San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-12
Translated from the last Stats Zeitung,
LOCAL POLITICS.

The 4th of July has come and gone
with further So called democratic
mass-meeting.
This time the said democratic mass
meeting was nOminafly called to unity
the local democratic party; but in
reality the only purpose for which it
was called was to give the Callaghan
oolters politically loyal semblance,
for this only was such maneuver
enacted.
When we say that the boilers of
the Csllaghan convention instigated
this mass meeting. we mean mostly
Mr.. T.. Upson and his adherents chief
ly almost exclusively lawyers, their
friends and few who joined under
the mirage of purposed consolidation.
scarcely q business man was present
at the meeting, and the humble citi-
zens found the gathering too aristO-
cratic to allow him the belief that 1t
was for democracy or the good of the
people. The German element q ma.
jOrity of the voting population OF San
Antonio and Bexar county, was MT
represented at all, except by 8 few
mIslead persons who, probably, bad
they known the initiative of the move
would have preferred not to be seen
there than to have become partici-
pants.
AS before indicated the aims of the
assembly was to furnish the sub
stance for votes for q few would. be
leaders at the expense of the people.
The aims were not realized, in spite
OF the heap of dust raised by the San
NntoniO Express to blind the eyes of
the democratic citizens of the city and
county in regard to the real move;
because now, as well as before, the
gentlemen tried to hide the real issue.
They have not been able to prevent
.eople from seeing that 1t was boss
ism and a distribution OF the offices,
from h ,gh to low, which they really
wanted in and for the county. If we
give q closer look to the persons as
sembled Iawyere) the question
arises how can we let them slip
into office, even II we allow them
70 nake.lne distribution themselves;
feeling of anxiety creeps over us
when we contemplate that all these
gentlemen expect for the future,
wealth and honor by expouDdiDg the
laws? Where was the business man?
Where the mechanic? Where the
farmer and laborer? Hardly any use
going any further TO show that it was
not meeting of a united populace
(no matter how small the number
Anyone can see this and there would
he no use 10 say any thing more about
il, did we not want TO throw
some light on some points.
t. t. INT IN ohnU 0iti1nnp
particularly the German American,
the political aspect OF our county as
clearly as possible In order that they
may have their own wishes respected
at the ballot box in next election. 1t
is therefore necessary they should
know the circumstances, the causes
that lead them aud how things may
be changed to suit our own affairs
and desires.
Let us begin by showing the fact
that it was possible to set aside the
will of the people, and be ruled by
the will of one person, or few who
dOmineered US.
The cause, of before mentioned fact,
disgraceful to publican form OF
government, is to be found in an I'M
ported voting population brought
mere ny our OlllClhlS kscchlDR lllc pO-
sitiOns) who were fit for anything eX-
cept good citizenship. Former office
holders drew around them such de-
pendent element that could not live
without support. In the course of q
few years this element became such a
power to succeeding officials that il
remains as standing menace to our
bona fide citizen.
Because of a more than voluntary
use of this (purchasable) power or
the port of some of our officials, the
citizens at last saw their danger, and
in their effort to get rid of it the ques
ton remains now, "how can 1t bt
done?" That is the question whict
has split the democratic party tina
worries us now.
Callaghan now being the party
wanting to use this purchasable ele
ment, and with them and under the
name of democracy, he has been abl'
to foil any move against him. Now
however, since the registration anC
ballot law will cost him much of hi
Mexican vote, he has to further en-
trench behind the name OF democracy
to secure new democratic votes fO
the lost element, in the shape of al
imported Mexican vote. The mex