San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-10
SHORT STOPS.


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Out of thirty-two heads of depart
ments and important appointees the
German-Americans have twenty four.
The following roster will be interest
ing matter for Mayor Callaghan's Ger
man critics to ponder over:
If the Zeitung Is correct, then CAL
laghan is one of the most idiotic poll
| ticians in our city. German merit
without German votes would never
have captured the majority of the soft
well paid places in the city govern
ment
What the People are Saying.
THE writer of Short Stops in the s.
| A. Light mentions that there is COM
| plant about the papers not criticising
| the present city administration. The
| writer of Short Stops knows why this
is so, but he don't mention it."-Texas
Stats Zeitung.
There was no intention on the part
of Short Stops to slight the Zeitung
which, since the election has been a
violent opponent of Mayor Callaghan,
nor has Short Stops" inquired into
the reason for this violent antagonism.
1t would be ridiculous for the present
administration to escape all criticism.
But the source from which this comes
is rather astonishing when all the
facts are disclosed.
So far as "Short Stops" is concern
ed, it would make no difference If ev-
cry single Office and employment in the
city was filled by German-American
citizens. So worthy, so important an
element of our citizenship deserves the
fullest recognition possible. What we
do contend for is that Mayor Callaghan
has very properly recognized the valu-
able aid given at the election by the
German-American voters, not as the
Zeitung would have it, because he is
afraid of their power or to bride them
for future support.
1.-THE writer of Short Stops makes a
when he states that a major
ity of the German Americans voted
for Callaghan. Mr. Elmendorf and
Mr.. Levy re reived good many Ger
man American votes, Notwithstanding
the fact that Callaghan had stuffed his
ticket with German names. The rea-
son why. many COMMUNICATIONS did
not vote for the Callaghan ticket was
because the head of the ticket did
not suit them, and the went |
to Elmendorf and Levy and many |
did not vote at ALL We remind our |
readers that over 1000 registered vot-
ers did not vote and at least two-thirds |
were COMMUNICATIONS" |
Stats Zeitung.
Short Stops" are slightly misquoted |
in the above extract, but the Zeitung |
has attempted to account Cor the Ger
man votes-If, as the Zeitung admits, |
two thirds Of the 1000 non voters were |
Germans, then there were over 1900 |
who consented to Callaghan's election, |
leaving but a possible 1000 to be di- |
vided up between Callaghan. Levy and |
From the Zeitung we are |
to infer that the Germans had nothing |
to do with electing Mayor Callaghan, |
and if that is so, they have got more |
city pie than they are entitled to.
Short Stops says that the present |
city administration has more German |
Americans in office than ever before. |
Under Paschal and Elmendorf there |
were just as many, the difference was |
that Paschal and Elmendorf did not |
employ them on political grounds but |
upon merit. Under Callaghan the Ger |
office holders are there |
on account of political combinations. |
Not because Callaghan loved the Ger |
man Americans. but to prevent the |
loss of the German-American vote. |
Callaghan did not appoint |
a single man because he loved them or |
liked to see them about him; he did so |
because he dared not antagonize the |
city council and spoil everything two |
years hence. Nobody can make us be- |
lieve that the same man who gave the |
volunteer fire department, composed |
entirely of Germans, an unceremonious |
kick, is fond of the German Ameri- |
cans."-Texas Stats Zeitung.
Germans-Max Sutor, collector, sala- !
ry $2,70O; John B. Vinck, auditor, ST. |
500; Ferd. Herff, Jr., $1,000; B. e. Had |
ra, city physician, $1,000; 1heo. Vinke, |
city clerk, $500; A. WyschetzRi, city |
engineer, $4,000; Prof. Schoch, school !
superintendent, $4,000; Chas. Scheide- |
assistant city clerk, $1,OSO;Paul |
Prefer, assistant engineer, S1,SOO;Paul |
Kurtz, (paid by the collectcr;) II. r. r. |