San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-18
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are saving

What the People are Saying
The people have good memories. They
effort was made to break up court house
| ring that had fastened itself upon the
public for years; had grown fat at the
{ public crib; had trampled down all party
organization, and had combined the re-
| publican and democratic organizationo
| in the their support and were supported
by the leading papers of each political
party.
1t seemed hopeless task to tear down
this formidable array, especially as it
was backed by the solid Mexican vote.
But the people got together and organized;
a committee of 10 put ticket in the field,
and in spite of all obstacles elected it,
with two exceptions. That ring was
busted.
date for district attorney; Geo. PaSchal
defeated him.
The people will remember that in that
contest the only defence the ring made
was personal and political abuse of New
comb. The ring organs were full of New
comb; pamphlets were printed abusing
Newcomb;. even banner with
s the nser Mai aam BnsS from Meme
of the public buildings. They forget all
about the candidates in their idiotic at
tack on Newcomb. The people went to
the polls and gave them singing re-
buke.
The situation is much the same now
The ring then, as the ring" now, pos
sessed little brains, and about as much
decency.. The people are not to, be d.
verted from their purpose of taking
charge OF their own affairs.
There is no need of personal abuse. A
candidate for office who can't stand a
reaching criticism as to his qualifications
or his public career has no business to
ask the people to vote for him.
The people have no light task before
them. They are confronted by the most
INSCRIPTIONS combination of political
tricksters that ever attempted to down
the honest voters of this county.
Long practice in the most unblushing
and shameless methods of electiOneering
to beat any effort to dislodge them from
power.
1t will therefore require the combined
effort and support of every intelligent in
dependent voter to defeat this conspiracy.
The people only have to remember that
this is their fight, and not allow their at
tention to be diverted by the idiotic per-
sonalities INDUCED in by paid scribbIers
of the ring"
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The victory of 1886 can be repeated.
Two years ago the people were defeated
by the use of big corruption fund: by
the importation of thousand or more
alien MeXicanS who were voted under the
very protection of the United States au
thoritieS. The Arkansas Pass receiver
ship was then the issue. 1t was an
issue foreign to the local interests
of the people, but through its
agency. the money was furnished to
debauch our ballot boxes, and bring
shame and disgrace upon our community.
The men who protited by that corrupt
criminal conspiracy are today before the
people again for public office. Let every
taxpayer and good citizen who does not
belong TO this combination, is not slave
or tool for those in office, determine to
rebuke at the ballot box the crime of two
years ago.
In some essential particulars the peo-
are in better fix to down the ringsterS.
Registration and the reform ballot law,
with any sort of observance, will put a
check upon the wholesale illegal voting
practiced at the last election.
The people have good memories: they
have achieved victories in the past. in
spite of fraud and corruption, in spite of
unholy political combinations. They will
do so again.