San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-16
THE SUNDAYS OF SAN ANTONIO

Will Attorney General Hogg, If Gov
ernor. Use His Influence to
Suppress Them?
The fact that Attorney General
Hogg attempted to force the obnox"
ious Sunday laws down the necks of
the quiet, unassuming and honest
people of the Alamo City, by the
means of an injunction, will not be so
readily forgotten. The question ma
turaIly presents itself and has often
been asked, what would he do in
case that he is elected governor of
the state of Texas? The whole adj
ministratIon that has been nominated,
is Hogg administration, the whole
legislature that might be chosen by
the democrats, or better, by the AL
lance men, will be hogg legisla-
ture, and it has been decided that in
case he is elected, to clothe him with
more power, than has ever heretofore
been given any governor of this state.
This being the case, and the demo-
cracy of Bexar county, which was
ANONYMOUSLY sat down upon at
every by charce in the great demo-
cratic state convention, having
no influence in the legislature, 1t
might be worth while bordering on
this matter little bit.
1t was with a view of ascertainlng
what the prohibltionists in the con
-yention thought of Hogg's nomination
in the matter, that the reporter spot
ted lean, lank, long-faced, ascetic
looking delegate and accosted him:
Il believe you are prohibitionist?"
After assuring the cold water man
that nothing serious was meant, the
object being to find out what be
thought of the manner in which San
Antonio uesecrated the Sundays and
what, in his opinion, would General
Hogg do in regard to this matter, if
ne were elected. The prohib. gave
vent to a passionate denunciation of
our Sabbath desecratioa and wound
up his TRADE by saying that San An
tonic people should not labor under
the delusion that Hogg as governor,
is going to tolerate our violation of
the Sunday law one whit less than
he did when he was attorney general.
He owes that much to his state and
constituents"
The editor of the Fisher
County Call, of Fisher county,
pronounced prohib., was one of the
few cold water advocates who firmly
refused to indulge at the various
breweries visited In the press excur-
sion. He said to LIGHT man that the
people of San Antonio need not feel
disturbed, as Hogg will not have any
more power in the matter as gov
ernor than he had as attorney gen.
eral. GAS governor he will likely shift
the responsibility on the shoulders
of the attorney general, and this
officer is a man who won't think that
it is policy to raise any opposition
whatever. [ think it highly proba-
BILE that the new administration
will let the Sunday law matter drift
just as it is at present"
A third prohibitionist who holds
forth as delegate from the 22nd sena
torial district, said that he knew
of no greater burning shame
than the manner in which the
people of this city violated the
command of God and the laws o
Texas in keeping open grocery stores
dry goods stores, saloons, beer gar
dens and like dens of vice. II tel
you, young man, you people dom
seem TO grasp the infamy of such pro
ceedings. If any man or set of mel
should attempt that in my county
you can rest assured he would leari
such lesson as to never attempt i
again as long as he lived. Genera
Hogg has shown how he stands on tina
matter, and there is no doubt with tn
powers conferred on him as governo
and the whole administration witt
him, he will use all of his power ant
influence to stamp out these dens G
vice. 1t would be better for the city
San Antonio is a fine town, its onl
seriously Objectionable features bein
its beer gardens and other places {
amusement that run in open viOlatio
of Sunday laws. But our next GOV
ernor is going to wipe that out an
then San Antonio will perhaps b
one of our model towns.
How much longer this goo
man would have sermonized, the n
porter is unable to tell, but suddenl
remembering that duty called him 8
some other point, the scribe too
hasty leave from the voluble col
water man and proceeded to til
LIGHT office where he herewith give
the awful people Of San Antonio ii
benefits of the talk.