San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-04
ghe Daily Eight.
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MONDAY. FEBRUARY. a., 1889.
BEARING GOOD FRUIT.


ed its calcium on the financial man.
agement of the present administra-
ton. Since then the Express, and
Young Mems Reform Club, and the
newspaper correspondents have been
going over the ground and emphasiz-
ing the facts spread forth in these
columns. 1t is we'll to keep this mat
ter constantly before the public. The
four years of city administration now
drawing to close has cost this city
$500, 900 per annum. At least that
amount of money has been drawn
from tax collections, bonds issued, and
money loaned. What has the city to
show for it? Eight dollars piece for
every man, woman and child in this
city, per annum. This tax upon
our resources is something enormous.
Is it not high time to consider how
far this thing is likely to go in two,
four, six or eight years more If it is
not checked? Every month that the
present condition exists renders any
change more and more difficult. Two
years ago an effort to change was
made and it was defeated by a sys-
tematic fraud arranged for and per-
petuated by the present adminlstra-
ton. Had not that falsehOod been
circulated concerning Mr.. Terrell
and the prejudices of anti-prohibi-
tionists been enlisted by that lie
against Mr.. Terrell's candidacy he
would have been elected and the
present mal-odorous condition of
things would have ceased to be two
years ago. 1t was not done. The
trick succeeded. The lie proved
profitable, and the cha ns are strOn-
ger and the letters are drawn tighter
than they were in 1887. Two years
more and they will be harder to break
than they are today, and the peoples
power of resistance will be less.
Is it not strange that the
indictment against the city admins
tration is not strong enough to break
down all barriers and flood out the
present incompetency. An admins
tration, condemned Of it's financial
policy by every judgment and show
ing by which business is managed; an
administration convicted out of its
own mouth as having resorted to
falsehood and trickery to retain its
hold in power two years ago; an adj
ministration, whose officials are act
ing without rebuke openly and Often
sively as the election agents of said
administr ltion; an administration, by
its own actions adjudged guilty of pre-
venting a meeting of council for con-
secutiye weeks, because such council
meeting would interfere with such
personal rule and control of the cleo
ton boards in the approaching con-
test, as Is necessary to the continu-
ance of the said administration in
power. An administration, convicted
by it's records of a constant disregard
of charter obligations and ordinance
regulations; an administration ruled
solely by favoritism, and in which
the comfort. cleanliness, health and
prosperity of the city is imperilled;
an administration that has no pride
in the city's appearance, no care for
the city's reputation, no concern for
the city's pocket, and no regard for
the citizen-this is the administra-
ton, wasteful, incompetent and over
bearing that has saddled itself upon
this city like the "old man of the sea"
on the shoulders of "Sinbad, the
sailor" and to rid itself of which the
cry has been, and now is, and will be
until it be accomplished, anything
to beat Callaghan !"