San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-08
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TURN on the electric light and le
the people see what their servant,
have done with their money?
THE people cannot afford to wal
for a fair deal in city matters until
the "autocra'" mods, yes.
NEITHER might nor gall will make
right in this lately attempted fraud
on the Paschsl ticket.
No man is fit to be trusted with of
flee who will fraudulently use it for
the purpose of depriving those who
are opposed to him of their declared
rights.
EIGHT YEARS Of Callagh han is expert.
ment enough in that direction. 1t
has been too costly for the city to take
any chances of putting him again In
control as the power behind the
throne.
EVERY intelligent citizen knows
that Judge Callagnan is the sole .au-
thor and the potential head of the
ticket that Is now trying to defeat the
Turner hall ticket.
Do THE old lofty ring" gang imag-
Inc that the people will sit down
tamely and submit to be robbed of
their rights of represep tation on the
bench of election judges?
THE righteous anger of this city is
moved against the attempt to defraud
the supporters of the Paschsl ticket
of their rights under the charter to
have a represen tation on the board of
judges at the election to be held for
city officers next Monday.
THERE is sense of fair play in the
average man that revolts against the
trick by which, if 1t succeed, the Pas
chal ticket will be at the mercy of the
judges Of election appointed by the
old ring boss.
IT is time for the citizens to rise In
their wrath and overthrow the eta
del in which the city ring is entrench.
ed. 1t Is perpetual menace to the
proper exercise of our citizen rights.
PERMIT this attempt to thwsrt the
vote of the people by the appointment
of partisan judges at the polls and
you fasten the present ring rule on
the city for the next two years, and
also render if extremely improbable
thai it will than be removed.
THERE is such thing as provok-
ing the people beyond endurance in
this unsurpation If their rights, con.
nived at In the city council in refus-
ing to appoint judges of election fairly
representing both parties to this mus
nicipsl contest.
THE state law governing elections,
and the city charter taken together
leave no question of the rights of
both parties in any election for state
or municipal officers to a recognition
and representation on the bench of
election judges, and the high handed
proceeding by which 1t is sought to
deprive the people of this right will
not fail of the punishment that 1t has
deserved.
The people do not want any more
sf the old boss in the direction of city
otfairs, and the fight now waged is
against any continuation, in any
form, of his "fine official handn in the
city government.
A CITY Of 10000 population, of the
Importance and in Intelligence that San
Antonio possesses, ought at least to
be able TO successfully resist the effort
OF one man like Judge CAllaghan to
exercise irresponsible control of her
affairs, and to make that control per-
petHal.
THE cry of political party" has
proved abortlve, that "S1 900" roor-
bach has flashed in the pan, Kamp-
mann's "brick contract" is ridicuIed
out of countensnce, Hogg's "interven-
tton"is n. e., the "Brooker-C han
egg basket" is empty, and the people
will smite this effort to pack the
bench Of election judges in such q
way as to forever preclude the at
tempt to repeat 1t in this city,
call a mass meeting to protest
against this outrage of q packed
bench of election judges, and the late
outpouring at Turner Hall to protest
against the present. maladministra-