San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-22
Chr 9utly 5teltt.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, '94
CONTRIBUTED SCRAPS.

Sagely observed, tney come nome
to the bosoms and businesses o
men,"
The condition OF San Antonio
and Bexar county is unpromising
and perilous, by reason OF the des
potic power welded by the political
com bine, who constitute a verita-
BILE ring, with the arms OF an octo-
pus.
This Octopus-ring has got the
county by the throat and the um-
bilious. 1t has gobbled up all the
county offices, one district Judge
ship-theI district attorneyship,
and three members OF the legis-
lature.
1t would seem these offices
ought to satisfy this ring, but its
greed for public office is omniovous
and Unsuitable, and its appetite
grows by what it feeds upon"
The Big 6 have just succeeded in
placing Mr.. Ed Dwyer-an adher-
emit OF the ring, in the office Of city
attorney, and it thought this was
done in accordance with an agree
ment made and entered into before
the late farce of an election.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Ed. Dwyer was at first placed on
the ticket of the Big for Judge of
the Forty-fifth District court, but
was subsequently omitted from it
and Mr.. Gally Newton substituted.
1t is now thought that Mr.. Ed.
Dwyer was placated for dropping
him off the ticket for judge by an
agreement and treaty that he
should be city attorney in place Of
Mr.. Lewey, and that his election as
city attorney was but the carrying
out of such treaty.
A good number of the people are
curious to know, whether, or not
Mr.. Gally Newton was a party to
such treaty prior to the election,
and # he, ,as alderman, election.
eered and voted for Mr.. Ed Dryer
for city attorney.
There are persons so old fashion
ed, as to look on the alleged treaty
and agreement as a corrupt COM
bination to parcel out the public
officers and to salve the wounded
feelings Of Mr.. Ed Dryer, by en-
surfing him the office Of city attor-
ney vacated by Mr.. Levy.
Mr.. Ed. Dwyer's brother, Joe, is
county commissioner, and is ac-
credited with ruling that court by
the help of the two other members
Of the triumvirate.
The Blk 6 have the commission
ers court, the district attorney, the
judge of the 10th district, the city
attorney, and all the other county
offices; and they have just placed
Mr.. Ed Dryer in the office of city
attorney.
About ten days past the Express
stated, that Bryan Callaghan was
to succeed Judge Noonan, as Judge
of the 37th District court, and that
Joe Dryer was to be county Judge
OF Bexar. 1t also stated that Cow
Elect CulbersOn had rendered the
appointment to Bryan Callaghan.
II this takes place according to
the forecast OF the Express, the
Big 6 would, indeed, have the peo-
pie OF BeXar bound hand and foot.
They would hold the purse
strings through the power to levy,
collect and disburse the taxes.
They could punish such as thwart-
ed and opposed them by raising
the valuation Of their property.
1t is unreasonable to suppose
that District Attorney Levy would
prosecute, except pro forma, any
Of the Big 6 for aught they might
do. He is not likely to incur the
wrath of the Big 6.
1t is unreasonable to suppose
that District Attorney Levy feels
any great interest in investigating
the frauds and briberies perpetrat-
ed in the late elections and having
the guilty parties indicted and
punished.
lie, himself, probably was elect
ed by virtue Of these very frauds
and briberies. 1t has been said
the vote Of precinct was counted
for him, notwithstanding such
precinct was outside Of the limits
of the 37th district.
The Big have the district attor-
ney on their side.
With a member OF the ring on
the bench Of the 37th district court,
the Big 6 would have another
friend in power, to screen and pro-
tect them against any prosecution.
Nor is that all. The judge of the