San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-05
SHORT STOPS.
VIVA. the people are saying

What the People are saying
The people are amused, rather than
interested, in the little quarrel that
has sprung up in the county happy
family. Mr. Umscheid was discharged
as an employee in the district clerks
department, and he comes out In the
morning newspaper and acknowledges
that 1t came about because of his in
trigue to undermine his employer.
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The bargains ::and contracts made
between Office seekers not to run
against each other, or to support each
other, are of no interest to the people
who vote for their own servants.
Mr.. Lewis has perfect control Of his
office, and If he found tbs he had q
political marplot In bis employ, his
own interests were sufficient excuse
for relieving HIM from duty. A man
must have his personal and political
friends about him In public office;
that is recognized rule.
Mr.. Umsheid missed his opportuni-
ty when he stepped aside at the last
election and accepted employment
from another candidate, and if as he
says he was offered the place during
the term OF office ID his man was elect
ed, there must have been q consider
alton, and if there was not, then
there existed no moral obligation to
retain him.
As long as Mr.. Lewis conducts his
office efficiently, the people are very
little concerned as to who he en-
pl)ys, and less exercised over politi.
cal bargains or contracts between
him and his employees.
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Mr.. Umsheid and Mr.. Lewis will
learn that the people vote. that lie,
the intelligent masses, independents
ly entirely Of all arrangements made
between aspirapts for office.
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The serious inconvenience and loss
to the public in cons sequence OF the
Arkansas Pass railroad strike is grow
ing worse every day. To make saw
ing of few dollars per month, the
public are injured thousands OF dol.
lars.
The policy of the management of
loading down the trains with armed
guards, and the employment of
swarm of detectives, is likely to pro-
woke violence, on the part of men who
would otherwise have remained
peaceable.
The threats of legal prosecu ton in
advance of any acts of violence may
be considered a precautionary meas
ure, but it lie more likely to intiame
the minds OF peaceably disposed men.
The policy that will relieve the pub.
lie, and put this railroad in efficient
operation, Is the one that should be
pursued. Passenger trains may run
put It will be long time before the
travelling public will trust their lives
to an armed guard for safe conduct.
In the meantime the freight traffic
of the road is tied up, without present
prospect of being moved with ct.
ficiency. A policy of fairness and
Justice should be exercised by both
sides. and the public should be re-
lieved from the present situation even
if 1t requires sacrifice of feeling 80
far as the contending parties are con
cerned.
When the city relied upon the clerk
to get out the quarterly statements,
there was occasional delay, but these
statements came out with more regu-
larity than now, yet we have In ad-
dition to the clerk and his assistant,
the auditor and his assistant. The
more employees the city has the less
work is performed.
The last financial report published
only reaches the quarter ending De-
cember. These reports are very I'M
satisfactory and the average citizen
would be just as wise if they were not
published at all.
Notice.
The undersigned having been APP
pointed assignee of the tailoring es-
tablishment If Darius g. Quasso, as
signed Dec 81, 1891, and having duly
quail fled according to law, notice Is
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