San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Retrospection of Two Years Ago
From the Editorial Columns of
the Express

From the Editorial Columns of
| the Express.
l ought to apologize for bringing
the article on Lockwood as Cesar"
but as it was currently known that
Mayor Lockwood belonged to the
firm of "Callaghan, Shardein &
Co.." which the Express so fear
fully denounced the utterance Of
the article must be admitted so, we
will proceed with
LOCKWOOD AS CAESAR"
"The most charitable interpreted
ton that can be placed upon Mayor
Lockwood'S action is that he feared
to trust so important matter as
providing election machinery to
the wisdom of the counCil-that
he became imbued with the idea
that he knew better what was for
the public veal than did the body
over which he presides.
The only alternative view is that
he was determined, at all hazards,
to prevent the passage of an ordi-
nance providing for the purity Of
the ballot, insuring an honest cleo
ton and fair count.
The Express will not discuss the
legal point involved; but it will
say that if Mayor Lockwood's
Interpretation of law be corrected,
that if the election machinery is to
be constructed as he insists, it
will be possible to count George
Paschal out next Monday If he re-
ceives one thousand more votes
than his opponent. (The majority
was snug 2,500 1t was to pro-
vide against just such a contin-
gency-possible, whether probable
or not-that Mr.. Bergstrom's ordi-
nance was framed. The City Coun-
Gil met especially to consider that
ordinance. The mayor stated his
objections. The council manifest
ed a disposition then and he de-
clared the meeting adjourned on a
vote of 2 ayes and ) hayes! That
is the record-and the people are
now asked to perpetuate the Caes-
arian policy? Not only will Mayor
Lockwood be condemned by the
people for an act so arbitrary and
suspicious, but the two aldermen,
who were particeps criminis in this
rape OF law and liberty, will share
in the reprobation,"
Correct, and only one Of the al
dermen has the cheek to run again
for the same office; as to counting
more than s, the Express new al
lies have since informed Mr.. Van
| Ripper that votes for a Mexican,
in a Big Six convention, count
more than 90 votes for an Ameri-
CAM
Now let us listen to the honest
editor Of two years ago, and read
his paragraphs on February 18th,
1898.
Lockwood did not know 1t was
loaded"
mayor Lockwood should read
the fable Of the frog and the OK"
"The Callaghan canary is not
twittering it's sweet twits today"
mayor Lockwood's little scheme
was beauty, but encountered a
snag."
"HiZZoner appears to be suffering
| with an attack Of inOcuous desue-
tude"
"'Tallow Pot appears to have
creased the track for 'scablabOr'
shriekers."
"HizzOner has the appearance OF
a man who had slipped on his own
banana peel"
ain attempting to cross the Rubi-
can Caesar Lockwood inadvertent.
ly stepped in a hole"
"The Council appears to get
along much better without Mayor
Lockwood, than with him.
"CHsear sent word to the Senate
that he would not come. Caesar
knows when he's got enough"
Lockwood's CPsarism will ado
a thousand votes to the Pascha
column-and they will be counted
too"
ga man who believes that two
are more than eight is hardly the
proper party to select men to coun
ballots"
"Alderman Guerguin appears tt
, have played Brutus to LOCKWOOD
Caesar, with Callaghan as Mar,
, Antony" CThe alderman has hat
! a,relapse and is not with the peopl
; now
"rhe Mayor is dead POLITICALLY
but the government Of San Ante
Mo still lives in it's board Of alder
men. Long live the govern
ment"" (On February 1ltb