San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-29
SHORT STOPS.
what the People are saYin.

AS one OF the results OF the m in
Short Stops" the boss" had himself
interviewed by the reporter of the Ex-
press. As many Of our readers may have
missed this remarkable interview we,
reproduce it: His honor" Says Bryan
through the reporter) was extremely
affable." The would have his subjects be-
lieve him to be in good humor), "and In
reply to the request that he inform the
public when he would resign as mayor
and qualify as county nomi Judge, he
boss land said: i really do no know
myself so you see l can't tell"
Now, the people will fully appreciate
the kind OF a man that has been elected
county judge. He looks upon a public
Office as a private snap, and that the
public have no business TO know when he
proposes TO give up one private snap for
another private snap.
Many worthy citizens voted for Callag-
han tor county judge to get rid of him as
mayor. Now they nave got him pulling
the strings in both positions.
But the interview did not quite end
| with II can't tell" The boss wanted to
| pose before the public in another facial
| attitude: First he laughed then he
knit his brows;' he has the reporter to
| picture him thusly: 'Mr. Callaghan, said
the reporter, (buti it was really Callaghan
who said it) "a has been current.
(Short Stops to the effect hat you will
hold the mayors chair until next Feb.
ruary's election? Will you state If that is
gue?" The mayor knit his brows and
Seriously said: That statement, Short
Stops is so ridiculous that it is not worth
wb flo nptpaHictinr'
1t would be very easy to contradict a
ridiculous" statement, as easy as 1t was
to dodge 1t, and make himself ridiculo us:
| Why did he not come out plainly and
honestly AMI tell the people through the
Express, the exact reason why he delays
qualifying as county judge, whether 1t
| just when he would qualify? This would
Gave set at rest all the ridiculous state
mentS.
There is so much for the "boss" and
| his friends to laugh a. that the people
will have to wait until they can get over
their ''haw-hawS."
The two indictments found by the fed
eral grand jury against Election Judges
Gerguin and Dwyer, made them fairly
split their SldeS.'t was $" com'ca''
The Federal Judges, District Attorney,
and Grand jury are such jokers that they
| are likely to cause the ring" electiOneer-
| ers and judges to have Mysteries growing
out of these indictments
To Callaghan & Co., it seems supreme
ly ridiculous for any jury or court to
| prosecute them for miSapplication OF
/ p,hlic finds Or for ViOlatiOn off the cleo
| ton laws.
They would have the police Ook at it In
the light of a court joke, since IL seems TO
| have grown into a settled custom of the
ring to dc as they please.
1t was so funny to find just two indict-
ments that the rest of the crowd laughed
drink went down in'the merrlment.
OF course the people can't see where
the ridiculous and laughing part
in, but the ring can see behind the cur.
! tain, and have a view of all the cOmical
preparations for the mimic tragedy: The
grand jury hearing the evidence OF the
"chumpS' who think there Is reallv some
thing meant bv the penalties or the law,
and that really there something in an
honest election; the district attorney
| putting on a serious face while
he ara VS. up the Indictments
against tho high cOckalerums Of the
ring" The u S. marshal quitting on a
| savage look and showing the handle of
his revolver when he makes the arrest.
OF course its hard for Judge MaXgy to
keep a straight face on the bench and the
ring reported that he had to retire to
his private room TO let off his laugh or
else ne would have exploded on the bench.
But the ring jHSt had a glorious time in
the audience yelling and slapping their
legs in their uncontrolled merriment
when Ell Dryer andyOung Guerguin were
arrested.
Of cor Sc the other judges and clerks of
election were disappointed, because they
were RnU indicted, aud that Ed and
Leopold we're the only ones to take part
in the farce. Perhaps it would be but fair
to inform the other boys that there is
plenty of time to have them in it yet.
Judges Jim Hickman, Sanchez, StaDpen-
back, FRAZIER, Braden, are all fine come
dams, n you will only give them a chance.
After n Gold Mines.
WICHITA. Kas., Nov. 29.-An or
ganizason having for its object the