San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-29
Only SIS a Year.
Making Up the States.

The so-called equal rights ticket
is widely circulated and advertised:
and the board of aldermen decided
upon in the office holders caucus
some days since, remains intact. 1t
was not difficult matter to nominate
this ticket; all that was needed being
the selection of names acceptable to
his honor, the present and would-be-
perpetual head of the city administra-
ton. The Reform club, as yet, have
not made out their full ticket. So far
as announced, the ticket has for its
head James H. French, for mayor; Ed.
Dryer, recorder; j. III. Schaefer, col
lector; w. w. Campbell, street COM
missioner; John H. Bolton, J. N. Gal
lagher, Harry c. Miller and w. r.
Story, aldermen-at-large; w. l..
Smith, Geo. H. Kalteyer, John T.
ambleton, Carl Runge, and Joseph
Ryan, for aldermen of the second,
fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth
wards respectively. No endorsement
have as yet been made for aldermen
in the first, third and fifth wards by
the Reform club. The methods that
characterize the making up of the two.
tickets are sufficiently at variance to,
call for comment. There Is a. very
sharp antagonism between them, and
the methods they present are fair sub
jects of criticism. The Equal rights
ticket" which means that the city
| have San Antonio have the same
voice in controlling the city as they
| had in selecting the candidates on the
Callaghan ticket, was q star chamber
affair. No public knowledge was had
of the caucus which put that ticket
| before the people, the taxpayers had
| no voice in selecting its candidates,
| and will have no consideration at the
| hands of the city administration it
will saddle upon the city, if success
full. Not that all the candidates are,
Callaghan's tools, by no means, but o.
majority are and that is as destructive
to the city as though all were. The
Equal Rights" in this case is merely
an equal right to pay the piper and to
hold your tongue. The citizens of San
Antonio have had no part nor lot in
making the nominations of the Equal
Rights ticket and this is only a fore
shadowing of the absolute ignoring of
the citizens, their rights and their
wishes which will characterize the
continuance of Mr.. Callaghan in
power.
The methods of the Reform club
have been in direct opposition to this
star chamber method. Instead of a
clique of city officials, dependents and
contractors, the Reform club is an
organization whose object has been
advertised in the public prints of the
city for months. Its membership is
open to all who are in sympathy with
the movement for municipal reform.
Its candidates have been put before
the people only upon the advertised
action of the hundreds of members
comprising the club. The ward nom
nations it has made no attempt to
control, only so far as to give no en-
dorsement to Callaghan's secret SER
vice men. In very marked and Pc
culiar sense the work of the Reform
club represents the mind of the BUSH
ness men of this city, having can
vassed the opinions of it's business
men very thoroughly before taking
action. The Equal Rights" name
will fool no one. The methods of that
nomination were most vicious, hav-
ing no regard to the will of the peo-
pie and the votes of the people will
hardly sustain it. The Reform clubs
work has been open, with due regard
to the will of the people and will re-
celve popular endorsement at the
polls.