San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-01
SHORT STOPS.
What the People Are Saying.

L W h'N NAN - w BhN ~s'N AaS'
The Republican county ticket
has proven to be a move in the
right direction, to emancipate
the people from the miserable
personal politics that has been
running things for the past six
teen years.
1t is a we'll known fact that the
men in Office have used all their
personal influence to prevent the
people from making a fair selec-
ton of their candidates for local
Offices, by suppressing all express
sion through the medium of party
action.
1t is a well known fact that the
methods employed to control the
ballot box are SubverSive of hon
esty and decency.
1t is a we'll known fact that
large purses are made up from
the pockets of the candidates to
control the irresponsible voters,
and to down the responsible, in
telligent mass of voters.
1t is a well known fact that the
large majority of people are a
bOve the reach of corruption, and
if they combine that the use of
large sums of election money will
be of no avail.
The Republican county ticket
has made plain, honest appeal
to the decency and honesty of the
voters; making no attempt to
buy up or control voters by the
use of money.
No matter what the result may
be, the Republican ticket can
publish under oath where every
dollar of the small sum subscrib-
ed has been spent. Its candidates
have restricted themselves to le-
Ultimate expenses, and will not
come out of the contest fieeced
for office. They have made an
appeal to the intelligence of the
people and will receive a gener-
Gus support.
Unfortunately there are Re
publicans on the so:called "Citi-
zens'" and Independent" tick
cts; they have been drawn into
these combinations with the hope
of securing election through the
patronage of office.
1t was a hard thing to secure
Republican ticket because of
the opposition of Republicans in
terested in the combine tickets.
Every effort was made to pull
down and discourage our candi-
dates, but in spite of all this, the
old flag flies at the masthead and
list of candidates is presented
whose qualifications for the sew
eral offices, challenge the respect
and confidence of the people.
Since there are no party tickets
in the field, except the Republi-
can, it should command the sup
port of every good citizen who
desires to rebuke official AFRO
gance, perpetuity in office, cor
ruptiOn and personal politics, as
illustrated by the combine"
tickets.
The skies are bright with the
signs of victory for the Republi-
can party in the nation; the peO-
pie will turn their faces to the
sun of prosperity, which will rise
above our beloved country on
next Tuesday.
The Republican who is asham-
ed to acknowledge his faith, who
shuns the name of his party in
local contests, is deserving of no
respect. He is fit food for Office
holding vampires to feed on.
Our good people must shake
off the incubus of personal poll
tics; good government can only
be secured through proper polit,
zeal methods. Official response
bility can only be made possible
by downing those who use cor
ruptiOn slush funds. ...
When a man secures a local
office by putting up thousand
dollars he considers that he has
purchased it. and he is the own