San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-08
THE TIGHTENING BUG
UNDER THE CALLAGHAN CHIP.
It's the Gas ana Electric Light Fight.
No Wonoer Herman Hustles
for Callsghan.

To the Daily LIGHT
Query: Why the Oh. ID. Ramp
mann's) San Antonio Gas company
meets the reduced prices for light
of the rival concern on Losoya
street in every instance now but
only on thirty DAYS contracts, and
refuse to enter into contracts OF
longer duration, while the other
company makes contracts for one
yeaI?
Answer: Because the leading
spirit of said Gas company, Mr..
Kampmann, who is lavishly spend
ing campaign slush money for Mr..
Callaghan's election believes that
II the latter is elected, he can with
said Callaghan's aid, run
things to suit his egotistic nature,
and run the other company out
OF town, and because il successful
in the latter, he would again have
the chance to reap extraordinary
profits on the commodity he alone
WOulu nave lOT SdIt.
Comments: Mr.. X. was never yet
known to be a liberal spender OF
money-unless there was the pros
pect in sight OF large returns for
the bread be has cast upon the
the waters, and every one who will
give the 30 day contract matter
above referred TO q careful thought
will clearly understand KS ankle
ty to see Bryan IT instated as mayor.
Every man, woman and large
boy even, who finds himself COM
PEELED to labor in any manner
shape or form encounters keen and
eager competition accepts the con-
ditions, but, because Mr. K. has put
a couple Of hundred thousands OF
dollars into a concern (nOt from
philantrOphic or patriotic motives
but because there was fine chance
for his money to earn him big
profits. and which is all very
proper as long as conditions are
favorab Ie) he makes gigantic and
tireless efforts to remove that COM
petitor who is a regular poisonous
weesatche thorn in his side and
whose downfall would put the dear
people and private consumers Of
light, etc, back into his merciless
grasp.
When the city fairly begged the
Gas Co. to make reduction OF at
least cents per arc light per
night, Kampmann positively de-
clared to the city's authorized rep
resentatives that such reduction
would bust the company sky high,
or at least bring it to the very
verge Of bankruptcy, and such like
arguments, and refused to make a
reduction on lights. When, how.
ever, later on, he tumbled to the
fact that his course Of action in this
matter, caused the mayor and
council after very careful inqui-
ry and study Of the question OF
city lighting, that they were jus
titled in determining upon prOvid.
ing and running its own light
plant, Mr.. X. all OF a sudden
awoke to the fact that he could
cut his prices 33b per cent, ic
so, the city accepted, and the
company is not busted yet
no, and it will not be. But let i
get rid OF competition and Bryan
back into the city hall, he will re
ward Herman for his staunch sup
port in this campaign, in his owl
iHimitably lordy manner, for Bryal
sticks to his friends and socks 1t t
his enemies (and he will have
that he who votes against him an
hesitates to say him yea in all b
does Is his personal enemy regard
less as to whether his "toting fair
with friends, or getting even
with his enemy results in good G
bad to the city whose best interet
amayor must swear to guard an
defend.
Citizens, your city's welfal
means your own personal welfar
therefor closely consider II
above remarks and understan
why K who fought Callaghan {
bitterly two years ago, now NOV,
heaven and earth to get him baC
again. SEARCH LIGHT.
A SURE CURE FOR PILES.