San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-26
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying

What the People are Saying
The fact that Callaghan is the only one
of the newly elected officials who has
failed to come forward aud qualify ha:
cause great deal Of talk; %.
1t is openly stated that he will not quail
| ify for county judge and will remain
mayor until the election and again tempt
the fate of election by the people.
| There is no provision OF the state stat
utes requiring the elected county judge
to come forward and qualify within any
given time, so he can hold on to the two
| offices until the city election, run for
mayor and IL defeated then qualify as
county Judge.
Such case has perhaps never arisen in
| the state and there has never occurred
any necessity for the legislature to limit
| the time in which elected officials shall
qualify.
Judge McAlister holds the Office until
| his successor qualities, and should the
| Judge deem il best to have himself vindi-
| Gated as it were, he can resign, and II Cal
| laghan' failed to qualify, the commission
ers' court could elect judge to serve I'M
| til the'neXt general election; Judge Nc
Allister certainly could depend on his
commissioners for election;
| Deep down, lower still than all the
| trades, bargains and tricks practiced in
the late election by the ring, II is now APP
| parent that there was one trick that was
| not seen until now-the county judgship
| trick. The people will watch the per-
| Torrance with keen interest.
The people might well be congratulate
| ed upon the prospect of Callaghan's fall
ure to qualify as county judge, but the
| fail him at this juncture. If he does not
| wish to hold the Office, all he has to do is
to qualify, take the place long enough to
get control of the commissioners, then
resign and have Ed Dryer or some other
of his numerous kinsmen or henchman
elected to the place.
Some Of Mr.. Callaghan's acquaintance
have given it as the reason for his failure
over him has not yet been disposed of,
and that he is waiting for it to be dis
missed.
1t certainly cannot be that Mr.. Pas
chals intended absence in Mexico will be
taken advantage of 10 dispose of this in
dictment. There is something left yet of
respect for law in this community.
Mr.. Callaghan was indicted for misap-
plication of public funds; he paid himself
the salary as mayor for the lime he was
absent from the United States, the same
salary being drawn by the mayor pro TEN,
Alderman Guerguin, amount was
between 5000 anG S7C0. This is felony,
and one Of the offenseS in which the in
tention to commit the crime cuts no
figure.
Mr.. CalIaghan may plead ignorance OF
the law, but that will not excuse him
The fact is, nothing but a stocked petit
Jury can clear him, II the case comes to
trial; but Mr.. Callaghan don't proposed
to be tried; he regards himself above the
reach of grand and petit juries; he has
too great pull as local boss" to be
tried by a court for crime; that wont
do, you know.
The people of this city who believe in
integrity in the exercises Of their public
trusts feel Inundated at the spectacle
now presented to them; the newly elected
county judge lodging an indict-
ment for the mSapplication OF
public funds, fishing somewhere in
the utlPuUOT uUOu VI Inc newly elGCJeu
governor, who is also fishing; but then
Cleveland has gone ducking and the
whole prospective machinery of federal,
81 lite and county democracy is guessing
at what WILDE the outcome of it: will
Callaghan arrange with HOgg for his en-
dorSehent for foreign mission Ter
rell'S place perhaps, and thus place him
far removed from the medding interior
ance of Bexar county juries.
If Hogg will induce Cleveland to give
Callaghan Terrel's place at Brussels,
the people will endorse it, and agree
that Paschal or Bart Dewitt dismiss the
indictment. For it would not do to have
our democratic minister to the elegant
court at Brussels hampered with trifing
indictment for misaPpIying public funds.
Callaghan is more Of a Frenchman than
Terrell, and is just as capable of taking
care Of the nothing that is likely to trans
Dire in that foreign mission as Terrell has
Oeen.