San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-02
EXPRESSLY KICKED.

ing's Express contain but little that will
warm the cookies of the democratic
/ heart Of Bexar county. As 1t was in the
beginning so it Is now. 1t seems that
I the men who wanted office this innings.
are not acceptable to the sentiment rep.
resented by the Express, and the men
/ who had office showed upon them are by
no means acceptable to those who domi-
mated the convention, but who were
| obliged to accept of certain candidates
! in the interests of the ticket at large.
| As to the make up of the ticket the peo-
| pie of BeXar county TiIl be their own
| judges. The expression of that judg-
| ment will be rendered at the ballot
boxes in four weeks from next Tuesday
The principal concern of republicans in
| this matter is with the outcome. The
! great fact. more apparent than all 9TH
ers, is that the democratic brains and
business Of Bexar county is genuinely
dissatisfied with the ticket as whole,
and even more dissatisfied with the
domination OF the party by the Mexican
ring. 1t Is not fair to charge this tick
ct to the young democracy OF
the county, as represented in the
reform club. They had 10 bolt
the primaries, bolt the convention,
bolt the nominations and bolt the party
or accept the situation. AS good demo-
Gratis they chose the latter course. They
worked to control the primaries. the
convention, the nominations and very
largely got left. Having failed to con-
troll matters within the democratic party
and defeat the Mexican bosses, who are
rs vet invinCible, il only remains for
that defeat to be attempted from with
out. No matter what elements OF
strength. or what assurances Of good
government are afforded by certain
names upon that ticket, the ticket must
be regarded as one and indivisible. 1t
is the ticket Of the Mexican ring. 1t is
the ticket of the men pledged TO control
the county offices in the interests of the
present city administration, and elect
the present mayor to office next
January. This is the combination to be
met and broken. The election OF this
democratic ticket carries the OutpOsts Of
the peoples fight for new mayor
against the people, and fortities the
camp of Major General Callaghan against
those who wish to see the pile driver
L.. .;-t 81 lnf.
rne dissatisfaction of the people with
the Mexican yoke, which they have
borne until the CALLED jade winces' at
every step, is very pronounced, at
present. This dissatisfaction will
very senSibly decrease, under the
peculiar methods of democratic mOli-
flying, until it will largely disappear,
unless the people continue the agita.
ton and eXhOrt one another by bringing
to mind the evils past, present, and to
come, of perpetuating the rule of men
who herd their voters as they do sheep,
and vote them at the polls as they would
round up cattle. The democrats OF the
better sort having tried and failed, 1t
now remains for the republicans to try
and win for the people of Bexar county
victory over the OOrrupting influences
Of the present political management In
attempting this work fusion is not neCes-
sary. Fusion with democrats is not de-
sired. Fusion complexities the situation.
When the republicans of New York
state wished to rebuke the nomination
of their party for governor, ~ corrupt,
they made no fusion but simply voted
for the other candidate, Grover CleVe-
land, and elected him as their defiance
to the corruption of the republican state
Legislature. The republican party OF
Bexar county is in condition and posi-
ton to do work of necessary reform
for BeXar county politics such as has
never before been offered her. An open
door is before her which no one but her
self can close. The battle is twO-fOld.
The contest in November is but pre-
Jude to the contest in January. No one
who desires a change in the present
city administration can afford to vote
for the ticket nominated at Turner hall
last thursday. Put pin right here.