San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-08
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying

Captain Shardein has run with Gala
CHAN so long aud been So close to him and
in all his confidence, that he is too much
like him to suit the people for mayor. The
two have tiShed together for days on the
coast while the old city rocked along
without them-the captain looked after
the boss" when he got on Landlords"
he came at his b,dding and went at his
command, aud so close communion for
years has developed sort of Damon and
PythiaS love between them.
.Callaghan makes the Captain his can
didate for mayer. and although he has
the Office OF county judge to look after, he
devoteS day and night to the cause of
PythiaS, but Damon has proved himself
to be bad egg, but Pythias believes Da-
mon to be wise and great and will throw
himself in his'arms If he is rescued from
his present trouble and comes out vic
toriouS.
The question of a fair ballot and an
honest COunt remains matter OF the
deepest anxiety to our good citizens. A
regular meeting of the city council IS pre-
vented by breaking a quorum in order
not to act on an election ordinance. Men,
berS OF the council wait on the accidental
mayor, to have a special meeting called
and ne gives them his legal opinion that
the prepared ordinance is not good law. :
The people have had enough of this 81
am somewhat of a lawyer myself bust
ness. Ignorant, shallow -pated, c0nceited
officials, passing upon law questions. 1t
was this same sort of legal presumption
that issued the ten per cent sinking fund
bonds; that has kept the city In turmoil
of law suits for years costing the people
thousands and thousands of dollars.
There is not salt enough piled on Dull
nig'S corner to save our city from bank
ruptcy and ruin unless we put a QuietuS
on the somewhat of lawyer myself"
1t is the evident purpose of the acct
cedtal mayor, who is a candidate for COL
lector on the Callaghan ticket, to pre-
vent a fair representation of the PaScha
ticket on the board of election. In max
ing choice of the presiding .JudgeS he Sc
lected Sharden men, and several of them
CITY employees. These judges have no
doubt been instructed who TO appoint as
Judges and clerks and to resist every at
tempt Of the people to secure an equal
representation.
1t is desperate proceeding when set
of officials in power will openly use their
places to prevent fair election in order
that they and their friends may be put
into place. But there is no thing too
desperate for these men to undertake,
rather than lose power.
But there is law and there is a way to
bring law breakers to justice. There are
the people behind the ballot and they
will demand a fair election and an honest
count. The tricks of Scheming would be
dictatOrS will not avail this time.
The people are thought to be indifferent
aud that no matter how success is gained,
that they will submit: never were the
trickSterS more mistaken; the people will
be at the polls on Monday, in such an
earnest way, that it will make the cheek
lest Calaghanite blanch with fear.
1t is confession of defeat when the
party in power attempt by trlckrry to
stay there. The people will not be swim
died this time We want clean election,
and we are going to have it.