San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-07

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regulations will suffice as sponsors
that the bantling is born in legiti-
macy and will be nurtured by in
telligence and responsibility. 1t
will draw neither support nor in
spiration from "black mammy's"
breast.
Whatever may be said of the
county officials, whether they be
designated as the Big Six or the
Little Three, the combine, the SYM
dictate, the ofliceholders' trusts or
what not, no one can truthfully
charge that they have not intellI.
gently, courteously and efficiently
discharged their respective duties.
Time was when theFederal courts
were looked upon in Texas as en-
gines OF oppression, designed to
prosecute the citizen and rob him
not only Of his liberty, but Of his
property. Today, with such jurists
as Thomas S. Maxey presiding
they are regarded as the palladium
Of the citizens liberty, the bulwark
Of his property rights.
And little Sammy Gray? What
disposition Is to be made OF him?
Is he to be permitted to draw his
princely salary and perquisites?
Positively, he should be choked off,
at least from the city's teat.
Knocked out by Judge Maxey,
in the Federal district court, the
sewer contractors have given notice
Of appeal to the Federal Circuit
court at New Orleans. 1t is
harmless bluff, and will amount to
nothing. Mayor Elmendorf and
the council have only to stand pat
and refuse all offers to comp.
They have got the pot won on a
showdown.
The esthetic friends of the genial
proprietor OF the diamond" now
address him as Mr.. Msverickhorn,
on the assumption that every Stray
is maverick.
IL San Antonio had a few more
citizens like Herman d. Ramp
mann, such prof and discussed
projects as a tourist hotel, rail
communication with Llano and
the lower Rio Grande, q perma-
nent organization for holding an
nual expeditions and kindred enter
prises, would long since have
become accomplished facts.
Who first discovered or utilized
the method OF electrical illumina-
ton? Noah. Didn't he make the
ark light on a mount?
Was it an Intentional slight put
upon ex. Minister Terrell, the fail
ure to place plate TOR him at the
banquet recently rendered Quincy
in this city by some enthusiastic
admirers? Or was Mr.. Terrell
present, and his name omitted from
the list Of honored guests, as pub.
lished in Cuney's organ, by re-
quest?
1t is to be regretted that the city
is deprived by constitutional in
hibition from submitting to the
federal instead of state courts all
questions OF litigation in which
she is interested.
Whatever may be said of his per-
sonal eccentricities and idiosyn-
crasies, lawyers and litigants, as
we'll as the general public who
have had business to transact in
the district clerks Office, unite In
the expression that the duties Of
that intricate department were
never more efficiently, courteously,
promptly and intelligently dis
charged then by the present in.
cumbent Mr.. Nat. Lewis. And
this is uttered in no spirit OF per-
sonal or partisan complaint, but
as a simple act Of Justice, we'll
merited and deservedly due.
Wanted-A practical, expert
enced engineer, who fully under
stands the building OF sanitary
sewers. Address H. E., care city
hall, San Antonio, Texas.