San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-12
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.
IBY JAS. P. NEwcoMB.l

leading newspaper Of this western
section, and as news medium is
| first class, but as an exponent of
political opinion it is simply des-
picable.
The people Of the 18th congress
sional district must depend upon
the Express for fresh telegraphic
news, and being at its mercy are
compelled to put up with its incon-
sistencies politically.
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With the intelligent, reading
public, in this city, the Express
has lost cast because it has ran ged
itself against the best interests Of
the community, and its influence
has been discounted at every civic
election.
It's personal abuse of prominent
men to whom they were opposed,
has lost for this great paper the
respect of fair minded citizens.
This is unfortunate as we should
regard our only morning paper as
one of our institutions.
In the congressional contest the
Express has abandoned its position
for protection and come out for
Gus Houston, the Democratic can
didate. For two years the Express
has scintiltated with the wit and
sarcasm of Brann-ridiculing the
Democratic leaders from Mills
down it has predicted Republican
victory and pointed out the path
for the voters of this district to
pursue it has, as far as its edito-
rails could go, educated the people
to vote for Republican protection
ist for Congress. 1t cannot undo it's
work now.
Little Jim.Crow editorial squibs
directed at the recorders clerk
won't divert the minds of the peO-
pie from the issue; its senile at
tempts at wit will fall fiat; it's per-
sonalities will react upon the head
of its editor.
The late sewer campaign in our
city is fresh in the minds Of the
people. The Express bent its whole
energy to defeat the proposition
its editor resorted to PERSONAL
ties and Misrepresentation;
he dashed our late mayor,-de-
nouncing him as unfit to handle
the affairs of the city, but the peo-
pie responded in thunder tones at
the ballot box.
Before the people stands another
man called to the rescue Of the ma
terial interests of our section--in-
terests which the Express claims
to champion, and the Express has
the temerity, the cheek, to tell its
readers that Judge Noonan is unfit
to handle the ordinary affairs of
life. The people will respond
again.
Since the first attack the Express
has considered discretion the better
part of valor and attempts to lash
the old Judge over Newcomb's
shoulders.
Judge Noonan's canvass is clean
of personalities-it is a business
question with the people. The
judge has no quarrel to pick with
his opponents or with any political
organization he is before the peo-
pie at their solicitation, and not
through the manipulation Of par
ty primaries.
II the Express should succeed in
driving this contest into a person
al warefare it will not be with
: Judge Noonan-it will be with
others who will not rest lightly
under its personal flings-then be.
ware,-peOple who live in glass
houses should not let their small
,, boys throw stones.
The readers Of the Express in the
3 18th district, whose houses, farms
> pastures, business interests, for
tunes, are in danger, should kicl
= the editorial page of the Express
into-their back yards.
While in Chicago, Mr.. CharleJ
a l.. Kahler, prominent shoe mer
;, chant Of Des MOines, Iowa, haC
y a serious time of it. He took sucl
severe cold that he could hardl!
: talk or naNigate. but the nrOmn