San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-02
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

What the People are Saying.
A monument is only q reminder OF
some thing or some body; it took the
American people generation to lift
shaft to the memory of Geo. WASH
iugton.
Monuments are built of granite,
marble or brass and cost money.
When built they generally turn out
to be disappoip tments as they never
reach the poetic, or heroic, or phllan-
thropic idea attached to them by the
people.
When we have completed that
grand monument, which the Express
has the credit of championing, to
American heroism," beneath whose
weight shall be buried the recollec-
tions of the American people; let US
then erect another one whose shaft
shall penetrate the blue dome of
heaven, and call it charity"
The residue of hate and bitterness
at this day because of the
civil war, can only die out by the
lapse of time. 1t is now over quarter
of century since the last gun of the
civil war was fired; all of the prom
inent actors of the war are dead; time
is building it's own monument to OBJ
livion.
No tidings of our absent mayor; no
even was made of him at the
council meeting yesterday; his vOy-
age across the Atlantic, or the date
of his probable return did not appear |
to be matter of interest to the city
council.
In fact, it looks good deal as If the |
acting mayor and the aldermen, and
all the balance of the smaller fry, did
not care whether Bryan ever return
ed, only illustrating the fieeting
character of all human greatness. A
prominent man-an actor in the front |
of public events dies, or goes abroad,
same.
But though absent, Mayor Callag-
hans little program, arranged before
he LETT for France, is carried out to
the letter. The people recollect that |
there was an advertisement for bids /
for use of privileges or lease of the
San Pedro Park; several persons
made bids; Mayor Callaghan took
another notion, and crumpled up the
bids in his fist and threw them into
the waste basket; the city must as
sumo complete control of the park,
said Bryan.
This was good, although it would |
have looked better if there had been /
no advertisement tor bids. Now,
what happens? The next thing is
that it is told on the streets that Mr..
Callaghan had given the springs to
FRANK Krish, for nothing, and the
next thing we see is the committee
brings in report, apparently eme-
Krisch custodian of San Pedro park |
without salary, but as compensation
for his valuable presence, he is
given rent free, of the en- tire build
ings, and the privilege Of running
beer saloon at the old stand; he is
also given the exclusive right to
battle in the spring.
For this same privilege two bidders,
equally rs competent and equally as
as Mr.. Krisch, offered the |
city over $1,000 yearly rent. But what |
does our city council care; its so easy |
TO raise the assessments of property |
owners, that thousand dollars
thrown away on q fsvorite of the
mayor is OF no consequence.
The city should take charge of the |
PARK, and make it the most beautiful |
spot on the continent; 1t should be |
kept clear of beer saloons and tamsle |
stands. ETC., but if we must have a |
beer garden of it, why let US give it to
the best and highest bidder; or let
the city go into the saloon business,
and devote the profits to the keeping
and care of the park.
The petition of property owners on
Pine street to have a water main put
down was not only adversely reported
on by Alderman Lockwood, but he
took advantage of the occasion to
make the startling statement that
the city was approaching large fig
ure for fire hydrants alone; he said
if we accede to all these demands,
our fire hydrant rent will soon reach
100000! Then, disposing of the Pine
streeters, the alderman reported
f.U hlU on tho raoanffnn of Sauan