San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-28

ing of the 9th instant in Turner hall, in this
city. This committee was organized on a
basis of 90 democratic and 20 republican
votes, and 20 votes for organizations of
the cOlOTed citizens and the San Pedro club.
There was not an 'Oilce-Seeker' in the
list 1t was representative of the great body
OF our people and its action was Tree from
| paTtisanShip. A more OtTaight forward
open, fair, honest body CT men never as
| Sembled before in our city, and the proceed
| lngS were free from all rancOr or SeltiShneSS
| The candidates chosen were the choice of
this unbiased, unbOught, body OF representa-
| tive citizens. They are every one of them
worthy the confidence and deserve the votes
of the people. Their success will not be a
| party victory or a party defeat, but the con
| tinuatiOn of the work began two years ago.
\ complete reform of the abuses which have
| become fastened on our county politics, of
| years of power obtained through puTchaS-
| able voters, could not be accomplished at
| single effort but the effort must be repeated
| and this time ii must be strong enough to do
| the work. The committee this time, as it
| was last time, was composed almost entirely
| OF citizens living i'll our city. We do not
| claim for 1t the character of a party cOnven-
| ton, but i'll our city is located the trouble.
| In our city the dirty work is done; ii is our
| city that holds out the bait for all the cor
| ruptiOn that can fatten OFF public office; here
| Is located the government, and here must
| originate the remedy to ward OIL the evil and
| correct the abuses, and we appeal TO the peO-
| pie throughout the county to down the crowd
| that marched from primary to primary with
hirelngS to elect delegates to the BeXaT
county democratic convention that had the
selection of the ticket, which we ask you to
defeat.
Our county now contains over $1,000 souls
and renders an assessment Of over Sl9,-
100000: your affairs demand the services of
men devoted to the public business and not
to the advancement of the success OF any
political party. No party responsibility
will answer, especially where party re-
SpOnSlDlllty' can be Saddled on an iTTeSpOn-
slDle class Of our voters who are controlled
by money and not by party principles. To
place the affairs of our county in the hands
of party 50 Shackled and bound like slave
III tie market, would be suicidal to your best
interests. 1t Is an insult to the free and in
dependent American citizens of our county;
amOckery OF the political sentiments that
divide all Intelligent men into parties 50
essential to republican form of government.
Inc strong conservative sentiment OF our
good citizens impels them To eSchew party
politics from our local affairs, and only in
times of high political excitement can the
party whip be used with effect upon the
backs of the people; but now, in the good
Old county Of BeXar there is no party emer-
gency worthy of attention; but the emer-
gency OF the public safety is upon us and
commands the supreme enOrt OF the people,
regardless OF party, to drive from power a
ring small i'll circumference, but mighty in
Its INSCRIPTIONS etfertS to throttle the will
OF the majority of the unpuTchaSeable voters
and secure control of our affairs.
In presenting the ticket of the citizens
the last was named, The Peoples County
Ticket" If we fail to present one or two of
the names OF candidates who were before
presented 1t is because the enemy have made
away with them, and their places are filled
with equally as good material men who will
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not be under obligation to the cOrrupting ill
nuenceS OF party machine for their eleya-
ton, and thereby be sble to serve the people
lnpartlally and be free from tie annoyance
OF party demands, which beset officials
elected as partisans from one election day to
another.
Before we close this appeal to our fellow
CITIZENS, II Is proper and perhaps necessary
TO notice the sO-called address issued by the
democratic executive committee. But for
the fact that the address We allude to is
signed by gentlemen who command the re-
Spect OF their fellow citizens for their per-
Sonal worth and ability, it would not deserve
the notice OF any Intelligent, fair-minded
man in our county. 1t is undigniled in its
tone and unworthy of the majority of the
Slgners thereto. 1t is a wild, Inconsistent
appeal to the people under the cloak of
democracy. This address asserts that lin
order to properly keep OPP our national and
state party organizations and prevent inTOadS
upon them by republicans, aided by the
irTepreSSible rlif-ra1T, who keep no political
taltn, 1t Is absolutely necessary to maintain
county, and, II possible, precinct OTganiZa-
tons, and further on turns its face to the
republican party and makes an appeal for
help, insulting them in one breath and cajOl-
ing them III tile next. Was ever such a
shameful display made to our people? They
say:
we conceive that even those republicans
who favor good government and party re-
SpOnslblllty therefore, together with those
VINO have recently come to live among us and
nave as yet formed no party affiliations, will
prefer 10 support the democratic ticket
rather than trOw their influence to an ire
SpOnSlble and mOngrel gathering of officers,
Joined with the caSt-Otl element which has
been rejected by the best elements OF both
republicans and democrats"
when II Is thus undertaken to denOminate
the citizens VINO have come forward in the
opposition as an irresponsible and mOngrel
gathering OF Office seekers, Joined with the
caSt-Of elements which has been rejected by
the best elements of both republicans and
democrats" 1t is simply an insult TO the peo-
plea statement which lacks the force of
truth and decency. They make this further
appeal to our republican friends: Until
the republican party of BeXar county can
organize upon Its principles and enter the
lists OF all open and fair contest based on
principle, we think we may with prOpriety
call upon the respectable element of that
party TO Unite with us in an earnest endeavOr
to defeat the guerilla element in BeXar
county politics, which has retired the repub-
lean party, as party, from power and in
huence, and is now joining with the caSt-Off
elements of the democratic party for the
purpose of destroying that also"
1t is the desperate effort of a desperate
crew, not of the democracy, it is an appeal
based on purely partiZan motives and not an
appeal to the people for their good. 1t says: