San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-10
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love with its democratic bretheren o
= this locality, and vents its opinions O
them In the following:
= 1.-The democracy ("save the mark"
of Bexar county is the most corrup
thing in the state of Texas. People ar
not very particular this year abou
the political morals of any one bu
there are none who care to affiliat,
with the tough gang in that district
Those who have been brought in Il
contact with the heelers from thai
town express little wonder that the
Yves tern counties have about as much
use for Bexar county as cholera
epidemic. San Antonio and Bexar
county should have little district all
by ITSELF"
1t is hardly in order for the LIGHT
to interfere in the quarrels OF the
happy family of the Texas state DEM
ocracy and it has no Intention of SO
doing, but the above from San Ange-
10, so soon after the defeat of the con L.
gressional candidate for nomination
from that city, is at least suggestive.
The LIGHT was of the opinion that
the candidate for congressional nom-
ination from this city had given San
Angelo free field in so far as he was
concerned, by withdrawing and leav-
ing the con test to the candidates from
Medina and Tom Green counties.
What transpired in the Llano con.
vention to cause the Enterprise to
break out into such vituperative
against the Bexar county democracy
the LIGHT does not know, nor is it
curious to inquire. but if the above
screed is it caused by the failure of
Tom Green county to secure the NOM
ination of its candidate, then the
LIGHT rises to remark that the cause
is inadequate to justify the language
used. San Antonio is the CONNER
cial center of this congressional dis
trict, and the bulk of population Is
here. In addition to this, San Anto.
MO has had no congressional candidate
to present tor several years and it is
no disparagement to the western
end of the district to say that she
was In all equity entitled to present
her candidate to the convention and
secure his nomination by all honor
able means. If it Is this that san
Angelo complains of the complaint is
not only frivolous, but the Enterprise
is guilty of unwarrantable abuse of
the represen tation sent to the con-
vention from this county and city.
The facts may not he all at the COM
mand of the LIGHT, and it NAV be
that the delegates from Bexar county
are open to the charge of unfairness.
Granted that this is true, for the ar
gument's sake, it does not justify the
Enterprise in making such q whole
sale charge against the democratic
citizens of San Antonio. and some ex.
plantations are required at the hands
of the San Angelo mouthpiece. When
Bexsr county is put down as worse
than cholera epidemic by San An.
cello democrats, on account of the
character of the Bexar county de-
mocracy, it is time to speak out in
meeting, not because the democracy
are assailed but because the charge
is by implication upon the whole
city, or at least so much of II
as was represented at Llano. The
LIGHT, be it understood, Is speaking
for San Antonio and not for the demo.
cratic bosses of the county, or tor any
one or more of them. The LIGHT is
only careful to see that the good
name of this city is not brought into
disrepute unnecessarily, as seems to
be the case in this instance. That
article In the Enterprise bears the
earmarks OF having been written
under the inspiration of hot temper,
and will not carry the conviction OF
its truthfulness on it's face as 1t should
to be effective. AS mere democrat
iC quarrel the LIGHT has nothing to
say as between these self-accusing
members of the same political house.
hold. AS an insinustion that San An.
tonic is not fit to be in the same con-
gressional district with San Angelo
or any other city in Texas, the LIGHT
declares the insinuation q gratuitous
insult and not to be passed in silence
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