San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-03
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bY our Democratic OOnJTlOutOT.I
The gentlemen who, coming from other
counties to the cut and dried So-called
Democratic convention that nominated
Hon A. w. Houston for CODgI eSS, and
who protested Intellectually to the action
Of Mr.. Franklin, which would fOiSt upon
them q candidate who could not carry his
home lBeXur) county, and who denounced
the autOcracy of said chairman as I'M
democratic, because unauthorized by the
majority of his committee. or as far as
that is concerned. not then sanctioned by
any member Of it, when the fundamen-
tai principle Of Democracy is
that the will of the majority shall
rule. is having its speedy punishment for
the Houston Campaign committee have
given up this county to his honest, clean
ana worthy opponent; his very organ
politically unknown, and It's old gentle
man, Grice-that stood sponsor TO his
candidacy, while issuing a protection pa
per, SAYS In its issue of Nov. 2, including
to the chances Of the Congressional can-
didates: THE ballots alone will tell the
story correctly" 1t relates a sad tale.
can see that the Democratic candidate.
some assuming the convention, In
accepting Its - foretod - nomination.
has changed his promises to protect
the interests of the ditrlct no
matter whether assailed by Democrats,
Republicans or Populists," and now that
he will do nothing more than Democracy
demands or Mr.. Paschal did. thus leaving
Mr. Noonan the only candidate for home
protection in the race. His last Kerrville
speech must commend him favOrably to
all such Democrats, who will be Swayed
by the utteranceS OF any one gradually
getting use TO the party collar; ha re-
flutes the local stories that be wanted to
get some ticket to take him to its bosom,
by saying that he would not have his
name on any but democratic ticket with
Ia 16 to u CulbersOn at the head. Oh!
ad we only known sooner that be
would frown upon BeXar county's
Democracy we could have taken
more kindly to him, even IL his
changeableness Is a drawback to the
tirmneSs we ought to expect from our
representatives in Congress. He differs
in this last utterance from the Clark and
Cleveland Democracy, but as there is
nothing but harmony In the party we are
rejoiced to see him get in one plank of the
platform, even il 1t is one from which Mr..
CulbersoA slipped off. He is under an
other drawback. He will be a total
stranger at Washington while Mr.. Moo
nan personally knows the president, for
whom he voted an open ticket, thus show
ing that-Republican as he is-he Is
liberal and not hide bound, and
we remember with pleasure his
calm and convincing words when
he accepted his nomination and
said in regard to our President, II am not
here to find fault with any one honestly
differing from our views, and as for PreSi
dent Cleveland, he certainly is a sincere
aud conscientious man." Such praise
from G II. Noonan 10 one of other political
views, shows the people of this District
will have no extremist or schener, II he is
elected as is now almost conceded, 10
represent US, even II, as some or one of
the Houston speakers said "he would not
know how to draw $40 from the United
States Treasury; we do not care 10 send
skilled artists in the game OF draw"
and do not care whether he even
knows II it takes five or six cards TO play
successful game of draw" Isuppose,
he will known how to draw his salary for
faithful services rendered and that is
more than some go there to earn. We are
done now with politics. the Democracy to
which We always nnflinchingly belonged
would give us no ticket, we can now vote
for whom we please, vote our state ticket
straight, select our friends on all county
tickets and IL qualifications permit give
the preference to Democrats, where they
are all Democrats we will take our best
friends, and we shall only mention our
case: we shall vote for 7. P. Mccall, one
OF the truest and braveSt men who ever
lived, and who in his younger days with
Monroe Watkins broke gang of des-
perdoes and terrors, that the Sheriffs OF
the present day have no trouble with.
We shall not say one word against his
gentIemanly opponent, who it also Dem
OCrat