San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-08
ghs 1aily Eight.
FRIDAY, AUGUST S, 1890.
Our Neighbor, the Express.

Our Neighbor, the Express.
For the LIGHT.
Why this newborn zeal in the cause
of the unreconstructed extremists, the
.devotees to JEFF Davis and his lost
cause? To read a few of the late edi-
torials, such as The Burning Issue,
John NJ. Clayton, and its remarks on
the late Gen. Fisk one would infer
that friend Grice had never been north
of the late Mason and Dixon's line, or
been u valiant soldier under the stars
and stripes during the late rebellion.
What does this change of front mean?
Does the Express hope in this way to
make its calling and election sure for
past offences, its assaults on Cleve-
land and Mills in 1883, and for
its bitter opposition to Hogg
in his canvass for the govern
ship? Does it propose to out-Herod
Herod in all present issues as an
atonement for the past? We are anx-
ious to see what its modest repub-
lican and conservative democratic
patrons will have to say about it's in.
flamatory utterance now.
Congress proposes to have ma
tional election law that will secure a
free, unintimidated ballot and an
honest covent, and the Express raves
like lunatic. Friends of the Express
assailed the life of the nation with
bullets, and now it proposes to fortify
in time against fraudulent ballots,
and the fury of tho Express reminds
us of old secession utterances.
This bill of Lodge may
not be free from objections
but no true patriot should oppose q
just bill of that kind, one that will
protect every voter beneath the agis
OF the stars and stripes in casting
his ballot in all national elections as
he wishes, unawed by force or influ-
enced by money. A free ballot and
fair count is the one great need of a
free Republic. Without it freedom is
q farce, and elections, SO called, are
frauds.
In 1888, there was an election held
in Arkansas, in which Mr.. Brecken-
ridge was the democratic candidate,
and Mr.. John M. Clayton, the repub-
lican. Some ballot boxes were
stolen and the ballots destroyed, all
in the interests of Mr.. Breckenridge.
All efforts to ferret out the frauds
only led to assassination and murder.
Among those murdered in the inter-
est of democratic reform was Mr..
Clayton. 80 murders were repeated
in each case, the victim being some
one who desired IAN investigation, a
republican. The murderers could
not have been unknown as in one
case the assassination was open and
public, seen by many, and yet the
state does nothing and Mr.. Brecken-
ridge takes his seat in the lower
house with his blood-stained certifi-
cate. He claims to be shocked at the
of his opponent, Mr.. Clayton,
and goes through some mock neroics
in the house about 1t. That was all
for the public. What did he ever do
to bring the dark deeds to light?
ywhatever. What is
the argument of the Express to-
day? Why Clayton was a bad
man, a very bad man. Had he ever
any murder, such as
friends have, to hold
him in Congress? Did he ever steal
any ballot boxes to rob Mr.. Brecken-
mug vi % oOoU III lOoos ANou th"O
any democratic law ever heard of:
long as they may be.
Gen. Fisk died a few weeks ago,
honored north and south by all who
knew him, and yet now that he is
dead, the Express let's loose its Bill
ingsgate on him as he can not re-
ply. Why did not the Express call
him vile names while he was a candi-
date for the presidency In 1888? Was
it because he was running in the in
terests of the democrats?
Pressing the convass only in Repub-
lican states! Could it be that the
Express will suppress the truth when
it suits its interests?
Whatsoever may be the reason, we
feel satisfied of one thing and that is
that the Express in THE fiery zeal is
getting away from it's, supports, it's
west Texas readers, who care more
for the future than the past, who be-
lieve each voter is entitled to one vote
and Is entitled to have it counted as
he cast it; men who would leave q
stable government to their children,
and feel that the ballot is a nations
only safeguard. A VOTER.
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