San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-26
HARDHEAD AND soFTPATE.

HARDHEAD AND soFTPATE.
They Discuss the Political Situation
Softpste-I have been reading apou
the Llano convention and can't un
derstsnd why it is that these demo
Gratis have such cantankerous tim
in their conventions; they have {,
ballot hundreds of times and take
week to select candidate for office
Hardhead-Well, that is easy o
explanation, every democratic con-
| vention Is made up of office seekers
and as in the Llsno congressional
conven ton, every delegate expects
lightning to strike him II he can only
keep the storm going long enough.
|
!Softpate-Do you mean to say that
| there are seventy aspirsnts for con.
gress from this district.
Hardhead-At least that many be-
sides several dark horses being
groomed IN their stalls in this city.
Softpate-1t seems to me that Capt.
Schramm would be fine dark horse
to trot out, and as he and Julius
Schuetze and Hanschke are the Ger
man leaders who are heading the
Germans in their march to the Clark
unterrified democracy it would be
appropriate to make him the congress
sional candidate.
Hardbead-Thati s a bright idea of
yours, Sortpate; DO man has worked
more faithfully or effectively for the
Clark democracy than Captain
Schramm.
Softpste-Yes, and the Captain has
q Confederate record which is rare
qualification among the Germans.
HIS nomination would harmonic
with the balance of the ticket.
Hardhead-Come, let us ring off
this discussion. We are only inter-
ested in this democratic row, just as
We will be in the Sullivan Cor be-, t
match. After all the cleo
ton of any democrat to congress from
this district will be q misfortune TO
the people.
Sottpate-Why so, we have had !
democrats in congress ever since |
Degener's time, and yet we have sur
vived.
ead-True, we have survived, |
but had it not been for the liberality |
OF republican congressman from other |
states, San Antonio and our frontier |
would never have received the mum. |
ficent appropriations for the support |
of the United States military depart
meDt. The millions Of dollars spent |
by Uncle Sam in the building and
of military posts came
from republicans in congress
in the departments at Washington.
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Softpste-I recognize what you say
to be true. and, as [ have been inter-
ssted at tunes in wool, it strikes me
now that our wool industry has al
ways suffered at the hands of our
democratic pgressmen, and only
been saved from destruction by the
'epu blican congressman from other
states.
Hardhead-You are eminently cor
ect; free wool was the first free trade
Dill introduced in the late democratic
congress, and supported by the solid
Texas delegation. But besides this
tenn Of great Importance to our citi-
,ens, just think what q republican
congress and Benjamin Harrison has
lone for Texas harbors; q part OF the
billion dollar appropriation nj the last
over which the Texas de-
Clark and Hogg includ ed,
howl, is the six millions Tor Galveston
ieep water.
Softpate-Then really a democratic
from this district is
,nly q detriment 10 the material in.
erests Of the people.
Hard hesd-Right you are again;
The democratic congressman from
Texas makes his mark, only when he
kicks in a door of the capital or blows
,ut the gas at his hotel; otherwise he
tits and draws his salary, objects to
I'll appropriations, talks free wool,
md studies up epithets TO apply to
he republican party.
Softpate-Then it is your opinion
hat il we could break up the solid
rec trade delegation from Texas nv