San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-23

| Guy. Ills fbiullllAltt was blEdlilLtu bll II
basis of 60 democratic and % republican
votes, and 20 votes for organizations of
the cOlOred citizens and the San Pedro club.
There was not an ''Oflice-Seeker'' in the
list, II was representative of the great body
of our people and its action was free from
partiSanship. \ more OtTaight forward,
open, fair, honest body of men never as
SemDled before in our city, and the proceed
lngS were free from all rancOT or seltiShneSS.
The candidates chosen were the choice of
this unbiased, unbOught body of representa-
i've citizens. They are every one of them
worthy the confidence and deserve the votes
of the people. Their success will not be q
party victory or a party defeat, but the con-
tlnuatlOn 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 a
single effort, but the effort must be repeated
| and this time it 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 il the character of party cOnven-
ton, but in our city is located the trouble.
| In our city the dirty work is done; il 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 off 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
| hlTelmgS to elect delegates to the BeXar
county democratic convention that had the
| selection of the ticket, which we ask you to
| defeat.
| Our county now contains over 5000 souls
| and renders an assessment of over 3d.,
| 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-
| SpOnSibility" can be Saddled on an iTreSpOn-
SIble 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 so shackled and bound like a slave
| in the market, would be suicidal to your best
| interests. 1t is an insult to the free and i'll
| dependent American citizens of our county;
amOckery of the political sentiments that
| divide all intelligent men into parties 50
| essential to a republican form of government.
The strong conservative sentiment of our
good citizens impelS them to eschew party
politics from our local affairs, and only i'll
times of high political excitement can the
party whip be used with effect upon the
backs OF the people; but now, i'll 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 effort OF the people,
regardless OF party, TO drive from power
ring small III circumference, but mighty in
its INSCRIPTIONS etfertS to throttle the will
Of the majority of the unpurchaSeable voters
and secure control of our affairs
committee we have presumed 10 name II aS
the last was named f.ITha paonIaiS Eomn1,,
Ticket" If we fail IN nresant 1ne ar two ~
fine names of candidataS yvho rara haf,ra
presented il is because the enemy have made
away with them, and their places are tiIied
with equally as gnnd material men Ivho viii
conduct Our affairs we'll and faitbfuiIy and
NOT be under ohIigation IN the cor,nntiSg in
tluences of n nary machine for tbair a7ava-
ton, and Thereby he SHE In serge the neonIe
Invariably and me free from tho annavance
of marty demands which heSet ntiiciaIS
elected as partisans from one election dav tn
another
Before we close this anneaI tn our fellow
citizens, if is nr0ner and nerhanS nacaSSarv
to notice the So-caIIed address iSSued nv thg
democratic executive committed RnI for
the fact that the address we aIInde to i
signed by gentlemen who command the re-
spect of their fellow CITIZENS for their nor
sonal worth and ability, il would not deserve
the notice of any intelligent. fair-minded
man i'm orr county it il nndignitiad in it,
tone and unworthy of the majority of the
Slgmers thereto. it is a wild Inconsistent
appeal to the people under the cloak of
democracy. This address asserts that ''iu
order to properly keep Op Our national and
state party organizations and prevent inroadS
upon them by republicans, aided by the
iTepresSible riff-raii, who keep no political
faith, it is absolutely necessary To maintain
county, and, if possible, precinct organize
TONS" and further on turns its face 10 the
republican party and makes an appeal for
help, insulting them in one breath and cajOl-
ing them in the next Was ever such
shameful display made to our peOplep They
say:
We conceive that even those republicans
who favor good government and party re-
SpOnsibility therefore, together with those