San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25

of congressional usefulness, 1
ever he had one, has long since ex
pired, and his retirement would bt
received with universal satisfac
ton by men OF all parties through
out the state. Vale, Jody.
| Next Thursday will demonstrate
that Mr.. Cuney's efforts in behalf Of
the Allison boom have not panned
out with that unalloyed success
which usually distinguishes the
political pilgrimages of the sable
statesman. The republicans OF
Bexar county will speak at Mis-
sion garden in tones which will
prove revelation to the bosses.
Visitors to San Antonio at pre-
sent will be prepared on return to
their homes to personally vouch
for the untruthfulness of the Oft
repeated and silly assertion, that
sit never rains in Texas"
What an inglorious ending I!
What pitiable spectacle After
all the blow and bluster upon the
party of our glorious young chris
tian governor, the taxpayers of
Texas were put to the expense of
at least 100000 to prevent-what?
A "deadly" combat between two
pugs, resulting in nothing more
serious that an ordinary blow with
the fist and a harmless knock
down! o, hypocrisy o, cant! o,
pestiferous, petty demagogue!
Thy name is Culberson, write
in bold, brazen letters of brass.
Houston secures the state repub.
lican convention, which San Anto.
MO could easily have captured
had only a courteous invitation
been extended the committee and
an assurance given that the dele
gates would have been welcomed.
But San Antonio does not appear
to be in an invitation mood at pres
emit; that is, not to any appreciable
extent, where the courtesy calls
for the expenditure of a few dollars.
Perhaps in the not dim hencefortb,
when we have witnessed a few
first-class funerals, and sung
peans and wept copious tears over
the remains of few prominent,
time-honored and leading citizens,
the spirit..of liberality and progress
will spread its pinions over those
left behind.
1t will avail nothing, if the gen.
tlemen who have consented to con-
slider and investigate the sewer
matter, if they simply meet, and
resolute and adjourn. The inves-
tigation should probe into the
minutest details, and if it be found
that the work has not been well
done, that defective and worthless
material has been used, the con.
tractors should be held to a strict
accountability, and compelled to
do the work over again, under
more strict and intelligent super
vision.
Engineer Gray says that unless
better work and better material
mark the construction Of the out
let than have been expended on
the connecting sewers, the system
"will be failure" Such being the
case, 1t is pertinent to ask, how
will better work on and better
material in the outlet sewers i'm
prove the defects in the already
completed connecting sewers? Will
Engineer Gray or Engineer Pan
coast kindly explain? .
Every foot OF the sewers should
be submitted to a formal and prac-
teal test before being accepted.
What Is the objection of the con-
tractors and City Engineer Pan
coast to such test being made?
Are they apprehensive or are they
aware that the work would not
sustain the test?
The popular" bond loan, how
ever unpopular as a matter OF fact,
threatens to have made such a