San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-15
SHORT STOPS.
What, the People are Saying.

SHORT STOPS.
What, the People are Saying.
The people do not expect such good
luck as Mayor Callaghsn' resigning and
taking with him his faithful city council.
The job is too soft TO be deserted as long
as there is a solvent taxpayer left IN the
city.
No class of taxpayers bear the burden
of taxation for municipal purposes more
directly and more severelyt han the small
taxpayers. Ali they have is in sight and
its value easily attained. In proportion
they bear theh eaviest burden.
The people understand the issue perfect
ly. Through the eXtravagant and reck-
less management of Mr.. Callaghan and
his aldermen, we find our city treasury
not only empty but the entire revenue
from taxes pledged to pay the bills made
during the past IL months.
The city has been borrowing money
each month to pay the eXtravagant eX-
pense incurred, until the bank that has
been backing the city closed down upon
1t, and we are told that we owe that bank
100000. And added to this nearly 500, 900
more due to special funds which have
been improperly used.
Now the taxpayers are to be bulldozed
into voting S250,O00 in bonds, so as to
enable Mr.. Callaghan to inaugura,e a
pay -as-you-go policy.
Scriblers are employed to furnish argu-
ments in favor of this remarkable prOpo-
sition; the people are told that unless
they vote this s2500O0, Improvements will
stop, and even the city scavenger carts
wont be paid for
Now if it is true that the city, through
the bad management of Mayor Callaghan
has reached that point where il has no
further credit with our local bankers, it
is time we called halt.
The people understand perfectly well
that it may be necessary to borrow some
money in advance of the tax receipts, but
they prefer borrowing it in sums as the
city needs 1t and paying interest on the
money as we need it, thus saving the
folly of keeping a large sum in bank
bearing interest. The people understand
that by paying per cent interest on
monthly loans they will only pay per
cent upon the whole amount. .
The people are not to be gulled into
voting for the S250,O00 bond proposition
upon the false plea that If they don't do
so the improvements will stop. They
know its all intended as campaign
fund for Mayor Callaghan.
Not dollar of the S25O,OOO will go into
improvements; not dollar will be used
u pay "a Scavanger cart: not a dollar of
it will be paid the working people or the
small taxpayer.
The partizans of Mayor Callaghan
might be benefited by the large sum of
money being put on deposit at the ). A.
National bang, but the small taxpayers
who earn their bread outside of the city
hall will never see dollar of it,
Everybody understands that this prop
osition, like the waterworks proposition
is a scheme that needs to be voted down.
down, down.
The current expenses of our city gov
ernment are already provided for by the
levy OF taxes; the people expect TO pay
these taxes, and do not expect 10 vote a
debt of $3.50 900 in addition.
The first move OF the city adminstra.
ton was to enlist the heavy taxpayers, In
favor of the proposition, but the heavy
taxpayers were not favorable; now they
try to array the little taxpayers against
the big ones. 1t won work.
Even the men who live and earn ar
no lest dollar from city employment will
no; vote for this dishonest proposition.
An easy solution of all our city,
troubles can be found in the immediat,
resignation of the mayor and his faithful
city council. The people trust them nc
In ger.
YOU MAY CATCH GOLD
BY sleeping on the floor. Don't do i
when Won can get bedstead for 6,