San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-30
SHORT STOPS.
what the people are Saying.

What the People are saying.
The people are laughing over and dis
cuSsing the Convention hall democratic
disturbance. The affair is but the culmi
| nation of the so-called non party, inde-
pendent politics in our county.
The democratic party of this city and
county, ever since reconstruction, has de-
pended upon the solid Mexican vote to
give 1t prominence. These people have
followed blindly their leaders, who are
mostly half-breedS. or white men who
have married into the Mexican race.
n
yet the democracy has been able 10 claim
| a majority from 800 TO 1000 in our coun-
W. or exactly the vote cast by the Mexi-
can indians or mixed breeds.
tions owe their places to the faithful
Astec and Puebla indian vote,
\
A divided white population made it
easy to'control the election with a solid
Indian vote at the command of the demo-
cratic bosses.
But at last the day has come wheo the
Mexican Indian and his half breed lead
ers are no longer to be recognized:
congressional district has been made that
Is governed by the pale faces, and those
democrats who aspire to congressional
honors find it best to kick loose from the
half breeds, squaw men and bucks of the
party wigwam.
Columbus UpS6n, Oscar Bergstrom, H.
B. Andrews, raising the standard OF re-
volt against the MeXicans. The scene is
dramatic with the halls of congress rising |
dimIy in the distance.
That we have local administration run |
by the Mexican politician is evident, no |
matter which way we turn; even the |
date on the corner stone of the new city |
hall com mem orateS the day OF Mexican |
Independence
Yet these people have never acquired |
any legal standing as citizens of the U. s. |
That out. of 1,5OO to 1000 Mexican |
voters only half dozen could be counted |
as favorable to the republican party, |
showing how absolutely this population |
has become the ready tool of the political i
bosses of the democratic party. But for |
the Mexican vote the democratic party |
would never have figured very prominent |
ly in Bexar county politics, large ma
jority of the intelligent white voters be-
ing republicans. But the day has come |
when the white democrats have concluded |
to break away from them.
In this break, assuming to themselves |
political superiority they expect the white |
republicans to join them to down the |
MeXicanS. Would it not look better for |
them 10 join the republicans and not at |
tempt to make the tail wag the dog.
Mr.. Callaghan has driven the nail |
through the white democratic coffin lid |
and clnched it on the inside, by having |
himself elected permanent chairman of |
the county executive committee with |
power to select his own committee.
Callaghan may not be mayor again or |
hold any office, but ne will be boss of the |
Mexican democracy which, so long as |
they are allowed to vote, will be big |
trading capital in the local politics of |
BeXar county.
ne COhulIIou Vi our local pOlltlcS Is
the legitimate outcome of our indepen-
dent politics in our local affairs. The |
people get together honestly and nomi |
nate ticket without regard to party |
politics, and fondly hope to secure the |
best results.
The moment such a ticket is nominated |
the nominees begin to trade to secure |
election. If elected, they combine and |
form ring to keep themselves in. Il
Better that both parties make straight |
nominations, and that some permanent |
political organization be made responsible |
for the conduct of the men who hold Of |
flee.
No doubt the Clark bolt from the
Callaghan convention was genuine, but it |
has fishy look to it. Whether intended
or not it was the best thing that could
have happened to Mr.. Callaghan; 1t gave
him the excuse of instructing for Hogg.
and it furnishes him with Clark boiling
delegation to fight at the convention, in
stead of the silk stocking organization
that was formed in opposition to his or
ganization.
The people are highly amused over the
spectacle of a race conflict in the
democratic ranks. The gentleman
who barricaded themselves in the
Belknap armory, are great to draw
up resolutions and make speeches, but
how many voters can they poll outside of
themselves?
Let the republicans, constituting as
they do the majority of the intelligent,
tax-payng voters of the county keep out
of all entangling alliances with these
fighting factions Of the democracy.