San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-23
SHORT STOPS.

SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying
What Alderman Lockwood don't
know about law would fill large
sized elementary work.
Yet, this fiippant member of the
Gallagher conclave, attempts to adj
dress the people through the Express
giving his "opinion" q la Bergstrom,
upon the Hoefllng- Boelhauwe case.
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Lockwood, in his capacity as city
attorney, says the council is not in
contempt because they have taken no
final action. This may do to put In
the Express, but it won't do as an
answer before the courts. The coun-
Gil might keep on postponing final
action" to the end of the Callaghan
administration.
Lockwood says: "The facts of the
case are, that in the first place the
city council of San Antonio has no
legal or official knowledge that any
mandate has ever been issued-lf
they are Legislative body" as
Chancellor Lockwood would have US
understand, then the sheriff was not
necessary. But this is simply false
statement; they not only know of the
mandate, but they got Bergstrom to
write an "Opinion" to help them out;
they accepted service when the man.
date was filed in the Hoefiing case.
But all this does not cut any figure,
if the don't seat Hoefling today they
are likely to find out what the law is,
and to be wiser lawyers If not better
aldermen, ever afterwards.
AS to Lockwood, the people are
utterly tired OF him; his ignorance
and conceit are insufferable.
Horace Chiffon, Hogg's senator,
gave the local democracy q dose OF
east Texas craftsmanship last night,
at Turner hall.
The failure of Farmer Tracy to ar
rive, sent quite large audience from
Convention hall to Turner hall.
Horace was very flip in speaking of
Thomas Jefferson, he called him "old
Tom," and used several slang phrases
ala Sam Jones. But as Senior Chill
some, will not be likely::to take his
seat if Hogg calls an extra session of
the legislature, Texas will not have
to be responsible for his lack of good
ia ste.
The funny part of the pro CRANE
was the way Chiffon Was intro duced
to the audience. Ed. Dryer came
foreward and introduced Judge Nc
Leary as the introducer of Chiffon:
the audience were at q loss to know
what was the use of introducing Nc
Larey, unless it was to get Dryer in
to it in some shape.
The usual TRADE against the repub-
licsn party was freely INDUCED by
this embryo senator, and the usual
amount of misstatements Of history,
bat the main thing was to get after
the democratic mem bers of the farm
er's alliance.
Chiffon confessed that for 25 years
the southern democratic farmers had
stood by the democracy solely because
it was the champion OF the southern
confederacy, and he felt terribly bad
to think that the farmers were begin
ming to look upon politics as sOme-
thing outside of the southern confed-
eracy, the "lost cause" and the south
ern brigadiers and lawyer politicians.
But never mind about Chilton's
windy statements, the question is
which wing of the local democratic
party sheltered him during his stay
here, was it the city or the county
ring; was it the Mexican Indian dem.
ocracy or the Caucasians.
Not single Mexican was present
an old democrat Remarked; ION oc'
casions like this, their presence is not
needed, its only at the ballot box we
want them"
Chiffon thought he hit the alliance
hard when he charged that 1t was in
aid of the republican party. The fac
is, the farmers know that the so
called democratic party has been in
power for seventeen years in Texas, -
quite long enough.
By Olsen & Son, Houston street bridge