San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-12
Tbe Daily Light.
wED'sDAY, FEBRUARY u, '96
GAFFs AND sLAsHERS.

surreptitiously sold to the Morgan
syndicate for l041, who profited by
the private deal? Certainly, not
the government or the people.
Congress can find no time to
heed the cry or extend aid to the
struggling patriots in Cuba or the
prosecuted Christians in Turkey,
but it csn clog the wheels Of legis-
lation long enough to rush through
a law to prevent two pugs from
pummeling each other with pair
OF padded gloves.
The reelection of Judge Noonan
is matter of too profound import
ance to the people Of this entire
congressional district to be ieo-
pardized by any petty personal
ambitions. The duty OF republic
cans in this emergency is to stand
together and bury individual ami
mosities. No man is greater than
his party or its principles.
The spirit of fraternal love and
peace is not lowering over the
democratic patriots Of Texas to
any considerable extent-that is,
just at present. What the future |
will bring forth cannot be sur.
missed, but the patriots can gener-
ally be relied on to form in solid |
phalanx when there is an office in
sight or bari is to be tapped in a
campaign.
. Mr.. Samuel NJ, Gray, the engi.
neer from Rhode Island, continues
to draw the modest sum of $3.50 a
month from the sewer fund with
the regularity Of a heather votary
offering up appeals of his joss.
What use has the city for the cost
ly services of Mr.. Gray? She has
a city engineer with an expensive
corps of assistants, who should per-
form the services alleged to be per-
formed by Mr.. Gray.
The letter &c" appears to have
an unlucky significance for Mr..
Dan Stuart. There was Culberson,
Clarke, Catron, Congress and last.
though not least, Corbett. Mr..
Stuart could not be blamed il he
desired to have the letter ex-
plunged from the alphabet.
There was total OF 1,2l0 feet, or
less than one-fourth OF a mile of
sewer pipe laid last week. Up to
date, totai OF about twenty-five
miles of mains has been laid. The
total mileage under the present
contract aggregates about sixty
eight miles, all Of which, under the
terms OF the contract, was to be
completed within 400 working days
from the time Of signing the bond.
More than thirteen months have |
elapsed since then, and the work is
but little more than one-third |
completed. The people not unnat-
urally ask: Who is to blame for this |
anomalous condition Of affairs, and |
the slow progress Of the work? |
Some one is assuredly responsible |
for the indefensible procrastina-
tion. Is it the contractors or the
authorities? Explanations which
explain, are in order all around.
The fee bill is the portentious
cloud which hangs over the hori-
ION OF local political magnates. A
fee bill, or a law providing for the
payment Of all conrt fees into the
public treasury and the payment
OF stipulated salaries to county Off
Gals, Is not only regarded as an
imperative demand from the peo-
pie, but as inevitable. Consequent
ly, aspirants for office will be slow
to squander money with the same
reckless prodigality which has
heretofore been the method in our
local elections. Very few men will
consent to expend from $1,000 to
S5,OOO to secure an Office from which
cannot honestly be obtained more
than from 81, 800 to $500 a year.
The Midwinter fair demonstrated
what can be done with united ef.
fort and energetic determination.
Rev: Rose has practically and sue
cessfully exploded the idea that
ministers Of the gospel have no
other missions to perform than
play the drone and cautiously crit
icise the habits and morals Of the
ungodly.
Taxpayers continue to meet