San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-09
SHORT SNAPPERS.


in the glorious old patriots.
Some mems political pulls are
greatly overestimated.
San Antonio's political principle
is cash, or prospective pie.
Newspapers and long-headed
politicians make all the presidents.
The eyes of the Texas Pie-hunter
is now cast toward Brer. Quincy.
Exchange: "a sunbeam in the
heart is bound to light the face"
In politics and social life truth
is stranger than fiction.
The Allison boom is looked up
on as a side-show for Harrison.
The race for sheriff now prom
ises to be triangular one. All
the better for John.
While the rams buck each other
the coyotes generally carry away
the young lambs.
A subscriber asks: "Does fraud
pay?" 1t does in Santone, IL you
stand in with the right gang.
The "Helping Hand" says a
tramp is a cross between the in
sane and the criminal.
AS the election approaches can
didates will become more friendly,
and drinks be at discount.
"Nobody is talking about Ex-
President Harrison being too old
now."-Chicsgo Times-Herald.
1t is we'll enough for a political
leader to be arbitrary, but a little
policy goes long ways sometimes.
DIR. Lindner is one of the re-
publicans who believes it is right
to pay newspapers for advertising.
It's not always an evidence of
brains because speaker bellows
and roars, and stamps the plat
form like wild Mexican bull.
The sewer inspector is color
blind, and the Calveras, and Next
can slick brick just alike, are going
into the sewers.
The time Of the grand juries is
too cosGly to the tax payers to be
wasted on so many little petty
cases.
It's the opinion Of 99out OF every
100 Jax-pay ers, that the Catholic
sisters. hospital bill should be
paid.
But few of the ward aldermen
can return to their constituents
with a record of having done
much for their ward.
Much complaint is heard from
taxpayers of contractors doing
public work in this city importing
foreign labor.
The school teachers who look
after the scholars properly will
leave their sewing and novels at
home.
A great many people in San
Antonio think Col. Jno. A. Green,
ST., would make a first.class
mayor.
The Third ward has not a de-
cent macadamized street, aud yet
the head of the democrats lives in
this ward.
The "black and tans" are not all
happy over Charlie Odgen's call
they think it is a combine to pock-
ct the district.
Two black and tan conventions
in this district with q "lillie white"
for variety. Somebody has blund-
cred In passing the harmony pipe.
Atchison Globe: at isn't
mans good qualities that get him
into swell society; 1t is the scare
ity Of men,"
The salaries paid the numerous
market masters would pay interest
en- large sum of money sufficient
to build fine market house.
The San Antonio Express de-
votes more Of its space boosting
Brer. Quincy than it does In look
ing after the fences Of the democ-
racy.
Car city fathers should recognize
the great value Of the educational
institutions at West End, by at
least constructing one good road
from this suburb into the city.
Teach the children reading,
writing, spelling and arithmetic
in the public schools, and let them
learn religion from the Preside
and the churches.
Chicago Dispatch: "Benjamin
Harrison is not much of a singer,
but he has signified his entire
willingness to try to learn Mr..
Cleveland's "grand, sweet song"
Hon. Geo. Fl. Noonsn will re-
present US in congress as long as
he wants it. When he gets tired
OF that job we will call on him to
act as mayor OF San Antonio.
II Charlie Odgen is not the
authorized chairman of the re-
publican district executive COM
mittee. who is?-Mr, Odgen was