San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-10
MEDDLING WITH MEXICO.

The Corpus Chriti Caller seems to
scent blood on the moon. Judging
from its utterances one would think 1t
had been drawing its inspiration from a
San Antonio municipal election. 1t
reads for all the world as though the
writer of certain editorial in the Caller
of the eth Instant had been reporting an
election across the San Pedro, In this
city, and had come to the front with all
his Indignation on fire to denounce the
method of filling public offices. The
Caller very rashly sssails one OF the in
stitotions of the border, and calls for the
abolishing of old time practices.
and the surrender Of old time priv
ileges, in way to make the an
Client and honorable ussges of the
people discredited OF this generation.
The Caller should not be so disrespect-
full il speaking thus. Its language is too
abrupt. There is too little of the suayiter
in modo In it. The residents "befOh the
wah sab" will not tolerate such senten-
ces as fall from the lips of the reckless
Caller man, who says:
THAT a general reform is needed in
the manner Of conducting the elections
on the hill in this city seems to be the
opinion of the best citizens and fsr-see-
ing men of Corpus Christi. The practice
Of giving our Mexican people all the
uh dow hnfn
an election, rounding them up and put.
ting them in pens like 80 many sheep
and voting them, many of them in an
intoxicated condition, Is q dis
grace to an enlightened people
and no compliment to the
Mexican Citizen. 1t is an outrage anu
moral wrong, and will some day lead
to bloOdshed and trouble if not vetoed
"Well, says one, lit has been done be-
fore; it is there and there for sale"
Suppose it has. Two wrongs or several
wrongs don't make right. Why should
q candidate for an Office Tor his friends)
be taxed or compelled to squander sew
eral hundred or q thousand dollars, or
as much as he can make honestly out cf
the office, in order to be elected or ge,
even a respectable vote? The principle
is wrong and it will lead to corruption
The best men will soon not run for OF
flee II 1t has to be purchased. The
example set is bad one. and it be
hooves the good people of Nueces to
give this subject some attention"
That is too thin. He says "Nueces,"
but he means "Bexar." Such fiimsy
subterfuge::won'tp pass muster. 1t is an
outrage. What right has such q man,
no doubt a mere tenderfoot, to come
here, into this land Of democracy and
to males, ana Introduce his blasted
American ideas Of a clean public record
and an unpurchased ballot. The thing
ia monstrous. To seek refuge under
shelter of democratic Journal died 10
the wool, and thus assail the very strong
holds of democratic power along the
border, why 1t is insuffersble. 1t were
enough for black republican sheet like
the LIGHT to show up the deep damna-
tion of democratic methods in mixed
communities, but for a democratic sheet
to do ii, there's the rub! The Caller
evidently has put his foot in it. Misery
loves company, however, and as the
LIGHT has been crying out against the
evil complained OF by the Caller. 10!
these many moons, it extends its hand
to it's fellow sufferer ''in the city by the
sea" and mournfully says, shake!