San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-03
In WARD NO Z.
ROUsING MEETING OF THE WARD
TAXPAYERS.
Mayor Pascha's Master Speech
Gains Voters to the Sewer
Proposition, Which Are
Clinched by Alder
man Daugh-
erty.

The Express reporter is a very
poor reckoner il he claims there
were only 100 people at the Santa
Clara and Plum street Jonas gar
den sewer discussion last night.
There were that number leaning
against the fence on one side OF the
open garden, where the speaking
was made, while in the garden and
about the place were over 400
more.
Mayor Paschal had no band of
music to herald him only one coal
oil lamp, one little table and one
chair. The listeners had only two
benches on which few could sit
when tired of standing, and the
remainder were compelled to
stand or leave the place. Be
1t said to their intelligence and
interest they remained standing
through the several hours the
speaking consumed, and showed
they were all deeply interested in
the sewer proposition.
Mayor Paschal delivered ring
ing speech, clearly defining the
full proposition, and devoting him.
self to purely business and health
standpoint of the question. He, of
course, paid his attention in a
scathing manner to newspapers
who had traduced and villified him
and his proposition, but he soon
got through with this part of it and
came right down to a business and
economical standpoint and showed
the voters where they would stand
financially on the sewer proposi-
ton if it was carried how their
taxes would not be increased; how
they would save on the present
barbarous method of sanitation, etc.
He promised none but San Antonio
working men the labor in putting
in the sewers, and said this would
be a provision in the specifications.
He reviewed the gains the city
finances had received since his adj
ministration and proved where the
city's debts had been paid off to the
amount Of $4,000 since he was in
Quoted into office. He said also
that if any one believed that
he was after this bond PROPOSE
ton as corruption fund,
he was willing to resign, as
were all his colleagues in the coun-
Gil. His audience, at the outset,
were cold toward him, but as he
progressed they became interested,
and when he had finished many of
his auditors had completely been
won over, and all gave him hearty
cheers for the splendid speech he
had made.
A workingman, named Dugan, a
carpenter, claimed the attention of
the audience next, and told the
working men OF the condition of
himself and great many others
like him in the city at present. He
had no work, his family were
weak from starvation and short
rations, his grocer had refused him
further credit; he had no work and
it was a question OF pOorhOuse or
lawlessness unless work was soon
provided. He had applied to the
county authorities for work of any
kind on the county bridge move
ment, but had been told there were
one hundred men ahead of him, all
in the same condition. His speech
made great impression on his
hearers.
Judge Levy next spoke, and gave
his hearers the legal status of the
bond issue, reminded them of
their duties to their families, and
their fellow citizons and wound up
by explaining to them who were
and who were not entitled to vote.
Alderman Jack Daugherty, of
the Seventh ward, was next called
upon and gave a characteristic
speech, full of strong argument Of
ten couched in anecdote, which
kept the company convulsed with
laughter, at the same time show
ing how the real question stood
and how the sewers would materi-
ally benefit every citizen of
this city. After his speech
the meeting quietly dispers-
ed, the announcement being
made that there would be a meet
ing tonight at TESTS garden on
South Flores street, mass meeting
Saturday night at Mission garden
and another mass meeting next
Monday night at Convention hall
Ball Game Sunday.
| Manaper Frank Huntress. of the