San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-09
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Big Six are at their old game ana
pursuing their old tactics.
The contested election case has
shown what a quantity OF dirty
linen the Big Six have to launder.
Those who are in favor OF honest
and fair elections should vote
against the Callaghan, alias the
Big Six ticket.
A contigent OF MeXicans from
tho Club NaciOnal are marched 10
every meeting that is held Cd the
west side, anu counted, over ana
over again. in the reports OF the
large and enthusiastic Callaghan
meetings, set out in the Express,
the organ of the Big Six.
At a meeting held on Prospect
hill, one of the Big Six led about
60 OF these MeXicans out to partici-
pate in it, though he knew they
lived in a different ward. BluH,
buster, baZoo and bribery are the
trump cards OF the manlpulators
of the CalIaghan concern, alias the
Big Six.
They have tried hard to get up a
hurrah, raZZle dazzle campaign,
and to make a big show, but. the
attempt has been a farce. The
same crowd has to do duty at all
their meetings and in all their pa
rades, and one-third Of them are
hired to come in from the country
and to take hand in these hurrah
affairs. Fully another third OF the
"green goods" professions are boys
under tWenty-one years OF age.
Subtract the Mexicans, hired to
come in from the country, and the
minors, who cannot vote, and the
Callag hanites would not dare to
have procession.
The Express is boosting Gala
CHAN "for all there is in it," but
the people have lost all faith
in that paper as an organ OF the
masses, and look on it as the horn
blower of the waterworks and the
electric and gas corporations. 1T
gets it's cue from those corporations.
The first step toward fair and
honest elections in BeXar Is to
defeat and smash the county ring
who have put forward Judge Cal
laghan as the leader Of its "fOrlorn
hope" The Big Six are cute fell
lows and they fully realize the fact
that the defeat OF Callaghan for
mayor insures their own defeat in
1896. The voters also comprehend
the significance and Importance Of
Callaghan's defeat, and mean to
wallop the: Big Six by walloping
their leader-Callaghan.
The truth Of the proverb, that
"drowning men will catch at
straws" is attested by the hiring OF
Nat. Q. Henderson, who is nom
resident, as a wind TANNER, by the
Callaghanites. Its pure and un-
defiled" impudence in non-resi-
dent OF San Antonio, to assume
to tell her people how to vote in a
local election, but impudence is
Nat rs stock in trade.
1t is all right for the Mexicans
to vote, solidly, at the order OF the
Big 6, but, it is a monstrous crime
in the Americans, Germans, Poles
Italians, ETC., to combine in order
to "knock the stutfing out Of" the
county ring or Big Six.
Mr.. Santleben, the registrar, has
spiked the big gun Of the party Of
} fraud and bribery by giving pub
lie notice that persons who pro
cured registrations through frauC
have been spotted and will not bt
suffered to vote. This accounts fol
the increase of 1875 names since
last November on the list Of regis
2 tered votes.
1t is the plain duty Of all citi
. zens who are opposed to fraud anC
bribery in our elections and to rims
/. rule to vote against the Callaghan
or Big Six ticket.
The entire squad OF men indict
ed for fraud and bribery at thu
November election, are loud
mouthed supporters Of Callaghan
= Birds Of a feather will flock to
= gether," and "tell me your com
! panions, and 1 will tell you VIII,
you are"
3 The building OF the city hall wa
3 let out for $4,000, but it actual.
= cost $l9S,OOO, and the people woulC
t like Cor Callaghan and his mouth
piece-the Express, to explain thi
startling discrepancy between tn
:, contract price and the actual cost