood cemetery,
New York, TO he memory of their
son. 1t is their own money and they
have a right to do with it as they
please, but the university that the
Stanfords erected to the memory
of their son is more enduring mon
ument that can be- built ont of gran
tie and marble.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
HEAVY ODDS on MKINLEY.


A New York brokerage firm has
gone into the betting business, and
has arranged schedule upon which
it will accept bets all over the coun-
try. This schedule includes every
state in the electoral college as well
as the general result 1t places no
limits on the amount that it will COW
err Some idea of its calculations
can be found i'm these pertinent facts.
1t wagers even money that Mckinley
will carry New Yory City. AS this
stronghold of Democracy usually
gives from 10000 to 10000 Democrat
ic plurality it is easily seen what the
chances are against the proposition.
In the last presidential election the
majority in the city for Cleveland
over Harrison was 10000. For the
state of New York odds of to / are
offered on Mckinley. Upon the gen
eral result it offers to > in favor of
Mckinley. 1t offers odds that Nc
Kinley will carry the following states:
Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana.
Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich
igan, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
and Wisconsin. Even money is Of
fered that Mckinley will carry the
states of California, Connecticut,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, and
West Virginia. Odds will be accept
ed that Mckinley will carry Louisi-
ana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Car
olina, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Tennessee. Virginia. Wash.
ingtOn, and Wyoming. These states
are conceded to Bryan, and odds Of
feTed tina he will carry them: Ala
bama. Arkansas. Colorado. Georgia,
Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada,
South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
The states upon which odds are offer
ed fOr Mckinley and those upon
which even money is offered aggre-
gate 276 votes in the electoral col
lege The states upon which odds
are offered that Mckinley will carry
them, aggregate a majority of the
votes in the electoral college and
would insure his election. The odds
offered varies from 10 to 1. down to
10 to o. If there is any logic in fig
ures such as betting men are willing
to put money on, then here they are.
Five to two on the general result,
more than Il month before the cleo
ton. is Il wonderful offer. Perhaps
not more so than odds on a sufficient
number of states to elect. naming
them and the odds that will be given
on each. That brokers' betting
house in New York should offer even
money on the result in New York
city, when that Tammany lair is
counted good for 10000 majority in
any presidential ELECTION, is its own
comment upon the wonderful work
that Bryan has done there. 1t will
be instructive to file this compendium
away and see how the figures of the
election come out when compared
with .those of the New York syndi-
cate that offers the odds on McKin-
ley.
When tho buSinncS mos, on1 eo,,1,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

Palmer and Buckner are making
good time on their political pilgrim
age. They will go through the north
western states and make addresses
to the sound money Democrats coun-
selling them to come out from the
ranks of the Popocrats and stand by
the old and accepted principles of De
mOcracY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

The students in the Kansas State
Normal school to the number of over
300 have formed Mckinley club.
and will enroll every student in the
state and see that all who desire to
vote for Mckinley will have an op-
portunity to get home in order to do
so. This is practical politics.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
TO CORRESPONDENTS:

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should be accom- anied by the name Of
the author. not necessarily for publ
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on the part of THE writer. Write on
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Anonymous communications will not
be noticed. The Light will not be res
ponsible for the statements of its cor
respondents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

There is a sound money victory in
the air, and it has stirred the pulses
of inductry already in the New Eng
land states and in some farther south
and west. There is no doubt that as
soon as stable currency and nation
al credit are assured the industrial
ship will swing to her cable.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

1t is the mission of the Palmer
Buckner ticket to corral the vote of
those weakened soud money Demo-
Gratis who would sooner vote for the
decentralization of industry in this
country than for a Republican ticket.
There are a few th9usands-of these
people left and they will thus be car
ed for.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

1t is a mistake TO suppose that a
man needs to know either arithmetic
or geography in order to be a PopO-
cratic prophet. The less that he
knows the less is he hampered by
knowledge and the more free to swing
nregardelss. This is one of the
of Hogs strength in his par
has the courage of his ignor-
ance1 I'D the people have the ignor-
ance necessary to back his courage.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

When the teller of a bank pays
depositor $500 on $50 check there Is
something so near to color blindness
in that operation that it is wise to pro
cure a pair of spectacles for such an
officer. The sum of $2,475 is cOnsid-
cradle to pay as premium on a paper
that calls for only SO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

Talmage is not by any means the
most conservative of men and there
is a good deal of the sensational about
him, but he is level headed in that he
counsels the preachers to keep their
pulpits clean from the mire of poll
tics. Political preachers only make
votes for the other candidate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
Quiet Wedding.

Charles A. Bartholomew and
Miss Sophie Rochow were quietly
married yesterday evening at the
residence OF the groom's parents
on Prospect Hill. The happy
young couple left today for Dallas,
their future home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

Stephen James is out with another
of his political predictions, based up
on the strength of his prejudices. He
could hardly have anything stronger
on which go base them, but they
make poor foundation for intelligent
building of opinion upon. All the
same there are thousands swear by
James S.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

The destruction that comes out of a
clear sky dropped down on Savannah.
Georgia, in way that strikingly re-
minded one of the st. Louis cyclone,
only there was not so much of it.
The political cyclone is not due 10
strike in that section for few weeks
YET. but it will ma.eriaIze on tiiur.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

Free coinage is the peg on which
the state administration hangs it's
garments when is strips for the cleo
ton purse. 1t is about the same way
with the Populists, but they are not
copper-fastened in the clutches of an
administrative ring that brushes the
life out of the enterprise of Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
The news of storm destruction con-

The news of storm destruction con-
fines the calamities to no particular
place. Both shores of the United
States as well as those of the old
world have been storm swept, ships
have been wrecked or gone down at
sea, lives have been lost, great dam
age to property has resulted and add
ed to all this is the calamity of pc,
litical agitation for the destruction
of the ctedit of the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
There is a split and a serious one

in the ranks Ofthe Alabama Populists.
The regular machine is in the hands
of the MISUNDERSTANDING" who
have left KOlb and his campaign
manager out in the cold, and HoIb
retaliates by taking the stump for
Bryan and sewall against Watson.
The result in any event will only be
to aid the Republican party, if it has
any show, which Is doubtful.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

This is the first election since 1860
that the Democratic party has been
euchred out of a chance to vote its
sentiments with any prospect of that
vote counting. 1t will not occur a.
gain for another thirty years. Three
times in century is often enough for
a political abortion of that kind.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

1t is a matter of opinion whether
the Bryan and Sewall ticket will poll
more votes in New England than the
Palmer and Buckner ticket. 1t is a
stand off as a subject for the betting
ring.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

That suicide at Toronto. Canada.
seems to have effectually concealed
his identity. There is no clue to his
name or person. In this he has acted
wisely and well. He is at rest. Let
him alone.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
Y. M. q. A. Hand Book.

A handsome little pamphlet and
hand book OF the Y. NJ. G. A, en-
titled $50 to ! Campaign" has just
been issued from the LIGHT job
office. 1t is full Of information
concerning this useful organ1za.
ton, as well as other interesting
facts and is useful little volume
to possess. 1t will be distributed
by the association in few days
and VIII certainly be the means Of
gaining new members to the asso-
citation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

ED FROBOESE is a candidate for
reelection as COUNTY TREASURER,
and solicits your vote and support at
the election, November 3rd.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS.

The Light is authorized to announce
the HON. GEO. H. NooNAN, as a can
didate for reelection to Congress, from
the 18th congressional district, at the
election, November 3, 1896.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

are going to make a hole in the vote
of st. Louis that would otherwise so
for Bryan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

WILL CAPPS, authorizes the Light
toIannounce him as a candidate for the
office of HIDE AND ANIMAL IN
SPECTOR, at the ensuing election,
November 8, and solicits the support
of his friends and the public.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

The Light is authorized to announce
JOHN WILKINS as a candidate for
reelection as County Commissioner for
precinct No. 4. at the ensuing election,
November Srd.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

The Light is authorized to announce
HENRY UMSCHEID as candidate
for the office of District Clerk, of Bex-
ar county, at-the election November 8.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
ATTENTION K. P.

To members Endowment rank, sec
tion 6S2: Your regular monthly as
seSment and dues are due on the first
Of fachemonth. and must be paid on or
befbre the 1oth.p siss4s kss lINMWM
7. B. JOHNSON, Secretary Sec sss.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

The Light is hereby authorized to
announce JOSEPH KOHR, as a candi-
date for Constable, at the ensuing cleo
ton November Bird, and solicits the
votes and support of his friends and
the public at large.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
FOR SHERIFF..
The Light Is authorized to announce
JOHN P. CAMPBELL

as a candidate for reelection to the
office Of Sheriff, for Bexar county. at
the election November 3rd, and solicits
the support and votes Of his friends
and public.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The Light is authorized to announce
w. B. Kerr as candidate for County
Commissioners for Precinct No. at the
election, November 3rd.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01
FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT NO. /
WALTER NAPIER,

WAITER NAPIER,
is candidate
FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT NO. 1.
Election November Bird. He solicits
the votes and support of his friends
and public.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-01

ALL contracts or bills MUST be ap-
proved by the Secretary or Manager.