San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-13

done in 1882 and again in 1854 when
the state convention met in Houston In
1882 did not Bexar county send you in
structed to vote for and support a state
ticket and did you not vote con-
! trary to your Instructions and
oppose the putting Of a state ticket in
the field? Finally, how is it that after
eight years persistently opposing the
nomination Of state Republican ticket,
when the party chances for success were
infinitely better than at present, you
have experienced so sudden change of
heart The LIGHT may answer this last
! question at some future time.
The LIGHT makes no personal attack
upon Colonel J. C.. De Gress. Ii chal-
Ienges the purity of his political record
challenges it upon well-known grounds;
among others, upon the disgraceful at
tempt made by him to steal the chair
manship of the twenty-fourth district
after he had been defeated for the posi-
ton by Hugh Hancock (colored), of
Austin. II in the multiplicity OF his
cares, this matter has escaped the MEN,
DRY OF the Evening Paper Editor, we
refer him to Judge Blocker and other
members of that convention for particu-
lars. The LIGHT is opposed to this call
for a state convention, emanating as 1t
does from such a''source and without au-
thOrity. The call having been made we
suppose the convention must be held.
1t therefore behOyes every Republican
in Texas to see that such delegates are
sent to Waco rs will prevent J. &. De
Gress and his creatures from prOstituting
the party in Texas to their own pOlitl-
cal and personal ends.
The attempt to read the editor of the
LIGHT out of the Republican party,
won't wash. He has voted the straight
Republican ticket since he was old
enough to vote. He may not have
worn out as much shoe leather in Texas
as the editor of the Evening Paper, but
he will challenge comparison with that
gentleman as to the shoe leather worn
out in following the old flag as union
soldier, high private, rear rank. He
may not know much about Texas poll
tics nor the methods of conventions, but
he has always voted in convention as
instructed, while opposing all under
handed political methods. Confessing
his ignorance concerning much that he
might know about Republican politics
in Texas, he acknowledges with shame
that what little he does know has not
always approved the manipulators of the
party in Texas as above suspicion.
A SENSE Of justice In the criticisms
made upon public matters should al
ways lead to an open commentator OF
that which is deserving Of approval.
Our city fathers hear great deal Of
complaint concerning what they do not
do, while there is too generally an ON
inous silence concerning what they do
perform. There Is no doubt that more
good work Is being done upon our
streets by the present city council than
by any previous one for many years, and
in all the criticisms made upon the city
administration this fact should not be
lost sight of. Al the same time we can
not but believe that the true method Of
street improvement radistes outward
from some common center, and that more
satisfactory results would follow some
general, well defined system Of work
under direction Of board Of public
works than In any other way. San An.
tonic is too large to be subdivided in
the old village way and each roadmaster
allowed to follow out his particular
ideas in street work. A board OF pub
lie works, all contracts abolished, the
city to hire and pay Its own workmen,
work to commence at the center and
proceed outward, these would give us
the most satisfactory results possible.
To PREVENT the northwest extension
going by default, few Of our public
spirited men have assumed the balance
not yet subscribed, relying upon the
honor and sense OF justice of their fellow
citizens to see that the amount is made
up and does not fall upon them person
ally. These men have already sub
scribed literally to this project. They
have given day after day and night after
night to further this work. and place
San Antonio in position with her sister
cities, and the citizens who have given
nothing as yet should come promptly to
time and make good this deficiency. 1t
Is not creditable to the public spirit OF
many of our wealthy citizens that they
have made no response to the repeated
calls made upon them, and that the bur
den Of carrying forward the public enter
prises of the city should fall upon COM
paratively few, and many Of these in
moderate circumstances. While San
Antonio is to be congratulated upon
securing the road, she should not forget
to whose liberality and public spirit she
is indebted for the result.
The ATTEMPT to galvanize Judge Cook
into show of life as gubernatorial
candidate has signally failed. The Judge
could only be made respectable candi-
date by oonsigning him to perpetual
silence. Every time he opens his mouth
he makes gap In the ranks Of his
friends that is truly appalling. Had he
kept his mouth shut on the question OF