San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-22
Chr 9utly eight.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER %, 1894
CONTRIBUTED SCRAPS.
For The Daily LIGHT:

fact that some of the Big Six mott
fed Mayor Elmendorf, that a
certain individual, would be ac-
ceptable to them as successor to
Alderman Smith. That fact fur
nishes ample food for thought,
and the people should not over
look it.
Have not things reached a pre- tty
BASS, when six weeks alderman
cannot be elected by the council,
to fill a vacancy, without the Big
Six bringing forward a candidate
and notifying the mayor that hewill
acceUUa Ole 10 them. The Big Six
never lose a chance to stick one of
their henchmen into every public
office.
The Big Six never say anything
about a mans election being ac-
ceptable TO the people. That is not
their style. The only plea put for
ward for mans election is, that
he will be acceptable to the Big
Six. If man be accepted to the
Big Six, the people, in justice to
themselves, should "let him severe
ly alone"
The only way to get rid Of the
yoke of the ring is for the people to
blackball every candidate backed
by the ring. That course will
smash the sceptre Of the ring and
redeem the people from bondage.
Who will be benefited by the
placing of three municipal tickets
in the field? Why, as matter Of
course, none except the Big Six.
They have their train bands well
in hand, and it is to their interest
to have the opposition to them,
split up as much as possible.
Everybody can see this at
glance.
When men are honest and sim
cere in their decision to prevent
the Big Six from capturing the
city government, they will do
nothing whatsoever, to create di.
vision among those who are OPP
posed to the county ring. They
will insist on harmony and unity.
That is indeed the duty Of every
patriotic citizen.
Mayor Elmeud orr is not running
as the ring candidate. His card of
announcement shows he is not the
candidate of the Big Six, and that
he scorns to become their puppet.
His card is plain, pointed and EN-.
phatic, and the people can rely on
its pledges. Mayor Elmendorf is
not a politician, a trickster and
wire puller, nor chronic office
hunter, but he is prudent, cool.
headed and honest. His head is
chockful Of business sense.
He can defeat any nag that the
Big Six may bring out, provided
the opposition will heartily unite
on him, as common sense and pa
triotism dictate it should do.
The prevailing opinion is that
the bids for both material and work
in the construction of the sewers
would be the cheapest in the long
run, and afford the least margin
for jobbery and favoritism. While
other cities are unearthing no end
OF municipal nastiness, it is to be
hoped San Antonio will prove an
exception to the general rule, and
come out Of the sewer business
without faint of smirch.
1t is scarcely possible that the
city can furnish the materials as
cheaply as the contractors can fur
nish them, and as the city would
have to buy all the material neces-
sary, there would be more danger
Of jobbery and favoritism. The
city would also be forced to go to
the expense Of employing men to
inspect, weigh, measure and take
care Of the material purchased by
her for sewers. 1t is always the
wisest plan to "avoid the appear
ance Of evil" and to give no handle
to scandle mongers.
The labor employed in the con-
struction of the sewers, should be
taken from our resident population
is justly entitled to this preference.
Whatever money they may earn
will be expended in our city. "He
who does not provide for his own
household, is worse than the
heather. Let bonafide residents
of San Antonio be employed to do
the work on the sewers.
Contributed Scraps" has been
reliably informed, that a goodly
number Of men from other cities,
have flocked into San Antonio dur
ing the past few weeks in order to
get work on the sewers. They are