San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-12
SHORT STOPS.
What the PeopIe are sayins

Now that the election is over let u,
throw to the rear Its victories and do,
feats, it's surprises and disappOint
ments and like good citizens set our
faces firmly In the direction Ot duty
to ourselves, our homes and our laln.
! lilies.
II the honest people of our county
have been defrauded by the corrupt
and fraudulent acts Of election of
ficisls, let the law be applied and eli :,
forced, not for political revenge, but
for protection against misrule and
bad administration of our home at.
fairs.
Locally our politics have degenerated
to personal contests causing Litter
personal feeling and enmity, lasting
from year to year and interfering
with the good feeling that should
exist between members of the came
community.
No man lmpersonstes personal poll
tics betIeI than our city and county
"Ooss" Bryan CaIlsghan; with him
party politics is only a name every
opponent is personal eLeIny, his
Associates must Re persona, friends
Every criticisrl upon his official CON-
duct ls pc, sonsl attack; his success
Is perso hal victory, no matter how
secured,
The people should make an effort to
pet out from under this personal poll
ties. Let the political parties organize
and make new start with the new
year. Let there be straight party
tickets put up for city offices. We
have worn out mo politics" in local
affairs.
Let IL be that when the election /
over tine disappon'm ent will not b
personal, but political.
The late election in our county has
left behind it not only great persona al
disappointment, but has almost no ade
bsnkrupts of successful ss we'll as ui,-
successful candidates. This feature
of our local election deters worthy
men from either Offering themselves
as candidates or OF accepting the pJ-
sition of candidate.
y
One such experience, lasts q good
business man q life time; he washes
his hands of politics, ;" so he will put
1t, but it is not politics at all that has
so disgusted him; there was no poll
tics in it.
Let the republican voters come to.
gether in their several precincts and
prepare TO contest tor the city offices;
it is their duty, 1t is their material
interests as good citizens that are at
stake.
Let the democrats do the same.
The trades OF the late election are
done with. It's fashionable to say,
"I'm a democrat" never let "I'm a
democrat" come to the front and put
out straight democratic city ticket,
he has the big advantage just now.
Party nominations will not COM
mand the vote of every man who be.
longs to the party, but if both parties
make good nominations there will be
no danger of having bad adminislra.
tion of our affairs; if either party
make unfit nominations the people
will not vote for them. Both parties
are put Oh their metal.
A fair ballot and fair count must
be contended for by both parties, and
when "botb parties" are mentioned
we do not exclude the peoples par
ty," whose part in future contentious
promises to be very potent.
Freedom from personal politics is
now q necessity. Today there is not
an official in office in our county, or
one expecting to quality, that can
take the oath of office with a clear
conscience. They have all used money
to secure election, or made promises,
or done acts that disquslIfy them. Ali
this arises from personal politics. Let
US have an end of 1t.