San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-28
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

What the People are Saying
The people are looking at the new Of
| fetal ballot with some curiosity and are
asking who got 1t uR.i -
The county commissioners court are
! responsible for it, but il seems TO have
been Matched out on the quiet, and at
least one entire BODY of our citizens were
| not consulted as TO their wishes, the
'CitizenS' " ticket people.
The ballot is a large sheet Of paper con
tanning ten columns of tickets, three
headed democratic, two republican, one
citizens, one peoples, one prohibition,
one workingmen, one independent.
The first three columns are headed
democratic and what tumble it is; the
democratic electors ale repeated three
times in the first space: and the first col
umn is occupied by the Clark state ticket
with the ring ticket attached; the only
omission on this ring ticket is the name Of
Terrell for congress. This is left blank.
In the original copy PaSchalS name APP
peared but it was taken out at the in
stance of Mr.. Terrell. This ticket is
fraud; not having been adopted by any
convention or committee, so far as known
to the public. The friends of Judge Clark
| are certai nIy not trying to trick the voters
of this city into voting the Cal!aghan
ring ticket?
The second column is the regular HOgg
ticket. ring and all: it is entitled to place
on the ballot.
The third column is another Clark
state ticket, with county officers, adopted
by the straight democracy, evidently en-
III led q a nIhpp on he tic
\
The fourth is under the head of repub-
lican, fraud from top to bottom. The
electoral ticket at the head of this ticket
was never properly promulgated or au-
thorized by any republican convention,
and has only been sprung lately in order
to furnish republican kite to hitch
Clark taIl TO. Whoever put out this
ticket has usurped the rauthority of
even the Clark Fort Worth republican
meeting, which Ouly endorsed Clark. and
not the rest of his democratic ticket. This
ticket headed, republican, sets forth the
entire Clark state democratic ticket, with
the ring attached.
The fifth column is the regular repub-
licau electoral and state ticket 1t has
no tai 10 it, so far, although the republic
cans have adopted. and aided in the
nomination of the citizens ticket as
against the ring and have a right to have
that ticket in their column if desired.
The sixth column is headed "Ctizen."
it is left blank until it reaches the county
officers, looking like fatherlesS waif
cIlnglng to door step in a snow storm.
The seventh is headed 'PeOpe's.'' with
national and state ticket, county ticket
blank. The peoples party also took part
in nominating the citizens county ticket,
and are entitled to put that ticket under
their heading, II it is desired.
The eighth is the National and State
Prohibition" ticket, entitled to place.
The 9th is headed working Men,"
and is certainly Callaghan fraud put on
to deceive the people:
The tenth is headed "Independent."
1t is a blank until the names of VogeI and
Setfel appear at the bottom.
The county judge notifies all parties
who want changes made to come forward
within five days. The question arises
whether any attempt should be made to
undo the work Of the conSpirators. The |
Citizens ticket, having been nominated by |
d convention composed OF uelegateS re-
presenting the democrats, republicans.
peoples party and working men, is entitled
to he repeated under all these headings, if |
it is thought best.
The people must not be deceived by the
fraud apparent on the face of this adopt
ed ballot. Mr.. Callaghan'S ticket has
never had the endorsement of any politi-
cal organization, except his own com
mittee and theTerrell-Lindner republican
committee, and the placing of it under
the seeming endorsement of all political
parties is a fraud upon the voters and
needs watching.
When the ballot is finally finished the
people can keep their eye on the citizens
ticket,-they won't dare leave it off en-
tirely. i
Every step of these men in Office has
been one of trickery and deceit. Every
method taken has been to twist the law
and work it to their own advantage.
"B. C." REPLIES TO &C. H."