San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-19
THE SAME OLD RACKET.

In 1886 the hlng Cfleu new
comb!'
The following extracts from au ar
ticle in the Express, October 1886, will
refresh the memory of our voters and
show them that the situation Is much
the same now:
"How their knees smete each
other"
"The ringsters, tricksters and Office
grabbers can no longer tstfy the peo-
Pile and corrupt county government"
"Chronicle, chapter No. 2.-Now,
it came to pass when the appointed
time drew near for the people
of BeXar county to choose their
scribes and other officials that
great lear fell upon the capdi-
dates of the ring and their knees
smote one against another, and behold
they cried out in loud voice, men
and brethr On, what shall we do to be
elected? The people of Bexar are
wroth with us and refuse to give heed
to our words, and have joined them.
selves unto the Peoples Party-thst
stumbling block in the path of ring
sters.
1--WE have raised the cry that the
IudH Nc"COulu 10 Viz ldbhct anu bIlO
leader or the peoples party, and
caused this cry to be shouted from the
street coruers and the house tops by
men hired for the purpose and caused
the "Times" to repeat the cry. but
the scare-crow doth not not alright
this stiff necked people who refuse to
hearken unto US, and even laugh and
jeer at the scare-crow that we have
set up in order to frig ten them away
from the peoples party.
Then TbaG, whose surname is
Smith, and who weareth his hair
long, rose and said: Brethren, my
soul is greatly cast down and dis
quieted within me. and all my bones
ache and my sleep Is disturbed by
reason of this peoples party that hath
sprung up and waxed strong whilst
we slept In the lap of ease. The wroth
of the people is stirred up even against
me, and they threaten to take away
from me the goodly Office that my
father held aioretims, and which 1
had hoped to beqneath to my son.
This accursed peoples party is as
smoke to my eyes and as vinegar to
my taste. In 1884 it took me up as one
of Its candidates and in gratitude
therefor gave 5000 in cash to its ex-
ecutive committee through self-as-
serted lawyer, to be used to elect the
peoples ticket. and by reason of this
| gift and Cassiano were elected. But
now the peoples party are after my
scalp and have started popular man
called Stevens against me, and are
looking into my very Office with pry>
ing eyes. They accuse me of charg-
ing notaries public S. 50, when the
law fixes my charge at 81 so, and
they even accuse me OF charging too
much for the recording OF deeds
and tell the people to count the
words in their deeds and see what
the cost of recording is under the law.
Verify, this peoples party is an
abominatioD and a nuisance and it
deserves to die"
"When Thad had made an end of
talking, Jose Cassisno sose aud said:
Bretheren, fear that my right hand
hath forgot its cunning. The people
no longer hearken unto me when |
sing unto them. They mean to
cast their votes for the man
beer and whiskey as well as
heavy within me. Even the Mexi-
cans, who were won't to vote just as /
told them, have grown stiff-necked
and independent and intend to vote
to suit themselves, and the men who
from the rising to the going down of
the sun will not vote FOR me-"
There is much more in this chapter
/ that would prove interesting, but the
above extracts fit the present cam
paign so we'll that the people will APP
preciate the situation.