San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-01
The Daily Eight.
WEDNESDAY, MAY l, 1895
CONTRIBUTED SCRAPS.
Written for the LIGHT.

The people of Texas, including
men OF all shades of political Opin-
ion, declared loudly and almost
unanimously for the abolition of
the fee system. Every newspaper
in Texas was warmly in favor OF
the abolition of the fee system'of
compromising public officers.
1t is extremely doubtful if any
member Of the Legislature dared
to oppose, openly and publicly, the
abolition Of the justly Odious fee
system, and to pledge himself to
vote against its abolition. But yet
members OF the present Legisla-
ture have become the fierce cham
pions OF the fee system, and in so
doing, grossly misrepresented the
wishes and sentiments OF their
constituents, and dug their own
political graves.
They were either elected under
false pretenses and by sailing I'M
der false colors, or they have sacri-
feed the interests OF the people at
the bidding of the county officers
from their counties. They may
take either horn OF Ethe dilemma
they prefer, but implement will
be their fate.
Whenever members of Congress,
or OF state legislature betray the
interests OF the people and stoop to
become the creatures and mouth
pieces OF pools, or rings Of selfish
and mercenary county officers, the
people should relegate them to the
back ground for all time to come.
The only way, by which the peo-
pie can possibly have faithful
public servants in the legislature
is for the people to brand in in
delible letters their condemnation
of such as prove traitors to them.
The members Of the legislature,
who helped to defeat the anti-fee
lawI should never be voted for
again for any public office, or re-
ceive any patronage or favor from
the people.
The Austin correspondent Of the |
Express stated on several occasions |
that Mr.. Blair, of Bexar, carried
three-fourths Of the brains Of the |
House Of Representatives in his
head, but this is monstrous SLAM
der on the House, as he represent
ed none so well as the Big Six.
Grover Cleveland is going to
throw off the mask and appear in |
his natural character of the auto |
crat and the dictator. He is going |
to order all federal officers to damn |
silver and to shout for gold, or to |
lose their official heads. AS he APP.
pointed none except cuckoos and
dishonest men to office, they will all |
do whatsoever he commands them, |
and split their Threats yelling for |
him for third term.
Backbone manliness and patriot
ism, along with loyalty to principle,
have gone out of fashion. The
cuckoos, whom Cleveland appoint
ed to federal offices, on account Of
their immeasureable servility,
will still lick his boots with a rel
ish, and applaud all his follies.
They wear his livery.
Grover, the first, may command
the abject obedience of the cuckoos
and creatures, who proudly strut
IN liveries, but the American
masses have no earthly use for him
and will rejoice with an exceeding
great joy, when he retires to pri-
vate life and to obscurity.
England does not care a fig for
the Monroe doctrine, because it is
satisfied Cleveland himself does
not set any store by it, and will
not kick against its infraction.
Cleveland strained every nerve to
throttle the Republican govern
ment established in Hawaii and to
restore the monarchy and Queen
Lii, and is rather,partial to the
zone man power.
The probability is, that both the
Democratic and Republican parties
will fish up unknown men in 1896,
for presidential candidates and
that all the presidential candidates
will be citizens of the teeming
west. That will be an eminently
wise step.
No man can carry the vote of the
Southern and Western states un-
less he comes out squarely for
bimetalism. The silver question
will over shadow all other issues
While in Stockton, CAL, some
time ago, Thos. F. Langan, Of Los
Banos, that state was taken very
severely with cramps and diar-