San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-06
FRENCH AND REFORM.
A ROUSlNG RATIFICATION MEET.
ING HELD IN TURNER HALL
LAST NIGHT.
Speakers Expose and Denounce
the City Administration
Amid Prolonged APP

plauSe.
Last night the Young Mems Re-
form club held a public meeting in
Turner hall for the purpose of pre-
senting to the public its ticket for rat
ification, and it is no figure of speech
to say that larger, a more cosmopol-
itan, Independent gathering ever as
sembled in San Antonio. OF course
the Reform club was represented in
large numbers, and there was large
delegation from the Hidalgo Reform
club (Mexican). The COlored indie
pendent club, the Peoples club, were
also present, as guests of the Young
Mems Reform club.
Bryan Callaghan's crowd were also
looking on. There was the historic
sage of Beanville, Conner; Jose CAST
ano, the Goliath of the Callaghan par
ty; the tall sycamore of Soledad street,
editor of the Times; Netterville De-
vine who wants to be recorder; Cam
paign Newer Newcomb; the.big-little
deputy assistant city attorney Wall
ing; Manuel Yturri and his glasses;
Francois of the perverted San Pedro
club; Judge Crawford, Bart De Witt
and others. All these seemed very
much interested in the meeting, but
it was quite evident that they were
not at all pleased with the sincerity,
earnest, enthusiasm and independ-
snce that characterised it.
The body of the great hall was pack
ed and interested spectators stood out
in the streets and listening eagerly to
the denunciatory facts that were scat
tered freely.
There were fully 1900 people pres
ent. Looking over the sea of faces it
was plain to see that all was real, en-
thusiastic and representative. The
MeXicans, the stronghold OF
Bryan, were there in large numbers;
the colOred men, that sit was the au-
tocrat's boast he could buy" showed
up strongly, the Germans that the
mayor tries to catch with anti-prohi-
bitIon salt, were there too. Americans
were represented largely because they
are naturally on the side of "French
and Reform English, Irish, Scotch,
SSwedes, and every nationality were
duly represented, and seemed in ear
nest when they shouted Justify for
French and Reform"
On the platform were Chas. Hugo,
w. Heuermann, Alderman George II.
Kalteyer J. L. Slayden, H. NJ. Au-
brey. l.. &. Grothaus, Ed. Dryer, AL
sderman ]. n. Gallagher, Perry Lewis,
Mod este Torres, president of the Hi
daigo club; F. F. Collins, Carl Runge,
Bart Crowther, - Rodriguez, Joseph
Ryan, Harry C. Miller, r. Summer
lin, L. n. Turner, chairman of eXecu-
tive committee; Street Commissioner
Campbell, w. r. Story, K. Hertzberg,
Nelse Williams, president of the Col
ored Independent club; B. F. Wal
lace, J. Dimaline, Mic Rech, president
of the Italian club; T. B. Johnson, NJ.
A. Higgins, and others.
A bout S:25 p. M, l.. &. Grothause
arose, and, stating the objects of the
meeting, called for nominations tor
chairman. Mr.. w. Heuermann was
unanimously elected for that position
and Mr.. Richard Buckley was chosen
as secretary.
Mr.. Edward Dryer, the worthy
son of one of the esteemed dead lead
ers OF democracy, arose, and then the
fun commenced for the way he went
for the mayor must have made his
"htr friz," if reported truly, and
caused him to regret that he was not
kept in the family fold by leading
strings. After some very pertinent
remarks as the general character of
UIl6 ll0 Sdlu, w IldU
has the mayor done? He made heap
of promises, especially to the colOred
people, that have been broken. He
commenced his reforms by Obstruct-
ing and hampering tie street commits
sioner that you elected. He has
spent thousands in improving the
streets, and now they are as bad as if
they had never been touched. Bryan
Callaghan now shouts Equal
rights The phrase is a good one,
but should not cover the unworthy.
The Callaghan crowd now say that
French did nothing as mayor. but to
drink champagne at George HOer-
ners, and here they descend from the
absurd to the ridiculous, for little
while ago the same men were accus-
ing French of being a prohibitiOnist.
Bryan Callaghan claims to be friend
OF the poor, and so he is-at election
times. Do you know what is going on
i'm this city? I'll tell you, and I'll tell
you how Bryan Callaghan is friend
of the poor. Several carts are en-
ployed by the city and for each
of these an allowance of $50
per month is made. Does the
poor man get this On,
no! He gets SIS per month, but the
rich owner of the cart puts S45 in his
own pocket. There is 50 cents day
for the poor man, and $3.50 per day
for the mayors political hemchman
and strikers. Suppose Bryan Cal
laghan could furnish a number Of
broke down teams at that rate, pay
SIS to his men and pOrket S45;
wouldn't it be q good speculation?