San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-10

that the present collector is not
square In his dealings with the coun-
ty, but a change of puolic officials
every four years is q good idea. Who
is Ed FrobOese, the county treasurer?
He Is rich and that ends it. Put him
out, and let some clever, good man
have the place. 1 will not speak Of
the outs, but will say that ]. P.
Campbell would in my opinion make
as good or better sheriff than the
present incumbent. From the talk it
would appear that the present off.
Gals seem TO believe that they
have quit claim title TO their
respective offices, and 1t is
very presumpuOus in anyone to deny
their right. 1t is to be hoped that the
voters of this county will, at the com.
ing election, dissbuse their minds of
such an idea. Heretofore the clique
headed by Brine, Thad, and Joe, are
believed to have imported Mexicans
by the hundred from Laredo and else
where, who were just previous to an
election cOrralled and marched in
squads to the polls and voted as their
masters suggested, and afterwards
paid their dollar per day and sent
back in the same way they came-in
box aud fiat cars. This has been done
openly and the elections carried in
that way until 1t Is frequently said on
the street that If they 40 not carry the
elections in one way they will in an.
other, and it is of no avail for the
people to kick at is. This fear of chol-
era Is enabling the mayor aud
his set to bring here hundreds
OF Mexicsns under the pretext OF
cleaning the city, who will be
retained until after the election and
then discharged. There are hun
dreds of idle men In the city, many
of whom have families who would
gladly do any work but who are re-
fused employment to make way for
the importation of their MeXicans,
brought here TO control the election.
Let q committee be appointed 10 stay
at the registration office aud see that
no man. who cannot prove that he is
qualified voter and has lived here
the required time, Is permitted to
register Two years ago hundreds of
Mexlca1s (some say one thousand)
were brought here by 5 A Il A. P.
r. r. Co., astepsibly to ballast the
rail road track, and were kept at
work in the county, until the morn
ing OF the election when hundreds Of
them VINO were camped AT Leon
Springs were brought here on their
cars and taken in hacks and wagons
to the various voting places, voted
and then marched back and IN q day
or two were sent home, in box and
fat cars. as the employees OF the
l.. & G. n. Railroad will testify to.
Now will the people OF Bexar county
submit to just such q fraud again?
Was 1t not openly stated that SIS, 900
was used by the 3. A. & A. 2. Ry.
during that canvass to AID in carry
ing the county for Judge King? Let
the honest, Intelligent voter Of BeXar
county, who feel al interest in the
future of their county, besttr them.
selves and see that these frauds are
not again elected to Office. A Mexican
was caught in the very act of twice
voting at the last election, was ar
rested and 50 plain a case WAS made
against him that Judge Price bound
him over to await the action of the U.
3. grand jury in the small sum OF 500.
Nat Lewis, district clerk; Joe Dryer,
commissioner land another, / do
not now know who) promptly become
his bondsmen. When the case was
called the Mexican could u OF be found.
The case needs no comment.
What can be expected Of such officials
who wink at and encourage frsudu-
lent voting? such men certainly
ought not to be returned to Office. Let
us have an honest vote and Gil honest
count and all will be well.
did intend to except Mr.. Jonas, but
| upen reflection do not feel justified in
so doing as he seems to have lost his
independence and Northumberland
fallen into the way of his companions
and it will be task equal to that
cleaning out the Eagean stables had
at the hands of the tabled Hercules.
The good people of Bexsr county can,
II they will, clean out the entire COR
rupt set-and at least elect men whom
all hope will not disgrace the county.
| J. NJ.