San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
BROWN SVILLE LETTER.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. Z, 1855

BROWNSVILLE, Sept. Z, 1855.
Daily LIGHT:
Since my last nothing of Importance
has happened, only our Mexican
neighbors have raised their quaran-
tine, and few light rains. The
farmers are all busy planting their
fall crops. Politics on a stand still,
no whooping and yelling, every poll
tician watching one another; one is
afraid and the other dare not make q
break. Four years ago the Cleveland
and Hendricks club and other demo-
cratic factions were parading the
streets with music and banners flying,
hollering themselves hoarse, but now
mary" scream, they are as docile as
little lambs. l suppose they think
that they have got the wrong sow by
the ear; they don't think that Grover
has got the L. $. by the tail, with q
down hill pull. / expect from
the way some of them look
they think Mr.. Harrison has got
the big fat boy by the seat of the
trousers with tight grip and hard
pull. The democratic free traders
can sing:
Grover stood on the platform,
His baggage was checked for Troy:
The platform was knocked
From under him, and his name was Pat
,lallOy.
/ have been hearing some of our
free traders abusing the LIGHT for be-
ing little dirty republican sheet;
they won't subscribe for it; don't
like it: shouldn't come in their houses.
Poor fellows! But when it comes,
they slip around and borrow it: hide
away in some secluded spot and read
it and then get out on the street to
growl.
There is a great deal of complaint in
regard 70 the irregular mails in wet
weather. No wonder! there is not q
decent public road in the county;
plenty of roads that are impossible
eight months in year; although the
people pay a road tax, but very
little, if any, Of this tax money goes
to build bridges or work the road.
Where does this money go? Echo an
swers where? If some of our county
officials would have to travel on them
probably they would look little to
the interest of the travelling public.
But then an outsider must say moth
ing, keep still, you will make some
body mad. Certainly, they all get on
their high horse whenever any OF their
crOOkedness is shown up. Whenever
the railroad strikes this country then
we will have free thinking people,
people that will stand no foolish
ness and be led by the nose or driven
like sheep. This is too fine country
to remain in its present condition.
The subscription towards building our
railroad is progressing finely, the so
licitors, Messrs. Werbiski, Yturria
and Bloomberg, are doing good work
and deserve great praise. They are
all good slngle-handed takers, put
the three together, they are as good a
set of threes as anybody would want
to draw to. One year from today we
expect to hear the snorting of the iron
horse. Our county has a population
of II, O01. The city has 5,45l. All we
need to make us the banner coun-
ty of Southwestern Texas is good
industrious farmers and the road to
take our produce TO market. L will
say to those that have been asking in
regard to lands, that very little as yet
has been offered for sale; one land
owner has offered to sell thousand
acres, ranging from 3 TO SO per acre,
(cash.) Others have refused yet to
sell, but say in course of time they
will sell. Whenever the time comes
and land is put on the market, by
watching the LIGHT they will find
out. I must say that every American
farmer that has come here is highly
pleased, not only that, but have made
a good living and some money. AS L
said before we have good people, ac-
commodating in every respect, willing
to give you helping hand if you will
try to help yourself, hut for loafers
and would be politicians the market
is glutted. But when you do come,
bring a little cash along, for it will
"kinder" help out. The moon hangs
high and the goose looks lovely.
F. B. L.