San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-20
WARNING UP.
Large Meeting OF the Citizens at
Convention Hall Saturday Night.

Large Meeting OF the Citizens at
Convention Hall Saturday Night.
About six hundred people assembled at
Convention hall Saturday night to hear
the speeches in the interest of citizens
ticket. The meeting was opened by Mr.
Robert Summerin, who introduced Mr.
/. z. Franklin as the ilrst speaker. Mr.;
Franklin's speech was quite lengthy, and
was received with considerable applause.
Our limited space prevents giving it in
full. He began by calling attention TO
the independent ticket as follows: 1T Is
the unhOly alliance" In America every
citizen is king, and we need no king or
political bosses in free country. pro,
private individual, but the acts
of public official l will freely
and fairly discuss, and will give
nothing but the facts, and il
| make misstatement / stand ready
to publicly acknowledge my error and
make all reparation. | charge that the
court house ticket was fixed up by the
Office holders trust of both city and
county in conjunction with the managers
of the railroad company. This COM
bination proposes to not only select your
judge, but to dictate to You who shall MI
every Office in your county. What is the
reason of all this? Why are the manag-
hands and caucussing with the office
holders. Why did they want this road
put into the hands OF receivers before the
election-so they could have everything
fixed. The whole proceedings of the court
were informal and illegal, and 1t took
only A. minutes TO fix up the whole plot.
Evasion of the law is worse
crime than an open violation, be-
cause an open violation -, shows
courage and bravery. The rec
ords of the court show plainly there was
some understanding between the court
and the management, and that IL was the
company itself that wanted to be put into
the hands of receivers. This decision OF
the court is in violation of all law and
contrary to all decisions of the supreme
court. Now, my friends, in face
all the law and evidence in this case,
what does a political endorsement
amount to? Will 1t change the law; will
it change the opinions Of the people who
vote against it? No! Why are the man
ayers of this corporation so anxious to
foster upon the people all the balance of
the county officers? Do the people pro-
pose to stand it? No! No! There is a
limit. gentlemen, to all such proceedings.
Principles, and not men, must prevail.
For the safety of the people, the purity,
integrity and honor of the judiciary are
principles that should and must prevail,
\ We must fight these combina-
tions until all political combinations and
bosses are downed, from top TO bottom.
y The mills of the Gods grind Slow
ly, but they grind. The water is turned
on, now let the wheel turn.
EDITOR FARMER.
Is a fair talker and when he got warm
ed up was much more personal, than the
preceding speaker and poured his shot
straight, and did not even miss King
Bryan. He said he had been into politics
quite a number of years, but in Bexar
county he had beeu introduced to new
system. He preferred the old fashion way,
where the different parties called the peo-
pie together and they elected the candi-
dates they wanted TO vote for. lie did
not like TO see little clique of office hold
es running the whole machine, and Just
dividing up the offices. He called upon
The laboring men TO support the Mission
garden ticket. And after abusing the
press in general retired midst loud APP
plause.
SIR. ANTONIO MoLINo
Quite fluent speaker, then addressed
the meeting in Spanish. lie was quite
complimentary in his alluslon TO the
citizens ticket, and very sarcastic and
bitter upon the independent ticket. He
said Judge McAlister was a fine carpen-
ter, but the balance of the sentence the
reporter failed to catch. He spoke of the
district attorney and the mayer, who had
always been fighting each other, and
were now so loving and dear together.
He said that when poor Mexican enter
ed the court house it meant the peniten-
tiary: that when Mexican was arrested
for some small offence, this prosecutor
would 90 to him and say: IF you will
plead guilty you'will get only two years;
If you do not plead guilty will give you
fifteen years" This speech closed the
meeting.