San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
HE OPPOSES.
To Vote or Not to Vote for 81, 000,-
900 in Bonds.

We have before us the report read
by his honor Mayor, Geo. Paschal
in council session of June s, in
which he recommends and appeals
to the taxpayers of San Antonio to
vote $l,00O,000 for the construc-
ton of proper sewers, and perfect
system of waterwOrks owned by
the city. We also have carefully
read all communications appearing
in the various newspapers apper-
tanning thereto and commenting
thereon.
AS the question to realize this
scheme and to ascertain whether
or not it is practicable to construct
proper sewerage in this city is yet
so dim and far beyond the COM
prehension of many Taxpayers it
would simply be loss of time and
cause unnecessary heartache to
rock our brains with the study of
this question, but it surely will be
interesting to illuminate this re-
port of the Honorable Mayor Pas
chal from a political standpoint.
Our memory is yet greatly i'm
pressed with the expressions used
in the last city campaign,
when by speech and writing the
finance question has been the
main campaign steed ridden, and
wherewith this very same Mayor
Paschal pointed out to the citizens
how oppressive the city's debt act
ed upon the taxpayers; how prom
ises were made of retrenching, and
how Mr.. Paschal in his speeches,
with glowing words, raked the Cal
laghan administration about the
reckless expenditures of public
moneys, and how he promised
to procure and administer all
good and effective remedies to re-
lieve the burdened taxpayers and
to heal to a large extent their con-
sumptive pockets. We also recOl-
lect that in an article then, we
called the attention of Mr.. Paschal
and his adherents, that it was not
so much the question with the tax
payers what sums were expended
for the city's benefit, but the
way it was expended, wheth-
er the equivalent vouchsafed
for such expenditure. But
who after issuing his prospectus
was considered the messiah, and
who was well deserved of the pred
icate as the very Independent and
judicious executive officer he
promised to be, changed his views
so quick. Can he not see and fully
understand that this step will and
must shake the great confidence
the people had in him? We confess
nevertheless the campaign was car
ried on by Paschal and his friends,
mainly and irrevOcably based upon
the chaos existing in our finances,
that stop for some time was nee
essary for further expenditures or
the inevitable would occur, e., the
already too burdened city would
succumb and become bankrupt;
how is it possible that the then so
noble and circumspect views of
Mr.. Paschal have changed so quick.
How has he changed so quick from
a pessimist to an optomist? Is
here also the question whose bull
is goring, altering the circumstan-
ces? 1t is almost beyond our COM
prehensiOn and our establishment,
to see a man likeMayOr Paschal that
ignorance in the requirements
of the official duties of a mayor of
a city, may not give that full
clearness of things as it should,
but to act in utter opposition to
the promises made during the
campaign, and still expect to pos
sess the full confidence of the tax
payer, is pipe full of to-
bacco too strong to smoke
even by the most conversative of
men.
We remind the taxpayers that
Mr.. Paschal, the present mayor
during the water works agitation,
l believe two or three years ago,
took the stump and advocated
that two millions of dollars, asked
by Mr.. Breckenridge from the city
for his water works plant, was
actually a low price, and with his
accustomed eloquence, tried to
convince the taxpayers to accept
but now as mayor Of the city he
finds that with one-half of that |
sum, not only the very best system
of water works can, be duplicated |
but complete system Of sewerage |
can be built Herewith also; it is
true,a lot Of limping scribblers have
already and will continue to pave
the way out Of which his honor,
the mayor, will make his exit,
when, should the good and willing