San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-21


man to hold on to a sinecure. It's
time for Ferdinand to let go.
Eerdinand's bank has loaned the
city it's own money and promptly
drew the interest on the same, while
policemen. firemen, and others hold
ing claims on the outside have been
compelled to discount their warrant or
time certificate with some pawnbroker
or money lender.
No man connected with the water
works company, Gas company or Street
car company, should be allowed to
hold city office.
The general idea is that the dog
wags the tail but in the makeup of
the city tickets the tail is expected to
wag the dog.
If Callaghan can capture the Ger
man vote with German ticket he will
rely upon the other side of the San
Pedro to down the gringos.
After the ticket-fixers get through
the voters will fix their own tickets
at the polls.
Ferdinand is not running against Il
blank this time. Il. b. Johnson will
make him double his campaign ASSESS
ment.
There being 70 parties in the cleo
ton the tickets amount to nothing
with the intelligent voter; he will
scratch it all over. Ferdinand will
be scratched too.
Col. Newcomb says he depends up
on the intelligent voter, and claims
that he is in the majority.
The city should get interest on its
deposits. How much interest has
Ferdinand and his bank paid? Not
a cent.
The people voted Capt. Shardein
down because he was Callaghan's
candidate; they voted Callaghan down
because they had tried him.
Solomon built the temple, but it did
not have anything to do with Temple
Texas. although Candidate Levy
halls from there.
The next mayor should not be n
promising young man. The man who
promises places can't take oath of Of
flee without committing perjury.
The oath of office excludes every
enc who gives or promises to give
money or positions to secure votes.
Callaghan is taking lessons in Ger
Man and forgetting his mother tongue.
Callaghan shuns the secret orders
as the devil does holy water.
Levy is a product of Temple and he
is brushing up his Hebrew alphabet.
Elmendorf has gotten rid of a good
deal of his dead timber, but the smell
Of the sewers clings to him still.
The lawyers were worked to fin
ish by the professional politicians ut
the last county election. Bart, Joe
and Thad should be furnished sheep
skins.
Levy has the machine,
Elmendorf has the dough,
Callaghan claims the Germans,
Newcomb says it's all blow.
We hear about the German vote,
the Mexican vote and the negro vote,
but we never hear anything about the
American vote. Do they vote?
Will Ferdinand please explain what
has become of the 100000 sinking
fund, and what officials drew their
salaries out of It?
Seven more days to register the
American and German vote; the Aztec
and Anglo-African is in evidence.
Fhe prospective city clerk has
eFawled out under another heading
in the Express.
Callaghan's pirate vessel is to be
partly manned by German emigrant
crew who will appear on deck as de-
eoys. while Bryan plays the fiddle and
the Germans will sing ''Die Wacht
am Rhine and the pirate ship will
make all sail to run down the old
merchantmen. the good old 'city of
San Antonio"
Minutes seem like hours when a
life is at stake. Group gives no time