San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-07

dates for the several offices shall
appear in groups, to-wit: All the
mayors to gether,, and so on. This is
the form of Australian ballot in sew
eral states.
The MeXicans and their political
bosses have been faithful to the Dem
ocratic party, and now they get their
reward from the big Democrat who
runs the state department at Wash
ington; he says they can't become cit
liens.
Now let Judge MaXey render his de-
cisiOn in the Mexican citizen case
the sooner the better, so that we can
clean up the Doodle politicians.
The days of the Mexican politician
are numbered. 1t won't cost so much
to get an office after a while.
Lorenzo Ferino, hailing from MeXi-
co, has been granted final papers. If
he is not Caucasian or Il negro he
has been made a citizen in defiance
of the United States naturalization
laws. Are our judges afraid of losing
the Mexican vote? We should think
they would be glad to get rid of SO eX-
penSivc Il luxury.
Some of Bryan'S So-Called friends
are extremely anxious to make him
a mayOralty martyr.
The Big Chief is credited with in
forming the Mexican gamblers across
the creek that unless they pull for
Il certain candidate for mayor the
coming grand juries would give them
''hallelujahy'
The courthouse politician is suppoS-
ed to stand godfather and be person
ally acquainted with the father and
grandfather of any or all Indians, who
will apply to be registered, even if
they do not know anything them
selves.
An Indian will swear OH the bible.
but will weaken if you present before
his face crucifiX. Suppose Regis
trar Shardein try it.
Campaign estimate: $1,000 for
newspaper advertising. $500 for the
cOlored folks, $500 for sundrieS and
$4,000 for Indian corralers and ghost
dancers.
The Third ward could find no better
man for alderman than Herman
Brendel.
The friends of Il. b. Johnson seem
to think he would fill the bill for city
treasurer.
Some of the friends of Mayor Ell
mendorf are little uneasy because of
his delay in publishing his announce
ment as Il candidate for reelection.
Col. Denver Bill still has his aspira-
tons on ice.
San Antonio is one of the few places
in Texas where the Democratic party
is afraid to nominate straight ticket,
Bryan has nice place as county
judge and his trueSt friends prefer to
see him stay there. He is needed
there to set his foot upon any further
attempt at boOdleism.
Scratch mugwump and you will
find him tinctured with boodleism, or
has an iron in the fire somewhere.
Honest defeat reads nice, etc, but
it's the boodler that seems to thrive in
San Antoine politics.
Before an office holder fishes for an,
other office he should first resign the
one he holds.
The fellow who has never read the
city charter, or if he has, and does moi
understand it, is the most jealous in
crying for new city charter" It's
not a new charter we need but ar
honest, fearless, administering of the
one we already have.
The city clerk can give evidence tC
| the fact that some of our aldermen
can write a resolution or an ordinance
about as well as the average baseball
player.
Col. HOefling has asked some pert
nent questions about brick; now let
him make inquiry about the sinking
fund. That used to be faYOrite hob
by, eh: Colonel?