San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-19
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The committees on platform and res
olutions reported as follows:
InaSmuch as the local politics of
BeXar county have for many years
been dominated by certain Self-cOn-
stituted dictatOrs, who have arrogat-
ed to themselves the right TO nomi-
nate the official servants of the peO-
pie of BeXar county. eliminating ev-
cry benefit. to the official positions
and have used the influence of their
official positions to defeat every eff
fort to refrain the courts of the
fee system and have inaugurated
the practice of using county bridge
and road bonds on the eve of cleo
lions and whereas the salaries of
many of the county officers of BeXar
county realized under the present fee
system. exceed the sum of $4,000
annually and are so grossly dispro-
portiOned to the services rendered
and to the salary of $1,000 fixed for
district judges, and whereas,
The last state legislature lObbied
by county officials, refused to pass
a bill to reform the present fee sys-
TEN, fixing the maximum salary to
be received by county officers and
providing that the excess fees should
be paid into the county treasury and
whereas.
The present official fee system is a
palpable and growing evil encour-
aging unseemly scrambles for Office
political impunity and extravaganza
in public affairs, and whereas,
We are opposed to the issuance of
county bonds for any purpose by the
commissioners court of the county
in excess of $1,000, unless authorized
by vote of the taxpayers of the
county, and whereas,
Under the law the county primaries
may be held by political parties only
| under the Australian ballot system in
| face of the city of San Antonio and
the names of candidates for Office al
Il general election, must be arrang,
ed upon the Australian ballot with
| reference to the political parties and
| whereas,
Now in view of the foregoing and
| in the interest of an honest, economi
| cal and efficient administration OF
| county affairs and for the selection
of competent and efficient county Off
| GERS and in order that the issue may
he squarely made for the reformation
| of the official fee system and for the
issuance of county bonds that the
will of the people may be expressed
thereon irrespective of party affilia
ton and in order to promote legisla
ton enactment, requiring the payment
into the county treasury of all fees
in excess of fiscal reasonable sala
ry to such county officers.
Our organization shall hereafter b.
known as the Citizens organization
and our ticket shall be known as tn
Citizens Ticket"
| We pledge ourselves to use ever!
honorable means to remove and forev
er eradicate from our present office
the present set of incumbents or com
bine of politicians known as the "Bii
Six" and Office holders trust"
| We pledge ourselves to support onl,
such men for the legislature as will ia
vor and work for a law which pro
vides that no board of county commits
sioners shall issue in excess more thai
$1,000 in county bonds for any one yea
except by and with the consent of tn
people first had been obtained at
special election held for that purpose.
We further pledge ourselves. TO sup
port only such men for the legislator
as will favor and work for an amend