San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
SHORT SNAPPEhS.

Our big morning papers don't
possess much political grit.
But few men are created, who
are equal to any emergency.
The "Texas Sitter" says the con-
sumption OF beer is contagious.
"Slugging does not pass fer argu-
ment with fair minded people"
The democratic party Is over
Tburdened with leaders Of disaster.
Fraud and deception may win
for time, but sooner or later must
fail.
The San Antonio's slicllest poll
'ticians try to pose as"ousiness"
men.
The late bad weather is said to
act badly on the imported Next
can brick.
1t takes a strong man to advo-
cate principles detrimental to his
cpocketbook.
Newspapers and the politicians
make big meG out OF many small
individuals.
Rams Horn= "When the world
can't understand a ,anan it calls
him crank"
The people have it in their pow
or to break the political states
now being arranged.
When it comes to getting up q
big shoot Joe George and Oscar
q Guessaz are q success.
Alderman Joe Devipe is on the
right track in trying to defend the
interest OF the taxpayers.
Rev. Craig says he "steered'
clear" of the Ahigh-toned places"
but fell right into the "slums."
There are lots of nice franchises
in the city get. OFF you don't
see what you want ask for it,"
The man is not safe citizen of
the republic who will mix up his
lodge and religion with politics.
One of San Antonio's chief in
,dustries this year will be grinding
out "intention papers" for voters.
When Keufner collects his claim
maybe some other sewer inspector
will have the nerve to say some
thing.
Burnt rock cement and yellow
clay sand Is about the only home
enterprise getting In a smell at the
sewers.
The office holder wild now strive
hard not to enforce the law on the
fellow who is supposed to have
political pull.
AT mouth shooting the "Pop" is
success, although the brain am
munition is not usually very
heavily charged.
II you want to find charity pass
the hat around among the slow
Joints" but ''steer cleag" OF the
"high-toned-places."
Unless something is done with
the Gulf Shore property pretty
soon the court and lawyer fees will
eat up the whole business.
Some of those old moth er-in-law
Jokes given to the public by the
Opera house transformers is
enough to crack the chestnut bell.
Statisticianse estimate that the $50
Mexican votes cast for our present
administration, cost "public i'm
provements" something like $500.
each.
Town Topics: "Didn't Macbeth
murder sOmebodyw
eyes, but he's got his deserts at
last; Irving has murdered Mac
BETH"
One of Bexar county's old regu
lar grand jurymen says a very
large per cent of the indictments
found by grand juries are never
tried.
The Enlightened" poker rooms
are more dangerous than the little
scrap joints" and people of tender
morals should "steer clear" OF
them.
"Twenty-six members OF the
present congress are of foreign
birth. OF these six are senators
and twenty members OF the
house."
While the A. p. A. is looking
into the restriction Of immigra-
ton, they should cast their eyes,
toward the Indian invasion from
Mexico.
It's the 'high. toned" sinners the
preachers most need to look after.
The police generally keep pretty
good watch on the poor, cheap
sinners.
For a number of years the peo-
pie have been asking "where is
the sinking fund, and none Of our
able financiers of several admins
trations have yet answered.
] The question is numerously
asked what sly politician prepared
the figures for Rev. Craig's SER
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