San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-04
SHARPEYE SLASHES

SHARPEYE SLASHES
wRIrTEN FOR THE LIGHT
Although the new bridges are shaky
they are not half as shaky as some OF the
fellows that built them.
II takes only a type writer and an"ani-
mated sneer'' 10 edit the kings organ
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We can 20 from Indifference to friend
ship and from the latter 20 love, but never
from love back to friendship and indiffer--
ence. The county officials have followed
the city administration up to love, bat
finding only ashes and cinders they have
gone on TO the terminus, hate.
The gang will lose by resignation their
brainicst supporter about New Years
Then one of our young lawyers may get
his old place back.
When trans-San Pedro Indians and
their I'M American bosses organize
against Americans and their institutions
IL is time for American citizens TO sprinkle
on them the necessary vttrioI. The city
administration is upheld by just such
cattle.
The fire department would probably be
efficient If it had only one house 10 pro-
tect-and ifwas fire proof.
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Recent burnIngs to finish prove that
the fire department could not put out the
picture of a fire. let alone an actual one.
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The county officials, to their credit,
have left the administration carcass to
the political hyenaS that now feast
upon it.
The may'r now struts in gray clothes.
We knew he was gray all the time.
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One by one they leave the rotten craft
and Brine will soon have only that plug
to carry him ashore. The tyrant must
go-to the bottom.
If the king had a rag on every sore that
he feels he would he clad in white and his
heart would be wrapped in bandages.
1t is written on the face of every free
man that the king must go. Even Bal
maceda went and by self selected route
Times must be rocky for the May'r and
his fire department when they have ~
Solici. thanks for the saving vi 3 r0Okerv
oc a rnally. To burnlor not to burn
would be an appropriate motto for them.
The county officials have no striRgs
tied 10 their books. None OF them have
ocon burned either.
This district win never be represented
in congress by half breed. We have Joo
many thoreughbreds here for that.
Though held in clear water for awhile
the administration turtle is fast desceRd-
ing 10 his native mud.
To got on the police force now il seems
necessary to be a stranger, or the son of a
stranger. Men havc beats now that Z few
months ago did not know the names OF the
Streets upon which they walked. They
could not distinguish pot OF chile'con-
carne from an alderman at-big.
If there is anything that the alca|Ge
hates more than water and the "fonr
kings" he has not made IL known up Ia
date. II might be sourmaSh and then
again it might be corkscrew.
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The creature that a few months ago
ran the city and county could not now
run Jack rabbit If H. was going his way.
How soon men shrink!
Mack seems TO he the whole If The
county commissioners court, though some
intimate that Jonas will soon swallow Il e
whale.
Several Of the kings subjects are Tories
with him but patriots among the prcpie.
This is had sign-for the king.
The three plug hats squeezed down
Commerce street yesterday in tandem, and
not an animal took fright except a poor
alderman who Immediately took drink.
Several subjects that heretofore would
spit on their hands aud climb red bot
stove pipe to scratch the kings back are
now shaking their heads and turning
their own backs TO him. Wise subjects
Foolish king
When man is lost the devil generally
finds him. This being true, what o dis
cOvery he could make in administration
circles.