San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-02
ECHOES FROM WEST END
H'DQ'RS DAILY LIGHT.
WEST END, Oct. 81 1891

The self nominated candidate with
| draws. ''The dresm, and with il
fled" all hopes OF fees, salaries and
| emoluments as well as incidental
protection perquisites or patropageof
the alderman at large. left no room
for doubt as to my firm and solid
standing on my political principles
as San Antonio office seeker, anil
yet since my announcement, | have
had no peace. The Impressions of
the day would disturb my slumbers
at night with dreams of coming great
ness, but the strain on my nerves
compel me to Withdraw from the race.
I'll give you some fragments of
my dreams and the chars cters
that haunted me. First came
lilly white, praising my reference TO
the joint political committees; next
came one of the opposition, giving me
tits Tor having mentioned the city i'm
provements because they were paid
for with the peoples money; next az
peared one OF the administration, dis
gusted because humored the opposi-
ton with an extradltion scheme.
Genuine democrats and republicans
kept alCof altogether. The most
pleasant visit was by committee of
young ladies from the new recherche
Young ladies' Belgravia club. These
facinating beauties handed me q
card of thanks for my bold stand
for female suffrage and notifi-
cation that their rules had been SO far
relaxed as to have admitted me an
honorary of their select circle and on
ly await my pleasure to invest me
with the grip and their secret signs;
next came five homely elderly ladies,
took them for old maids, only one of
them referred to the happiness of her
own husband, who was at that mo-
ment minding the baby and cooking
dinner, and assured me that it was q
pleasure akin TO heavenly bliss to
know that l would advocate pro-
hibition in the city council. Last
but not least a fellow, who in
troduced himself with "Rully t'r
yer, 'rsh fer pursonsl (bic) rights,
| get whole vote (hic) less go u Kerble
| (hic) you set (hic) 'em up. You know
me Pete. (hic) I'm from Kansas, but
| vote (hic) all same fo' personal rights.
| (hic) Jess set 'em upn l am awake
now. This direct appeal to brioe
| voter, had its effect. | cannot set 'em
up and have irrevCcably withdrawn
in favor of my opponent, who, il he =
| only firm and conscientious man,
| deserves our support, whether he Is
| first found in or outside the city halt.
| am out ofpOlitics, and the attack
and defence OF the City Council vii
| fall on other shoulders than my own.
| When this examination passes away
| will be glad to remember that what
| ever faults there may have been the
personal integrity of our mayor has
ever been unass8ilsi able. Let some
good man commence now and make
good any few opinions as candidate
of one day, which were TO pave Colo
RADIO avenue at West End and two
| more streets in the city, reduce the
taxes of 304 voters, furnish 81 electric
lights and los fire plugs, increase the
pay of the fire Opt, put on q special
policemen increase the number
OF sanitary inspectors, pass an S-hour
| law aud have six hours each for 4
| drivers 20 the proposed Black Maria.
| did want TO promise my friend
O'ConnOr to lay water mains all over
Beanyille, but did not meet up with
him. Aud now farewell forever to
political aspirations.
Thanks to Captain and Mrs.
Ramsey, the young folks of West
End had delightful candy pull
ing last night.
The cars aud trailers were full all
day yesterday with sight seers at
West End.
The explosion of q lamp at Mai.
Days came near causing a large fire,
as 1t is the Msjor has burned hands
from preventing a conflagration.