San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-04
SHORT sNAPPERs.

| Two years ago the Express In Dig
letters said, "Vale Callaghan."
By all means let's have the Guat-
emalan parade in the daytime.
I Corporal Coffey has got into a
crowd of marchers that he could
keep step with for the first time.
A reporter OF the Express hangs
around the City Hall all day long
and has a good pair Of ears.
The report that Anheuser-Busch
had bought all the breweries in Il Q
city is denied.
No true-hearted Irishman will
wear the green in any Indian pa
rade. Wait until the 18th OF Marc |.
Mr.. Otto Koehler does not allow
his employees to talk politics while
attending to business.
Thad and Joe are "agin" the Ell
mendorf ticket because they say
they are looking two years ahead.
Mr.. John Wilkens, ST., is fore
ible speaker and talks from the
text, "Pay Your Taxes, Brian"
The Express would like to hear
from Mr.. Kalteyer at the rate OF
twenty cents line.
Alderman Joe Devine will put
the shoe man on the last" for re-
pairs.
Alderman Richards faces the
night air to make straight business
talks to the people.
In the thickest of the row the
manly form Of Alderman Hice can
always be picked out.
A daylight parade Of the con-
tending forces would be a splendid
idea.
It's mighty small Hebrew vote
that Mr.. Deutsch man can carry in
his pocket.
The good opinion of the intelli-
gent taxpayers is worth more to an
honest newspaper than the Doodle
OF corrupt politician.
| Because you like or dislike can
didate personally should not in
fluence your vote against the best
interests of the city.
The Elmendorf campaign COM
mittee are not as smart and foxy
as the Callaghan crowd. They need
a little waking up.
The campaign committees pay
too much attention to the Mexican
vote. Better look little out for
the intelligent vest pocket voter.
The X Y Y slush in the "Morn-
ing Sewer" has no connection
whatever with the celebrated y Y
X beer.
The colored walters at the Men
ger hotel are as thick as black
birds in rice patch. They Will be
"fired" after the election.
The slick artists of the "Big Six"
have been very negligent Of their
best interests if those boxes are not
found to be in apple pie order.
A few extra copies OF the LIGHT
would cover the entire newspaper
field Of our city. Can't the Elmen-
dorf committee catch on?
General Peck's Guatemalan army
are making preparations for an
other "monstrous" parade, so the
LIGHT is informed by one Of the
poems.
| The LIGHT is authorized to offer
General Peck purse Of 500 IL he
will turn out his Guatemalan brig
ade in the daytime, so that the tax
payers can get good look at them.
The people are thoroughly awake
to the situation and every indiCa-
/ ton points to an overwhelming
rout Of the Chinese army on the
18th inst.
Mr.. A. Lewey is wofully silent
this election. Last city election he
was scoring Callaghan from the
text: "I'll treat you in the future
as / did in the past"
Assessor Cunningham is work
ing like trojan for the whole Ell
mendorf ticket,-Mr. Frasch ram
sacks his command Of the English
language for suitable epithets to
apply 10 his compadres.
Couriers have been sent out all
through the country calling for re-
cruits to join General Peck's Gaute-
malan brigade Saturday night.
This "monstrous" army should by
all means be exhibited in the day.
| Tina