San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-04


ure the curbs and sidewalks with
awkward and unsightly poles and
menace life, limb and property by
stringing a network of death
charged wires. And for all they
pay the city not cent. The fran
chises under which they claim to
exercise all these privileges belong
to the people, and the people should
demand an accounting for them.
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Colonel James p. Newcomb is
rendering an invaluable as we'll as
patriotic and unselfish service to
the citizens and taxpayers OF San
Antonio through the crisp and
virile notes written by him on city
affairs and published in the LIGHT
under the heading Of "Short
Stops" 1t is to be regretted that
Colonel Newcomb is not in po-
sitiUn where his wide experience,
thorough acquaintance with mu-
nicipal matters and unquestioned
ability could not be more practical
ly utilized in behalf of the city and
the taxpayer. He is an original
thinker, close student of munich
pal government, and il at the head
of affairs would not be slow to
evolve policy which would soon re-
lieve the city from its present COM
plications and mbarrassments.
Without reflection upon any of the
rrnnf1nnonr, ,.nIc
are pointed to catch the mayoralty
lightning bolt in 1897, it can be as
serted with all the confidence of
an official affidavit that he would
make model mayor. The premi-
ses considered, and the proposition
conceded, what's the matter with
the people taking the matter out
of the hands of the professional
politicians and el"cting Colonel
Newcomb next year?
Hon. Thos. H. Ere nklin, demo.
crat Of democrats, declares himself
in favor of his pal ~ making NOM
nations for all county officers to
be voted for at the November cleo
ton, and drawing party lines to
the EXTREMIST tension. No less
could have been expected from Mr..
Franklin, but he will find himself
in hopeless minority, as well as
that his suggestions will fall with
hollow and mocking sound upon
the cars of his brethren, at
least those OF them who run
"de machine" With them the
highest aspiration OF patriotism or
politics is to secure the offices, and
that can be more easily and GER
tsinly accomplished through dick
ering with the "other fellows" and
putting forth mongrel ticket. Mr..
Franklin's utterances are manly,
and therefore commendable; but if
he seeks to put them into practical
effect, he will find himself lone,
forlorn orphan, outside the breast
works.
In the late war 1 was a soldier
in the First Maryland volunteers,
company G.. During my term of
service / contracted chronic diar-
rh9a. Since then 1 have used a
great amount of medicine, but
when found any that would give
me relief it would injure my
stomach, until Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Rem
edy was brought to my notice. 1
used it and will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent
relief and no bad results follow.
L take pleasure in recommending
this preparation to all Of my old
comrades, who, while giving their
services to their country, contract
ed this dreadful disease as I did,
from eating unwholesome and I'M
cooked food. Yours truly, A. E.
BENDING, Halsey, Oregon. For
sale by F. Kalteyer & Son, Chas.
Campbell and James Clavin, drug
gists, San Antonio, Texas.