San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
SHORT SNAPPERS.

Free liquor Is logic TO the aver
age floating voter.
There seems to be too much
theory about reform.
1t does not always pay best to
lie, even about politics.
Old bum actors usually make
the same kind of preachers.
There is room in San Antonio
for several more live advertisers.
There is trouble brewing on the
water question in San Antonio.
Callaghan, Campbell, and Ed.
Froebose are pretty good hand to
draw to.
A woman is more apt to be
judged by the company she keeps
than man.
The Lord does not try to please
everybody; neither does a news
paper that has any principle.
The general run OF sensational
gospel FOUNDERS are like the aver
age glass Of beer, nearly all froth.
The sewer contractors should be
given chance to push their work,
and then compel them to push.
Bart now knows some of his
dear friends who lied to him,
and is carrying big knife up his
sleeve.
DIR. Starnes and Ellis should
retsliste by going to Galveston
and help corral the colored
brethren.
We may next expect to hear
that populist O'Connor has put
in his application to become a
republican.
Water, lights, and street car
lines are sucking the life out Of
the poor taxpayer. There is a big
kick coming.
The Reform republicans of
Texas will present solid delega.
tion-no contests, at the st. Louis
convention.
"The road to wealth Is economy"
is little too ancient; it's now
combination of trusts and Doodle
legislation.
AS a beginning the council
should try it's new tax or dinance
on President Weiss, Of the street
car com psny.
A subscriber writes: "The city
hall is a sink of corruption :" he
should not have overlooked the
new courthouse.
DR.. Starnes and Immigration
Agent Ellis, got Knocked out on
the first round, but they say they
still hold trump cards.
Some Of the evidence given at
the court house OF late, will make
very interesting reading at the
next municipal election.
Col. Bob. Ingersoll has given
the people something to think
about; even Parson Craig's late
talks are a little more liberal.
Atchison Globe: "When a
woman takes up literary pursuits,
the number of canned goods on
her grocery bill steadily increases"
Detroit News: "By calling the
fistic carnival revolution the
managers could pull it of in
almost any one Of the Spanish re-
publics."
Let every republican who thinks
more OF the party than the mere
scramble for prospective pie at
tanA tho oonx,anfion Of MiSoinn
Garden on the 9th.
This being election year the
knights of the green cloth, may
get little clemency, but the poor
old Magdalene's will doubtless
have to put up literally.
When the republicans assem- BILE
at Mission Garden next Wednes-
day let them elect a county exc
cutor who will not trade the party
off to the local office. holders ring.
Bradford Banner Democrat:
-"Dear God" prayed a little
Church street maiden last evening,
snake good little girl out Of me
and II at first you don't succeed,
try, try again"
Springfield Union: ga Missouri
man has just returned home after
an absence OF seven years, his
mind being total blank as to all
events OF that period. Think of
his luck; missed all that free
silver talk"
The treasurers of the late cam
paign committees have never
made any report as to how, or how
much of the money was spent.
One Of the treasurers is credited
as having Melted a nice profit,
-. e., Arrn a.. 81.