San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-15

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the old administration.
The failure to keep such a book
was, without doubt, a very careless
loose and haphaZard mode OF con
Quoting the multltudinous bust
ness of a public Office. No man OF
good sense and unbiased judg
ment will dispute the truth OF the
above proposition.
Mr. Rose was induced by the
failure TO enter everything done In
a book, to ask the question whether
it was the result of ignorance,
wilfullness or dishonesty" and as
the question has three prongs to it.
there was nothing improper in it.
Mr.. Rose did not ascribe this care
less and loose way of doing bust
ness in public office to ignorance,
wilfullness or dishonesty" but
merely propounded the question.
There is no question, that care
lessness in the management OF
public office, is extremely mis-
chievouS and reprehensible, and
that it should not be tolerated.
But, prior to February 1891, there
was no such officer as that Of city
auditor in San Antonio, and, nee
essarily, the office had to be ar
ranged and built up, entirely, al
most without a model, or a chart,
and it would be unreasonable to
expect new machine, with new
hand hold of it, to run as smoothly
as an old established office, with
presidents to guide one on all
points, existing in abundance, in
the records of the office.
The legislature should require
the grand jury, twice in every
twelve months, to inspect every
county office, and to examine the
fee book of every county officer, to
ascertain whether he has charged
illegal fees. The Legislature should
also enact a law requiring the
Judge of the 37th District court once
in every twelve months to appoint
in open court three competent, inn
partial and reputable persons to
carefully examine the books,
vouchers and cash of the county
treasurer, and return a written re-
port of the result Of their investi-
cations to said court.
And at the same time, the law
should also require the same
judge to appoint in open court,
three competent, impartial and re-
putable citizens to examine into
the state and condition Of every
city office, and to examine the
books receipts, disbursements,
vouchers and cash of the city
treasurer and report, in writing
the result of their Investigations
to said judge.
A sense OF an accountability is a
safe guard against official miscon-
duct.
Mr.. Rose has undertaken a good
work, and he will carry it out
courageously. DIR. Parkhurst fired
the train that blew up Tammany
in New York, and if Mr.. Rose can
only blow up our home Tammany
he will merit praise and gratitude.
According to political gossip the
Big Six, flushed by their recent
victory and greedy for power, have
given their ultimatum to Mayor
Elmendorf, if he agrees to its
terms, the Big SIX will throw their
influence for Mayor Elmendorf for
mayor, but if he refuses their ulti-
matum they will put on their war
paint and take the war path against
him.
AS an exalted exhibition Of I'M
mitigated gall, loneliness and in
science, this ultimatum of the
Big Six, takes the premium. The
Big Six demand that the follow
ing city officers Saur, Scheideman-
tel, Druse, Crowther, Hughes and
Pancoast shall be offered up as
sacrifices to appease the wrath of
our lords and masters. Did ever
impudence soar to higher flight.
Six city officials must be decapi-
tated without cause given, or a
trial had, at the lordly command
Of the Big Six. They themselves
do not like the six city officers
named above, and have prescribed
them. That settles the hash Of
those six gentlemen. The voters
have nothing to do in the matter.
The Big Six are the lords and mas
ters of Bexar and the people there
Of, who alone have power to raise
up and pull down, to exalt and to
abase, without let, or hindrance.