San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
BRYANs PRoNUNoIAMENTo.
Dissected and Criticised by the
Writer of Short Stops.

Dissected and Criticised by the
Writer of Short Stops.
When poor actor attempts to
play high tragedy, the audience
wish they had staid away, but
from shere sympathy keep their
seats In silence. The people of
this city felt a good deal like the
disappointed audience when they
read ALA yhan's pronunc anento
announcing hins%lf as candidate
for mayor.
Had the Judge been content to
have simply announced himself
"a a candidate and not attempted
to give hi 8 views about city az:
fairs, the audience would have
passed 1t by as a piece OF low COM
edy, and laughed over 1t as a joke.
But in the character OF a states
man, giving the people his views
Oh, merciful Providence, protect
US.
AS an Introductory to his at
tempt at craftsmanship the Judge
has a number OF his admirers,
mostly his old compadres, in the
days when Bryan ran the city, to
inform him, that during his ad-
ministration as mayor our city
reached Its highest state of pros
perity, emitting to add, and at the
close, it's lowest state Of adversely.
Callaghan himself, during his
last two years as mayor, had so
little use for his broken down ad-
ministration, that he kept away
from his Off CO as much as possible
the city treasury was empty as
a church contribution box, and only
replenished periodically by the
bank, that took the l o. US OF the
city with taxes pledged.
To his friends and acquaintauces
he expressed great relief at quit
ting the mayors offlce-he wanted
to win fame and fortune as a
lawyer, etc, but the truth was, he
had run the good ship San Antonio
upon the shoals OF debt-in plain
language, he had put the city in
soak-the people had lost conf
dence In him and would vote him
no IL rther supplies-he saw facing
him an angry populace-he was
glad to take refuge in the county
court house.
1t Is strange thing, but de-
posed monarchs are generally pen
stoned of, and Bryan having been
and still holding in his hands the
bosship OF the Democratic party,
was given the county judgship and
the people were glad he was pro-
vided for, being an office that re-
quired no executive and very little
legal ability, Bryan made a passa-
BILE county judge.
And the commissioner court, OF
which he is presiding officer, gener-
ously doubled his salary 80 that
he would be content. to bid with
them, and help them out by his ap-
parent opposition to their high,
handed acts.
Having served as county judge
Bryan concluded that the people
would believe that he was really q
man OF ability-a man OF brains,-
able to master the problems OF
government, to solve the Difficult
ties in the administration Of pub
lie affairs. But like the crow with
the piece Of cheese In its mouth, he
succumbed to the tlattery OF the
fox, attempted to sing and dropped
the cheese.
ain response to your flattery,
| gentlemen, (Mr. FoX) | will give
you beautiful song: ar elected !
shall oppose starvation wages"
Good, said the fox, as he picked up
the cheese. Too late, Bryan, the
people would not touch you with a
ten-foot pole after such a bun.
combe attempt at demagoguery.
Your plumage looks very glossy,
but you can't sing.
You opened your m outh and put
your foot in 1t at the very first al"
But oblivious to public criticism,
you go on with your song, which is
so bad that 1t must be given to the
public in broken doses.
SHORT STOPS.